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- VUDU: Day and date releases? Yeah, we've got that.
- Remember on Thursday when Apple announced that "Day and Date" movie sales and rentals would available on iTunes and Apple TV on the same day as they're released on DVD? Well, it turns out that that may not be that big of a deal. According to an...
- Tags: Movie, Apple Inc., Apple TV, DVD, Sales Strategy, Consumer Electronics, Video On Demand (VoD), Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Sales, Jason D. O\'Grady
- Blog posts 2008-05-05
- Comcast to announce Fancast video portal: watch out, TiVo and Blockbuster stores
- Here at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, the most overarchingly important innovation I've seen so far just has to be Comcast's new Fancast service. Fancast.com will let subscribers search for and manage their TV shows as well as movie viewing. You will be...
- Tags: VoD, Comcast Corp., Blockbuster Inc., Video, TiVo Inc., Video On Demand (VoD), Tv & Home Theater, Portals, Broadband Internet, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Internet, Telecommunications, Consumer Electronics, Russell Shaw
- Blog posts 2008-01-08
- ICUII (exe)
- ICUII is a simple easy to use Videochat program. ICUII was the first in the industry, over 10 years ago to have big beautiful 320x240 pixel fast video and the first with Video Instant Messaging. Now ICUII has added group chat lobbies and group audio to all in the lobby...
- Tags: VoD, Cybration, Lobby, Video, ICUII, Video On Demand (VoD), Corporate Communications, Instant Messaging, Tv & Home Theater, Broadband Internet, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Marketing, Internet, Online Communications, Telecommunications, Consumer Electronics
- Software downloads 2008-01-04
- Coming soon: iTunes movie rentals
- A report in the Financial Times says that Apple and Twentieth Century Fox have reached a deal to provide movie rentals on the iTunes Store: Apple has signed News Corp's 20th Century Fox studio to a new online video-on-demand service in a deal that could change the way people...
- Tags: Movie, Apple Inc., Apple iTunes, Studio, Digital Music, Digital Media, Video On Demand (VoD), Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Home Entertainment, Jason D. O\'Grady
- Blog posts 2007-12-27
- How Cisco Uses Live Broadcasts and Video on Demand to Save Cost of Onsite Meetings
- Executives at Cisco Systems needed an efficient and economical way to communicate with employees in the newly formed sales group for emerging markets. Because these employees are located around the world, bringing them to an onsite meeting was costly and impractical. The solution was an IP-based, live video broadcast from...
- Tags: VoD, Cisco Systems Inc., Video On Demand (VoD), Personal Technology, Home Entertainment
- Case studies 2007-12-17
- Sprint announces BlackBerry Pearl 8130-Picture here
- As was expected, SprintNextel has announced it plans to offer the BlackBerry Pearl 8130 beginning in November. Sprint said the device will include: Sprint Music Store – Downloadable stereo-quality tracks instantly over the air. Choose songs from thousands of artists...
- Tags: BlackBerry Pearl, RIM BlackBerry, Sprint Communications, GPS, Video On Demand (VoD), Handhelds, Broadband Internet, Tv & Home Theater, Telecommunications, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Hardware, Russell Shaw
- Blog posts 2007-10-10
- Protect VoIP and other Internet multimedia applications with these key management mechanisms
- Key management is a fundamental part of protecting Internet multimedia applications such as VoIP, video on demand, conferencing, and others, but key management protocols are difficult to design. In this chapter download from Securing VoIP Networks: Threats, Vulnerabilities, and Countermeasures, study two methods, MIKEY and STRP Security Descriptions,...
- Tags: Multimedia, VoIP, Addison-Wesley, Internet, Peer To Peer (P2P), Video On Demand (VoD), Telephony, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Networking
- Book chapters 2007-09-10
- Cuxlden for Lite Server (1)
- The great burden of high costs in very large size streaming video distribution accessed through web site is likely to be no longer a concern for users with the advent of CUXLDEN For Lite Server, which was recently updated. This new innovative product, CUXLDEN For Lite Server makes it possible...
- Tags: Movie, Streaming Video, Video, Web Site Development, Web Technology, Digital Video, Corporate Communications, Video On Demand (VoD), Internet, Personal Technology, Marketing, Home Entertainment
- Software downloads 2007-06-15
- HP Helps Broadband Provider MVB Offer "Triple Play" Services Over High-Speed Network
- HP focuses on simplifying technology experiences for all of its customers - from individual consumers to the largest businesses. HP along with Cisco and MidtVest Bredbaand MVB, a Denmark-based broadband provider introduced, to build a high-speed, fiber-to-the-home network for the delivery of advanced services such as video on demand and...
- Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Broadband Provider, Broadband, Cisco Systems Inc., TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Video On Demand (VoD), Telecommunications, Broadband Internet, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment
- Case studies 2007-05-22
- Telco Speeds Up and Cuts Costs on Its PC Video on Demand Service
- VSNL is a major global communication services provider offering a portfolio of next-generation Carrier and Enterprise solutions, including Voice, Mobile, Data and Ethernet. Looking to attract more broadband subscribers in India and boost current consumption, VSNL partnered with various content providers to launch a PC Video on Demand VOD service...
