"OTT" articles

Belgian IPTV operator Belgacom is to make its service available on multiple devices after signing deal to implement Nokia Siemens Networks’ Ubiquity Multiscreen TV Platform . Nokia has launched a new software client designed to deliver content to ‘any device with a screen’. The Multiscreen TV client integrates over-the-top TV and broadcast TV with the web and social network access, providing a user interface for services delivered via its Ubiquity Multiscreen TV Platform. The...

Nokia Siemens Networks has launched a new software client for 'any device with a screen' that allows people to watch TV via any network, integrating over-the-top TV and broadcast TV with Web and social network access. The new software client provides a user interface for services delivered via the company's Ubiquity Multiscreen TV platform (launched last March), irrespective of location or device. The Ubiquity Multiscreen TV platform enables operators to provide live, recorded or...

The connected Blu-ray player may be setting itself up nicely as a set-top box. First, there was RCDb's announcement with Clearleap regarding premium content accessibility. Now, Verimatrix with RCDb has introduced first licensable solution for securing premium video content for over-the-top (OTT) distribution to Internet connected Blu-ray players. The joint solution highlights how broadcasters, programmers and network operators can leverage the rapidly expanding base of...

The popular online video site, Hulu has been gaining popularity and increasing its visitors since its launch date in 2007, but the popularity may be dropping off. Although Hulu has been proving that networks can make money by making their content available online for free, the number of videos viewed in June verus May decreased from 43 million to 24 million according to ComScore.

At the NAB show this week, Accenture announced its Over-the-Top TV solution. Key features of the Accenture solution include: * Broadcast TV with Video on Demand and interactive application, which enables viewers to see any movie or TV series episode they may have missed. The interactive application enables operators to gather real-time audience data. * Personal TV experience, which enables individual household viewers to create a personal profile, customize TV needs, create...

Today the European cable industry spent the afternoon at its Cable Congress in Brussels discussing the impact of OTT content. Through a number of spokespeople, the message was clear: cable is ready and anxious to play a role in over-the-top. Some key points include the following: Set top box maker ADB reminded the audience that the brand in the hand is the brand that wins. That is, cable companies must provide remote controls which support the set top boxes that support the features...

In the traditional value chain for media, consumers have paid monthly or a la carte to aggregators or distributors. The advent of digital media gave rise to a new relationship, where the consumer and the content owner were connected directly, often bypassing those traditional content gatekeepers. But even the content owners can lose out on this arrangement since it is still an open question on how to monetize over-the-top (OTT) media. In Europe in particular, consumers are downloading...

Parks Associates research indicates U.S. premium video rentals and downloads will grow to $8.4 billion in 2014 After abandoning its initial online video plans in late 2007, Walmart has returned to this market with the announced acquisition of VUDU on February 22. With Best Buy working with Roxio Cinema Now, will Walmart leverage the VUDU acquisition to develop its own branded connected CE products? Walmart is re-entering the OTT (over-the-top) market at an opportune time. Parks...