Technology
Haivision announces iOS mobile player for viewing low latency streams
Play Pro allows developers to easily monitor SRT video streams
video
Business
Blackmagic Design, Sennheiser, Sony exhibit at The Video Show
Second iteration of the show takes place in March
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2019 in broadcast and technology
How streaming, sport and HDR dominated broadcast news in 2019
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Broadcasters risk letting “most tremendous opportunity of our generation” slip through their fingers
Telestream CEO says broadcasters need to be more aware of "revolutionary change" in viewing habits
Technology
WIREWAX launches full-scale automated video asset management technology
Delivers automated video asset analysis, processing, cataloguing and fixing at scale
Features
Taking Streaming Tech TV+ to the right audience
How using Red Bee Media’s White-Label Proposition has enabled a Swedish tech conference to establish global thought leadership with a dedicated video site
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Over half of global video views begin on mobile
Smartphones are becoming ever more popular for video viewing
Data Centre
Average viewer will spend 100 minutes watching online video in 2021
Viewers in Sweden are already watching 100 minutes a day
Technology
Synamedia launches workflow optimisation tools
Includes virtualised Digital Content Manager (DCM) with Smart Rate Control
Data Centre
Latency “most significant issue” for video developers
Bitmovin publishes annual Video Developer Report
Features
Five reasons why interactive video is about to explode
Monterosa CEO Tom McDonnell discusses the new generation of interactivity on OTT and TV apps
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Internet carriers deny “throttling” online video
Study suggests violation of net neutrality
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UK consumers spend more than £100 million a week on streaming
Total spend during first half of the year topped £2.7 billion
News Releases
Synamedia invites operators to the age of Infinite Entertainment
Unveils new and enhanced solutions and services across video networks, platforms and security
News Releases
Tedial to unveil new SMARTLIVE features
Company will also unveil upgrades to its Tedial Version Factory 2019 for the first time in Europe
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Vimeo jumps into corporate video
New platform offers access to user-level analytics and professional-grade live production services
Technology
Amino, MOBITV partner for advanced video solution
Allows operators to centrally manage the updating of device software on distributed legacy devices
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Twitter debuts LiveCut Publishing Tool
Assists with editing and distribution of video clips from live streams
Technology
Zero Density, AJA Video Systems announce strategic partnership
Only AJA video cards will be certified for Zero Density's solutions
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Original Moon landing video sells for $1.8 million
Price is 8,000 times more than the amount paid by former NASA intern Gary George in 1976
Business
Amino acquires online video company 24i
Acquisition will enable Amino to deliver full 'end-to-end' and on-demand personalised content solutions
Business
RTL Group aims to create Europe’s leading digital studio
Companies in Nordics, Germany and Netherlands to combine
Technology
DVB adds HDR Dynamic Mapping solutions to coding specifications
Solutions allow a receiver, such as a TV set, to adapt a High Dynamic Range video signal to the characteristics of the display
Features
This month in sport broadcasting…
Featuring news from UEFA, Wimbledon and the Women's World Cup
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TVU Networks partners with Stringr
Users of TVU Global Grid can access content from video marketplace Stringr
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Over half of under-10s “regularly create video content”
86 per cent of 'Generation Alpha' creatively use new technology
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Netflix tests “Instagram-like” feed in mobile app
Features automatically playing videos and horizontally scrolling image galleries
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Buffering ‘costs streamers $85K in lost revenue’
Buffering only has to happen 1 per cent of the time to have a major impact on revenues
Production & Post
Crystal Vision introduces profanity delay system
Cleanit allows operators to prevent the broadcast of unwanted material
Content
AP, Agencia EFE partner for news video archive
Agencia EFE’s video will be available on both AP Archive and AP Video Hub
Production & Post
Video marketplace Stringr expands to the UK
Platform allows media organisations to access video from freelancers
Data Centre
Mobile video consumption increased four times since 2011
Around 40 per cent of young people watch short-form content daily
Technology
Huawei announces all-optical network architecture for UHD video services
Architecture will support development of a simplified network with gigabit access, E2E optical hard pipe, and intelligent O&M
Features
Online video delivery at the dawn of the 5G era
Igor Oreper, vice president solutions, Bitmovin, looks at the 5G chicken and the data egg
Technology
Zype awarded patent covering on-demand content player selection
Allows video publishers to deliver customised content based on consumer geolocation, device type and/or other business rules
Business
Brightcove acquires Ooyala’s video platform business in $15 million deal
Deal includes Ooyala’s video content management and publishing platform Backlot, Analytics Live and underlying intellectual property and patents
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Vodafone, Qualcomm and Ericsson test 4K video via 5G
Telco's engineers downloaded an hour and 45 minute film over 5G in 24 seconds
Data Centre
Video consumers are either Fanatics, Traditionalists, Indulgists, Connoisseurs or Engagers
New research from PWC reveals five distinct groups
Production & Post
Dropbox introduces time-based commenting for audio and video
Allows teams to efficiently review files
Technology
Harmonic gains patent for efficient cloud-based video processing
New invention is titled Dynamic Allocation of CPU Cycles in Video Stream Processing
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Discovery’s Zaslav says Apple’s video streaming service ‘could explode’
Says he expects the planned streaming service to be a big hit with consumers