- Tags: VoD, PC, Videsh Sanchar Nigam Ltd., Service, Video On Demand (VoD), Ethernet, Web Technology, Broadband Internet, Digital Rights Management (DRM), Web Site Development, Network Technology, Telecommunications, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Networking, Security, Internet
- Case studies 2007-05-01
- Redefining IPTV With the Sun Streaming System: Video-on-Demand (VoD) and Network Personal Video Recording (nPVR) for an Open Systems World
- Offering video services over existing IP networks holds considerable promise in terms of new revenue and business growth opportunities for video service providers. Home video in all of its forms is now a large and growing business, and Video on Demand VoD, networked Personal Video Recorders nPVR, and interactive video...
- Tags: Video Service, VoD, Network, IP Television, Sun Microsystems Inc., Video, Video On Demand (VoD), Corporate Communications, Tv & Home Theater, Broadband Internet, Networking, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Marketing, Telecommunications
- White papers 2007-04-01
- ShiftCast (exe)
- ShiftCast is a Broadband Entertainment System for your PC. With ShiftCast, you can watch movies, videos, Live TV, listen to music and streaming radio, chat, play games, download MP3s and publish music from your desktop or mobile phone. ShiftCast also provides access to premium content from the simple to use...
- Tags: Broadband, Music, ShiftCast, Video On Demand (VoD), Broadband Internet, Network Technology, Telecommunications, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Networking, Consumer Electronics
- Software downloads 2007-03-15
- Exploring VoD in P2P Swarming Systems
- Digital media companies have recently started embracing P2P networks as an alternative distribution mechanism. However, with current P2P swarming systems users need to download the full video, and hence have to wait a long time before they can start watching it. While a lot of effort has gone into optimizing...
- Tags: VoD, P2P, Swarming, Video On Demand (VoD), Peer To Peer (P2P), Tv & Home Theater, Broadband Internet, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Internet, Telecommunications, Consumer Electronics
- White papers 2007-01-31
- Peer-Assisted VoD: Making Internet Video Distribution Cheap
- This paper considers the design and potential benefits of peer-assisted video-on-demand, in which participating peers assist the server in delivering VoD content. The assistance is done in such a way that it provides the same user quality experience as pure client-server distribution. The paper focuses on the single-video approach, whereby...
- Tags: Client-server, VoD, Assistance, Internet Video, Video, Video On Demand (VoD), Tv & Home Theater, Broadband Internet, Digital Media, Corporate Communications, Servers, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Telecommunications, Consumer Electronics, Marketing, Hardware
- White papers 2007-01-27
- Analyze Use Cases by Architectural Relevance: Using Architectural Mechanisms to Improve the Software Development Life Cycle
- The term architectural relevance refers to a system aspect, either functional or nonfunctional, that is central to determining the fundamental structure of that system. One of the core best practices for software development is to focus on the highest areas of system risk early in the development project. Typically, an...
- Tags: Software, Use Case, Video, Corporate Communications, Software Development, Video On Demand (VoD), Development Tools, Marketing, Software/Web Development, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment
- White papers 2007-01-23
- Enterprise Video Communications: Planning for EVC and Performing an EVC Assessment
- This paper summarizes Enterprise Video Communications EVC and includes a high level plan to perform an EVC assessment helping ensure deployment success. EVC is quickly becoming the primary medium for delivery and storage of corporate communications. By leveraging existing IP networks and infrastructure to support video communications companies are increasing...
- Tags: VoD, Webcasting, Video, Enterprise Video Communications, Video On Demand (VoD), Corporate Communications, Storage, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Marketing, Hardware
- White papers 2007-01-01
- An Optimal Broadcasting Protocol for Mobile Video-on-Demand
- The advance of wireless and mobile technology introduces a new type of Video-On-Demand VOD systems, namely the mobile VOD systems that provide VOD services to mobile clients. It is a challenge to design broadcasting protocols for such systems because of the following special requirements fixed maximum bandwidth requirement: the maximum...
- Tags: VoD, Mobile, Broadcasting, Video On Demand (VoD), Tv & Home Theater, Broadband Internet, Advertising & Promotion, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Telecommunications, Marketing, Consumer Electronics
- White papers 2006-11-25
- HalpTV (exe)
- HalpTV is a completely free Internet television tuner program that allows you to view over 3000 online TV and radio stations plus you can also view video on demand (music, movie and live cam from around the world). Version 3 may include unspecified updates, enhancements, or bug fixes.
- Tags: HalpTV, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Video On Demand (VoD), Personal Technology, Home Entertainment
- Software downloads 2006-04-20
- Evolution to Enhanced Reconfigurable Optical Add/Drop Multiplexers (eROADM)
- The fast adoption of business and residential broadband services is certainly igniting service providers' and cable operators' momentum. However, their deployment requires the implementation of emerging technologies (such as broadband access networks, Resilient Packet Ring, etc.) and the use of multiple network topologies to meet subscribers' residential or business) expectations...
- Tags: Nortel Networks Corp., Broadband, Broadband Internet, Telecommunications, Network Technology, Video On Demand (VoD), Telephony, VOIP, Networking, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment
- White papers 2006-04-19
- Webinar: Manage Your Information and Media Assets Better
- How can you increase operational efficiencies while growing new revenue streams? Today, Telco, Media/Entertainment and Publishing companies are challenged to get control over the vast amount of information that they use to run their business, and the media assets that generate revenue. View this on demand...
- Tags: Asset, Webinar, Media, EMC Corp., Advertising & Promotion, Asset Management, Video On Demand (VoD), Marketing, Operational Planning, Business Operations, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment
- Webcasts 2006-03-17
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