Posted by Derrick on May 9, 2010 under Video Streaming and Compression | 
RealNetworks, Inc., the digital entertainment services company, released a new version of its Helix Media Delivery Platform with advancements that enable organizations to stream live and on-demand content in any format to any device.
Real’s Helix Platform provides the tools to create, deliver, monitor, monetize, organize and play digital media. The latest update includes support for Flash, MP4/H.264, Silverlight, Windows Media and QuickTime on PC, Mac, iPhone, iPad, Android, BlackBerry and Symbian devices, creating a truly universal platform.
“Real’s Helix Platform sets the industry standard, providing consumers with the highest quality digital media experience,” said Kari “Kaila” Kailamaki, vice president for Helix, RealNetworks. “Our latest update makes Helix Platform the most reliable, universal and cost-effective solution for any media and any playback environment across all devices, including PCs, mobile phones and internet-connected TVs.”
The Helix Platform’s advancements include:
• Simultaneous content delivery from a single media source for iPhone, iPad, Flash Player, Silverlight, H.264 and RealVideo—simplifying video distribution for content owners
• A comprehensive set of tools that helps content owners monetize and control access to content, including enhanced client control, external authorization and streaming session logging, and management
• The ability to upload, tag, search and discover digital media quickly, particularly relevant in the education market
• Encoding into standard MP4/H.264 for maximum audience reach without requiring separate encoders to reach devices like the iPhone and iPad
• Support for rapidly building and deploying a compelling, customized mobile video viewing experience on mobile handsets supporting over 900 devices including iPhone, Android, BlackBerry, Nokia with the new Helix Rich Media Client.
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Posted by Derrick on April 15, 2010 under Video Streaming and Compression |
Kaltura, Inc., developer of the first open source online video platform announced it will provide full support for Microsoft Silverlight to its existing customers and future prospects. The Silverlight-based player and Internet Information Services Smooth Streaming will be available with Kaltura’s hosted and self-hosted editions.
“Kaltura’s video platform will offer all major video technologies, including Silverlight, Adobe Flash, and HTML5. The addition of Silverlight enables rich new functionalities and provides greater flexibility to our users,” said Ron Yekutiel, Kaltura Chairman and CEO. “Silverlight is a great enhancement to our developer community as it enables developers who are fluent in the Microsoft developer platform to participate and build new applications that provide unique value to Silverlight publishers.”
“Microsoft is excited to see Kaltura invest support for Silverlight and Microsoft developer platform on its open source online video platform,” said Brian Goldfarb, director of the developer platform group at Microsoft Corp. “As online video development continues to grow, Web developers will be truly benefit from the tools offered by Kaltura.”
Posted by Derrick on February 22, 2010 under Video Streaming and Compression |
Brightcove Inc., the leading online video platform, announced a deal with Turner Broadcasting to support its online video content in the United Kingdom, Spain, France, Italy, Germany and other countries throughout Europe. Turner Broadcasting will use the Brightcove platform to expand its advertising-supported online video offerings and to introduce a variety of new enhanced online video programming across its Web portals. The first sites to launch with Brightcove include Cartoon Network, Boomerang and Adult Swim.
“The Brightcove platform has enabled Turner Broadcasting to introduce a higher quality and more user-friendly online video experience for some of our most popular brands including Ben 10, Chowder and Robot Chicken: Star Wars,” said Caroline Casey, director of digital development, EMEA at Turner Broadcasting. “The flexibility and advanced customization features in the Brightcove platform will be hugely valuable as we look to roll out new video offerings, deepen engagement with our online audiences, and open new revenue streams through online video advertising.”
With the Brightcove platform, Turner Broadcasting can easily introduce and manage online video content throughout Europe, and extend its reach through third party distribution and social sharing capabilities. Turner Broadcasting is also utilizing Brightcove’s unique player styling features and customizable player templates to introduce localized video experiences on Cartoon Network in Denmark, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Poland, The Netherlands, Romania, Spain and Sweden.
“Turner Broadcasting encompasses a diverse set of Web properties that have tremendous reach and brand recognition throughout Europe,” said Jeremy Allaire, Brightcove chairman and chief executive officer. “We are proud to be the online video platform behind these highly popular online video destinations and we look forward to expanding our partnership with Turner Broadcasting as the organization introduces new online video initiatives in the future.”
Turner Broadcasting plans to roll out additional video content across its websites with the Brightcove platform over the coming months.
