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FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler (L) witnesses CES demonstration of ATSC 3.0 with HDR. John Taylor, VP of  LG Electronics USA (R).

ATSC 3.0 Broadcast at CES January 21st 2016 - 09:00 AM

When ATSC 3.0 proponents ran a broadcast test of a UHD signal over-the-air during CES 2016, the results proved the viability of this new IP-based transmission technology. But did anybody understand the significance?

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Maintaining a high quality of experience for viewers requires knowledge of both QoS and QoE measurement capability.

QoE: What Does it Really Mean Today? January 19th 2016 - 11:00 AM

There are some immutable laws for success in any consumer-oriented industry. Potential customers need to first know the product or service exists, and then they have to be persuaded that it’s desirable or necessary.

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Users are 28 times more likely to be infected by malware when visiting web sites sourcing pirated content than an average media site.

Malware Now Major Source of Revenue for Video Content Pirates January 13th 2016 - 09:00 AM

Malware from web sites offering illicit access to premium video content now poses a significant risk to consumers given the continuing proliferation in online viewing, becoming an important revenue source for pirates themselves. This has been revealed by several extensive surveys, including two recent reports focusing on the US from cyber research firm RiskIQ and the Interactive Advertising Bureau.

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Common Encryption allows a single set of encrypted content files to be stored for multiple DRMs instead of one set for each DRM.

Strategies for Secure OTT Video in a Multiscreen World January 8th 2016 - 01:50 PM

OTT video service providers are facing huge stresses on their business. Irdeto has laid out a strategy that takes as much advantage as possible of standards while minimizing and isolating complexity.

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HDR UHD Airs at CES January 8th 2016 - 01:00 PM

With its first live over-the-air broadcast of 4K UHD with high dynamic range (HDR) using the new ATSC 3.0 Candidate Standard, LG Electronics and GatesAir are ushering in the era of next-generation television broadcasting at CES 2016.

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Steve Christian charts an increasing synergy between pay TV analytics and content security.

Securing the Future of Pay TV Analytics January 8th 2016 - 12:05 PM

The TV industry is undergoing seismic change with the rapid increase in multiscreen viewing to the partial detriment of the big screen and the corresponding arrival of new threats and opportunities. Some of the threats are competitive but others are security related. Some of the latter are specific to TV, such as the rising specter of live stream piracy, while others are more part of a general diversification of the cyber threat landscape, as illustrated by high profile events such as the recent attack on UK broadband and pay TV operator TalkTalk.

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DutchView Infostrada is able to reduce on-location and in-studio resources

​First IP-based Live Broadcasts Claimed January 6th 2016 - 10:00 AM

Dutch media group, DutchView Infostrada, part of the NEP group since the summer, has announced a successful broadcast of a live, IP-based multi-camera show. Infostrada’s Cloud Production platform is based on SAM Sirius routers, Kahuna switchers and IQ Modular technology.

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Applied Technology: Ensuring Quality of Service With End-to-End OTT Monitoring January 6th 2016 - 08:00 AM

A wealth of over-the-top (OTT) media sources makes for a highly competitive marketplace, making it critical that broadcasters differentiate their offerings by ensuring exceptional quality of service (OoS).

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