To simplify and increase the efficiency of streaming video delivery, Disney Streaming and Lumen Technologies are leading an effort to produce standardised CDN configuration metadata and application programming interfaces (APIs) for the streaming video industry. The multi-year effort is made possible by both companies’ participation in the Streaming Video Alliance (SVA), a consortium of 100+ […]
Findings in a report from media processing and delivery technology specialist Appear reveal that broadband will take a centre stage in the broadcast industry in 2022, enabled by a renewed focus on content contribution, streaming codecs, and processing. The report is the first in a series, looking at the major industry trends impacting the broadcast […]
The Streaming Video Alliance, a global technical association developing solutions to address technical challenges in delivering a high-quality video experience at scale, has announced that new technical specification documents have recently been approved and are immediately available to the public. The Configuration Interface, produced by the Open Caching Working Group, is a series of three documents […]
In a move that it says will create a “global leader in edge enabled software solutions”, content delivery specialist Limelight Networks has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Yahoo’s Edgecast, a provider of edge security, content delivery and video services, in an all-stock transaction. The transaction values Edgecast at approximately $300 million (€275.7m), or […]
The International Broadcaster Coalition Against Piracy (IBCAP) has confirmed that a complaint has been filed in the Northern District of Illinois by member company DISH Network against Datacamp Limited, a UK-based company providing global content delivery network (CDN) services under the names CDN77 and Datapacket. The complaint asserts claims against Datacamp for contributory and vicarious […]
CRM specialist Salesforce and cloud platform AWS have uunveiled an offering that they say combines high-quality video streaming technology with unique viewer data and feedback analysis tools to help content distributors deliver more scalable, personalised viewer experiences. “Attracting and retaining a diverse audience while delivering consistent, high-quality video is one of the key challenges content […]
Verimatrix, a specialist in powering the modern connected world with people-centred security, has announced the launch of the Verimatrix Secure Delivery Platform. The Verimatrix Security Delivery Platform is a powerful cloud ecosystem that combines cybersecurity and anti-piracy services into a single pane of glass experience, providing value to media companies, content owners, streaming media providers […]
The PAP Video service, with feeds for online media and TV stations, has run on Redge Media technology for 12 years. The contract – the subject of which is Redge Media Video Delivery Platform – has been extended for another two years. The PAP Video website publishes files on the most important political, social, economic, […]
Setplex, a provider of flexible, end-to-end solutions for OTT service providers, has been selected by MaxBet TV to launch a casino and gambling centric television network. Utilising the Setplex end-to-end OTT platform, MaxBet TV will deliver a linear television channel with original programming to its global audience. Setplex provides Internet Service Providers with a ingle-source […]
Over the last three years of operation Redge Media CDN has experienced a constant rise in online video consumer traffic. The growth strongly accelerated in H2 2021 – despite content-as-usual – exhibiting a breakthrough in means of video consumption in Poland in favour of OTT. Looking at the data from Redge Media CDN Q1 2018 […]