Recent developments in video encoding and streaming technology have come together to supply two major tools to optimize the delivery of synchronized video streams across multiple devices. The first development is the next generation video coding standard HEVC, which offers significant compression efficiency gains over AVC. And the second is MPEG-DASH, which gives key advantages […]
Beamr just returned from the Internet & Television Expo, or INTX, previously known as the Cable Show, where we identified three technology trends that are advancing rapidly and for some, are even here now. They are HDR, Network Function Virtualization, and IP Video. HDR (High Dynamic Range) is probably the most exciting innovation in display […]
The digital landscape is changing as content everywhere becomes the new norm. One of the biggest factors driving this change is the explosion of mobile video consumption. With video no longer the domain of large-screen TVs, viewers today want to watch content anywhere, anytime and on every device. Computers, tablets, and smartphones are becoming the […]
High Dynamic Range (HDR) improves video quality by going beyond more pixels to increase the amount of data delivered by each pixel. As a result, HDR video is capable of capturing a larger range of brightness and luminosity to produce an image closer to what can be seen in real life. Show anyone HDR content […]
As the digital landscape continues to grow, it’s no surprise that the demand for a high-quality and reliable streaming video experience on mobile devices is increasing. In fact, Cisco reported that by 2019, video will represent 80% of all global consumer Internet traffic. This means, once every second, nearly 1 million minutes of video content […]
This year we presented at the NAB show – the world’s largest electronic media show covering the creation, management and delivery of content across all platforms – in two booths, following the recently announced acquisition of Vanguard Video. Double demos At the Beamr booth, we demonstrated our content-adaptive optimization solutions, which reduce the bitrate of […]
I can remember racing to my friend Craig’s house during our lunch break at High School, just so we could watch this new music TV channel, MTV. Being musicians and huge fans of music, we were mesmerized. Though the television technology we watched MTV on was no match for the displays of today, the […]
We live in the most dynamic and exciting time, as it relates to entertainment distribution. The press is abuzz with talk of cord cutting, cord nevers, and other nebulous catch phrases, read click-bait fodder. But with greater than 80% of US households still paying a subscription fee for their TV service (the number according to […]
If you’ve read some of the Media & Entertainment news headlines lately, you’ve probably noticed that everything is about OTT: New services, new business models, more content becoming available, and more people cutting the cord. You may have even heard that broadcast TV is dead. But is it? Despite the growing trend of cable-cutters […]
Recently I was in deep discussion with a major MSO regarding their encoding recipes, and later as I reflected on the conversation, it occurred to me that I’d had the same talk with big and small OTT service providers, consumer entertainment distributors and UGC sites. Regardless of the target audience or value of the content, […]