Industry Organizations


  • Edgeware, Avtrex Bring Ad Insertion, Trick Play to Web TV
    Edgeware and Avtrex announced a partnership at NAB aimed to provide full interoperability for video services delivered over the Internet, including ad insertion and trick play capabilities. The combined Edgeware-Avtrex offering enables operators and content rights owners to ...More
    April 20, 2009
    Posted in News
  • Level 3 Enhances Video Services Portfolio With Launch of New Managed Video Network Services
    Level 3 Communications, Inc. (Nasdaq: LVLT) today announced that it is delivering a new managed video network service (MVNS) to Fox Entertainment Group, Inc., providing direct fiber connections among 35 Fox locations, including the Fox News Headquarters in New York City. ...More
    April 20, 2009
    Posted in News
  • Verimatrix Deploys VCS for IPTV on ZillionTV
    NAB ― Verimatrix announced at NAB that ZillionTV has deployed the Verimatrix Video Content Authority System (VCAS) for IPTV. VCAS is supposed to secure ZillionTV’s on-demand library of programs delivered over an IP connection and streamed directly to the ...More
    April 20, 2009
    Posted in News
  • Adobe Brings Flash to TV
    NAB ― Attempting to hasten the spread of rich Internet video and animation onto consumer TV screens, Adobe Systems (ADBE) today debuted a new version of its popular Flash platform designed for television sets, set-top boxes, Blu-ray players and other home ...More
    April 20, 2009 By Richard Martin
    Posted in News
  • Vizrt Intros New Workflow Solution
    NAB ― Vizrt is demonstrating at NAB a new workflow solution between the Vizrt Multi Platform Suite and Escenic Content Studio. The integration between the two allows operators to easily include interactive graphics into their Web sites and reduce the need to manually ...More
    April 20, 2009
    Posted in News
  • Appear TV Launches Pro MPEG FEC Software in U.S.
    NAB ― Appear TV announced at NAB the U.S. launch of its new Pro MPEG FEC software. The company is showing off the bandwidth and cost reduction features of the solution.Appear TV’s Pro MPEG Forward Error Correction (FEC) software ensures that operators can ...More
    April 20, 2009
    Posted in News
  • Net Insight Adds Ethernet Switching Feature to Nimbra
    NAB ― Net Insight has announced the availability of its Ethernet Switching Feature License for the Nimbra 600 series 8 x Gigabit Ethernet Access Module. The company says the feature delivers an unprecendented level of flexibility that allows customers to transport any ...More
    April 20, 2009
    Posted in News
  • NAB President Delivers ‘State of the Industry’
    NAB ― In his opening keynote at the NAB Show in Las Vegas, NAB President and CEO David Rehr delivered the “state of the industry.” Rehr called changes in radio and television “exciting” but “seem[ingly] unsettling.” He told ...More
    April 20, 2009
    Posted in News
  • Microsoft Showcases Mediaroom for IPTV at NAB
    NAB ― Microsoft has a big presence at NAB in Las Vegas this week, focusing on showcasing its Mediaroom for IPTV.Microsoft says Mediaroom drives down costs and improves flexibility and content management. The company says, with its partners, it’s helping media ...More
    April 20, 2009
    Posted in News
  • Content Is the Name, OSS/BSS Opportunity Is the Game
    With smartphones rapidly coming down in price, high-definition televisions getting within reach of many consumers and broadband available to most urban areas around the world, it’s no surprise that the focus is shifting from hardware devices to the software, content ...More
    April 15, 2009
    Posted in Articles