video
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
TVBEverywhere
Internet carriers deny “throttling” online video
Study suggests violation of net neutrality
TVBEverywhere
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
TVBEverywhere
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
TVBEverywhere
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
TVBEverywhere
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
TVBEverywhere
TVU Networks partners with Stringr
Users of TVU Global Grid can access content from video marketplace Stringr
TVBEverywhere
Over half of under-10s “regularly create video content”
86 per cent of 'Generation Alpha' creatively use new technology
TVBEverywhere
Netflix tests “Instagram-like” feed in mobile app
Features automatically playing videos and horizontally scrolling image galleries
TVBEverywhere
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
TVBEverywhere
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
TVBEverywhere
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
Business
Conviva acquires social video analytics provider Delmondo
Intends to offer the first solution unifying real-time census-level streaming TV intelligence with content and audience intelligence from social media platforms
Technology
MainStreaming partners with Sky Italia
Partnership provides high-quality video for Sky subscribers
TVBEverywhere
Roku “wants to shake up the way viewers watch video”
Company wants to place content directly into its app, in exchange for a larger share of advertising revenue
Technology
Red Bee Media creates world’s first software only uncompressed playout deployment
Solution is first in the world to use uncompressed video over IP, without requiring any dedicated infrastructure
Content
Snapchat partners with 17 UK media brands to create video content
Channel 4, Sky News, Sky Sports among new content partners
Data Centre
TV to represent 80 per cent of global video ad spend by 2023
New report from Strategy Analytics
Technology
AWS Elemental MediaLive synchronises redundant pipelines using input timecode
Live channels that have inputs with matching embedded timecodes now produce synchronised video segments for HLS and Smooth Streaming outputs
Content
Red Bull and Intel partner on augmented reality
Fans of Red Bull Rampage can watch this year's event in 360-degrees