The World Of OTT: Part 7 - Live Production & Distribution February 23^rd 2021 - 09:00 AM

The effect of OTT-based delivery is wide-reaching, stretching all the way back to the original content production domain and creating new technical requirements and opportunities.

Analytics, Targeting, Mobile And Privacy To Thrive In 2021 January 14^th 2021 - 09:00 AM

Barring the unexpected, the broad themes of 2021 in broadcasting and media entertainment have already been sculpted by the unprecedented events of 2020.

Covid Shuffles The Broadcasting Pack January 7^th 2021 - 09:00 AM

All industry sectors have been impacted by Covid-19 during 2020 and broadcasting is no exception, with a common theme being acceleration of trends already in train, both positive and negative.

Flying On Instruments Into 2021 January 6^th 2021 - 09:00 AM

As TV broadcasters struggle to stay on air during the pandemic, the FCC has released the map to the future NextGen TV Broadcast Internet world.

IT-Centric Technologies Will Continue To Alter Traditional Video Production January 5^th 2021 - 09:00 AM

After a year like 2020, predicting the future is scary business. However there are several leading-edge technologies—many borrowed from the IT and consumer-facing industries—that certainly look to make a significant impact on video production and broadcasting in 2021. Here are some, in no particular order, that will see continued implementation and

MediaKind Launches Mediaroom Play For Android TV Set Tops December 31^st 2020 - 11:00 AM

MediaKind has launched Mediaroom Play, a new client addition enabling operators to deploy set top boxes (STBs) running on Android TV.

The World Of OTT: Part 5 - CDN For Live And VOD December 31^st 2020 - 09:00 AM

CDNs are much more than just high-speed links between ISPs. Instead, they form a complete ecosystem of storage and processing. In this article we look at the different workloads for Live and VOD to understand better how they operate.

TVU Networks Highlights Innovations For Social Distancing December 30^th 2020 - 11:00 AM

TVU Networks has highlighted initiatives that helped its customers navigate through social distancing restrictions during 2020, while assisting with business continuity.

The World Of OTT: Part 4 - Evolving CDNs To Improve OTT December 30^th 2020 - 09:00 AM

To attract and retain an audience, OTT services must provide excellent customer experience by delivering content at the highest possible quality. Service must be smooth, uninterrupted and in the resolution required by the customer. This is one of the key ways OTT will continue to attract more viewers and fulfil

The World Of OTT: Part 3 - OTT’s Unique Storage Requirements December 18^th 2020 - 09:00 AM

Central storage systems for OTT are unique in the world of media storage. They combine a set of requirements which no other media use case has to handle.

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IP Agile Mindsets February 25^th 2021 - 09:15 AM

Agile development and DevOps are relatively new concepts for broadcasters. But when I interviewed Paul Markham, from Discovery, in Part 1 of Transitioning to Broadcast IP Infrastructures, it became clear that these disciplines have implications that stretch far beyond software development.