Viewpoint: Secure Edge Cache: Optimizing the Network and Reducing Latency April 14^th 2016 - 08:00 AM

The efficient distribution of content, especially video, on the web with the best performance and highest quality of experience requires a large number of servers to be deployed as close as possible to end-users. Consequently, Content Providers (CP) and third-parties have built large networks of content distribution servers, also known…

Late 2015: Updating Our UHD Expectations December 8^th 2015 - 05:00 PM

This holiday season will see a buying frenzy of UHD-4K televisions. But, where is the content for these high-rez screens?

Catch Up Boom Halts Historic Growth in DVR October 20^th 2015 - 11:00 AM

The seemingly inexorable year on year increase in DVR usage has at last been halted in some major countries by a strong swing towards catch up services direct from the pay TV operator as an alternative for accessing time shifted content. This trend is evident in the US, UK and…

Elastic CDNs Can Play Key Role Scaling OTT for Live Video October 12^th 2015 - 01:00 PM

The growing ability of CDNs (Content Delivery Networks) to enable live video streaming over the Internet was a major theme at the Content Delivery World 2015 forum in London on October 5-7. Vendors and operators agreed that virtualization of the CDN was essential for scaling high quality OTT services by separating…

How Smart is Your Data? October 11^th 2015 - 08:00 AM

Semantically enhanced smart data, combined with analytics, can provide powerful business marketing tools for video distributors according to Spideo. In its white paper, “How Smart is your Data? the video recommendation engine provider explores several areas in which semantically enhanced smart data opens up new business opportunities and demonstrates the i…

Trans-Atlantic Network Latency Reduced October 9^th 2015 - 10:30 AM

In September 2015, Hibernia Networks launched the first trans-Atlantic submarine cable since 2003. The new Hibernia Express cable is the first system optimized for low latency. This article focuses on the latency proposition of the new cable system.

What’s This Button Do? October 6^th 2015 - 10:00 AM

When computers began replicating and replacing expensive electro-mechanical broadcast TV production and playback systems, the gravy train ended for some and started for others. Affordable digital TV production gear has slashed the ante for producers and is making mountains of television content with high technical integrity available for everyone.

EU Reins Back on Geoblocking Copyrighted Content October 5^th 2015 - 04:00 PM

The European Commission has launched a public debate on geo-blocking as part of its plans for establishing a Digital Single Market (DSM) but has excluded copyright-protected audio-visual content. This reflects growing confusion and debate within the EU over whether to include premium copyrighted content, especially live sports, within any potential…

TV’s Blurry Future August 31^st 2015 - 08:00 AM

The future of TV broadcasting is in the air, but maybe not on the air. FCC repack auctions and ATSC 3.0 introduce new variables further complicating predictions of TV’s future, even with a UHD crystal ball and a good lawyer. A lot of people without call letters want to tell b…

Decoding IP terminology: Part 1 August 18^th 2015 - 10:00 AM

You don’t need a “secret decoder ring” to understand IP terminology. However, if you think that a DAM involves water, that SOAP is for the shower, that PAM is your cousin’s name and ESB is short for Bruce Springsteen’s E-Street Band, read on. You have some catching…