VOD

Verizon, Redbox Pick Avail-TVN for VOD Movie Services

Avail-TVN’s ViewNow Provides Access in Multiple Formast for Multiscreen Devices
By: Todd Spangler Dec 17 2012 - 10:01am
Avail-TVN’s ViewNow Provides Access in Multiple Formast for Multiscreen Devices

Avail-TVN has inked two initial customers for its subscription video-on-demand movie service, Verizon Communications’ FiOS and the Redbox Instant by Verizon joint venture between the telco and Coinstar.

The Avail-TVN ViewNow service offers a catalog of thousands of hours of movie content that can be delivered in MPEG-2 and MPEG-4 formats, as well as in a range of adaptive bit-rate (ABR) profiles for such devices as PCs and Apple iOS smartphones and tablets. The service includes download rights on a large number of titles.

TWC Plugs VOD Into iPad TV App

Operator Offers More Than 4,000 Titles from 91 Content Providers
By: Todd Spangler Dec 12 2012 - 12:54pm
Operator Offers More Than 4,000 Titles from 91 Content Providers

Time Warner Cable released an update Tuesday for its TWC TV app for iPad tablets that offers access to more than 4,000 TV and movie video-on-demand titles from 91 providers, in addition to more than 300 live TV channels depending on video package and market.

OnScreen Summit: Netflix-Disney Deal a 'Game Changer'

AXS TV's Cuban Says Smaller Content Providers May Suffer
AXS TV's Cuban Says Smaller Content Providers May Suffer
 

The recent exclusive film deal that Netflix struck with Disney is a "game changer," according to Jeff Cuban, executive vice president, AXS TV/Magnolia Pictures, echoing comments made by Netflix chief content officer Ted Sarandos during the UBS Media conference this week.

Concurrent Slings VOD to Internet TVs

Vendor Enables Video-on-Demand Delivery to Smart TVs from Sony, Samsung, Phillips, LG, Panasonic and Toshiba
By: Todd Spangler Nov 28 2012 - 10:32am
Vendor Enables Video-on-Demand Delivery to Smart TVs from Sony, Samsung, Phillips, LG, Panasonic and Toshiba

Video-on-demand systems and software vendor Concurrent has extended its MediaHawk VX video delivery software to deliver VOD to Internet-connected TVs, including those from Sony, Samsung, Phillips, LG, Panasonic and Toshiba.  

The Duluth, Ga.-based company said it has been “working closely with a major European operator,”which it declined to identify, to deploy VOD to smart TVs. In January 2012, Concurrent announced a deal with Polish cable operator Vectra to deploy MediaHawk VX for multiscreen-video services.

YouTube Will Stream NBA D-League Contests

350-Game Package Tips Off with Quartet on Nov. 23
By: Mike Reynolds Nov 20 2012 - 5:51pm
350-Game Package Tips Off with Quartet on Nov. 23

Continuing to augment the distribution lineup for its Development League, the NBA has scored a deal with YouTube that will showcase 350 of the circuit’s contests during the 2012-13 season.

The games will be available the NBA D-League YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/nbadleague and through a YouTube video player on the league's at www.nba.com/dleague.

VOD Ad-Insertion Vendor This Technology Raises $7.5 Million

Company Announces Comcast, NBCU, Verizon, ABC as Customers
By: Todd Spangler Nov 15 2012 - 8:05am
Company Announces Comcast, NBCU, Verizon, ABC as Customers

This Technology, a provider of software that enables dynamic ad insertion for video, announced a $7.5 million series A financing round led by General Catalyst Partners, and also touted wins with four major customers: Comcast, Verizon Communications, NBCUniversal and ABC.

Advanced Advertising: VOD Ads Must Remove 'Friction' to Hit Scale

Panelists: Workflow, Metadata Standards Needed to Tap Into Opportunity
By: Todd Spangler Nov 14 2012 - 2:35pm
Panelists: Workflow, Metadata Standards Needed to Tap Into Opportunity

New York -- About 30 million U.S. cable homes are currently equipped to view dynamically inserted ads in free video-on-demand -- but programmers and operators still have work to do to really grease the skids before it's a sizable category.

That’s according to industry executives speaking on a panel at Multichannel News/B&C’s Advanced Advertising event here Tuesday.

Scripps Ships VOD For TV Everywhere Viewing, Advertising

Programmer Uses Clearleap for IP-Based Video Distribution to Affiliates
By: Todd Spangler Nov 13 2012 - 2:01pm
Programmer Uses Clearleap for IP-Based Video Distribution to Affiliates

Scripps Networks Interactive is offering pay TV partners access to more than 100 hours of on-demand content -- in formats for both traditional set-tops and other devices -- using Clearleap’s IP-based video processing and distribution services instead of satellite.

Scripps is using Clearleap’s software to manage and distribute VOD content from Food Network, HGTV, Travel Channel, Cooking Channel and DIY Network.

NBCU's Sandy Telethon Raises Nearly $23M for American Red Cross

Volume of Phone, Web Traffic More Than Any Red Cross Benefit Over Last Five Years
By: Todd Spangler Nov 3 2012 - 8:20pm
Volume of Phone, Web Traffic More Than Any Red Cross Benefit Over Last Five Years

NBCUniversal’s "Hurricane Sandy: Coming Together" live, one-hour benefit telethon that aired Friday, Nov. 2, generated nearly $23 million in donations for the American Red Cross.

NBCU and the American Red Cross said a record number of individual donations were received for the not-for-profit relief organization between 8 p.m. and 12 a.m. Eastern on Friday, Nov. 2 -- more website and phone traffic than any Red Cross benefit telethon over the last five years.

MSG Varsity, NeuLion Team on HD Streaming

First-Ever HS Digital Network Available on Computers, Tablets, Smartphones for Cablevision Subs
By: Mike Reynolds Oct 25 2012 - 4:43pm
First-Ever HS Digital Network Available on Computers, Tablets, Smartphones for Cablevision Subs

The matchup between perennial New Jersey powers Bergen Catholic and Don Bosco may be the big one for MSG Varsity, but it won’t be the only football game Cablevision’s high school network airs this weekend.

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