December 03, 2012

Online Video News

Streaming Video Is Changing TV Viewing Habits, Finds Survey

Younger adults are far more likely to watch OTT content or get recommendations from social networks.

Connected TVs Are Selling, but Often Go Unconnected

Any connected TV purchased today will be obsolete in only three years' time, says Informa Telecoms & Media.

IAB Will Now Lead the Digital Content NewFronts

In a move to make the growing newfront season more inclusive, IAB is taking over from Digitas.

Canada's Bell Media Revamping Dated Sympatico.ca

Get ready for TheLoop.ca, a personality-driven lifestyle site targeted to a younger female reader.

Featured Articles

Eight Simple Steps for Online Video Success

There is a clear and simple roadmap for generating traffic and revenue with online video, says Brightcove. Just follow these steps.

Closed Captioning in Wowza Media Server 3.5

The introduction of caption transmuxing simplifies deployment by minimizing the number of source files required, though the process is slightly different for live vs. on-demand

Boxee and Walmart Put Disappointment Under the Tree

Walmart sees high returns for the Boxee TV. We test one and find out why: its cloud DVR feature only works in eight markets.

Industry News

Vidyo Licenses H.264 Annex G (SVC) Essential Patent to MPEG-LA Patent Pool

Affirms Vidyo’s Leadership in Open Standard Communications

Vibe Media to Expand Video Footprint with Magnify.Net and AOL ON Partnership

StreamGuys Expands Digital Media Footprint for The Radio Network of New Zealand

Company’s cloud-based streaming architecture helps large broadcaster target mobile devices to foster network-wide audience growth

Vimeo Releases New iPhone App with Faster Video Uploading and Sharing

Vimeo Enables Users To Seamlessly Watch Their iPhone Videos In HD On Vimeo-Enabled Devices

Foxtel Chooses Digital Rapids Encoding and Streaming Solutions for Ground-Breaking Foxtel Go Service

StreamZ Live adaptive streaming encoders and the Digital Rapids Broadcast Manager multi-encoder management software are powering multiple ground-breaking video initiatives for Australian media leader.

Bell Media Deploys Haivision HD H.264 Makito Encoders and Decoders for Broadcast Backhaul for Global Sporting Event Coordination

Haivision today announced that Bell Media, Canada's premier multimedia company and owner of CTV, purchased Makito(TM) low-latency, high-performance H.264 encoders and decoders for CTV use. As Canada's leading television station, CTV is using the appliance

Right Brain Media Launches Cutting Edge OVP, RBM.tv

Right Brain Media is pleased to announce the recent launch of their online video platform (OVP), RBM.tv. The solution offers a user-friendly video management solution for live streaming and video on demand (VOD) that works on any device. Providing analyti