November 30, 2017

Featured News

Report IDs 5 'Television Tribes,' Shows How to Appeal to Them

While there are multiple types of viewers, one group in particular represents the future. A report shows how pay TV can appeal to streaming connoisseurs.

Red Bee Media New Name for Ericsson Broadcast and Media Services

What's old is new again as Ericsson reclaims the Red Bee name in order to position its broadcast services as independent and agile.

Klipcorp Helps Sports Rights Holders Gain Legit Viewers with SportsBox

The broadcast media model where scarcity breeds value is surviving only on momentum, says Klipcorp's Peter Lewinton. As long as that's the case, piracy will continue. SportsBox helps rights holders redirect social media viewers from pirated streams to legal ones

Featured Articles

Status Update: Encrypted Media Extensions and the Future of DRM

While publishers wait for a single content encryption system that works across all browsers, standards bodies debate the future of EME. Here's what rights management will look like in a post-plugin world.

IMF: One Format to Rule Them All or Just One More Format?

The Interoperable Master Format (IMF) offers the appeal of a universal distribution format for all video, but it's not quite there yet. Here's where development stands today.

Sales of 4K Playback Devices Belie the Lack of Content

4K was always a format pushed onto the market by consumer electronics vendors, and the relative lack of consumer interest in the higher resolution along with distribution bottlenecks are restricting adoption

Industry News

Finnish telecom leader Elisa teams with Unified Streaming for late transmuxing

Elisa has essentially pushed streaming to the edges of its own network and as close as possible to the viewer. The result is optimized streaming and optimal viewing.

New offering for QA teams and system engineers testing video compression products

Tomsk, November 20, 2017. Elecard announces a release of StreamEye version 4.4, which is now available in two options: StreamEye and StreamEye Basic.

HD streaming surges to 38% of mobile video traffic - exceeding mobile operator expectations

Openwave Mobility publishes its Mobile Video Index report highlighting trends and insights from over 30 live deployments globally

Xstream Launches Live OTT Video Streaming Tool

MediaMaker-enabled service providers and broadcasters can now tap into the live exclusive video market of concerts, festivals, sports events and conferences; tool will be showcased next month at the NexTV Conference in Berlin