Category: IPTV
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Multi-Screen Video Content and OTT Partnerships Enabled by New Video Network Architectures – Part 2 of 2
Introduction: This is the second of a 2 part article on the 2013 OTTCON. The first article looked at how Pay TV providers could offer OTT content on second screen devices and also how OTT and local providers (Pay TV or ISPs) could partner together to offer OTT content to subscribers. This second article examines…
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Multi-Screen Video Content and OTT Partnerships Enabled by New Video Network Architectures – Part 1 of 2
Introduction: This article covers two types of sessions from the content rich OTTCON 2013, held March 19-20, 2013 in Santa Clara, CA: Second Screen Video from mainstream pay TV service providers OR via a partnership between an OTT network provider and local service provider (telco or cableco). Video Network Architectures that facilitate OTT video for second screens,…
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Second Screen Apps Enhance Viewing Experience & Offer Additional Capabilities – TVNEXT 2012 Conference Highlights
Introduction: There were many interesting exhibits, presentations and panel sessions at the 6th annual TVNEXT conference, held October 10-11th in Santa Clara, CA. Some that stood out and were particularly enlightening to this author: Rise of the NexGen TV Operator (impact of cloud-based services, over-the-top content delivery, multi-screen entertainment, virtual MVPDs and migration to all-IP…
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OTT Conference is Over the Top
Over the top video is a hot topic, at least if the turnout from at the OTT Conference in San José this week is an indication. The event was packed and there was literally a buzz of conversation in the hallway about trends regarding delivery of content to the home. One of the most impressive…
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A Boon for IPTV Operators? – GoogleTV’s Acquisition of Widevine
Access to mainstream programming is one obvious reason Google purchased Widevine (announced on 12/3). With Widevine’s well-respected content protection system it should follow that the major TV brands will release their product in one form or another to a GoogleTV offering. With Widevine, Google could allow the content owners to set their own rules for…
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IPTV Takes Off at Internet Speed
To date, the “I” in Internet Protocol Television has been about the protocol. If the 2010 TelcoTV Conference is an indication, IPTV may have caught up with the rapid pace of change associated with the Internet. Based on the demonstrations on the TelcoTV tradeshow floor, 2010 may be the year that IPTV finally goes from…