Mismatch between content delivery and consumption highlighted by Akamai report December 30^th 2014 - 02:37 PM

Content consumption and provision seem to be diverging in the age of multiscreen delivery, according to a recent survey by CDN and cloud services provider Akamai. The report, State of CDN Services, compiled by Akamai in conjunction with services company Streaming Media with the help of IT management analysts Unisphere

Applied Technology: Cloud Technology for TV Broadcasters December 19^th 2014 - 08:25 PM

Cloud computing and broadcasters—they are made for each other. Cloud computing enables global scale of operations, brings tremendous cost savings and enables the worldwide distribution of content.

ITV’s Netflix Criticism is Veiled Flattery December 5^th 2014 - 01:36 PM

ITV, the UK’s largest commercial broadcaster, has been over obsessed with Netflix even since the latter’s launch in the country almost three years ago at the start of 2012. This highlights the growing status of OTT and the fact that the battleground is increasingly centred on content rather than met

Mobile video boom changing CDNs November 21^st 2014 - 03:05 PM

A new generation of CDN technologies and services is being driven along by the gathering boom in mobile video consumption fuelled by larger smartphones and tablets in particular. This is leading to CDNs designed to meet the specific needs of mobile video services, which include catering for multiple device formats

TiVo launches Walmart’s VUDU VOD service November 6^th 2014 - 11:25 AM

DVR (Digital Video Recorder) pioneer TiVo has launched VUDU, Walmart’s subscription-free, VOD movie service, on its devices. The VUDU application enables users to rent or purchase new release movies and TV shows, as well as access a fully customized UltraViolet cloud library.

Mobile tops CDN Summit October 22^nd 2014 - 05:16 PM

The needs of mobile operators have leapt up the CDN (Content Delivery Network) agenda, reflecting the fast growing consumption of high bandwidth content on the move, chiefly video. As a result MNOs (Mobile Network Operators) had top billing at the recent CDN World Summit in London and not just as

OTT broadcast passes tipping point as HBO and CBS leap aboard the waggon October 21^st 2014 - 12:12 PM

The tipping point for OTT broadcast services was surely passed when on successive days HBO and CBS announced they were cutting their own cords with announcements of online-only subscription services. Analysts such as UK based Rethink Technologies are right to assert that these moves will start the dominoes falling not

New Ericsson Report Finds Major Changes in Television Viewing Habits October 6^th 2014 - 11:00 AM

Television viewing habits throughout the world are undergoing major change. A new report from Ericsson finds that streaming video is closing in on linear TV with a gap of just two percentage points in terms of weekly consumption.