There are a lot of operational hurdles to consider when it comes to offering a true multi-screen experience across TVs, tablets and mobile devices, but cable operators can cut through the clutter by following a few key strategies. According to Barry Falvo, principle member of technical staff at Motorola Mobility, the proliferation of devices for […]
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Avail-TVN closes VOD loophole
Avail-TVN is introducing a new service that eliminates an odd inefficiency in the handling of digital ad insertion (DAI) in VOD assets. With current practice, VOD systems can keep each video asset for only three days (C3), after which they must replace each asset with an identical copy with new ads (or none). The process […]
Envivio responds to multi-screen demands
Envivio is introducing a range of new products, including a transcoder designed to help facilitate IT-centric headend/data center operations, a video processor that can perform ad insertion in multi-screen environments and an API that can help optimize TV Everywhere services. Envivio’s new transcoder is built on the HP BladeSystem c7000 with ProLiant BL460c series servers […]
CableLabs uses S3 Group’s testing platform for interactive TV apps
CableLabs is using S3 Group’s StormTest Development Center for automated testing of interactive TV applications. CableLabs has integrated StormTest Development Center to interface with its ETV Activity Reporting System (EARS), which monitors enhanced TV (ETV) streams at the operator headend. By connecting StormTest Development Center to EARS, Enhanced Binary Interchange Format (EBIF) applications can be […]
Arris intros VIPr 6000 platform
Arris is introducing a new member of its VIPr transcoders, this one with triple the channel capacity of its predecessor. At the same time, the company is announcing new ad management software to complement its SkyVision product suite, and it is also announcing a new module for its ServAssure management software that detects service outages. […]
SureWest climbs aboard BigBand’s SDV bandwagon
SureWest has dropped BigBand Networks’ switched digital video platform into its Kansas City system in order to free up bandwidth for more HD channels and pave the way for IPTV services. SureWest opted for the switched digital video (SDV) route for bandwidth reclamation instead of digital terminal adapters (DTAs). “In addition to meeting our needs […]
Rovi Ad Network refines ad targeting
While much of the cable industry is still working on getting its canoe seaworthy, Rovi is promising refinements to its user interface-based advertising system with upgrades aimed at making targeted advertising easier and more effective for members of its Advertising Network. Two of the key members of the Rovi Advertising Network are Samsung and Sony, […]
Arris extends Moxi label to entire whole-home solution
It seems to be old brand week. While Motorola was reviving the Razr name, Arris has decided to affix the Moxi name to its entire whole-home product suite. To that end: Arris’ Media Gateway is now the Moxi Gateway. Its Media Player is now the Moxi Player. The user interface is now the Moxi User […]
Former Cox CTO Hatfield lands new job with Syniverse
Former Cox Communications chief technology officer Scott Hatfield has landed a new gig as CTO for mobile services vendor Syniverse. Hatfield abruptly resigned as Cox’s CTO and executive vice president last year after a 15-year stint at the nation’s third-largest cable operator. At the time, Cox said it was a mutual decision between the company […]
Adobe kills Flash Player, heralds HTML5 era
Amid layoffs and a reorganization around digital content, Adobe today confirmed via a post on its company blog that the Adobe Flash Player for mobile devices is going the way of the dinosaur, in deference of HTML5. “HTML5 is now universally supported on major mobile devices, in some cases exclusively,” wrote Danny Winokur, vice president […]
