Comcast, EA games partner for streaming video experience on your TV 16 July 2015

  The cable conglomerate announced on Tuesday “Xfinity Games” — the company’s latest online video on demand feature for its X1 set-top box platform. It will allow customers to stream certain Electronic Arts (EA, Tech30) titles directly to their TV … Continue reading

Cable TV Disconnect, Smart TV and Consumer Choice 16 July 2015

  Cable television systems thumbed noses at Senator John McCain’s call a couple of years ago for unbundled content options, but consumers have responded to a wider marketplace of real-time choices and technologies. Live streaming server remain one of the main … Continue reading

Video Analytics : Key To A Successful Video Marketing Strategy 15 July 2015

Content security, top notch content delivery network, viral social presence and original programming; probably everything you would ever want to rock at the video streaming business. But what about ‘knowing’ what works and what doesn’t? How do you chalk out … Continue reading

Beaming the Internet through traditional television signals 15 July 2015

  Rice University engineers have demonstrated the first system that allows wireless data transmissions over UHF channels during active TV broadcasts. If the technology were incorporated into next-generation TVs or smart remotes, it could significantly expand the reach of so-called … Continue reading

Local TV takes news to Web in fight for cord cutters 15 July 2015

  Local TV stations are plugging one of the last major holes in mobile video streaming their news to phones and tablets. The move presents yet another challenge to cable and satellite providers, which are grappling with the widespread online … Continue reading

Operators’ quest towards online video subscription. Will they win hearts? 15 July 2015

The region has seen remarkable progress in the development of online video recently. Initially, adoption was mainly driven by YouTube, but later more players have entered the market ranging from localized free streaming sites (eg. Youku in China) to paid … Continue reading

45 Leading Entertainment Content and Service Providers Predict OTT Market Opportunities 15 July 2015

  Vindicia, the leader in enterprise-class subscription billing, and Ooyala, a leading video, analytics and advertising technology provider, today released new research identifying the driving forces for over-the-top (OTT) growth in the U.S. Forty-five leading entertainment content and service providers … Continue reading

4K video, OTT broadband services to seriously affect traditional broadcast 14 July 2015

  If there’s one thing we can be sure about with 4K ultra HD it’s that the resolution has become an absolutely popular medium for the OTT (over-the-top) community in video production. Amazon, Netflix and a number of Hollywood oriented … Continue reading