September 07, 2015

Online Video News

Ad Views and Viewing Frequency Show Gains: Adobe Benchmark Report

The Q2 2015 report shows a slight decline in TV Everywhere viewing, and charts an increase in TVE use for the Apple TV.

Amazon Web Services Buying Elemental for a Reported $500M

The deal merges the AWS cloud platform with Elemental's software-defined video platform, promising deeper integrations for media customers.

Ericsson Report Sees Big Gains for Video-on-Demand and Mobile

In its annual study on viewing habits, Ericsson sees a strong demand for user-generated content, and notes that cord-cutting and -shaving is still common.

CBS Will Stream 6 NFL Games This Season Without Authentication

Two regular season games, four playoff games, and the Super Bowl will be available for online streaming to any viewer.

Telestream Introduces Wirecast Go, an App for Streaming Live News

On the eve of IBC, Telestream also announces Episode 7, the latest version of its encoding software, which will come out in Q4.

Featured Articles

Commentary: The Streaming Industry Gangs up on HEVC with the Alliance for Open Media

With Google, Amazon, Cisco, Microsoft, and others joining forces in the Alliance for Open Video to create a new royalty-free codec, an alternative to HEVC (and its controversial royalties) is on the way. Does this spell the beginning of the end for HEVC?

MTV Brings Live 360 Virtual Reality to the Video Music Awards

Music lovers felt like they were standing on the red carpet with Kanye West, Justin Bieber, Miley Cyrus and more when MTV streamed 360-degree VR live from its awards show.

Industry News

DVEO Shipping Turnkey Live Media Server for Streaming Live Events to 1,000 Simultaneous Users

Atlas Streaming Server I Delivers Live Multi Bitrate IPTV and OTT Services

Telestream and BlackArrow Announce Strategic Partnership Focused on Developing International Dynamic Ad Insertion Market

DAI pioneers take market-leading experience in North America to streamline DAI deployments throughout Europe

Envivio Demonstrates Its Most Advanced Cloud DVR Solution at IBC

Software, Hardware Advancements, and Video Processing Acceleration Slash Storage Costs, Save Energy for Monetized Video Services

NeuLion and UFC Sign New Multi-Year Agreement to Deliver High-Quality Fighting Action to Any Connected Device

NeuLion and UFC Broaden Relationship to Continue the Growth of UFC's Successful Worldwide Digital Business

Harmonic to Demonstrate Innovation in IP Video Workflows, Ultra HD and Virtualization at IBC2015

Volicon and Neon Partner to Accelerate and Optimize Generation of Compelling Online Video

Volicon Observer Media Intelligence Platform Leverages Neon for Video to Automate Scientific Selection of Thumbnails That Boost Viewer Engagement