New Formats – Same Problem (Mostly) August 17^th 2016 - 01:00 PM

The Duchess of Windsor, the American wife of the man who was previously England’s King Edward VIII, famously said: “You can never be too rich or too thin”. If she’d lived in the 21st century, she might have added: “… or have too much bandwidth”.

Ensuring that OTT QoS Meets Viewer Expectations August 17^th 2016 - 10:00 AM

You don’t have to look very far to see yet another industry story on ‘cord cutting’. With more viewers seeking less costly ways to watch TV, broadcasters must be concerned about their potential for dwindling audiences.

Viewpoint: Live Streaming With Ad Insertion Works! August 12^th 2016 - 08:00 AM

The summer of 2016 has long been expected to be a breakthrough moment in the evolution of live streaming. Many experts believe the 2016 Summer Olympics is where that will happen.

OTA Versus OTT: What is the Difference? August 9^th 2016 - 01:00 PM

Over The Air broadcasters are no longer the only game in town when it comes to delivering content to viewers. A whole new range of competitors and technologies are lining up to bring content to viewers.

European OTT Boom Spreads South August 3^rd 2016 - 12:30 PM

Migration from linear to on-demand viewing is in full swing across Europe with the one big exception of premium live sports, which is booming across all video outlets. This has been confirmed by various surveys, with a report from UK media regulator Ofcom finding that overall TV viewing in the

EBU Calls for Strong Net Neutrality for Mobile TV July 28^th 2016 - 06:00 PM

The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has weighed into the continent’s debate over net neutrality by calling for stronger guidelines with no fast lanes. The EBU has responded to a call for consultation from the Bureau of European Regulators for Electronic Communications (BEREC) by insisting that net neutrality should be a

ATSC 3.0 Details Explained, Part 4 July 21^st 2016 - 10:00 AM

“We will control the horizontal. We will control the vertical,” said The Outer Limits ‘Control Voice’ in the opening of the ABC-TV series from 1963-65. Broadcast TV is about to go ‘One Step Beyond’ all that with streams of content and commercials containing a variety of signaling and announcements designed

The Battle Over The STB July 20^th 2016 - 01:50 PM

A revolution is taking place in the means by which consumers receive and control access to their media. Set top boxes are no longer tied to one delivery channel and some smart players are providing a user interface that does not discriminate on the signal source; antenna or wire.