Consumer demand beginning to influence nDVR market
Whereas once the interest in nDVR (network DVR) was driven by operational efficiencies like more efficient storage and the potential for reduced customer premise...
You still need hardware encoding for the toughest jobs, says Appear TV
Appear TV says you need hardware for the best quality jobs, especially for live TV.While describing the virtualization of encoding and transcoding as an...
First virtualization and now the cloud for Envivio video processing
Envivio's Muse transcoding software for on-demand processing. It is also available for live television output.Back in November 2011 at the SCTE Cable-Tec Expo show,...
How cloud and OpenStack can help operators to the next level
A segment of a diagram showing where CloudXtream fits into the workflow for delivering multiscreen TV including network DVR. Multiscreen ad insertion is excluded...
The benefits of cloud UI for Ziggo and Liberty Global
The Ziggo VOD service, made possible on one-way set-top boxes and CI+ CAMs thanks to a cloud UIThe Dutch cable operator Ziggo has been...
Supreme Court to Aereo: You’re no different to cable TV – and you just...
The Supreme Court of the United States this week defused the unexploded bomb that the country’s over-the-air broadcasters have been walking around on their...
Liberty Global ready to exploit cloud infrastructure
Eric Budin of Liberty Global speaking at the Connected TV World SummitLiberty Global is starting to exploit the benefits of cloud infrastructure. The company...
Watermarking set to flush out OTT pirates as 4K raises the stakes
Live sports is hot property for piratesHigher resolutions and increasing broadband bandwidth are combining to deliver a perfect storm for content owners that is...
Regulator offers vision for long-term evolution of UK free television
The Freetime showcase screen. Freetime is the Freesat hybrid satellite/IP platformOFCOM, the UK communications regulator, has outlined its proposals that some of the DTT...
OFCOM: Loss of interim DTT muxes will make 700MHz use change painless
An advert from Freeview, the UK's dominant FTA platform, which uses DTT but has a hybrid option with Freeview HDOFCOM, the UK communications and...
