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Streaming More Popular Than Linear TV

by Tom Allen

Deloitte’s Digital Democracy survey shows that streaming popularity is continuing to climb across the USA. Such services are now used by more than 42% of households in the country, with streaming content having overtaken …

Tags:Consoles| Large Display Monitor| Streaming Video| USA| Vol 22 - Issue 18

‘Major’ TV Operator Takes on V-Nova’s Perseus

by Tom Allen

V-Nova’s Perseus compression technology (V-Nova’s Perseus Lowers UltraHD Bandwidth Requirements) has been integrated into a set-top box from a ‘major pay-TV operator’ in Europe. Wyplay performed the integration, which will be showcased at TV …

Tags:Codecs| Large Display Monitor| STBs| Streaming Video| Vol 22 - Issue 17

OTT Demand Rises for Quality OTT Experience

by Tom Allen

According to OTT video optimisation company Conviva, the challenges to building a sustainable OTT service are rising. It is no longer enough to simply have a video play – the demand for quality is …

TV Viewing Falls, Makes Way for Mobiles

by Tom Allen

Market researcher Accenture has bad news for the TV market. In a new research report titled ‘Digital Video and the Connected Consumer’, TV was the only product category to experience double-digit usage declines across …

LGE Renews License Agreement with NeuLion to Integrate DivX(R) HEVC 4K for Its Ultra HD TVs

by Tom Allen

NeuLion, Inc. (TSX: NLN) a leading technology product and service provider that specializes in the digital video broadcasting, distribution and monetization of live and on-demand content to Internet-enabled devices, announced that it has renewed …

Tags:Divx| LG Electronics (LGE)| Streaming Video| UltraHD (4KTV)

Razer’s ‘Black Viper’ Wants a Bite of the TV Market

by Tom Allen

An unnamed source at Razer Germany, speaking to German website Ultra-HDTV.net, has revealed plans for a TV produced by the gaming company. Razer began as an accessory maker, developing mice, keyboards and headsets. It …

Streaming Goes Multi-Screen – On One Screen

by Tom Allen

A new streaming device from 4SeTV is designed to bypass scheduling conflicts that arise when people want to watch different programmes. The product can be used with a tablet, smartphone or PC, and will …

HDR Arrives on Amazon

by Tom Allen

Amazon is to follow in the footsteps of Netflix, rolling out high dynamic range content this year. Prime customers in the USA, UK and Germany will be the first to receive the HDR programming, …

OTT Climbs to 100 Million Subs

by Tom Allen

Research firm Ovum has predicted that premium OTT streaming services will reach 100 million subscribers this year. The shift is especially apparent in mature markets, augmenting free services such as YouTube. With the launch …

No UltraHD on Apple TV

by Tom Allen

The Apple TV is due to be refreshed in June, Buzzfeed said recently (Apple TV Refresh Coming in June). Now managing editor John Paczkowski has shared some more information – there won’t be any …

Live Streaming the Next Wave

by Steve Sechrist

One of the more compelling applications to come from the (now defunct? – No, we reported on this a couple of weeks ago -it’s said to be too important to scratch – Man Ed.) …

Tags:Broadcast| Content Creation| Streaming Video| Vol 22 - Issue 15

HEVC Advance Offering Essential HEVC Patents in Competition to MPEG LA

by Norbert Hildebrand

HEVC Advance announced that it will be offering essential HEVC patents to potential users this year. The company will officially open in the third quarter of 2015, with pricing being announced in the second …