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Operators edging towards cloud storage as rights restrictions ease
Swisscom has managed to increase ARPU thanks to customers upgrading to a higher package so they can enjoy network PVR, which makes their recordings available everywhere. Both Swisscom and Virgin Media are pursuing a hybrid home/cloud storage strategy....
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One billion CE devices were shipped in 2012 with the capability of decoding the new HEVC standard, according to a report from MRG. Service providers, such as Swisscom, are nonetheless talking about delivering HEVC video via set-tops after…
A report from Nielsen indicates a rise in the number of Twitter users tweeting about TV-related content in the U.S., but overall Social TV usage is up much more. Related data are creating new currencies with which to…
Well-established in the cinematic world, 4K (Ultra HD) is beginning to move into the home, in the process becoming a trigger for the latest encoding schemes.…
The two-year old global B2B database known as the Entertainment Identifier Registry (EIDR) is beginning to discuss use cases that could streamline content management.…
Audio expert Dolby has been touting the capabilities of Dolby Digital Plus, which the company says interworks with adaptive-bit-rate (ABR) streaming more seamlessly and efficiently than the high-efficiency advanced audio encoding (HE-AAC) alternative.…
HBO Nordic has turned to UDS, a regional OTT platform, and Ericsson, whose relatively new managed playout capabilities are combining with other network and video expertise to win business in the converged marketplace. …
The Disney/ABC Television Group has expanded its TV+ (TV Everywhere) offering by making live linear and on-demand streaming content from three Disney channels available to authenticated subscribers of Comcast's Xfinity TV service.…
The latest service provider news for white-label video publishing and management company thePlatform was the announcement last week that its mpx management system was teaming up with TiVo’s user interface on the forthcoming TV Everywhere portal from RCN…
NBCU expects to deliver record-breaking hours of television and streaming video to U.S. Pay TV subscribers, but no financial profits, from the Olympic games that open on July 27 in London. …
Discovery Communications plans to acquire digital video producer Revision 3. The acquisition promises some synergies and gives the non-fiction media giant a “front row seat” in the online video space, says one analyst.…
Participating in New York’s “Upfront” season, AOL unveiled AOL ON, a curated, multi-screen video platform designed to approximate the viewing experience and metrics of TV, but whether ad buyers will bite is an open question. …
The BBC will provide 24 channels of live coverage at the London Olympics this summer. BSkyB and Virgin Media will provide them all in SD and HD and Freesat will also stream all 24.…
Pay TV operators could honour UltraViolet rights by streaming VOD movies, making content available via their EPG. Even if someone else took the original revenue, the justification is subscriber loyalty, service fees and potential advertising.…
Social TV is a trend with legs. The number of commenters on some shows is up 600 percent (plus) since last year, more and more devices now host the relevant apps and service providers are jumping aboard.…
Online media aggregators are venturing into original content. Two recent additions to YouTube’s planned lineup of 96 channels suggest that this quiet shift to a “new Hollywood” both subverts and draws upon the old regime. …
From Microsoft to YouTube to Sony, content was a dominant theme among participants at CES 2012. Two related challenges for service providers are simplifying consumer navigation of content and obtaining rights to distribute it to multiple screens.…
We used to bring the world to people’s living rooms and now we will bring the world to their pockets. That is how Bill Roedy, former Chairman and Chief Executive of MTV Networks, now retired, sums up the…
Broadcasters and content producers will take account of companion screens such as tablet devices in future programme making, with greatly increasing audience interaction, particularly in games shows and sporting events. Some broadcasters have been testing the waters for…
There is a growing need for metadata to enable content discovery and monetization but it is often sparse and inconsistent. There is a need for interoperability but maybe not a universal standard.…
With a greater focus on content discovery, and also a growing interest in whether Pay TV operators can use customer knowledge to push products like DVDs and CDs, metadata is moving into the spotlight.…
The EPG is changing. Whether it is cover art downloaded via broadband or independent editorial and reviews, or recommendations, the goal is to encourage more engagement with services and so increase customer loyalty.…
Content owners understand that to counter the attractions of piracy, they need to make their content available more widely, which also means cooperating with service providers who want the earliest possible release windows for premium content on multi-screen…
The growth of OTT has made content owners appreciate the value of Pay TV, according to AT&T, which is focused on building a TV Everywhere experience despite some practical hurdles with content rights.…
UltraViolet provides a secure repository for any content, which consumers can then stream or download to any device over all networks. Supporters say it is sustainable. The question is not when but in what form.…
Jeff Zucker, until recently the President and CEO of NBC Universal, this week outlined the progress in monetizing digital (multi-platform) distribution, updating his famous quote about swapping analogue dollars for digital pennies.…
APRICO argues that personal channels, where the most relevant content from broadcast, on-demand and OTT is cherry-picked and presented as a ‘channel’ line-up, is the answer to content discovery in an increasingly hybrid world.…
Italian broadcasters want a way to deliver Frame Compatible 3DTV and 2D content in the same signal. This represents an interim solution between the acknowledged commercial requirements for Frame Compatible and Service Compatible 3D.…
Universal Networks International believes only 10% of Pay TV channels will add any value to the subscription offer and operators will start dropping the weakest channels. The company is also championing the role of paid television.…
With multiple distribution platforms, France Telecom is tackling the issue of how to scale its content management system. The company is also focused on being in front of customers on every screen, all day.…
While there is much talk of evolving cable into a premium offering, Strategy Analytics research confirms that consumers are still relatively price-sensitive. Forty five per cent would switch to an offer that was 20% cheaper…
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