http://www.vodprofessional.com/ The VODProfessional news feed en-gb http://www.vodprofessional.com/css/images/logo_franklinmedium400.jpg http://www.vodprofessional.com/ /events-webinars/brightcove-expert-technical-webinars/ Two great webinars from Brightcove at the end of May and beginning of June on building an HTML5 video player and an A-Z of live streaming . /news/2q2013/box-tv-launches-free-live-streaming-service/ Box TV launches free live streaming service. SimpleStream delivers end-to-end solution to simulcast live streams of the Box TV portfolio across multiple devices.. /news/2q2013/pathé-partners-with-xstream-for-widevine-drm-on-ios-and-android-devices/ Pathé Thuis, one of Holland's most successful online film services offering premium HD quality movies on multiple devices. The company has chosen Xstream to implement and deliver Widevine DRM for iOS and Android content delivery.. /news/2q2013/lack-of-conscious-desire-holds-back-smart-tv-use/ Smart TVs trail laptops, desktops and set-top boxes when it comes to consumers deciding how to connect to the internet through their sets, new research from YouGov shows.. /features/successful-marketing-strategies-for-vod-services/ How are successful VOD services brought to market? How are they announced to the world and initially promoted? What strategies are used to create awareness, build a brand and grow audiences? Here are some answers in our new report. . /features/50-vod-professionals-2013/ Who do you think are the most influential people working in the UK New Television industry today? We want your thoughts!. /news/2q2013/bbc-iplayer-launches-on-windows-phone-8/ The BBC iPlayer is now available on Windows 8 Phones. New app comes as mobile iPlayer usage is on the increase. In March 2013, 30% of iPlayer requests came from mobiles or tablets.. /news/2q2013/mobile-tv-video-viewers-to-exceed-2bn-by-2017/ This is attributed to the growing popularity of short and easily shared video clips, and the increased global uptake of connected devices with faster processors and better displays.. /news/2q2013/brightcove-launches-video-cloud-live/ Brightcove launches Video Cloud Live for easy setup, management and monetization of live video events. New module provides an easy-to-use dashboard for live video events and delivering multi-bitrate streams to multiple devices. . /news/2q2013/itv-enters-exclusive-partnership-with-samsung-for-the-itv-player-app-on-android/ The ITV Player app provides customers with access to the last 30 days of ITV’s catch-up content. New user interface dynamically scales to a range of screen sizes, has an improved playback experience with simpler video profiles.. /news/2q2013/bt-sport-to-launch-new-video-app/ Smartphone / tablet app from BT Sport will let BT Broadband customers watch sports content for free including 38 Barclays Premier League football matches and up to 69 live rugby matches from the Aviva Premiership.. /news/2q2013/sky-reports-fivefold-yoy-increase-in-on-demand-downloads/ Sky reports 4.5 million average weekly On Demand downloads, 3.5 million movie rental transactions, up 37% year on year in its latest financial statement for the nine months ending 31 March 2013.. /news/2q2013/sky-customers-set-on-demand-records/ Sky customers are watching more on demand content than ever before, according to figures released today by Sky. The average number of weekly downloads reached 4.5 million in the first quarter of 2013, an increase of 460% on the same time last year. . /news/2q2013/lovefilm-announces-next-gen-streaming-app/ Lovefilm has today announced the launch of its new and enhanced LOVEFiLM Instant streaming application for internet-connected devices, bringing a host of exciting new features to members. . /features/vod-usage-survey-april-2013/ VOD Professional's first report on what consumers really think of VOD services: which ones they use, on what devices and where. . /news/2q2013/bt-signs-with-red-bee-media-in-multi-year-deal/ Deal will see Red Bee Media provide playout, channel and media management services for BT's new live sports offering, BT Sport. /events-webinars/brightcove-webinar-using-online-video-in-your-2013-content-marketing-strategy/ Webinar will cover top performing content marketing strategies, social media and how mobile and video integrate into the mix. /news/2q2013/film-and-tv-industries-furthest-behind-in-capitalising-on-the-cloud/ “Film and TV industries furthest behind in capitalising on the cloud,” says Nativ CEO Jon Folland who urges content owners to embrace the Cloud and Saas to manage workflows.. /news/2q2013/more-iplayer-requests-on-tablets-than-mobiles/ For the first time ever there were more BBC iPlayer requests on tablets than mobiles in March 2013 according to the latest figures released by the BBC this morning. . /features/tv-vod-are-friends-with-benefits/ Tremor Video has released a study with Nielsen and the IAB