The Battle Over The STB July 20^th 2016 - 01:50 PM

A revolution is taking place in the means by which consumers receive and control access to their media. Set top boxes are no longer tied to one delivery channel and some smart players are providing a user interface that does not discriminate on the signal source; antenna or wire.

Cable Operators Still Losing Customers to OTT Providers in US July 11^th 2016 - 12:05 PM

Cable operators in the US are still failing to match Internet TV players for quality of experience despite having their own multiscreen offerings, according to research commissioned by pay TV subscription, billing and CRM vendor Paywizard. Americans are being drawn to the higher level of customer service from providers like…

Is Digital Media Invading the Television Business? June 30^th 2016 - 10:00 AM

Digital media has failed at its original vision and is now turning into the third leg of the television business, said Michael Wolff, a tech entrepreneur and author of the book “Television Is the New Television: The Unexpected Triumph of Old Media In the Digital Age.”

News Stations Encourage Citizen Journalists To Use Streaming Media June 28^th 2016 - 01:50 PM

While there’s been a lot of talk about how large multi-channel video distributors—mostly cable and satellite TV—are using highly automated over-the-top (OTT) infrastructures and other forms of streaming methods to reach new customers with on-demand and live audio and video content, many independent TV station groups and indiv…

It’s All About the K’s June 28^th 2016 - 12:05 PM

I was all set to write my next chapter on standards and terminology when the The Broadcast Bridge published an article quoting the Olympic Broadcast Service (OBS) that said, 4K is just a Bus Stop to 8K (along with 22.2 audio channels).

Over-The-Top Television Moves into Super Niches June 24^th 2016 - 01:50 PM

When most of us think of “over-the-top” television, we think of video programming distributed over the internet by services such as Netflix, Amazon, Apple and a host of other online programmers. But the OTT business is rapidly changing — bringing in a diverse new group of niche players who are filling in th…

Reality Check For 4K CDNs As Satellite And Mobile Operators Weigh In June 23^rd 2016 - 03:00 PM

It has already been a big year for CDN launches with new entrants along with developments from the large existing players such as Akamai and Amazon. At least three somewhat overlapping themes can be identified, optimization for Ultra HD (UHD) content, CDNs specializing in delivery to mobile devices and moves…

Mega Metadata Experiment May Affect the Future of Hollywood Production June 22^nd 2016 - 01:00 PM

Since the dawn of digital production, many links in the workflow chain have produced their own metadata. Now the “Production in the Cloud” project is making all that metadata useful.

What Is Required To Create The Perfect Picture? June 15^th 2016 - 01:50 PM

Viewers want big displays and big displays look their best with new UHD 4K content. While the content is being developed today, producers still grapple with difficulties and challenges facing them as they create new UHD 4K images. That quality level must soon become as common the HDTV equivalent.

Olympic Broadcasting: 4K is a ‘Bus Stop’ in Route to 8K June 14^th 2016 - 12:05 PM

Olympic Broadcast Services (OBS), host broadcaster of the Rio Olympics has called 4K a “bus stop” in route to 8K.