ABC is debuting an app for viewers to watch live television on computers and mobile devices. ABC-owned and operated affiliates in New York and Philadelphia will begin live streaming of its shows and local programming on Tuesday
Read MoreThis week ABC will quietly revolutionize its app for iPhones and iPads with a button called “live.†Users around New York and Philadelphia will be able to live-stream all the programming from ABC’s local stations there, the first time that any major broadcaster has turned on such a technology.
Read MoreToday, there is a lot of growth of video usage on mobile platforms, with tablets leading the way.
Read MoreThese days, many want to suggest that cable TV offerings will be “killed†or “replaced†by content services being delivered over the Internet using content delivery networks.
Read MoreOne of the themes at NAB 2013 was high efficiency video codecs. I spoke with several vendors, including upLynk and Harmonic, claiming that we would not have to wait very long to begin to reap the benefits of HEVC/h.265 technology.
Read MoreCBC, a national broadcaster in Canada, has strategically collaborated with Conviva to incorporate Conviva’s anticipatory optimization and per-viewer performance analytics.
Read MoreThe key part of the upLynk solution is that is cost-effective for anybody of any size. When you have a customer like Disney that has a massive operation that you’re trying to work with, keeping costs low is incredibly important for them.
Read More2013 is the year of live video online, and so Bulldog Digital Media has formed as the first live video consultancy.
Read MoreConviva recently signed one of the longest deals in streaming media; a 6 year agreement with HBO to provide video optimization support for the Go product.
Read MoreUplynk is the company that’s responsible for the WatchDisney apps and their live streaming. Here’s a great example of a company that’s really optimized their technical solution to deliver live, in real time, with very little latency.
Read MoreVideo streaming technology provider upLynk will be demoing a new live linear multiscreen streaming service at the 2013 NAB Show.
Read MoreThere are a number of trends in the broadcast environment relating to the evolution of the codecs for compression and managing the workflow to support more channels and devices.
Read MoreMore and more people are taking advantage of online streaming to watch video content. It’s convenient, fast, and cost-effective … when it works.
Read MoreWhile millions of cord cutters are eagerly awaiting their chance to subscribe to HBOGo, the CEO of the company that helps ensure that HBO’s over the top content looks good is skeptical about when that might happen. Darren Feher, the CEO of Conviva, thinks things will get worse for cord cutters before they get better.
Read MoreMarch Madness has continued to manifest itself in record numbers digitally and on mobile devices during the 2013 tournament to date.
Read MoreLive linear streaming should be a hot topic at this year’s NAB conference, and newcomer UpLynk is getting ahead of the pack by announcing today that it now offers live linear streaming.
Read MoreCord-cutting is only attractive if there’s lots of quality content and it’s not expensive. Both of those factors could be going away soon–or at lease be substantially diminished–according to Darren Feher, CEO of Conviva, who expects that higher fees and less content will become the norm as the online video space finds its footing.
Read MoreLive linear streaming should be a hot topic at this year’s NAB conference, and newcomer UpLynk is getting ahead of the pack by announcing today that it now offers live linear streaming. UpLynk came out of stealth mode in January, showing off its simplified HD adaptive streaming service, as well as its big partner: Disney/ABC.
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