Video

CEA Drops CNET as 'Best of CES' Partner After CBS Quashed Hopper Award

CNET Says It Will Continue to Cover the Trade Show
By: Todd Spangler Jan 31 2013 - 3:38pm
CNET Says It Will Continue to Cover the Trade Show

The Consumer Electronics Association has nixed its deal with tech news site CNET as the official partner of the “Best of CES” awards program, after parent company CBS overruled CNET editors' pick of Dish Network’s Hopper with Sling because of the broadcaster’s ongoing litigation over the product.

DirecTV Tees Up 'TV Everywhere' Ads With FreeWheel

Operator Plans to Launch Video Ad Insertion for Mobile, Web Platforms Toward End of 2013
By: Todd Spangler Jan 31 2013 - 10:01am
Operator Plans to Launch Video Ad Insertion for Mobile, Web Platforms Toward End of 2013

As the TV Everywhere saga slowly builds momentum, DirecTV is now looking at the next chapter: how to maximize ad revenue from multiplatform video content.

The satellite operator plans to launch a digital video ad-insertion solution, developed with FreeWheel, toward the end of 2013. DirecTV also has taken an equity ownership stake in FreeWheel; terms of the investment were not disclosed.

Envivio Taps Goldfarb to Lead Sales and Service

Executive Previously Was 18-Year Veteran of SeaChange
By: Todd Spangler Jan 30 2013 - 3:05pm
Executive Previously Was 18-Year Veteran of SeaChange

Video-encoding equipment vendor Envivio announced the appointment of Ira Goldfarb, formerly a longtime sales executives at SeaChange International, as senior vice president of global sales and service.

Tags:

Slow Ramp for Ultra HDTVs: Study

4K Units to Represent 4.8% of Total TV Shipments in North America by 2016, According to DisplaySearch
By: Todd Spangler Jan 30 2013 - 2:32pm
4K Units to Represent 4.8% of Total TV Shipments in North America by 2016, According to DisplaySearch

Ultra HD televisions, which offer four times the resolution depth of “full HD” 1080p displays, were prominently featured at this month’s International CES -- but high prices and limited native content will keep them a niche segment for the next four years, according to a forecast by NPD DisplaySearch.

Reports: YouTube Considering Subscription Channels

Could Offer Some Channels for Monthly Sub Fee in Q2
By: George Winslow (Broadcasting & Cable) Jan 29 2013 - 9:32pm
Could Offer Some Channels for Monthly Sub Fee in Q2

 

Tags:

Netflix to Raise $400M in Debt, Potentially to Fund Acquisitions

Internet Video Streamer Will Refinance $225M in Current Debt
By: Todd Spangler Jan 29 2013 - 10:22am
Internet Video Streamer Will Refinance $225M in Current Debt

Netflix may make acquisitions or other “strategic transactions” with its move to raise $400 million in new debt, $225 million of which it plans to use to refinance current debt, the company said Tuesday.

The company said it intends to offer $400 million aggregate principal amount of senior notes due 2021 to institutional buyers. Netflix will use $225 million of the net proceeds to redeem its outstanding 8.5% senior notes due 2017.

Comcast's ThePlatform Leads With HTML5 Instead of Adobe Flash

Vendor Makes the Web Standard Default in Universal Video Player Service
By: Todd Spangler Jan 29 2013 - 1:01am
Vendor Makes the Web Standard Default in Universal Video Player Service

ThePlatform, the Comcast-owned online video publishing company, is releasing an enhanced video player service that defaults to the HTML5 Web standard for video playback instead of Adobe Systems’ Flash, but will switch to Flash if needed.

NHL Slashes Live Game Package Prices for Season

League Looks to Revive Momentum Set in 2012
By: R. Thomas Umstead Jan 28 2013 - 9:00am
League Looks to Revive Momentum Set in 2012

The National Hockey League will use its digital TV assets to help build momentum with fans during the league’s lockout-shortened regular season, officials said.

Leading the fast break is the league’s “GameCenter Live” multi-platform live game package, which offers fans access to live telecasts during the truncated 48- game schedule, caused by a 119-day labor stoppage that ended earlier this month.

'All My Children,' 'One Life to Live' to Run on Hulu, iTunes

First-run Episodes to Air on Free Hulu.com Service; iTunes, Hulu Plus Subs Gain TV Everywhere Access
By: Tim Baysinger (Broadcasting & Cable) Jan 25 2013 - 4:16pm
First-run Episodes to Air on Free Hulu.com Service; iTunes, Hulu Plus Subs Gain TV Everywhere Access

 

ITU OKs Next-Generation Video Codec Standard

High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC) Promises to Use 50% Less Bandwidth Than MPEG-4
By: Todd Spangler Jan 25 2013 - 12:42pm
High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC) Promises to Use 50% Less Bandwidth Than MPEG-4

A study group of the International Telecommunication Union has given initial approval to the next-generation High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC) standard, which promises to use 50% less bandwidth than MPEG-4 to deliver the same video quality and pave the way to Ultra HD.

Syndicate content