“CBS’ investment in Syncbak is significant because it comes at a time when the company — along with several other broadcasters — is engaged in a legal battle with Aereo, a start-up that streams broadcast signals to consumers via the Internet.”
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“Exciting things are happening with codec development here at the WebM Project. Of particular note is our recent announcement of an agreement with MPEG LA and eleven patent holders for a royalty-free license in support of VP8.
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“A few days ago, Google and the MPEG-LA announced that they had come to an agreement under which Google received a license for techniques in VP8 that may infringe upon MPEG-LA patents (note the ‘if any’). Only a few days later, we learn the real reason behind Google and the MPEG-LA striking a deal, thanks to The H Open, making it clear that the MPEG-LA has lost. Big time.”
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“The agreement allows Google to sub-license the techniques covered by the agreement to any VP8 user and also covers the next generation of the VPx codec. As part of this deal, MPEG LA is discontinuing its efforts to form a VP8 patent pool. Chances are Google had to pay for this license, but the financial details of the agreement were not disclosed.”
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This week the Google owned video giant opened shop in a repurposed aircraft hangar on the outskirts of Los Angeles. The 41,000-square-foot YouTube Space LA has sound stages, editing bays, a recording studio and green-screen rooms used to create special effects.
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“Near the Spruce Goose’s former nesting spot in Playa Vista is now a state-of-the-art studio and creativity incubator where online video content gets off the ground.”
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“Hollywood’s ‘creative accounting’ has been an industry joke for years. Studio bean counters worked overtime to find ways to bury profits and turn box-office hits into bottom-line bombs that didn’t show a profit — or return revenue to their creators.
But as the VOD business has become more meaningful for independent films — which are increasingly squeezed out of movie theaters by big-budget studio pictures — some companies are starting to release pay-per-view sales figures.
The best example is Richard Gere’s “Arbitrage,” which is poised to set VOD records thanks to its solid performance on such platforms as iTunes, Amazon.com and cable and satellite television pay-per-view channels.”
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“Developed by Youtoo Technologies, it uses smartphones, tablets and laptop computers to enable viewers to record brief videos themselves in high definition and send these segments, with the press of a button, to a cable or broadcast network. The software filters the submissions for obscenity and nudity, then places the videos in a queue for a show’s producer to review. If selected, the viewer’s submission airs alongside the program.”
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“Time Warner Cable is ‘hard at work at a cloud-based [TV] guide experience’ and is open to giving up control of the user interface as it looks to make its service accessible via new devices, including Apple’s iPhones and iPads, president and COO Rob Marcus told an investor conference in New York on Wednesday.
Deal details will depend on the partner and circumstances though, he told the Goldman Sachs Communacopia conference in New York in a session that was webcast. ‘In some of those cases that may mean giving up control of the interface,’ Marcus said without mentioning Apple by name. “It really is all about maximizing the capabilities…to give Time Warner Cable customers the best possible experience.”
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“The London firm Zeebox is poised to announce a deal to launch its well-regarded British television product, known as augmented television, in the U.S., giving users a rich, complex “second-screen” technology to enhance their TV viewing.”
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