“The FCC is trying to make a backdoor change to the rules governing television distribution that would put internet TV providers under the same umbrella as traditional cable and satellite providers….”
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“The big-media guys know how to serve up video to you on any device, anywhere you are, anytime you want it. But keeping track of it is another issue.”
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“Today, almost 10 years since we released our first media server, we are announcing Adobe Media Server 5 with enhanced support for serving and protecting video to the Apple iPad, Apple iPhone and Apple iTouch all running on Apple iOS through native app development. In addition, we are jointly announcing Adobe Access 4 that can now be used to securely protect videos on Apple devices that uses the same protection system to secure video on Adobe Flash, Adobe AIR running on 1 billion desktops and devices worldwide.”
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“Lord knows there is a lot of online video out there these days, but only a tiny proportion of it has been transcribed (less than 1% according to some estimates). Searching the mountains of video generated by businesses, governments and educational institutions for the valuable information within is almost impossible because the words hidden in the audio are invisible to search. Waiting for it is not just the world, but the many people who can’t access that video because of their disabilities. Transcription unlocks the gold-dust buried in them there video hills.
This would involve transcription on a vast scale, but this is exactly the problem Koemei aims to tackle. It’s a SAAS platform for speech recognition in video. Today at TechCrunch Disrupt it announced it has completed an integration with YouTube’s API in preparation for a potential launch. It also announced the successful completion of its first pilot with the University of Geneva and IMD Business School.”
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“Brightcove announced a new video as a service cloud-based video integration in several major content management systems including SharePoint 2010, Adobe CQ5, WordPress and Drupal.”
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“Primetime Simulcast aims to solve two problems for broadcasters: streaming content to online viewers and easily generating revenue from that content. The idea is to reduce costs of streaming with a unified workflow, support a wide variety of formats (such as HDS and HLS, with MPEG DASH coming perhaps next year), and increase viewer engagement with a smooth TV-like experience. With this system, there will be no delay between ads and feature content, just like with a standard TV broadcast. Without that one- or two-second delay, the idea is, there’s less of a chance for viewers to go elsewhere.”
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“Comcast has released two sweet additions to its home broadband service that allow users to turn their TV into a big-screen home and life dashboard. Using gesture and voice controls, Comcast’s new Dayview service lets users see their email, calendar, any home automation service offerings, etc. on their TVs. It’s kind of like how your caller ID used to pop up on your TV screen when the phone rang, only this can also work when the TV is set in ‘screensaver mode,’ creating an open window on your Comcast services.”
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“The Plex app for Google TV will be preinstalled on Sony’s upcoming Google TV devices, which are expected to hit the shelves in the U.S. and other countries this summer. This is a big deal for Plex, and a nice addition to Google TV.”
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“Motorola is demonstrating how it expects TVs of the future will work with its DreamGallery concept. Powered by the company’s Medios cloud-service, the display is designed to let you browse content as if it was the internet — with bookmarks, personalized recommendations and interactive search tools. Its designed to work across your TV, computer, tablet and smartphone, aggregating Cable, Internet TV and VOD under a single interface that sits behind pull-tabs around the picture. If you’re curious to see if this is easier to use than TiVo, head on past the break to catch your first glimpse.”
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