focusing on UK insurer Aviva, which has seen a significant increase in brand awareness and message association by using the VOD ad channel to complement its TV campaigns.. /news/2q2013/kaltura-wins-instox-media-labs-contract/ inStox sources, aggregates and distributes cinematic footage to meet the digital media industry's expectations for quality and innovation. . /news/2q2013/sky-and-entertainment-film-distributors-announce-new-multi-year-movie-agreement/ Sky Movies customers able to enjoy exclusive access to hit films including Silver Linings Playbook in HD, on demand and on the move, alongside a wide range of classic titles. /news/2q2013/arris-acquires-motorola-home-creates-premier-video-delivery-and-broadband-technology-company/ Powerful combination transforms industry, accelerates innovation. ARRIS paid Google approximately $2.2 billion in cash and issued Google 10.6 million shares of its common stock in connection with the transaction to buy Motorola Home.. /news/2q2013/facebook-selects-rovi-data-to-create-digital-media-user-experience/ Facebook to use Rovi's metadata on movies, TV shows and celebrities. /features/mediamorph/ Mediamorph supplies business software that helps content creators, programmers and distributors sell, track, analyse and monetise content globally. I met their international MD, Tim Rottach. . /news/2q2013/‘this-is-another-golden-age-of-television’/ ‘This is another golden age of television’ says Sophie Turner Laing, Managing Director, Content of BSkyB at MIPTV in Cannes. Sky will spend well over 2 billion pounds on-screen she said and is on track to spend 600 million pounds a year on original production by 2014.. /news/1q2013/bbc-iplayer-performance-pack-february-2013/ New record highs for BBC iPlayer usage: weekly requests averaged 59 million, up from 57 million in January, and across the month there was an average of 8.6 million requests per day. . /news/1q2013/xstream-and-triveni-digital-announce-collaboration-for-local-broadcast-market/ Xstream and Triveni Digital plan to work together to create custom tools and applications to the North American broadcast market.. /features/bbc’s-‘tv-application-layer’-goes-open-source/ The TV Application Layer from the BBC lets you write an application once which works across all HTML-based connected TV devices. /news/1q2013/brightcove-announces-general-availability-of-zencoder-live-cloud-transcoding/ Live Cloud transcoding API removes barriers to multi-screen live streaming. /news/1q2013/prime-instant-video-greenlights-zombieland-original-series-pilot-from-sony-pictures-television/ Amazon Studios adds another comedy pilot for customers to enjoy for free—customer feedback will help determine which of the 13 pilots will be made into full-season productions. /news/1q2013/rightster-and-future-plc-sign-global-video-distribution-deal/ More than 50 million visitors every month use Future's influential websites including TechRadar and T3. /news/1q2013/bbc-one-commissions-peter-kay-sitcom-which-will-premiere-on-bbc-iplayer/ 6 x 30-minute episodes of 'Car Share' from Peter Kay is part of BBC iPlayer’s strategy to showcase a wider range of TV content.. /news/1q2013/motorola-mobility’s-gt-3-mbr-transcoder-creates-high-quality-viewing-experiences-to-any-device/ Motorola GT-3 brings unprecedented channel density for TV service providers; record-breaking transcoder supports three gigapixels per second of processing, which equates to the transcoding of nearly 50 HD channels simultaneously. /news/1q2013/mobile-devices-and-dvrs-shifting-global-media-consumption/ Global consumers watching an average 25 hours of TV / films a week. TV viewing is up from 10 hours in 2011 to 19 hours now says Motorola. /news/1q2013/motorola-mobility’s-fourth-annual-media-engagement-barometer-fast-facts-for-uk/ Consumers in the UK are watching an average of 24.3 hours of TV / films a week, just under global average of 25.2 hours, says Motorola Mobility’s Fourth Annual Media Engagement Barometer . /features/motorola-mobility-at-tv-connect/ Company publishes results of study which shows that consumers now watching 9 more hours of TV / films than in 2011. /news/1q2013/atos-and-kaltura-jointly-market-next-generation-video-solutions/ Atos will not only resell Kaltura's subscription-based services, but Atos Business technologists will be able to deliver extensive and custom integration services on business processes.. /features/7-cool-functions-found-in-video-user-interfaces/ We've looked at a lot of video user interfaces lately and here are some of the innovative functions we've spotted. Seen others? Tell us!. /features/top-100-global-video-on-demand-(vod)-services/ Which video-on-demand (VOD) services would make your personal Top 100? We need your thoughts! Base your decision on any criteria you like including location, design, aesthetics, content, usability and