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Half of mobile traffic is video

Sandvine has released its Internet traffic trends report based on data from a selection of Sandvine’s 200-plus customers spanning North America, Europe, Middle East and Africa, Caribbean and Latin America and Asia-Pacific. “Aggregate reports like our Global Internet Phenomena shed light on the Internet as a whole and inform operators on trends relevant to their […]

April 25, 2012

Telestream expands European operations to support business growth

Telestream, the provider of video transcoding and workflow solutions, has announced the forming of Telestream, a fully-owned subsidiary of Telestream,, on April 11th to support long-term business growth in Europe. The expanded operations provide European-based technical support services, managed by Michael Wambach, for Telestream’s enterprise-class video capture, transcoding, workflow automation and management products. Telestream products […]

April 25, 2012

Cinedigm to acquire New Video

Cinedigm Digital Cinema, the global specialist in digital cinema, has agreed to acquire leading entertainment distributor New Video Group, a digital aggregator of independent content and leading distributor of quality entertainment. Cinedigm’s acquisition of New Video will create a new full service end-to-end digital releasing studio, enabling the Company to acquire and distribute independent films […]

April 20, 2012

QuickPlay expands content security capabilities

QuickPlay Media, a provider of managed solutions for the distribution of premium video to IP-connected devices, has announced a number of new content security enhancements to its OpenVideo platform. New content security features include: additional integrations with AuthenTec to support PlayReady for Live TV services; and full certification by Google Widevine for Live TV and […]

April 20, 2012

BBC chooses AudioBoo for clips

The BBC has chosen AudioBoo as an official partner for publishing web audio clips of its programming content. AudioBoo, which enables users to publish high-quality audio clips online instantly, has gained a loyal following among bloggers, radio stations and other media outlets looking to post conversations on the Internet. Users can post audio clips lasting […]

April 19, 2012

Windows Azure Media Services cloud platform unveiled

Microsoft has introduced new media services and guidance to enable content providers and customers to realise the power of cloud computing. The new cloud-based Windows Azure Media Services is designed to make creating, managing and delivering media to any device easier than ever by offering a comprehensive set of ready-to-use first- and third-party media technologies. […]

April 18, 2012

Universal Sports rolls out Brightcove Cloud

Universal Sports Network has rolled out the Brightcove Video Cloud online video platform to deliver live and on-demand sports coverage to its website UniversalSports.com. Universal Sports Network is using Video Cloud to deliver more than 2,000 hours of original, Olympic, adventure and endurance sports programming to both Adobe Flash and HTML5 desktops and devices. “Brightcove […]

April 18, 2012

Wowza announces inaugural support for Windows Azure media services

Wowza Media Systems, the “Any Screen Done Right™” media server software company, has announced that Wowza customers will have the option of delivering audio and video content using Wowza Media Server 3 running in the newly announced Windows Azure Media Services. “Wowza has rapidly become a popular and affordable option for delivering content to any […]

April 16, 2012

Dell débuts Content Delivery Platform

Computing technology specialist Dell is teaming up with EdgeCast Networks and Elemental Technologies to make content production and delivery networks more attainable for service providers. Dell Deliver, a content delivery platform powered by EdgeCast software, Elemental video processing software and Dell hardware, is designed to allow service providers to develop content delivery networks quickly and […]

April 11, 2012

TV Everywhere hits mainstream

Although tablets are driving increased at-home viewing and extended viewing time, smartphones still remain the primary device for mobile video consumption, according to QuickPlay Media, the provider of managed solutions for the distribution of premium video to IP-connected devices The findings are featured in the annual independent Market Tools survey focused on mobile TV and […]

April 11, 2012