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Scaling networks for video does not get any easier, especially for mobile services, according to Seacom’s Head of Engineering Mark Tinka.

Elastic CDNs Can Play Key Role Scaling OTT for Live Video October 12th 2015 - 01:00 PM

The growing ability of CDNs (Content Delivery Networks) to enable live video streaming over the Internet was a major theme at the Content Delivery World 2015 forum in London on October 5-7. Vendors and operators agreed that virtualization of the CDN was essential for scaling high quality OTT services by separating network control from the underlying hardware, avoiding reliance on a specific configuration that might run out of capacity. With virtualization, a given service can call on large reserves of capacity as required to meet peak demand.

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The white paper argues for an industry standard for measuring the performance of recommendation engines.

​How Smart is Your Data? October 11th 2015 - 08:00 AM

Semantically enhanced smart data, combined with analytics, can provide powerful business marketing tools for video distributors according to Spideo. In its white paper, “How Smart is your Data? the video recommendation engine provider explores several areas in which semantically enhanced smart data opens up new business opportunities and demonstrates the impact recommendation engines have on user experiences.

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Boats laying the new Hibernia Express cable as it approaches the shores of Ireland.

Trans-Atlantic Network Latency Reduced October 9th 2015 - 10:30 AM

In September 2015, Hibernia Networks launched the first trans-Atlantic submarine cable since 2003. The new Hibernia Express cable is the first system optimized for low latency. This article focuses on the latency proposition of the new cable system.

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The bigger the media store, the more critical is the metadata search capability.

Managing ‘Cross Platform’ Workflows October 8th 2015 - 12:30 PM

Media needs to be found, edited and delivered and each stage of the process presents its own issues. Ideally, editors need to be able to search, browse, select and bring media into edit, without copying, transcoding or re-wrapping. However, at the moment, not every edit system is able to handle every flavour of media. This situation is getting worse as new capture formats frequently appear.

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A thorough understanding of acronyms is important to job performance.

Decoding IP terminology: Part 2 October 8th 2015 - 10:00 AM

This article is Part 2 of Gary Olson’s series on digital terminology. As promised, this article continues the explanation of the next series of terms that engineers, technicians and technical managers need to understand.

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The complexity of cross-platform TV can only be managed by a new family of software products.

​OTT is No Longer an Experiment October 8th 2015 - 09:00 AM

On demand TV is the core business. There is now a need to drive down the cost of producing and distributing content in a cross-platform way and to address emerging business models for monetising content. It is a reality of the media landscape today that supplier relationships, logistics networks, product design and customer service all live in a state of permanent flux. Hence, sustainable competitive advantage requires a high degree of operational adaptability. This in turn requires a new breed of technologies.

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Moving stored content into an archive is a multi-step process and requires proper QC at key points.

Auto QC in a Digitized Workflow: Part 2 October 8th 2015 - 08:00 AM

In Part 1 of this series on preserving taped resources and moving them to an archive, we reviewed the typical problems that may be encountered and the tools needed to resolve them. With those identified, let’s see how it is possible to automate the process to ensure maximum throughput and quality.

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TICO helps broadcasters benefit from a integrated and high-quality Ultra HD ecosystem from end-to-end.

​Explaining TICO Lightweight Compression October 8th 2015 - 07:00 AM

Ultra HD data rates get astronomical for uncompressed formats. Moving to IP, we look at building cost effective and sustainable infrastructure.

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