July 18, 2008

New DivX Video Converter From MainConcept

by Alan Harten

MainConcept GmbH, a wholly-owned subsidiary of DivX, Inc. and one of the world’s leading providers of video and audio codecs, as well as software development kits to the broadcast, film and consumer electronic markets, today announced that it has released the next step of its Cross Platform Encoder application called MainConcept™ Reference 1.5, in a […]



July 7, 2008

300% Rise In Digital Asset Management Revenue

by Rohan Parker

ABI Research has released new findings which suggests that revenues from digital asset management (DAM) solutions will increase by 300% in the next 5 years.
ABI also conducted research into broadband video markets and conditional access plans, as well as market growth projections for Asia, Europe, and North America.
ABI Research are leaders in market […]



June 30, 2008

Wyndstorm Launches SocialFrames Destination Widget

by Alan Harten

Wyndstorm Corporation, a social media company, announced today the release of Socialframes, a destination widget designed to extend online social marketing and online promotions.
Socialframes is the social network industry’s first and only “destination widget” a small snippet of code that provides a user one-click access to a promotional Web site including a virtual world.
Socialframes […]



June 24, 2008

ABI Predicts Growth in Conditional Access Systems

by Alan Harten

In 2007, the market for conditional access systems was comprised of legacy vendors such as NDS and Nagravision, newer players such as Widevine and Verimatrix, and new entries from giants such as Cisco and Sun Microsystems.
This robust competitive environment was one factor in the growth of the market as it surpassed $1 billion worldwide […]



May 12, 2008

Cable networks should address on-demand programming

by Lin Freestone

Global connectivity expert, the Yankee Group, has identified a significant shift in the advertising industry, predicting that cable and IPTV operators will lose out to internet video platforms in the competition for the incremental advertising revenue that supports investments in interactive television.
By the time cable and IPTV operators will be able to deliver interactivity to […]



May 9, 2008

Velocix, new Management Appointments

by Alan Harten

Velocix has announced several management appointments aimed at assisting in its intended expansion.
Velocix(tm) who provide Digital Asset Delivery Networks, have made three new senior management placements, to help in controling its core business of delivering games, video, software and music via the Internet.
The company is headquartered in Cambridge, the new executives are […]



November 14, 2007

Bebo expands content with media deals

by Jan Harris

Bebo, the social networking site, has secured agreements with a number of media companies, including CBS, MTV, BBC, Channel 4 and BSkyB, providing access to thousands of hours of programming.
Smaller media companies are also involved, including Next New Networks, Crackle, JibJab, SumoTV, FabChannel, Last.fm, and Premium TV.
Bebo users will be able to access the […]



September 11, 2007

Two conferences focusing on telecom/IPTV planned for US

by Lin Freestone

Team Lightbulb, a newly formed conference planning, trade show management, and event management organisation, is arranging the schedules for two conferences in the United States which will focus on telecom and IPTV.
The first conference, Telecom Crash Course: Exploring the IPTV Universe, will be held on 25 October 2007 in New York. Developed by Team Lightbulb, […]



August 9, 2007

Former ITV West head launches Mendip TV

by Jan Harris

Steve Eddington, the publisher of regional news magazine Mendip Time, has launched Mendip TV, a new on demand IPTV channel.
Eddington, the former head of ITV West, launched the channel following three years work with software specialists to create a cutting-edge interactive video platform.
Eddington’s vision was to create an interactive channel that allowed viewers […]



August 8, 2007

BBC Worldwide America to distribute ‘The Office’

by Jan Harris

BBC Worldwide (BBCWW) America has secured distribution agreements with Netflix and Vuze, which will make popular sitcom ‘The Office’ available for legal download in the US.
The deal makes the complete two seasons of ‘The Office’, which stars Ricky Gervais and was written by Stephen Merchant, available to Netflix and Vuze subscribers.
Netfix’s six million subscribers […]



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