functionality.. /news/1q2013/filmflex-selects-irdeto-to-protect-on-demand-movies-on-ios-and-android-devices/ FilmFlex is leveraging Irdeto's media protection solutions, powered by ActiveCloak™, to ensure the content delivered by FilmFlex customers like Virgin Media, EE and Film4 is secured according to the evolving robustness rules imposed by studios.. /features/going-native-taking-online-video-where-flash-html5-cant-go/ CEO of Brightcove, Jeremy Allaire, explains how his company can help you present video inside native apps on both iOS and Android. /news/1q2013/another-record-breaking-month-for-bbc-iplayer/ The BBC has just released iPlayer usage stats for January 2013 and it's been another record-breaking month: 272 million requests for TV and radio programmes - up 26% on the previous month - and requests from mobiles and tablets up 32%.. /news/1q2013/itv-long-form-video-views-up-22-in-2012/ ITV has announced its preliminary financial figures for 2012. Among the highlights for VOD professionals, video views across all platforms rose from 376 million to 458 million and Online, Pay & Interactive revenues were up 26% to £102m.. /news/1q2013/brightcove-advances-html5-video-monetization/ General availability of HTML5 pre-, mid- and post-roll advertising support and player API for ad policy targeting provides comprehensive monetization solution for HTML5 video advertising. Full HTML5 support also available for FreeWheel, Google, Videoplaza and YuMe ad servers.. /features/comparing-functionality-in-video-services-on-ipad-vs-android-tablets/ We've compared over 90 video services that appear on iPads and Android tablets and compared the functionality available in both. Perhaps it's no great surprise given the fragmented nature of Android but we find that iPad video user interfaces are generally more evolved.. /news/1q2013/sky-announces-new-deal-with-disney/ Companies form new channel, Sky Movies Disney, which will feature Disney content, across platforms, just 6 months after cinema release. /news/1q2013/paywizard-launches-first-dedicated-payment-and-subscriber-management-solution-for-tv-and-media-industry/ New solution integrates payment and subscription services under PayWizard brand. /news/1q2013/record-no-of-video-views-for-the-guardian/ Over 11 million video views worldwide in January 2013. Guardian website attracts 77.9 million unique monthly visitors. . /news/1q2013/bbc-sport-launches-android-mobile-app/ App features live and on demand video including the current Rugby Union Six Nations championship and the upcoming Formula 1 season . /features/common-functionality-found-in-video-services-on-ipad/ Content recommendation appears in only 40% of the services we've looked at in our VUI Library research tool, Search is only available in two-thirds of products and personalisation functionality is lacking overall. . /news/1q2013/bbc-vod-stats-performance-2009-2012/ The BBC provides a lot of great information about how people use the iPlayer but only in a PDF document. Here's an Excel spreadsheet version for your own use with more graphs and the underlying numbers. We'll be providing updates throughout the year.. /news/1q2013/mission-impossible-tops-list-of-most-watched-hotel-movies-for-2012/ According to Quadriga data captured in its 230,00 European and US guest rooms, Paramount's 'Mission:Impossibe - Ghost Protocol' is named as the most watched on-demand movie for 2012, and Quadriga recorded a year-on-year increase in blockbuster movie viewing levels.. /news/1q2013/comscore-releases-‘2013-uk-digital-future-in-focus’-report/ UK users spend 37 hours online per month, more than any other European market, nearly one-third of page views now on phones / tablets according to comScore's latest research.. /news/1q2013/30-second-video-ads-became-standard-in-2012/ That's according to the international ad management platform supplier, Freewheel. 15-second ads are now on the slide says the company in its latest 'Video Monetization Report'.. /news/1q2013/lovefilm-boosts-bbc-worldwide-tv-deal-for-2013/ Company also announces launch of its HD streaming service on HD-ready Sony BRAVIA Internet-connected TVs and Blu-Ray players. . /news/1q2013/dave-launches-ios-on-demand-app/ App, which is now available for iPad and iPhone, is based on UKTV's Dave on Demand PC VoD service and built using Capablue's 'Connected' platform and framework.. /features/key-stats-from-the-smart-tv-study-by-yougov/ Not a brand new study but there are some really interesting numbers here about connected TV usage and ownership re-published with the kind permission of YouGov. Also contains links to download a PowerPoint presentation. . /features/trends-in-the-pay-television-industry-in-emea/ Adam Nightingale of content security firm, Irdeto, examines how media piracy is likely to be tackled this year in the pay-TV market.. /features/trends-in-the-connected-tv-market-for-2013/ 2013 is set to be a year of change