video technology

Companies expand collaborative research in cloud gaming infrastructure into developing cutting-edge game streaming technologies InterDigital, Inc., a mobile and video technology research and development company, announced a new initiative with a cloud-gaming specialist Blacknut dedicated to developing technologies that improve and enhance the performance of existing gaming technology, including new features that will augment and expand the cloud gaming experience in the future. The new collaboration will leverage…

Connatix, the next-generation video technology company for publishers, announced that multiple publishing partners have successfully integrated with the Playspace platform including AccuWeather, Gray TV, and The Washington Times. In June, Connatix launched Playspace as the first video monetization technology that creates relevant, editor-friendly formats with built-in revenue. Playspace makes it easy for publishers to boost their video revenue while enhancing the editorial experience by generating swipeable story units…

Qumu, the leading provider of cloud-based Enterprise Video technology for organizations of all sizes, has just released the Qumu Cloud Build and Price Tool. Available now on the website, the tool allows users to quickly customize an annual cloud video subscription-based on parameters like storage and bandwidth needs, distribution requirements, authenticated user limits and more. Users of the Qumu Cloud Build and Price Tool receive an instant, itemized online quote in PDF format, as well as a copy of their customized…

Connatix's Proprietary Technology Enables Publishers to Seamlessly Turn Content, Captions and Likes From Instagram Into Revenue-Generating Stories on Their Websites Connatix, the next-generation video technology company for publishers, announced the launch of Social Stories, a first-to-market monetization product that enables publishers to generate a stories format from their own Instagram content, embed onsite, and grow revenue with video advertising. Marketing Technology News: Mapp Launches Free Expert Community…

Partnership embeds Brightcove’s video technology in Cvent’s Virtual Attendee Hub® to power virtual events of all sizes Brightcove Inc., the world’s leading video technology platform, announced it is partnering with Cvent, the market-leading meetings, events, and hospitality technology provider, to offer its video solutions as part of Cvent’s newly-launched Virtual Attendee Hub. Through this partnership, Cvent customers can now easily launch reliable, scalable, and broadcast-grade video experiences to their audiences. Most…

Connatix, the next-generation video technology company for publishers, announced the launch of a proprietary Video Insights Engine. An industry-first offering, this new capability will leverage advanced machine learning to automatically analyze the visuals and audio within a publisher's video content to bring greater efficiency to editorial workflows with automatic video indexing, derive new insights from content performance, and help scale contextual offerings for advertisers. The Video Insights Engine provides brands with…

Bringing expertise in remote work, digital transformation and technology, the new members will help guide Brightcove to the next stage of growth Brightcove Inc., the world’s leading video technology platform, announced the appointment of two new members to its board of directors, Tsedal Neeley of Harvard Business School and Ritcha Gupta Ranjan of Google. Dr. Tsedal Neeley has been a professor at the Harvard Business School since 2007 and has been the Naylor Fitzhugh Professor of Business Administration at the Harvard…

Qumu Corporation, the leading provider of best-in-class video technology for the enterprise, announced that its Board of Directors has appointed technology executive TJ Kennedy as its new President and Chief Executive Officer, effective July 20, 2020. Mr. Kennedy will succeed Vern Hanzlik, who has stepped down as President and Chief Executive Officer and as a director of the Company, effective immediately, to pursue other interests. Mr. Kennedy’s election to the Board of Directors will become effective concurrently with his…

KERV Interactive, a multi-award-winning interactive video company revolutionizing the performance of digital advertising with its patented technology, is working with Forbes, the world’s largest business media brand, to create interactive, branded, and shoppable content on Forbes.com. Forbes is the first business media publisher to leverage KERV’s patented interactive video technology. The innovative collaboration enables Forbes to offer advertisers an opportunity to engage its audience in new ways within video content.…

