Content rights acquisition was an early obstacle to OTT video. Allowing movies and broadcast television over a new distribution network called for adjusting strategies and striking new deals. But rights were a gating issue long before TV Everywhere and other such initiatives. Rights acquisition is arguably the original broadcasting problem. Who has the rights…
With brains like Einstein’s, who needs marketers? As computer intelligence takes over tactical decision-making, and as marketing trends toward “campaigns of one” targeted at each individual customer, the marketer increasingly assumes the role of goal setter. In other words, in a world of self-driving cars, someone has to tell the car where to go.
BERGEN, Norway ― 21st November, 2016 Vimond Media Solutions today announced that two of its products have won Streaming Media Europe Readers’ Choice Awards: Vimond Platform in the Online Video Platform category; and Vimond IO, in the Cloud Video Service category. “We are delighted that Streaming Media readers recognized Vimond Platform and Vimond IO…
As the broadcast world moves towards an IP infrastructure, two phenomena are becoming apparent. The first is that network engineers and managers are having to become increasingly mobile: their lives no longer revolve around the operations centre. Rather, they are spending an increasing amount of time on the road, monitoring and optimising the network…
Liège, BELGIUM 14 November, 2016 As UHD and 4K become more prevalent, broadcast equipment manufacturers must be able to seamlessly inter-connect SDI formats and convert between quad-link 3G, dual-link 6G and single-link 12G-SDI. SDI FPGA core from OmniTek provides real-time fast connectivity solutions for Image Matters B20 Module. Simply integrating the IP…
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Quote of the day. Gamut mapping. It is ultimately a creative choice. Jack Holm
Quote of the day. Quality is not an act, it is a habit. Aristotle.
Inspiring quote of the day! A beverage of leisure is a serious business. Shane Bowermaster
Both Sides Now The broadcast industry is talking increasingly about the role of the cloud – but is it yet ready for prime time? When Joni Mitchell concluded the third verse of her much-covered 1967 song “Both Sides Now” (which was, interestingly, a hit for Judy Collins before Mitchell recorded it) with the line…