for Connected TV. Shirlene Chandrapal of smartclip provides specifics on what might happen.. /news/1q2013/sky-go-now-has-31-million-users/ Sky’s latest financial reports for the past six months to 31 December 2012 seem to show the company is in rude health. Total revenue is up 5% to £3,553 million, triple-play penetration (television, phone and broadband) has increased 4% year-on-year and Sky Go now has 3.1 million users, a 46% year-on-year rise. . /features/5-trends-in-online-video-for-2013/ The New Year has been and gone but that isn't going to stop Iddo Shai of Kaltura predicting the future of video in 2013!. /news/1q2013/skys-now-tv-offers-24-hour-online-pass-to-sky-sports/ Sky plans to give millions of people a new way of enjoying live sport by making Sky Sports available through its internet TV service, NOW TV, on a simple, pay-as-you-go basis. . /features/publishers-how-to-bring-tv-online/ 88% of publishers see video content as core to their editorial proposition according to the AOP. If you're a publisher with an online video proposition how do you aim to monetise it? Leon Siotis of Brightroll presents the advertising revenue business case. . /news/1q2013/london-2012-olympic-games-top-gear-and-sherlock-help-deliver-record-breaking-year-for-bbc-iplayer/ 2.32 billion TV and radio programme requests and 36.5bn minutes of BBC programmes enjoyed across all platforms in iPlayer. Audiences spent 34% more time watching TV in iPlayer than ever before. . /news/1q2013/ooyala-delivers-in-stream-video-viewing-on-twitter/ Twitter Video Card solution creates new ways to discover, share and monetise video; ESPN first to adopt. /news/1q2013/globally-cinema-and-internet-ad-spend-are-on-the-rise/ Ad spending rose 3.3% year-on-year, from January to September 2012, according to Nielsen’s quarterly Global AdView Pulse report. Though advertisers continue to spend the most on television ads, Internet and cinema ad spend grew the most during the period.. /features/introduction-to-video-metadata/ You probably already know a little - or a lot! - about video metadata but the industry is moving fast and things are changing rapidly. So, with the help of BeBanjo and Red Bee Media, here's a Video Metadata 101.. /news/1q2013/sky-unveils-a-new-subscription-service-sky-go-extra/ Sky Go Extra lets users download movies to watch on phones and tablets, register up to 4 viewing devices and costs an extra £5 per month. /news/1q2013/lovefilm-and-channel-4-announce-new-content-deal/ New content will be collated in a specially-branded 4oD collection that includes Peep Show, Father Ted, Shameless and The Inbetweeners. /news/1q2013/lovefilm-signs-streaming-deal-with-nbc-universal/ New content includes TV shows like 'The Office', '30 Rock', 'Heroes' and '80's cult classic, 'Knight Rider'.. /features/how-to-cope-with-mobile-platform-fragmentation/ What platforms and versions do smartphone / tablet owners use to access video? Brightcove's Brenna Fitzgerald shares some insights.. /news/1q2013/red-bee-to-deliver-rich-metadata-services-to-samsung-tvs/ Pan-European deal will enrich the Samsung Smart TV experience with optimised content across thirteen territories.. /vui/best-practice-guides/strategies-for-getting-content-everywhere/ Tom Cape of Capablue suggests some approaches for getting your content to a growing range of connected video devices including TVs, set-top boxes, games consoles, tablets and smartphones. . /news/1q2013/bbc-sport-launches-mobile-app/ Free app brings together BBC Sport’s expert coverage to deliver news, live scores, stats, commentary and analysis on-the-go.. /news/1q2013/rovi-video-powers-advanced-discovery-options-on-samsung’s-smart-tv-and-tablet-devices/ Companies to align technologies to bring video discovery to consumer entertainment experience. /news/1q2013/blip-launches-new-apps-for-ios-android-xbox-and-kindle/ Blip TV, the service that showcases premium original video content, has launched a range of new apps for iOS and Android devices, Xbox and Amazon Kindle.. /news/1q2013/77-million-bbc-iplayer-requests-over-xmas-period/ New Year's Day) was the most popular for TV viewing with 6.7 million request for TV programmes.. /news/4q12/xstream-launches-new-ingest-service/ Xstream's new Ingest Service collects content from multiple sources enabling customers to reduce time spent on setting up ingest workflows, decrease time to market and scale their offerings faster, better and wider than ever before. . /news/4q12/bbc-launches-connected-red-button/ The BBC has launched Connected Red Button, reinventing the BBC's hugely popular red button service for the future by effortlessly bringing TV, radio and online content together in the simplest possible way.. /news/4q12/lovefilm-launches-on-wii/ LOVEFiLM now reaches to up to 8 million UK Wii users. Service will also soon launch on Nintendo’s new HD home console, Wii