SyncWords Machine Translated Subtitles are available to all Kaltura REACH users SyncWords, the leader in cloud-based video captioning and subtitling, announced that it has joined the Kaltura Video Technology Marketplace offering Kaltura customers automated localization of video into multiple languages via machine translated subtitles. SyncWords’ advanced automation is now integrated into the Kaltura REACH video AI, captioning and enrichment framework.  SyncWords within Kaltura REACH will help organizations save time and…

New solution includes customizable, immersive, live, and always-on video experiences to help brands pivot physical events to virtual Brightcove Inc., the world’s leading video technology platform, announced Brightcove Virtual Event Experiences, a solution that allows organizations to deliver high-quality virtual events featuring bold, interactive experiences. Responding to a crucial market need, Brightcove Virtual Event Experiences enables organizations to host events with market-leading video technology to engage with…

Connatix, the next-generation video technology company for publishers, announced today the launch of Playspace, the first turn-key video monetization platform that creates relevant, editor-friendly formats with built-in revenue.  As a part of the new platform, publishers can automatically generate new monetizable story units that are contextually aligned with existing content. The end-to-end video platform was built with an integrated ad server and exchange to scale content, maximize revenue, and engage readers. Playspace…

Vonage, a global leader in cloud communications helping businesses accelerate their digital transformation, announced today that AfroSaúde, a social impact technology startup, has chosen Vonage to power its TeleCorona telehealth system. Partnering with leading Platform as-a-Service provider DigiTalk, Vonage is enabling AfroSaúde to bring advanced telehealth capabilities to communities in Bahia, Brazil. Using the Vonage Video API, AfroSaúde provides free, high quality medical and mental health care that is especially critical…

Encoding.com, the world’s most trusted cloud media processing service, has partnered with Beamr, the leading video technology and image science software company, to offer Beamr’s Content-Adaptive Bitrate (CABR) encoding and optimization technology to Encoding.com customers. The service will be added to Encoding.com’s broad and growing suite of microservices for powering high-volume file-based VOD workflows in the cloud. With traditional encoding techniques, high-resolution video such as 4K HDR requires tremendous amounts…

Leading video technology company, Shootsta, officially announces the opening of its global headquarters in Singapore. The HQ will be led by Shootsta’s Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Mike Pritchett, based in Singapore, together with Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer, Tim Moylan, who relocated to Singapore in February. Founded in 2015 in Sydney, Shootsta swiftly scaled from a startup to a global company, currently servicing 250 clients in five markets across four continents. Shootsta began operations in Asia in…

PLAY TV viewers can access free, innovative streaming video content live or on demand with feature episodes from award winning journalists and artists like Jimmy Chin and Soledad O’Brien Brightcove Inc., the world’s leading video technology platform, announced that its first-ever over-the-top (OTT) streaming experience focused on video, PLAY TV, is officially underway and available to viewers globally, at no cost, on mobile devices and the web. Running on Brightcove Beacon™, which is Brightcove’s recently launched…

Elements' Live Stream Feature Transforms a Publisher's Unique Editorial Focus Into a High-Impact, Low-Lift, Quality Video Experiences Connatix, the next-generation video technology company for publishers, announced the availability of its ad-supported live stream player that enables publishers to easily stream and monetize video content across multiple devices. Publishers can seamlessly engage with readers through live broadcasts while developing new revenue streams through advertisers and custom sponsorship…

Ofinno, LLC is excited to announce the expansion of their research operation with the addition of a Video Compression team. This new team was created as a result of client demand.  While the focus has historically been on wireless technologies, Ofinno's expertise is leading the way into immersive media, including augmented and virtual reality. Ofinno's work within the MPEG standards body includes Versatile Video Coding, 6 Degrees of Freedom, Genome Compression, Omnidirectional Media Format, Multi-Image Application format,…

Mr. Stein awarded Matti S. Siukola Memorial for presentation at Annual Broadcast Symposium InterDigital, Inc., a mobile and video technology research and development company, today announced that Alan Stein, vice president of technology, was recognized by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and presented with the Matti S. Siukola Memorial award for his presentation on next generation video coding standards. The selected paper, titled “Next-Gen Codecs: Going (Well) Beyond HEVC,” was selected…