Essential Guide: Protecting Premium Content OTT & VOD Distribution December 1^st 2020 - 09:00 AM

The complexity of modern OTT and VOD distribution has increased massively in recent years. The adoption of internet streaming gives viewers unparalleled freedom to consume their favorite live and pre-recorded media when they want, where they want, and how they want. But these opportunities have also presented content owners with

Bridge Technologies Help Ziggo Upgrade Its Cable Network December 2^nd 2020 - 10:30 AM

Bridge Technologies has delivered forty VB120 probes to Ziggo, the largest cable operator in the Netherlands, in pursuit of a frame upgrade initiative being undertaken by the cable network provider.

Adaptive Monitoring Keeps An Eye Out For Quality While Saving Cost December 2^nd 2020 - 09:00 AM

As the number of channels for OTT delivery continues to grow, monitoring these channels in a highly automated way has become paramount to ensuring a good Quality of Experience for the viewer. To deliver QoE that’s as good as linear TV broadcasts, the entire system—from ingest to multi-bitrate enc

Protected Transport Bolsters Signal Monitoring For Live Broadcasts Over IP November 25^th 2020 - 09:00 AM

Any experienced master control operator or quality control manager will tell you that monitoring hundreds of feeds requires that each individual channel is delivered reliably, on time and to the exact location it was meant to go. When these signals are distributed over the public internet, strict protocols must be

CommScope Partners With Kaltura To Host Cloud TV On AWS November 16^th 2020 - 11:00 AM

CommScope, a major TV infrastructure company, is collaborating with OTT video technology firm Kaltura to develop and deliver cloud TV platforms to pay TV and content services worldwide.

MediaKind Claims Credit For MEO Topping Portugal Pay TV Rankings November 12^th 2020 - 11:00 AM

MediaKind, the video technology company spun out of Ericsson in 2018, has claimed credit for its customer Altice Portugal’s MEO becoming the country’s leading pay TV service with 39.8% of subscribers.

Insys Launches Services In AWS Marketplace November 10^th 2020 - 11:30 AM

Video integration company Insys Video Technologies has made its services available in Amazon Web Services (AWS) Marketplace, starting with Insys VOD Express.

Unified Streaming Enhance Video Playlist Technology For OTT Streams November 10^th 2020 - 10:30 AM

Unified Streaming has announced an enhancement to its video playlist technology for OTT streams that improves engagement with viewers, creates efficiencies in streaming workflows and drives new advertising opportunities.

TAG Video Systems Adds Support For SCTE 35 Protocol For HLS And DASH Streams November 9^th 2020 - 10:30 AM

TAG Video Systems has announced that its Flagship MCM-9000 platform can now read and monitor SCTE 35 program insertion triggers in HLS and MPEG-DASH sources. This enhancement, the result of customer requests, gives OTT Broadcasters greater control over their content in a broader range of formats.

The World Of OTT: Part 2 - The Main Components Of The OTT Ecosystem November 6^th 2020 - 09:00 AM

All video services begin with some form of content production and acquisition, so we will assume this is constant regardless of the content distribution method.