U.. /news/4q12/mobiles-and-tablets-now-account-for-almost-14-of-bbc-iplayer-requests/ The BBC iPlayer served a record high of 213 million requests for TV and radio programmes in October 2012 - breaking 200 million in a month for the first time according to the BBC's latest iPlayer performance report. This is an increase of +20% year-on-year.. /news/4q12/tvnz-partners-with-brightcove-for-new-on-demand-catch-up-tv-app/ Powered by Brightcove App Cloud, the new app will be available on Apple iOS and Google Android devices.. /news/4q12/british-museum-on-demand-channel-launches-on-bt-vision/ New channel will feature documentaries and lectures on range of topics including Great Leaders, Stories of the World and Shakespeare.. /features/how-to-guide-content-recommendation-discovery/ Through interviews with the BBC, Blip TV and ThinkAnalytics we look at four approaches to providing great content discovery and recommendations tools to your users.. /news/4q12/kaltura-raises-$25-million-to-continue-expansion/ Kaltura, the open source video platform, announced today that it had secured an additional $25 million of funding. With a leading position in the Americas, and growing presence in Europe, Kaltura is now also setting its sights on the Asia-Pacific region.. /news/4q12/rightster-catapults-into-top-10-us-comscore-youtube-rankings/ Rightster achieved more than 17 million US views, from over 7.5 million total unique viewers, placing it at number nine in the rankings. Its network has grown to over 300 channels across various news, sports, fashion, music and entertainment publishers.. /news/4q12/rovi-releases-all-new-divx-plus-software/ Supports faster video conversion, smooth rewind output to iPhone® and iPad®, as well as streaming to DLNA-compatible home electronics.. /news/4q12/tablet-tv-gains-momentum-says-ooyala/ Among web-connected devices, share of time spent viewing on tablets grows 90 percent over last two quarters, with nearly three quarters of tablet viewing time spent on long-form content.. /news/4q12/channel-4-announces-major-new-digital-innovations/ Get ready for mobile offline viewing, 'Watch live' on mobile and 'Pause and Play' across platforms. The broadcaster now also has more than 6 million registered users and will be targeting them with a new digital ad product called Adapt coming in 2013. . /news/4q12/virgin-media-launches-virgin-tv-anywhere/ New service available on web, tablets and smartphones and includes terrestrial catch-up and up to 4,000 hours of TV available to watch on demand at any time, including Sky On Demand, featuring shows from Sky 1 and Sky Living, as well as Sky Sports and Sky Movies.. /news/4q12/red-bee-media-designs-ui-for-virgin-tv-anywhere/ Virgin Media engaged Red Bee Media to assist with creating a signature user interface and user experience for the online component of Virgin TV Anywhere. /features/how-to-guide-vod-scheduling/ VOD scheduling is the process by which companies tag video content to appear on different platforms at any given time in any given territory. So how is it done? We examine the four main methods: low-tech, building a bespoke scheduling service, buying a piece of specialist software or using existing media partners. . /news/4q12/sky-extends-content-agreements-with-nbcuniversal/ Sky Movies will be the first subscription service in the UK and Ireland to screen Snow White & the Huntsman, Battleship, Ted, The Bourne Legacy, Anna Karenina, Les Miserables, The Man With The Iron Fists, Despicable Me 2 and About Time. . /features/brightroll-uk-video-advertising-report-2012/ The Brightroll UK Video Advertising Report 2012 includes some great stats including figures about how many people watch online videos, how much of the UK population is exposed to video ads and how the UK remains the largest online advertising market in Europe. . /vui/best-practice-guides/new-gen-broadcasting-workflow-and-the-cloud/ So you've created your new video service but where do you store the content, how do you make sure it's delivered to different devices on time and how can The Cloud help you? Mukesh Bavisi, Managing Director of Exponential-e, outlines a plan. . /news/4q12/brightrolls-smartview-lets-viewers-skip-video-ads/ New video ad unit actively engages the viewer by giving them the choice to watch or skip an advertisement and provides advertisers an opportunity to pay only for views.. /news/4q12/itv-unveils-new-itv-player/ The new ITV Player extends free catch-up content to 30 days and offers archive episodes and box sets for rent. . /features/guardian-changing-advertising-summit/ Today only! Watch a live feed from the The Guardian's Changing Advertising Summit, an annual conference exploring changing trends and challenges in the advertising and media industries.. /news/4q12/ee-to-launch-streaming-movies-service/ EE Film customers will be able to watch movies on their mobile, on their PC or even on their TV (via their laptop)..