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Hulu and other online media companies are making upfront presentations on Madison Avenue this spring, an indication that digital media may be accommodating to the budget and planning processes of the powerful TV ad buying community.…
The Connected TV Summit has brought together the CE, Pay TV and content/broadcaster worlds to tackle the big questions concerning post-convergence TV, from the next steps in Connected TV to how Pay TV extends its reach with OTT.…
As online video proliferates, so too does the need to monetize it. Making online video ads more TV-like is one capability of a software platform that SeaWell Networks demonstrated with ARRIS at NAB 2012.…
Comcast/NBCU spent billions on U.S. media rights to the Olympics. Recouping that investment means working with tech partners who can help NBC produce and distribute hours of sports footage to many screens. …
GlobeCast already helps global broadcasters reach homes in the Americas via its WorldTV DTH platform. At NAB it has launched an OTT equivalent called MyGlobeTV, delivering content via an STB initially but later other connected devices.…
This is the year that Smart TV came of age thanks to more processing power and the way this enables a better user experience and enables apps developers to go to the next level, the CE manufacturer believes.…
EIT, the investment company with stakes in Du and Greek satellite operator NOVA (among others) sees the long-term value of connected TVs but is not convinced they will replace STBs. At NOVA, tablets and phones are the priority.…
Charter Communications is planning to deploy interactive advertising applications to some 800,000 subscribers with widgets developed by FourthWall Media, showing that although Canoe Ventures shuttered its national interactive platform, individual MSOs are continuing with their own related initiatives.…
Media processing company Elemental Technologies has brokered a raft of booth partnerships for this week’s NAB, reflecting traction that the company has gained in the past two years among service providers, broadcasters and other media companies.…
AVP platform launched with first three configurations offering 1RU ATSC broadcast headend, advanced live content acquisition solution and new contribution encoder. The company is also highlighting how you can scale linear multi-screen TV services cost-effectively.…
With major operators deployed, what are the next challenges for multi-screen TV? Multi-screen nPVR, middleware migration, small operator deployments, MPEG-DASH, adaptive bit rate STBs and scaling of linear multi-screen services are among them.…
Consumers in the U.S. are increasingly linking their TV sets to the Internet, but via gaming systems and Blu-ray players rather than connected TVs, according to a research group that also sees no significant cord cutting. …
The content security specialist is looking to provide pre-integrated solutions for a range of market requirements like digitalisation in India but most notably Pay TV multi-screen and OTT, moving beyond CA and DRM.…
The global flat-panel market leader, Samsung is gaining mind share in the U.S., where research indicates that consumers are most attentive to screen size, display technology and price.…
The idea of packaging H.264 streams in real-time, when the streaming client requests them, could save considerable multi-screen video storage costs, according to transcoding specialist RGB Networks.…
Computer tablets (iTabs) generate attention-grabbing high growth, but are far outnumbered in absolute annual shipments by PCs, TVs and smart phones.And while viewing on non-TV screens also is growing fast, the TV remains the dominant display device.…
Now we are well into the deployment phase for multi-screen TV services, attention is turning back to how this innovation can be monetized. At IP&TV World Forum we talked to some leading vendors about priorities for this year.…
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.…
The finalists for this year's Connected TV Awards have been announced and include ZON, zeebox, Vodafone TV, BBC iPlayer, JAZZTEL, DIRECTV/Samsung, Jinni, TV App Agency and others. The winners will be announced at Connected TV Summit on May…
There is growing interest in multi-room DVR in Europe, including using the new server/client architecture that means one recorder per home. Polish satellite operator n says it is a breakthrough service, and multi-screen TV is next.…
A top cable TV executive in the U.S. is pointing to the intuitive and personalized service of Internet radio as a model for future cable TV service. But should cable be following Pandora or Spotify?…
Orange is migrating its TV subscribers to a single service platform, whether they are watching via IPTV, satellite or an Apple iPad. Viaccess is managing the security, covering is own CA/DRM and PlayReady, with liability for third-party DRMs.…
SeaChange International used IP&TV World Forum to argue that Pay TV operators should now focus on monetising multi-screen TV and not just view it as a churn-buster. Personalisation is key, with recommendation, promotions and advertising the revenue drivers.…
Canadian cable operator Videotron has upgraded its digital video service with the help of set-tops from Samsung and Cisco and interactive software from Alticast. …
The Swedish triple-play provider is building a unified backoffice that can deliver TV over its existing HFC cable network, Com Hem owned fibre networks, third-party fibre LANs and across any broadband connection as OTT video.…
Cisco’s planned acquisition of NDS looks like a complementary fit and a possible engine for growth in the areas of software related to multi-screen, security and gateways.…
There was not much that was new at this year’s event, which may be a sign that 2012 is going to be a year for deployments rather than major innovations in the Pay TV space. But there were…
Companion applications have great potential long term, according to one analyst, but meanwhile there are “a lot of teething problems to sort out,” including the implementation of audio synchronization technology.…
A Virgin Media exec said that the advertising response to its VOD platform has been “phenomenal,” but that it still needed to explain VOD ads to some stakeholders; meanwhile, the potential for subscriber backlash remains real.…
The UK cable operator is confident that multi-screen services will lead to new revenues by attracting premium customers who will pay a little extra, and through advertising. A Videonet audience poll backs his views.…
The UK’s largest commercial broadcaster is expanding the number of platforms that ITV Player is available on as part of a wider effort to distribute its content in more places. The company is preparing to introduce paid content…
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