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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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February 18, 2011 12:09 PM
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New Data Released On The Performance Of Akamai's HTTP-Based Adaptive Streaming Technology

New Data Released On The Performance Of Akamai's HTTP-Based Adaptive Streaming Technology | Video Breakthroughs | Scoop.it

Two professors from the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering at the Technical University of Bari, Italy have released a white paper detailing their testing of Akamai's HTTP-based adaptive video streaming technology. The paper includes a lot of charts and graphs on their testing methodology as well as the results.

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February 16, 2011 10:23 AM
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Building of an HbbTV demonstrator [PDF]

Building of an HbbTV demonstrator [PDF] | Video Breakthroughs | Scoop.it

A student paper about an end-to-end HbbTV lab using open source Avalpa's carousel OpenCaster (http://bit.ly/ierbmA) : very valuable information to jumpstart your own lab...

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February 15, 2011 4:28 PM
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W3C WebTV: Adaptive Streaming & Content Protection

W3C WebTV: Adaptive Streaming & Content Protection | Video Breakthroughs | Scoop.it

Last week, the W3C held its Second Web & TV Workshop in Berlin. The workshop focused on the convergence of web technology and broadcasting. In other words, how will web and television work together to eventually merge?

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February 15, 2011 4:09 PM
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This Technology Launches SpotLink Open-Source Interconnect Software for Dynamic Ad Insertion

This Technology Launches SpotLink Open-Source Interconnect Software for Dynamic Ad Insertion | Video Breakthroughs | Scoop.it
This Technology, a New York City-based start-up specializing in software for dynamic ad insertion, on Monday unveiled a free, open-source interconnect software solution called SoftLink. According to the company, SpotLink--which it says is immediately available--is a standards-based solution that connects SCTE-130-compliant Dynamic Advertising Insertion (DAI) systems to broadband ad servers, using the Interactive Advertising Bureau's (IAB) Video Advertising Serving Template standard.
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February 15, 2011 4:00 PM
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Active Storage Announces Xsan Replacement

Active Storage Announces Xsan Replacement | Video Breakthroughs | Scoop.it
On the eve of Apple's cancellation of the Xserve, Active Storage, makers of the ActiveRAID storage system, announced the ActiveSAN appliance to provide an upgrade path for Xsan users. The ActiveSAN appliance uses Intel Nehalem hardware and utilizes Linux and the Quantum StorNext SAN file system.
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February 15, 2011 3:56 PM
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Harris Unveils Selenio Media Convergence Platform

Harris Unveils Selenio Media Convergence Platform | Video Breakthroughs | Scoop.it
With this high density modular equipment, Harris brings a versatile option to actors involved in (ever-changing) head-end multi-purposes workflows...
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February 15, 2011 3:47 PM
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AT&T Building Out Their Content Delivery Network Using EdgeCast's Software

Or how a new service can potentially compete with one part of Akamai's business...
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February 15, 2011 3:32 PM
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Sorenson Media Partners with Kulabyte to Create the Squeeze Live Cloud Encoding Platform

Sorenson Media Partners with Kulabyte to Create the Squeeze Live Cloud Encoding Platform | Video Breakthroughs | Scoop.it

After encoding.com for on-demand content, maybe a new cloud offer than can disrupt the live streaming market by taking out the multi-screen production constaints...

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February 18, 2011 11:52 AM
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Nextreaming releases Smooth Streaming Player SDK for Android and iOS

Nextreaming releases Smooth Streaming Player SDK for Android and iOS | Video Breakthroughs | Scoop.it

Nextreaming, leading provider of multimedia software for handsets, announced the commercial availability of the latest NexPlayer SDK for Android and iOS, now supporting also adaptive streaming according to the Smooth Streaming standard. The Player SDK includes the latest features as defined by IIS, being compliant with the already available Smooth Streaming services.

The player is showing premium quality for video and music streaming services through Mobile Operator Networks and Wireless Internet thanks to the specific optimization of the codecs, protocols and rendering modules for the different Android/iOS versions and the specific device chipsets. In addition, NexPlayer SDK with Smooth Streaming inside has been combined with leading DRM solutions such as PlayReady.

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February 15, 2011 4:30 PM
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CineAsset : Plugin DCP pour Final Cut Pro

CineAsset : Plugin DCP pour Final Cut Pro | Video Breakthroughs | Scoop.it
Doremi propose un nouvel outil très intéressant pour Final Cut Pro : exporter directement son montage en DCP (package pour le cinéma numérique). Cet outil est notamment dédié aux vidéastes indépendants qui veulent bénéficier d'une projection numérique en salle de leur film. C'est en fait le logiciel CineAsset qui est maintenant livré avec un plug-in pour FCP.
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February 15, 2011 4:27 PM
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Moonlight 4 Preview Now Available

Moonlight 4 Preview Now Available | Video Breakthroughs | Scoop.it

The Mono Project, an open-source initiative sponsored by Novell, today announced the preview availability of Moonlight 4, an open source Linux implementation of Microsoft Silverlight. Having delivered Moonlight with full support for all prior version of Silverlight and preview support for Silverlight 4, including support of Microsoft-licensed codecs for Silverlight 3 and 4.

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February 15, 2011 4:07 PM
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Tvinci Updates its "Pay-OTT" Platform to Support HbbTV

Tvinci Updates its "Pay-OTT" Platform to Support HbbTV | Video Breakthroughs | Scoop.it

Tvinci, a Tel Aviv-based company which last year announced that it had developed a "complete, end-to-end 'pay-OTT' video platform" aid Thursday that it has updated the platform to enable broadcasters to deliver content to HbbTV set-top boxes.

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February 15, 2011 3:57 PM
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Anevia announces WebM live streaming support for ViaMotion video server

Anevia announces WebM live streaming support for ViaMotion video server | Video Breakthroughs | Scoop.it
Anevia’s support for WebM allows for compatibility with Google’s latest release of its Android 2.3 Gingerbread OS for mobile phones, tablets and TV sets running Google TV.
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February 15, 2011 3:51 PM
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Double screening – time to embrace the inevitable

Double screening – time to embrace the inevitable | Video Breakthroughs | Scoop.it
Or why the (at least) dual screening is going to develop as the mainstream way of watching TV...
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February 15, 2011 3:36 PM
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Google TV templates to tempt developers

Google TV templates to tempt developers | Video Breakthroughs | Scoop.it
New Flash & HTML5 templates open up concrete prototyping options for gTV wishing-to-be developers...
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February 15, 2011 3:27 PM
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HTTP adaptive streaming not ready for prime time

HTTP adaptive streaming not ready for prime time | Video Breakthroughs | Scoop.it

Traditional streaming protocols still have great days coming up... See why here.

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