Digital content technologist Adobe has unveiled what it is claiming as the industry’s first fully integrated video technology platform, codenamed Project Primetime, to enable smooth, TV-like experiences for ad-supported videos across Web-connected devices. This new platform delivers premium video and ad content consistently across all major platforms, including Apple iOS, Google Android, desktop operating systems […]
Digital entertainment solutions specialist Rovi has revealed that Rovi Entertainment Store, the company’s end-to-end, white-label solution for entertainment storefront creation and management, powers the new Video Store movie service on BlackBerry PlayBook. Video Store provides consumers with access to an extensive catalogue of film and TV entertainment, including new releases that will be available for […]
TiVo is planning to extend its digital TV technology expertise beyond the DVR. Commenting on the company’s Q4 results, Tom Rogers, TiVo President and CEO, said the advanced television services specialist was continuing to make strides to bring the look and feel of the TiVo user interface to other platforms beyond the DVR. “To that […]
Findings in a report from video optimisation specialist Bytemobile reveal that the average volume of video traffic on mobile networks has risen by 10 percentage points since this time last year – up to 50 per cent from 40 per cent. In certain networks, video traffic is up to 69 per cent of total traffic. […]
Allot Communications’ latest MobileTrends Report shows that video streaming continued to show significant growth with a 88 per cent increase, and remains the single largest application taking up bandwidth, accounting for 42 per cent of mobile bandwidth. Although having limited impact on the total bandwidth, VoIP and Instant Messaging (VoIP & IM) have gained additional […]
Netflix will be available on Sony’s new game console Playstation Vita from launch. The Vita is the successor to the Playstation Portable and the carriage agreement will initially cover Netflix’s subscribers in the US, Canada and Latin America. “We are very excited that Netflix is available on PS Vita at launch,” said Greg Peters, vice […]
UltraViolet (UV) – the studio-backed common file format and digital rights authentication system – has achieved a milestone of 800,000 household accounts in the US, according to the IHS Screen Digest US Video Market Intelligence Service from information and analysis provider IHS. The UV initiative has made rapid progress since the first UV-enabled DVD and […]
Multimedia software company VisualOn has unveiled OnStream MediaPlayer+, a solution enabling cross-platform video delivery to any device, on any platform. OnStream MediaPlayer+ allows content providers to distribute audio and visual media to consumers regardless of the streaming protocol, platform, operating system or hardware. OnStream MediaPlayer+ is designed to provide a quick to-market solution for content […]
UK Communications Minister Ed Vaizey said a fund has been set up to collect an ‘interference fund’ from mobile companies who are bidding for 4G mobile spectrum. The new networks will allow home broadband speeds to be delivered to mobile phones, but will cause some interference to existing TV signals. Most users will be able […]
A global survey commissioned by new media delivery specialist Vidiator has found that India is leading the way in monetising mobile content with 50 per cent of people having paid for mobile video content. This compares to just 26 per cent in the UK and 47 per cent in Malaysia. However over two thirds of […]