Online Video

We all knew it was coming. It simply didn't make sense that all of the web's video would be housed at a single site, or within a single company.

YouTube switched to adaptive streaming for its desktop player last year, reducing buffering by 20 percent as a result. Now it wants to bring the technology to TVs and mobile devices.

It's all about DASH: Adoption is moving at a rapid pace, as industry insiders see a strong need to get DASH implemented in the field in the coming year.

Assessing your workflow is the most crucial step in making a live software encoder purchasing decision.

Not sure what to make of the new format on the block? Read this to get up to speed on how HEVC was created, the challenges it now faces, and when it will go into everyday use.

Is 2013 the year of encoding in the cloud? Actually, it might be, at least for live transcoding in the cloud, and even on-demand transcoding should see significant migration to cloud facilities.

Before he explained how to create a DASH-264 player at the recent Streaming Media West conference in Los Angeles, Mike Labriola, a senior consultant for Digital Primates, explained why DASH was a better solution for online video.

It’s not enough to shoot your video in high-definition; you also need to encode it correctly so that your viewers get the best possible looking results. Zencoder, a cloud encoding company owned by Brightcove, just put together a white paper offering essential tips for quality video encoding.

This is the first installment in a series of posts that discuss various challenges of online video and how Akamai's Sola Media Solutions can be used to address those challenges.

Netflix ended 2012 with share prices up nearly 30% compared to the end of 2011, but investor confidence is ignoring the fact domestic streaming subscriber growth will slow in 2013, according to Wedbush Securities analyst Michael Pachter.

The moment Pay TV operators deliver a service, subscribers expect a high Quality of Service from them and that has proved the case with multi-screen/OTT delivery, even when the services are bundled free. The more they rely on streaming video, the more expectant they will become. That is why there is an industry-wide push to raise the standard of streaming video, and indeed the audio that accompanies it.

Vimeo On Demand allows creators on the site to set their own prices and provides geo-fencing and other tools to control which areas their content is available in.

YouTube Changes Live Encoder Settings, YouTube Live, YouTube live streaming, live webcast,

What used to be a simple choice has become much more complex as output options and viewing devices have multiplied.

MPEG DASH is the biggest factor to consider -- or is it? Here are the key features to know about before making a decision.

Where have all the CDNs gone? None of the most prominent CDNs want to be thought of as CDNs anymore. What does that mean for buyers or for the industry?

The following article will guide you through the process of delivering an alternate language audio track to an on-demand video file (VOD) streamed over HTTP using the late-binding audio feature.

While much of the MPEG DASH discussion has focused on what that adaptive streaming standard will bring publishers, operators are anticipating it for other reasons. Speaking at the recent Streaming Media West conference in Los Angeles, David Price, vice president of business development for Ericsson, said that DASH will be a boon for mobile video users.

People are streaming online video more than ever before but only 17% of pay TV subscribers have watched cable programming online using so-called “TV Everywhere” services, according to a new study.

High Efficiency Video Coding – HEVC – made plenty of news at last week’s Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Broadcom, ViXS,Rovi, Allegro DVT, Vanguard Video and perhaps other companies made news or exhibited HEVC products.

Even though I normally don’t respond to other blog posts, Dan Rayburn’s post from this morning definitely deserves some comments (or a discussion panel during the next Streaming Media conference). Dan is a well-respected streaming media veteran, who has been deeply involved with the industry for the last decade.