April 11, 2011

Online Video News

Wowza Media Server 3: Any-Screen Delivery Done Right

Wowza revamps architecture and adds transcoding and DVR modules, offers free upgrade to Wowza Media Server 2 licensees

RealNetworks Reboots with Upgraded Helix Server

Fighting misconceptions, RealNetworks comes out with a new version of Helix Universal Media Server—and a new attitude

Akamai Gains Adobe HTTP Dynamic Streaming Certification

Integration of dynamic streaming will offer customers new features without requiring changes to their workflows.

Featured Articles

Adam Carolla, Leo Laporte Among the "Broadcast Minds" at NAB

Tune in live on StreamingMedia.com Tuesday at 9:30 p.m ET/6:30 p.m. PT for NewTek's "Broadcast Minds" with Adam Carolla, Leo Laporte, the NBA, and St. John's University

RealNetworks Creates a YouTube-like Experience

In a webinar, RealNetworks showed business buyers how Helix can be used to create a private YouTube.

Microsoft Teaches Expression Encoder Live Streaming in Webinar

Hour-long online master class guides new users through the basics of offering live video with Smooth Streaming.

Industry News

Microsoft and thePlatform Enable Delivery of Protected, High-Quality, Premium Online Video

thePlatform's video management system, mpx, now integrates Microsoft PlayReady DRM and adaptive streaming technologies; first joint deployment with Xfinity TV Online.

Blinkx Acquires Burst Media

Bringing online video to a wider audience: delivering blinkx’s 35 million hours of content to Burst’s 130 million unique users

BuyDRM’s KeyOS Platform Selected To Provide DRM for NVIDIA’s 3DVisionLive.com

Demonstration with Fordela at NAB will show PlayReady enhanced security for 3D Video On Demand

Liquid Compass Creates New One-Source Solution for Streaming, Ad Insertion, and Revenue Generation

Liquid Compass has created an alliance with AdsWizz and AdLarge Media that provide seamless integration of both ad serving technology and ad sales capability into the company’s proprietary streaming delivery platform. Broadcasters on the Liquid Compas

Telestream Launches Pipeline 2.5 Video Capture Systems

New features including controlled playout, Avid edit-while-capture, DVCPRO 50, and direct integration with Vantage workflows increase value in professional broadcast and post-production environments

Envivio Introduces Halo Network Media Processor, Optimizing Delivery of Multi-Screen Content for TV Everywhere

Leverages the Envivio Genesis Mezzanine Format to Reduce Costs and Complexity while Delivering High Quality Premium TV Services to a Wide Array of Viewing Devices.

Vaddio Previews New PTZ Camera, Multiviewer and Squiggle IP at NAB 2011

Stop by Booth C8808 to see the new HD-20 Camera, Squiggle IP Software Module and ProductionVIEW HD MV with Built-in Multiviewer

Sorenson Squeeze Solution Pack Powers Technicolor’s Cloud-Based Content Delivery Service

• Technicolor Utilizes Industry-Best High-Volume Enterprise Video Encoding Technology to Develop Advanced Video System for Its Extensive A-List Client Base
• Sorenson Media Unveils Four New Service Levels for Squeeze Solution Pack

National Association of Broadcasters Selects Highwinds to Stream "NAB Show Live"

Highwinds' CDN Leveraged for Third Consecutive Year for Delivery of All Live and On-Demand Video from the 2011 NAB Show