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Monitoring innovations in post-production, head-end, streaming, OTT, second-screen, UHDTV, multiscreen strategies & tools
Curated by Nicolas Weil
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April 4, 2011 3:57 PM
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Civolution syncs the second screen

Civolution syncs the second screen | Video Breakthroughs | Scoop.it

Civolution's technology makes it possible to enable synchronization of content between TV and other devices – such as tablets and mobiles, or within the TV itself.
The real-time interactivity between the devices, enabled by content identification, automatically handles distribution delays and supports time-shifted viewing.
The technology will be on display at the NAB event in Las Vegas next week and at ANGA Cable in Cologne during May.

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April 3, 2011 11:42 AM
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EBU demos Service Orientated Media Workflows

EBU demos Service Orientated Media Workflows | Video Breakthroughs | Scoop.it
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and the Advanced Media Workflow Association (AMEA) are to demonstrate some early capabilities of Service Orientated Media Workflows at this year's NAB show being held in Las Vegas in a little over one week's time.

More info here : http://tech.ebu.ch/events/fims-nab11
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March 31, 2011 4:08 AM
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Tweeplayer Synchs Real-time Tweets to Live and Recorded Content

Tweeplayer Synchs Real-time Tweets to Live and Recorded Content | Video Breakthroughs | Scoop.it
Startup service TweePlayer, which launched its public beta Tuesday, does something very interesting, it synchronizes archived tweets about a show to non-lineair programming. Here’s a demo page that marries a “Dancing with the Stars” video with tweets about that particular show. You can tweet, as well, which would be seen by others who replay the same event later (but obviously, you can’t respond to each other in real-time).
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March 29, 2011 12:09 PM
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New TV Genius Backwards EPG Introduces Viewers to VoD

New TV Genius Backwards EPG Introduces Viewers to VoD | Video Breakthroughs | Scoop.it
The new Backwards EPG allows operators to seamlessly integrate VoD (video on demand) and catch-up services into their existing EPGs without having to re-work their metadata operations. This means that the solution can be deployed immediately, opening up a new world of possibilities for both operators and consumers.
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March 25, 2011 5:13 AM
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Three New White Papers Released On The Telco CDN Space

Three New White Papers Released On The Telco CDN Space | Video Breakthroughs | Scoop.it

Octoshape's paper is interesting as it gives details about the different multicasting modes that they support : Native Source-Specific Multicast, Automatic Multicast Tunneling, and Octoshape Simulated Multicast

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March 24, 2011 5:36 AM
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Skytide Announces Support for Adaptive Bitrate Protocols

Skytide Announces Support for Adaptive Bitrate Protocols | Video Breakthroughs | Scoop.it

Foremost among the new features in Skytide Insight for CDNs are: -- Support for Adaptive Bitrate Protocols: Skytide can now analyze the high volume, high velocity data generated by adaptive bitrate streaming and quickly transform it into 167 different reports, enabling CDNs (and their customers and partners) to isolate and correct quality of service issues, precisely provision capacity and ensure accurate billing.

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March 19, 2011 9:44 AM
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Craftwork launches Omnix service based multiplatform solution for delivering VoD operator content to Smart-TVs

Craftwork launches Omnix service based multiplatform solution for delivering VoD operator content to Smart-TVs | Video Breakthroughs | Scoop.it
Multi-platform support for both proprietary and open standard platforms including Yahoo! (ConnectedTV), Samsung (Internet@TV), LG (NetCast / Smart-TV), OpenTV and HbbTV, plus GoogleTV coming in 2011
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March 19, 2011 8:56 AM
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Allegro DVT Enhances its AL2000 N-Screen OTT Transcoder

Allegro DVT Enhances its AL2000 N-Screen OTT Transcoder | Video Breakthroughs | Scoop.it

Product evolutions include :
- Multi-encapsulation for multi-format streaming
- Generic DRM Interface lets customers use their own DRM system
- Upcoming support for VP8
- Enhanced H.264 rate-control mode

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March 11, 2011 10:13 AM
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Packet Ship to introduce new software components for video-on-demand and catch-up TV

Packet Ship to introduce new software components for video-on-demand and catch-up TV | Video Breakthroughs | Scoop.it

Packet Ship, a provider of software technologies for video-based services and solutions, said yesterday that it will be launching its latest platform of software components at the IP&TV World Forum later this month.

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March 10, 2011 9:06 AM
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The 5,000 OTT channel Pay TV universe is coming

The 5,000 OTT channel Pay TV universe is coming | Video Breakthroughs | Scoop.it
The day when we see a 5,000 channel universe inside the Pay TV operator walled garden, with consumers picking out their favourite Internet TV channels that are then listed under a ‘My Channels’ type tab in the existing TV programme guide, and where potential subscription fees flow directly to the service provider, could be closer than it looked. Infinite TV Exchange from NDS, launched today, provides the content marketplace that makes this realistic. Delivered in high quality video, the over-the-top (OTT) content would be presented as just another channel option in the TV-centric user interface viewers are already used to.

