Media Delivery
Witbe launches virtual network operation centre for video service providers
Witbe has made a virtual NOC for every service provider, accessible from any web browser at any time, said the company
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Media Delivery
Twitter/X’s new connected TV app goes live
The new app is available in beta via Amazon Fire TV, Google TV, and LG TVs
Media Consumption
Brits watched more TV in 2023, but broadcast reach declined
Video sharing platforms and broadcasters' on-demand platforms helped drive a 6 minute increase in the amount of time viewers spent watching TV and video...
Media Delivery
AWS Elemental MediaLive adds support for SRT caller input
MediaLive's SRT caller input enables users to add input to a channel by calling into an available listener source address and port, said AWS
Live Production
Case study: enhancing broadcast facilities for Scotland’s Parliament
How Hitomi's MatchBox helped the Scottish Parliament ensure perfect alignment in its broadcasts
Artificial Intelligence
YouTube launches new tag for AI-generated content
The labels will appear in the expanded description or on the front of the video player, said YouTube
Media Delivery
X (formerly Twitter) is ‘developing its own YouTube’
The app, which is expected to be available on Samsung and Amazon TVs, could launch as early as this week
Media Delivery
BNS, TAG Video combine expertise on video signal probing, monitoring and visualisation
By identifying issues such as packet loss, jitter or network congestion in real-time, telcos can take proactive measures to maintain and enhance the quality...
Artificial Intelligence
OpenAI introduces new tool to create video from text
The tool is capable of generating entire videos all at once or extending generated videos to make them longer, said the company
Media Management
What sets VVC apart from other video compression standards?
Lukasz Litwic, chair of the Interoperability Working Group at the Media Coding Industry Forum (MC-IF), explains how VVC offers a path forward for streamlining...
Business
Harmonic: Strategic review of video business continues, remains a ‘top priority’
No specific timetable has been established for the completion of the review, said the company
Business
Harmonic facing proxy battle over video business sale
According to reports, shareholder Ancora Holdings is said to be planning a challenge to Harmonic's board of directors to force the company into the...
IP Migration
How broadcasters are exploring new IP workflows to reduce opex
Bruno Teissier senior vice president of sales, VITEC, discusses how the rapid evolution of video content capture and delivery technologies is prompting broadcasters to...
Media Consumption
AWS Elemental MediaLive adds image overlay support, colour space conversion
AWS said users will be able to map the larger colour space gamut in an HDR source to an SDR output
Business
Is Harmonic preparing to sell its video business?
Harmonic is assessing "a range of alternatives" for its video business and has received "indication of interest" from a number of parties
Media Delivery
TVU Networks claims new industry standard of 0.3 seconds latency
TVU's Inverse Statmux technology is engineered to excel in challenging transmission environments, including crowded stadiums, remote locations, or areas with limited network infrastructure
Artificial Intelligence
Ace!: Wimbledon to leverage generative AI for video commentary
Generative AI is being applied to produce narration with varied sentence structure and vocabulary to make the clips informative and engaging, said IBM
Media Management
Avatar animation, AI-powered video production companies among AWS’ first generative AI accelerator cohort
AWS will provide the cohort with the resources, capital, and community they need to solve big challenges to scale and grow
Media Management
DVB publishes requirements for next phase of video codec work
The updates have been published ahead of ETSI's expected update of the DVB-AVC specification
Media Management
Bitmovin aims to speed up encoding with Smart Chunking
Smart Chunking intelligently optimises chunk lengths and bitrate distribution, ensuring smooth visual quality throughout the whole asset, as well as at a faster pace
Media Delivery
Report: Has video quality reached a plateau?
NPAW's 2022 Video Streaming Industry Report found that Europe bucked the global trend, with the average bitrate increasing by 13 per cent
Media Management
FOR-A, Aveco enter technology alliance
The two companies will work together to provide solutions for video production, automation, servers and asset management
Media Delivery
Bringing flexibility to the complex video value chain
Peggy Dau meets SVP of sales and marketing at Setplex Marc Mulgrum to find out how it is helping content owners, ISPs and OTT/IPTV...
Media Management
Bitmovin: H.264 still the most used codec, but AV1 adoption is coming
Company's annual reveals year-on-year trends, opportunities for innovation and the headwinds the video developer community faces
Production & Post
Standing on the shoulders of giants: The start-up reinventing editing software
TVBEurope talks to Stornaway's Kate Dimbleby about the company's new editing software that aims to 'democratise' content creation across video and gaming
Media Delivery
Gone in 13.4 seconds
A new survey by Bitmovin reveals poor video quality and buffering issues could cost video streamers as much as £45 million per month
Media Consumption
If a single picture is worth 1,000 words, how valuable is video?
Andre Torsvik, VP marketing strategy and planning at Vizrt Group, argues that for broadcasters worldwide the competitive environment is increasing and the number of...
Media Consumption
BARB launches consultation on reporting on ‘television-like’ content on video sharing platforms
The aim of the consultation is to establish an industry-wide consensus on what is meant by television-like content, said BARB
Media Delivery
Bitmovin launches global network to reduce complexity of live and on-demand video workflows
Members include Akamai, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Broadpeak, Dalet, Grass Valley, Google Cloud, Irdeto, Microsoft, NAGRA, Red Bee Media, Videon Labs, and Zixi
Live Production
Stringr updates SaaS platform for remote production workflows
The Stringr Remote Video Sourcing and Production platform's new features include simplifying how broadcasters can source video from their communities
Media Delivery
The metaverse and the forgotten value of video
Guy Parry-Williams, founder of Imedia8, takes a look at the value of video and immersive technology in helping companies reach a bigger audience
Production & Post
Vislink develops NFT-ready video clipping tool
New tool enables sports organisations to instantly create, package and convert clips into NFTs which can be used as a revenue source
Production & Post
Teradek debuts new mobile streaming and wireless video solution
Serv Micro is a wifi-based wireless video transmitter system that works with or without an internet connection
Media Management
DTG: A fork in the road coming for video standards
The DTG's latest State of the Nation report takes a look at how streaming video providers are expected to adopt a different video codec...
IP Migration
Lawo takes IP video infrastructure to the edge
.edge provides full support for the SMPTE ST2110 suite of standards with ST2022-7 redundancy built in
Media Management
MediaKind, Microsoft partner on video digital transformation
The collaboration aims to enhance the integration and optimisation of both companies products, platforms, and cloud capabilities
Media Delivery
Survey: Poor video quality remains top tech issue for streaming services
Market is increasingly moving toward automating quality assurance as a way to improve the quality of streaming video delivered to consumers
Live Production
Deutsche Telekom, RTL Deutschland test live video production over 5G
Pilot project uses network slicing to explore high-quality broadcasting using smartphones
Media Delivery
The future of 5G in the video industry
Ateme's VP of video delivery solutions Alexandre Arnodin takes a look at the range of applications 5G will offer broadcasters, content providers and the...
Media Management
JW Player integrates solutions from VUALTO
VUALTO’s Control Hub and VUDRM into JW Player's platform following its acquisition of the company in May
Media Delivery
New consortium aims to find sustainable solution for streaming over 5G
It's hoped that the solution will enable multicast for 5G, allowing operators to take a greener approach to streaming
IP Migration
Cerberus Tech, ATEME partner on broadcast-quality compression for IP video delivery
ATEME's transcoding platform TITAN has been integrated into Cerberus' Livelink IP delivery platform