Demystifying and Debunking Metadata May 6^th 2015 - 09:01 AM

The word “Metadata” was introduced into the broadcast industry and instantly became a technological pariah. The mere mention of the word brings dread and groans. Yet, Metadata is one of the most critical elements in media management, handling, movement, control, rights and monetization.

Operators wake up to booming live sports piracy April 18^th 2015 - 12:10 PM

Growing concern among pay TV operators and broadcasters over live streaming piracy was evident at this year’s NAB in Las Vegas, with the main focus on sports. Until recently security of movies, the other major cash cow for pay TV, attracted more attention because that was thought more vulnerable w

OTT must conquer live sports to reach top table April 11^th 2015 - 03:56 PM

The big OTT operators must embrace live sports if they are to fulfil their ambitions of becoming dominant global pay TV players and seize the mantle from existing national or regional pay TV operators as well as dedicated sports broadcasters. The next stage for the likes of Amazon, Netflix and

Applied Technology: Cost-Effective Multicast OTT Delivery April 2^nd 2015 - 10:10 AM

With the ever-expanding appetite for video, satellite and Telcos providing OTT services are finding it difficult to predict just how much bandwidth may be required to deliver content. There is a solution.

Forget about ATSC 3.0? Is MBSFN (broadcast cellular) the answer? April 1^st 2015 - 01:30 PM

Multicast-broadcast single-frequency network (MBSFN) is a communication channel defined in the fourth-generation cellular networking standard called Long Term Evolution (LTE). As ATSC 3.0 standards continue to evolve, are they already too late?

Satellite Offers More Choice To OTT Viewers. March 19^th 2015 - 12:02 PM

Satellite television is here to stay and OTT will be an additional “side plate” which complements and expands viewers’ choices.

Millennials drive mobile TV boom but mostly at home March 10^th 2015 - 11:22 AM

Both legacy TV and PC are losing ground to smartphones and tablets and will continue to do so over the next decade, with mobile video accounting for over 20% of total viewing by then. This is among insights from The Diffusion Group’s (TDG) latest report, TV Gets Personal — Trends in M

Making TV Fun Again: Content Discovery in the Internet Age March 10^th 2015 - 08:09 AM

In 1956, Zenith released the first television remote to gain widespread popularity. It worked on ultrasound waves and was the size of a small Bible. Functionality was pretty basic: it could turn the TV on and off, scroll through all 13 channels and mute the volume. In the nearly 60 years since its