Infinite TV Exchange website : http://www.infinite.tv
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March 1, 2011 6:55 PM
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Sorenson Debuts Hybrid Cloud/On Premises Squeeze Server

Sorenson Debuts Hybrid Cloud/On Premises Squeeze Server | Video Breakthroughs | Scoop.it
Keep your encoding on your own computers, but have the option of using cloud encoding when you need it. That's the promise of the just-launched Sorenson Squeeze Server on Premise.
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February 26, 2011 10:39 AM
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RemoteMyProject : a new cloud based DAM and collaboration solution integrated with Final Cut Server

RemoteMyProject : a new cloud based DAM and collaboration solution integrated with Final Cut Server | Video Breakthroughs | Scoop.it
It's Amazon S3 based, and seems to have a good approval workflow and integration with FCP. Add an API to it and you get a MediaSilo killer ?
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February 19, 2011 7:05 PM
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Interactive TV has finally happened — just not on TVs

Interactive TV has finally happened — just not on TVs | Video Breakthroughs | Scoop.it
Ever since Yahoo Connected TV launched at CES in 2009, there has been a steady stream of TV app platform launches, including Google TV, Samsung, Broadcom/Adobe, Boxee, Blu-ray players, MythTV, and even Microsoft Xbox. However, there haven’t been any breakout apps for Internet-connected TVs — so-called “smart TVs.”
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April 4, 2011 10:21 AM
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Les infrastructures techniques de M6 - 1/3, sur Opinions Libres (Olivier Ezratty)

Les infrastructures techniques de M6 - 1/3, sur Opinions Libres (Olivier Ezratty) | Video Breakthroughs | Scoop.it
Intéressante publication sur le work­flow des conte­nus de M6 (à base d'Omneon), avant une seconde sur la pro­duc­tion en stu­dio, et la der­nière sur la réa­li­sa­tion des jour­naux télé­vi­sés et sur la régie finale de la chaine.
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April 3, 2011 11:38 AM
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How the Synchronize.TV API works

Synchronize.TV is an API that lets developers build 2nd screen apps (smartphone, tablet, laptop) that are TV-aware -- apps that track and leverage exactly what you’re watching on TV and where you are within the program, in real time

More info here : http://synchronize.tv/
GigaOM article here : http://gigaom.com/video/synchronizetv/
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March 29, 2011 12:11 PM
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VDS Announces Watercooler - The First Rules Based Automated Social Media Tool for Television

VDS Announces Watercooler - The First Rules Based Automated Social Media Tool for Television | Video Breakthroughs | Scoop.it
With Watercooler by VDS, - social media posts are synchronized with television content playback and broadcasters can easily engage viewers and create additional revenue opportunities. Watercooler incorporates precise timing information from station automation, enabling synchronized tweets or Facebook posts throughout the broadcast, engaging viewers with program centric information. Watercooler uses the complete program schedule on a per-channel basis, including the true start time, which is much different than the scheduled start time. Segment durations, time code markers and any other associated metadata can be referenced as information.
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March 26, 2011 4:14 AM
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Sky creates new technology to mix live and VOD for iPad

Sky creates new technology to mix live and VOD for iPad | Video Breakthroughs | Scoop.it

BSkyB’s director of on demand Griff Parry explained to delegates at yesterday’s IP&TV World Forum how his team has developed new technology that enabled its new Sky News iPad app to seamlessly blend live streaming with on-demand content.

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March 25, 2011 4:58 AM
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ProxyMill - the encoder that can encode just about every camera format out there

ProxyMill - the encoder that can encode just about every camera format out there | Video Breakthroughs | Scoop.it
Support for Canon, JVC, Panasonic, RED, Sony NXCAM and XDCAM
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March 23, 2011 4:48 PM
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IneoQuest and Envivio Alliance Brings Quality Assurance to CDNs/OTT/ABR Video Solutions

IneoQuest and Envivio Alliance Brings Quality Assurance to CDNs/OTT/ABR Video Solutions | Video Breakthroughs | Scoop.it

IneoQuest Technologies, Inc., the global provider of advanced video quality and service assurance solutions, and Envivio, a leading provider of live and on-demand multi-screen IP video processing and delivery solutions, today announced that they are collaborating to provide sophisticated quality assurance tools to Content Delivery Networks (CDNs) and over-the-top services (OTT) using adaptive bit rate video delivery technology.

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March 19, 2011 9:22 AM
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Javier Lasa : 10 Rules for Connected TV Apps Development

Javier Lasa : 10 Rules for Connected TV Apps Development | Video Breakthroughs | Scoop.it
Javier Lasa has created a brilliant visual starter kit for anyone interested in TV App development on the single screen with his presentation at Slideshare.
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March 13, 2011 7:08 PM
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Syncing Content With HTML5 Video

Syncing Content With HTML5 Video | Video Breakthroughs | Scoop.it
One of the main changes from HTML4 to HTML5 is that the new specification breaks a few of the boundaries that browsers have been confined to. Instead of restricting user interaction to text, links, images and forms, HTML5 promotes multimedia, from a generic element to a highly specified video and audio element, and with a rich API to access in pure JavaScript.
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March 10, 2011 10:44 PM
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WebM for IE9

WebM for IE9 | Video Breakthroughs | Scoop.it
They said elephants couldn't ride flying dolphins. They said that one of the world's most popular browsers couldn't play WebM video in HTML5. They were wrong.
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March 2, 2011 12:36 PM
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First Look: never.no Synchronized Companion App *Prototype*

This demonstrates the integration with existing broadcast systems and how broadcasters can control the second screen.
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March 1, 2011 6:56 AM
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Irdeto Introduces ActiveCloak: DRM May Be Only Half The Battle

Irdeto Introduces ActiveCloak: DRM May Be Only Half The Battle | Video Breakthroughs | Scoop.it

Irdeto turns obfuscation into a dynamic solution via its new ActiveCloak platform

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February 23, 2011 3:11 PM
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BBC Internet Blog: Frame accurate video in HTML5

BBC Internet Blog: Frame accurate video in HTML5 | Video Breakthroughs | Scoop.it
None of today's open standard technologies, or even the dominant proprietary ones, do timecodes right
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