Video Streaming Shifts to Mobile Devices

Posted by Derrick on August 18, 2010 under Video Streaming and Compression | Be the First to Comment

Video Streaming Shifts to Mobile Devices and this is bringing plenty of excitement to video content providers and end users. Many are not only looking to provide video streaming experiences for viewers only on the desktop but many are now targeting Mobile Devices as well. This is great because now the latest Mobile Devices are ready for ‘prime-time’. The key to the streaming video revolution on Mobile Devices is many of the newest Smartphones support the H.264 codec, have powerful processors and can take advantage of 3G speeds. So the streaming landscape for Mobile Devices today is much different from many years ago when mobile connection speeds were much lower, many devices only supported MPEG-4 Part 2 and processors were not as powerful.

Now with these great Mobile Devices, video content providers will need to employ a Streaming Server that can assist with the streaming video delivery. Wowza Media Systems is positioned to be a winner of the sweepstakes for “Mobile Streaming Delivery” with their Wowza Media Server 2 Streaming Server. The Streaming Server supports video delivery to: iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch and a plethora Smartphones that support Real-time Streaming.  The good news is that streaming experiences on Mobile Devices can only get better and it’ll be exciting to see the end user experiences that develop as Video Streaming Shifts to Mobile Devices.

GS Neotek CDN Scores with Wowza Media Server 2

Posted by Derrick on July 11, 2010 under Video Streaming and Compression | Be the First to Comment

Wowza Media Systems, the media server company, announced that GS Neotek, one of the largest Content Delivery Networks (CDN) in South Korea and a Wowza Streaming Partner for more than a year, has upgraded to the Wowza Media Server 2 software. The upgrade has made an immediate impact for SBS (Seoul Broadcasting Systems), a GS Neotek customer that has successfully streamed the World Cup games to mobile customers on Apple iPhone/iPad and Android devices.

With Wowza Media Server 2, GS Neotek now has a unified delivery platform for live and on-demand video and audio streaming services encompassing a multitude of player clients and devices, including Flash, Silverlight, Android, and iPhone/iPad devices. Wowza’s industry-leading 10 Gbps per-server performance further enables GS Neotek to reduce its costs through lower media server and operating system licensing fees, and by eliminating the need for multiple client-specific media servers.

“GS Neotek has long been recognized as the best partner for delivering high-quality online video in South Korea and today we expand our vision,” said Nogi Yoon, manager of GS Neotek. “We chose Wowza Media Server 2 because it is easy to deploy, extremely cost-effective, and supports a diverse variety of players, platforms and devices. Wowza is the only solution we have encountered that offers high performance and an agile architecture that can evolve with the changing media delivery landscape. The result is that our customers can deliver reliable video to consumers on three screens — living room, mobile and desktop.”

Many companies in the media and e-learning markets, including such industry heavyweights as Naver, Ongamenet and Seoul Broadcasting Systems (SBS), rely on the GS Neotek-Wowza infrastructure for delivery of their content to multiple devices.

“Wowza’s partnership with GS Neotek illustrates our joint commitment to innovation and to providing customers with high-quality, enjoyable video streaming experience no matter the player or device platform they use,” said Dave Stubenvoll, CEO and co-founder, Wowza Media Systems. “We are very excited to expand our partnership with GS Neotek to further boost Wowza’s already formidable presence in the burgeoning South Korean market.”

As the industry’s first truly unified media server, Wowza Media Server 2 provides a cohesive software platform capable of simultaneously delivering video from a single encoded source to a multitude of clients and devices, including Flash, Silverlight, and QuickTime, IPTV set-top boxes, as well as the world’s leading video-friendly mobile devices including Android and Blackberry phones, as well as the Apple iPhone and iPad.

LifeSize Communications Chooses Wowza for Video Streaming Solution

Posted by Derrick on July 4, 2010 under Video Streaming and Compression | Be the First to Comment

Wowza Media Systems, the media server company, announced that LifeSize Communications, a division of Logitech, has licensed the Wowza Media Server 2 software to support the delivery of streaming video via LifeSize Video Center.

Organizations are increasingly using video communications to share knowledge and communicate critical information. The unified streaming capabilities of Wowza Media Server 2 provide an effective solution to broadly extend the high definition video experience to desktop and mobile participants.

“Wowza shares our vision to make HD video communications accessible to anyone, anywhere,” said Rafi Anuar, product manager, LifeSize Communications. “The integration of Wowza software helps us give customers a cost-efficient video delivery architecture while expanding the type of devices they reach.”

