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The NewsMarket Jumps on the Beijing 2008 Bandwagon
The NewsMarket, which supplies royalty- and rights-free video clips to media outlets, started a Beijing 2008 Olympics channel in April and has already supplied clips to more than 350 news organizations worldwide. (7/24/2008)
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Highwinds Lands Commitment from Technicolor
ghwinds RollingThunder CDN has chops, but also doesn't compete with its customers, as proven by recent deals with Castfire and Technicolor. (7/22/2008)
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Nomination Period for Readers Choice' Awards Extended
Due to popular demand, the nominations process will now remain open until Friday, July 25, and reader voting will begin on Monday, July 28. (7/22/2008)
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On2 Gets Into the Olympic Act
Chinese streaming broadcaster rights now licensed to several interested parties, and On2 is getting into the act, announcing that Chinese Central Television’s CCTV.com will be using the Flix Engine to encode content with VP6. (7/17/2008)
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Streaming Media Podcast #20: All-Stars and Format Wars
The first in a series of podcasts with Streaming Media All Stars, this spirited discussion with Nico McLane includes Jan Ozer and several opinions on Windows Media, Flash, H.264 and the needs of enterprise users. (7/11/2008)
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Apple iPhone 3G Launch Marred by Activation Problems
Activation issues plague early adopters, but those who've been able to get their new iPhones up and running are seeing the potential of the device as a third computing platform. (7/11/2008)
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2008 Readers' Choice Awards: Call for Nominations
Last year, more than 3,000 people voted in the inaugural Readers' Choice Awards. This year's awards feature a new, expanded list of categories. Nominations are due by July 21, so get yours in today. (7/9/2008)
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Interoperability and Simplicity the Key Trends at Connections 2008
This year's Connections conference highlighted the paths and pitfalls to streaming in the home, with competing approaches offering simplified user experiences. And while there's a push towards a unified standard, its realizations seems a long ways off. (7/8/2008)
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Sonic Foundry Set to Unleash New Mediasite Recorders, Server
New version Mediasite EX Server will include RSS feeds and new reporting features, while upgrades to Mediasite RL and ML Recorders will feature improved editing and capture capabilities. (7/7/2008)
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Forrester Report: Get Ready for OmniVideo
In a new report called How Video Will Take Over the World, Forrester Research analyst James McQuivey encourages companies to embrace a world where video is everywhere. (7/7/2008)
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It's All in the Delivery: A Look at the Top Video Players of Today and Tomorrow
Today's media players are advancing broadcast media by leveraging the internet as a delivery medium. As such, these technologies are now becoming disruptive far beyond the confines of the web.
(7/3/2008)
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Rhapsody's New DRM-Free Tracks are Music to iPod Users' Ears
Real's Rhapsody music subscription service is now selling downloadable content that will play on any device, including the iPod. (7/1/2008)
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Google and Yahoo Roll out Flash Search
Adobe has released code to search engine giants Google and Yahoo! that allow them to index content ins SWF files, including metadata about Flash Video embedded in the SWF file. (7/1/2008)
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ON24 Aims to Turn Desktops Into Conference Halls With Virtual Show
With rising travel costs eating into conference budgets, ON24's Virtual Show lets companies put on "virtual trade shows" accessible from any PC. (6/30/2008)
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Class Act: Is DIY the Way to Go for Educational Institutions?
With a DIY approach to online video, you're substituting one resource for another—time for money. It's not a bad equation, particularly if your institution is just testing the waters, but it is wise to recognize that trade-off at the start and budget learning time as an investment in your school's online success (6/27/2008)
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Monetization Dominates Digital Media Conference Discussions
Whether the panel was addressing online video, mobile entertainment, or digital music, talk inevitably turned to monetization models and potential at Thursday's Digital Media Conference, which included keynoter speakers from Google and Fox Interactive. (6/26/2008)
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Streaming Media Podcast #19: InfoComm and NxtComm
Tim Siglin podcasts from Infocomm and NxtComm, both held in Las Vegas, with special guest host IdaRose Sylvester, who discusses a new set-top box from Amino and the VN-Matrix streaming encoder/decoder from Electrosonic. (6/24/2008)
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Streaming Radio Royalties Set To Affect Terrestrial Radio
SoundExchange using last year's Copyright Board decision as leverage against traditional radio, claiming that AM and FM stations should start paying performance fees. In the meantime, negotiations to cap internet radio royalty rates have stalled. (6/24/2008)
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Cracking the H.264 Codec
H.264 is undoubtedly the hottest codec around, but there are inherent market forces that complicate producing files that meet the needs of your target playback device or player. These include the fact that there are multiple H.264 codecs available, each with different configurable parameters, and that each H.264 encoding tool reveals a custom set of compression options. (6/23/2008)
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In-Stream Ads—The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly
Content owners need to monetize their videos. But, writes the Watchman, if you're going to make people watch ads to get to free video, you should make the experience as easy and painless as possible (6/20/2008)
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Microsoft Lets the Music Play
Reversing a decision it made in April, Microsoft has decided to allow music purchased from its now-defunct MSN Music service to play on new or updated devices. (6/20/2008)
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