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AT&T at CES 2012: One small step for U-verse TV developers
There were significant announcements at the AT&T 2012 Developer Summit. Developers can now use the AT&T U-verse Enabled SDK to create mobile second-screen apps that associate devices and apps with individual U-verse receivers and issue commands....
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New QoS and interference avoidance algorithms, and mesh networking technology, are among the innovations that are making wireless video streaming affordable and easy to use, as well as convenient.…
Wholesale CDN solutions empower operators and content providers with greater control of video delivery. Benefits include accurately monitoring the amount of bandwidth being used, helping to eliminate network congestion.…
In the second part of two, Ben Schwarz, CEO, CTOi Consulting, and Nicolas Bry, Senior VP, Orange Vallee, continue their detailed analysis of how to harness content discovery and social TV, and introduce the concept of Blended TV.…
In part one of two, Ben Schwarz, CEO, CTOi Consulting, and Nicolas Bry, Senior VP, Orange Vallee, take a detailed look at how to harness content discovery and social TV, starting with some of the challenges and solutions.…
TV Everywhere means increased platform complexity combined with sustained high-QoS expectations, which threatens higher costs for platforms during development and throughout their lifetime. Better testing and improved remote diagnostics are needed.…
Shirlene Chandrapal, VP Connected TV at smartclip, explains the top predictions for the rise of Connected TV in 2012…
There is no doubt that consumer viewing habits are changing at a rapid pace. 2011 in particular has been a year of significant change for the broadcast industry with traditional Internet companies like Google and Facebook increasingly entering…
Pay-TV operators are undertaking various initiatives in order to retain, secure and expand their subscriber base against threats of competition from different platform service providers. The operators believe these initiatives will improve their ARPU and consolidate their positions.…
Video-on-demand (VOD) has revolutionised the way content is delivered to consumers and most recently it has been highlighted that people are now spending slightly less time watching scheduled broadcast TV, and more time watching streamed on-demand TV online.…
SecureMedia and its new Adaptive Bit Rate solution I dropped by SecureMedia’s small booth during my long IBC walks this year (they were strategically placed in Hall 13 on the way to the press area). As I was…
Irdeto is one of those companies I always take for granted, assuming they have products in most categories, but don’t necessarily take the time to investigate them. This year I thought that enough is enough so Cédric Monnier…
I had the opportunity to speak with Verimatrix CEO Tom Munro at IBC this year. Tom’s restrained and gentle manner contrasts with my perception of Verimatrix’ behaviour in the market. After carving out a reputation as THE security…
Back in 2001, I went to the “Convergence NAB” in Las Vegas, the Internet and TV were supposed to be merging. The 2011 IBC wasn’t dubbed “convergence” because that word is out of fashion ten years on. However…
More and more service providers and consumer electronics device manufacturers are now looking at hybrid television services that incorporate both web and broadcast as the next big thing. This is largely due to the success of over-the-top (OTT)…
2011 is gearing up to be the year 3DTV went passive, with most consumers preferring passive 3DTV overall. Reduced cost and the widespread compatibility of passive glasses makes them the first step to making 3DTV mainstream.…
The arrival of OTT TV will lead to disaggregation. We will not need to subscribe to an entire channel to gain access to a single show. But the market will also disproportionately reward good content over bad.…
Tom Weiss, CEO of TV Genius, argues that while the tablet and smartphone revolution is changing the way people watch TV, it is not killing the TV experience but providing ways to make TV more compelling and relevant.…
Metin Taskin, CTO of wireless home networking company AirTies, compares Powerline and WiFi and examines their relative merits in a home networking environment.…
In the first part of three, Geof Todd & Ved Sen argue that IPTV has failed to differentiate from existing Pay TV and the next assault, via the OTT route, is likely to yield more innovation.…
Ben Schwarz has been speaking to Petr Peterka, CTO of Verimatrix, about the Hollywood studio’s latest attempt to avoid following in the music industry’s footsteps and the new Verimatrix watermarking product.…
One of the main challenges for Connected TV is how to replicate broadcast quality pictures with OTT on widescreen sets. Vidiator believes adaptive streaming, and the ability to ‘encode once and stream everywhere’ is the answer.…
Michael Lantz, CEO at Accedo Broadband, predicts SocTV apps will be a runaway success but points out that context is key, while some social media still belongs on the PC. Here he explores the opportunities and challenges.…
Mark Lewinson, Senior Product Manager at Vidiator, suggests ways that service providers can add value for consumers and generate additional revenue with socmusic and related video.…
Combining powerline, coax and Wi-Fi could have major benefits for service providers and consumers seeking ubiquitous and reliable in-home media networking. Hybrid could be the future and IEEE P1905 is making it realistic.…
Why Apple/Google’s payment systems aren’t a marriage made in heaven for content owners.…
Pervasive connectivity is a universal theme known to all geographies and desired by consumers worldwide. Hybrid networking, facilitated by emerging standards such as IEEE P1905, will loom large in 2011.…
Is 4G maturity the point when TV Everywhere becomes realizable? One must admire the way Comcast has just got on with things using WiMAX, though Europe’s 4G lag means LTE will be adopted from the start.…
The second screen should be embraced as a natural evolution of the TV experience, avoiding clutter on the main screen. It is not just about retail tablets though – closely integrated super-remotes have a role.…
Steve Hawley has been impressed with the user experience of Google TV and its integration with DISH Networks services. He thinks the content owners’ blockade is likely to be temporary and expects Google TV to become a game-changer.…
David Bloom, Commercial Director at IP Vision (the company behind Fetch TV) has looked into his crystal ball and made his ‘Top Five’ OTT predictions for 2011, including the backwards-facing EPG.…
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