Wowza software is part of LifeSize Video Center, the industry’s first solution to enable an unprecedented 20 concurrent recordings in HD, 1000 simultaneous live streams and up to 350 simultaneous on-demand streams, all in crisp, 720p30 HD video.

“Businesses who are serious about visual communications are looking for easy to use, highly efficient and integrated solutions that don’t limit them to specific client technologies or devices,” said Dave Stubenvoll, CEO and co-founder, Wowza Media Systems. “Placing our unified media server software as a component in LifeSize products takes immersive video to a new level of performance, cost effectiveness and simplicity.”

Wowza Media Server 2 is the first in the industry to offer a single software platform capable of simultaneously delivering video from a single encoded source to multiple clients and devices, including Adobe’s Flash player, Apple’s iPhone and iPad, Microsoft’s Silverlight and others. First to democratize media streaming, Wowza Media Server is recognized as the Streaming Media Readers’ Choice for Best Innovation of 2009.

Inlet Technologies Helps ultralivetv Stream Live and On-Demand Video from Digital Hollywood Spring 2010

Posted by Derrick on May 7, 2010 under Video Streaming and Compression | Be the First to Comment

Inlet Technologies, the leader in innovative solutions for digital media preparation, announced that it will work with ultralivetv to stream live and on-demand content from Digital Hollywood Spring 2010. Over the past two decades, Digital Hollywood has been among the leading trade conferences in its field with over 15,000 top executives in the film, television, music, home video, cable, telecommunications and computer industries attending the various events each year.

Inlet’s Spinnaker enables ultralivetv to leverage the latest in streaming technology, meaning all video content will dynamically adjust its quality, based on available bandwidth and device performance, to provide the best possible experience for online and mobile Digital Hollywood viewers.

Digital Hollywood Spring, which runs from May 3-6, showcases experts and issues at the intersection of technology, entertainment, and advertising, and for the first time its panels will be available live on the internet, thanks to ultralivetv’s embeddable widget player that allows content to be accessed anywhere a broadband connection is available. The widget can be grabbed and embedded by users on their own websites at http://ultralivetv.com/digitalhollywood.php.

“We are pleased and proud to be partnering with Inlet as we distribute live and on-demand Digital Hollywood,” said Mariana Danilovic, president and CEO, ultralivetv. “Inlet’s award-winning Spinnaker appliances optimize live encoding and streaming, and will allow ultralivetv to deliver a quality broadband video experience.”

Inlet’s Spinnaker family of encoding solutions continues to redefine live streaming as it provides broadcast-quality streams over the Internet to multiple devices and screens. With its built-in support for adaptive streaming protocols, including iPhone and iPad streaming and Adobe Flash Dynamic Streaming, Spinnaker delivers exceptional quality that enhances the viewer experience.

“Inlet is excited to play multiple roles at Digital Hollywood Spring 2010, as both a streaming partner and panel participant,” said Don Bossi, CEO, Inlet Technologies. “Ultralivetv’s contextual entertainment technology is a great compliment to our streaming technology. Together, we can create an exciting high quality live and on-demand video experience for Digital Hollywood.”

ViewCast Streaming Media Management Software Now Supports Apple iPhone Mobile Devices

Posted by Derrick on April 28, 2010 under Video Streaming and Compression | Read the First Comment

ViewCast Corporation, a developer of industry-leading solutions for the transformation, management and delivery of digital media over IP and mobile networks, announced the release of Niagara SCX 6.2 – an enhanced version of the company’s powerful streaming media management software that now supports HTTP-based adaptive streaming to Apple iPhone, iPad and iTouch mobile devices. New features include integrated segmenting, adaptive bit-rate encoding, support for CDN authentication protocols, and built-in AES-128 encryption. Niagara SCX software supports all of the most popular media formats, including Adobe Flash Dynamic Streaming, Windows Media, RealVideo, 3GPP and others.

“The adaptive and dynamic capabilities that we’ve brought to Niagara SCX 6.2 will markedly improve the live streaming delivery experience for both broadcasters and iPhone users,” said Dave Stoner, President and CEO of ViewCast. “By eliminating the need for an external stream segmenter, we have also simplified encoding workflows and reduced overall system costs. Adaptive HTTP streaming for Apple iPhone mobile devices is the first of many extended features that we have planned for Niagara SCX v6 software in 2010.”