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4K HDR Streaming Comes of Age

by Steve Sechrist

In case you missed it among all the recent iPhone and Apple Watch announcement hype this week, Apple’s tvOS12 upgrade is official with a formal announcement of its ship date of Sept 17th, 2018. …

Tags:HDR - High Dynamic Range| Streaming Video| UltraHD & 4K| Vol 25 - Issue 36

The (Almost) End of the Blu ray Era

by Steve Sechrist

In case you missed it, Panasonic has announced shipping of its a new UHD Blu ray disc player shown in January at CES. The box supports high dynamic range (HDR 10) format and will …

Tags:Blu-ray Players| Market Data| Packaged Media| Streaming Video| Vol 25 - Issue 27

IHS Markit Names Its Big 8 Transformative Technologies for 2018

by Andrew Fenn

IHS Markit has named its “Big 8”, eight transformative technologies it thinks we need to be watching in 2018. Artificial Intelligence (AI) — “Industry experts are abuzz with innovations in autonomous vehicles, infotainment, natural …

Streaming Media Adapters to be all 4K in leading regions by 2022

by Milos Pavlovic

The arrival of linear 24×7 streaming video services, such as DirecTV Now and YouTube TV, is increasing the relevance and uptake of streaming media devices. ABI Research identifies that worldwide streaming media adapters will …

Tags:Streaming Video| UltraHD & 4K

IRT Provides Streams for CMAF

by Bob Raikes

IRT, based in Munich and which supports AV technology for public broadcasters in DACH (Germany, Austria and Switzerland) said that it has demonstrated a new video format, the Common Media Application Format (CMAF). CMAF …

TiVo Signs Multi-Year Intellectual Property License Deal with Roku

by Bob Raikes

TiVo Corporation, a global leader in entertainment technology and audience insights, today announced Roku, Inc., a leading TV streaming platform, signed a multi-year intellectual property (IP) license agreement. The IP license covers the TiVo …

Tags:Stream TV| Streaming Video

THX Joins Streaming Video Alliance

by Alan Spencer

THX has joined the Streaming Video Alliance, an organisation that aims to solve ongoing streaming challenges by developing best practices to ensure high-quality streaming services are available. With little guidance currently available, service providers …

Cinamaker Demos Revolutionary Mobile Live Video Production Technology at SXSW

by Isaac Oburu

SXSW — Cinamaker will demonstrate its new live video streaming technology that allows anyone to quickly and easily set up their own live multi-camera TV show and broadcast it to audiences worldwide. (at SXSW …

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HbbTV Issues Request for Proposals for Reference Application for Online Video Streaming

by Isaac Oburu

The HbbTV Association, a global initiative dedicated to providing an open standard for the delivery of broadcast and broadband services through connected TVs and set-top boxes, today announced a Request for Proposals (RfP) for …

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Amazon Prime Video Now Available in More Than 200 Countries and Territories Around the World

by Isaac Oburu

Amazon today announced that Amazon Prime Video is now available to customers in more than 200 countries and territories around the globe. Customers around the world can now enjoy popular new original series like …

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MediaTek UltraCast Brings 4K Streaming to Connected Devices

by Isaac Oburu

MediaTek today announced the launch of its UltraCast technology, the first chipset-enabled streaming technology on the market that enables users to enjoy the stunning clarity of 4K video content generated by their smartphones and …

Tags:Devices| Mediatek| Streaming Video

Canada’s VMedia launches live TV on Roku TVs and players

by Isaac Oburu

VMedia Inc. today announced the launch of its VMedia TV streaming channel on the Roku® streaming platform in Canada. With VMedia TV, consumers will be able to watch up to 20 live TV channels, …

Tags:Roku| Streaming Video