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 […]
Al Jazeera is launching new Arabic digital news monthly magazines for iPads. The video compendiums will contain the best content from Al Jazeera Arabic and Al Jazeera Documentary channels, as well as analytical features. Moeed Ahmad, head of new media at Al Jazeera said: “We are delighted to officially launch the world’s first ever Arabic […]
Comparing Q4 2011 to Q3 2011 across one of the world’s largest online video footprints, Google TV viewing grew 91 per cent and video plays on tablets, smartphones and connected TVs nearly doubled, according to findings from digital video technology, analytics and services provider Ooyala’s Q4 2011 Video Index report, which reveals insights into video […]
NXP Software has integrated Verimatrix ViewRight Web client security into the Android version of its LifeVibes QuickPlayer. ViewRight Web is a component of the Verimatrix Video Content Authority System (VCAS), and its integration into QuickPlayer enables enhanced security for adaptive streaming content delivery on Android phones and tablets. This opens the door to new revenue […]
Samsung’s reworked tablet PC is not a copycat version of the iPad, a German court said. Samsung changed the design of its Galaxy Tab 10.1 for the German market — naming it Galaxy Tab 10.1N — to get around a sales ban imposed by a court in September. Apple challenged the new version but has […]
Following the ‘wait-and-see’ approach to the UltraViolet digital film ownership initiative suggested by Disney CEO Bob Iger when discussing his company’s Q1 results, his Time Warner counterpart Jeff Bewkes has offered a much more positive assessment, suggesting that the company wouldn’t be against releasing UltraViolet titles earlier into the retail chain, provided there were safeguards […]
Amazon.com has agreed a licensing deal with Viacom that will allow Amazon Prime members in the US instantly to stream TV shows from MTV, Comedy Central, Nickelodeon, TV Land, Spike, VH1, BET, CMT and Logo. The deal will bring the total number of Prime Instant Videos to more than 15,000. Amazon Prime members can enjoy […]
Although the majority of Hollywood studios back UltraViolet, the technology that bridges a single piece of content to a variety of devices, The Walt Disney Co. has so far remained aloof, concentrating instead on its own online locker – KeyChest – but it has been slow to roll it out. Asked during an earnings call […]
Ad executions on tablet devices are more effective than on smartphones because they are more memorable and more likely to generate direct sales, according to Nielsen. It found that 40 per cent of tablet owners and 30 per cent of smartphone users responding to its UK Connected Devices survey agreed that “advertising is acceptable” on […]