There are now more over-the-top (OTT) channels available on the UK’s Freeview HD platform than there are terrestrial channels, with the number currently at 70 and set to double by the end of this year.
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LongTail Video Adds Support For The Akamai HD Network For Popular JW Player | EON: Enhanced Online News
“LongTail Video (www.longtailvideo.com), the leading provider of affordable, self-serve video solutions for web publishers, today announced that publishers using LongTail Video’s JW Player now have seamless access to the global reach and security of the Akamai HD Network, part of Akamai’s Sola Media Solutions.
‘Video continues to be an incredibly effective way for publishers to engage with their audience, and by bringing the benefits of Akamai’s HD Network to the JW Player, we’re opening the door to new possibilities for our publishers.’
With a simple configuration option, users of the JW Player can now utilize the Akamai HD Network to deliver live and on-demand HD quality streaming video content to their web properties. The new integration means that the 1.5 million publishers already using the JW Player can access the Akamai HD Network without any extra video or web development, dramatically lowering the cost of implementing a premium content solution that supports features like HD adaptive bitrate streaming, content targeting, and DVR.”
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TV Revolutionized — It’s about HD and 100X Growth Time – The Akamai Blog
“The dramatic increase in quality of video content, combined with new technology that’s ability to scale for television-size audiences online, has resulted in a growing TV revolution on the Internet. We’ve seen audiences on Akamai’s HD Network grow dramatically to-date and we believe a 100X increase is possible in the coming years. Are you ready?”
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LoveFilm HD Streaming Launched In The UK By Amazon (1080p) – HDTVtest
“n a move that is long overdue, LoveFilm has bolstered its video-on-demand (VoD) streaming service in the United Kingdom with high definition quality, which lets its British customers watch their favourite movies and TV shows in either 720p or 1080p resolution without having to pay additional fees. A similar high-def upgrade in functionality has been rolled out in Germany as well by parent company Amazon who owns LoveFilm.”
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Mixmoov Announces Full HD Support and thePlatform Partnership at Streaming Media East 2012 | Business Wire
“Streaming Media East Booth 202 – Mixmoov SAS, the company behind Mixmoov – the premier Cloud Video Editing solution today announced support for full HD video. Users can import high definition video into the editor from multiple sources, and create videos within the intuitive video editor interface. Produced videos can be published in HD quality (720p and 1080p) to multiple destinations.
“We continue to expand our partnerships with leading online video platform providers and are proud to be associated with thePlatform.”
Mixmoov also announced a new partnership with thePlatform, the leading online video management and publication company. Mixmoov and thePlatform will work together to bring cloud video editing to customers of mpx, the video management solution of thePlatform.”
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Apple TV 5.0.1 update released, includes HD iTunes previews and bug fixes – TheVerge
“Apple is rolling out a fairly minor update to its second and third generation Apple TV units this week. Version 5.0.1 brings HD previews for iTunes content, AirPlay fixes to help certain iOS apps connect properly, Home Sharing improvements, a Netflix login and navigation patch, and the usual stability and performance enhancements.”
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RayV Technologies Online Video Supports HD Streaming Without Buffering – Cloud News Daily
“RayV Technologies launched RayV Cloud TV – an innovative platform that revolutionizes the way users view Live TV and VOD content on their PCs, smartphones, tablets and connected TVs.”
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TiVo Spring update brings new Netflix and YouTube experience – Engadget
“As promised at CES earlier this year, TiVo has released its Spring update with the anticipated new Netflix and YouTube apps, as well as porting parental control options to the Premiere’s HD user interface. Netflix is the most intriguing of the additions, but while TiVo Premiere owners can now watch Netflix 1080p programming with Dolby Digital Plus discrete surround sound, like Hulu Plus, it isn’t a TiVo experience.”
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Rovi and Renesas Will Bring Dynamic Streaming Video to Consumers’ Homes- Rovi
“Rovi Corporation continues to build momentum for its DivX Plus Streaming™ solution, today announcing that Renesas Electronics Corporation, a premier supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, has signed an agreement to incorporate the technology into its integrated circuit (IC) solutions for connected home entertainment devices. The new deal expands upon an existing relationship for DivX Plus HD Certification and Rovi Entertainment Store, which are currently being deployed on a range of Renesas system-on-chips (SoCs).”
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AmberFin Introduces cost-effective, professional standard, media player with HD-SDI output for broadcast grade monitoring – Amberfin
“AmberFin, a leading developer of file-based media ingest, transcoding and quality control solutions for content owners, broadcasters, sports organizations and post-production houses, is unveiling the newest version of UQC, the industry’s first Unified Quality Control solution for content ingest and transcoding operations, and iCR Player, a new cost-effective, professional standard, media player with HD-SDI output for broadcast grade monitoring. AmberFin is also announcing new multi-transcode capabilities for iCR, its file-based content ingest and transcoding system, and Phase 2 of Bruce’s Shorts, a free, technology based, training program hosted by Bruce Devlin, AmberFin’s CTO and co-author of the MXF format.”
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