video technology

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…

Using Brightcove’s video technology, NAB Show Express will be a digital experience that brings together the best in media, entertainment, and technology Brightcove Inc., the world’s leading video technology platform, today announced that it will power NAB Show’s first-ever digital experience, NAB Show Express. The two-day digital event will occur May 13-14 and will include video on-demand assets for conference sessions, real-time video clips on its social channels, and eight hours of streamed content daily, all powered by…

Brightcove Continuum is a robust technology suite with live and on-demand solutions to enable secure internal communications, quality live streaming, and video communications Brightcove Inc., the leading provider of cloud services for video, announced Brightcove Continuum, a new business continuity suite to support business communication functions across the enterprise. By leveraging live and on-demand streaming services, organizations can employ the use of video to stay connected to employees and customers. Launching…

Compared with Millennials, Gen X, and Baby Boomers, Gen Z prefers content that includes audio, video, polls, quizzes, and a means to comment and receive recommended stories Connatix, the next-generation video technology company for publishers, announced the findings of a study it conducted about the media consumption habits and preferences of Gen Z, that indicates members of this generation (aged up to 22 years) gravitate toward a "multifaceted content experience," rooted in user recommendations from a diverse set of…

Social, Affiliate and Direct Sales Companies Will Have More Mobile Power With Lead Gen, Sales Enablement and Interactive Video Technology DirectScale, Inc., a privately held market leader in the direct and social selling industry, has partnered with industry leader VERB Technology Company, Inc., a leader in business-focused interactive video CRM and marketing and sales enablement applications, to offer a combined platform to all of DirectScale's new and existing social, affiliate and direct sales clients. DirectScale…

Former Vodafone Group Global Head of Fixed Product Development Nuno Sanches will lead Kaltura’s Media and Telecom Business Unit Kaltura, the leading video technology provider, announced that it has expanded its executive team by appointing Nuno Sanches to lead the company’s media and telecom business unit as General Manager. Nuno brings to Kaltura over 15 years in Telecom, Pay-TV and Media industries with broad experience in leading product and technology development. Being a Pay-TV innovator and pioneer, Nuno…

"Experience and engagement are going to be all about making things more accessible and easier for consumers while benefiting marketers – not the other way around." Tell us about your role and the team/technology you handle at KERV. This is a tough question as I manage the full operation of the company from strategy, to sales to planning and activation to data and product. My current focus is on making sure the way we are currently packaging up our technology matches with what the market is looking for while also building…

Bringing video technology to new heights with a powerful video ad system called, Ads Marketplace. Publishers and advertisers combine their efforts to deliver top-quality services for their respective partners. BridTV video platform is the bridge that brings them together. The new tech earned the support and expertise from top-tier ad providers, including Google AdX, SpringServe and Verizon Media Group. Thanks to these new-found partnerships, our service now enables high-tech features like Dynamic Allocation. Each…

Following the Successful Launch of Beeline TV in Russia, Kaltura Expands Partnership into Additional Markets, Starting with Beeline Kazakhstan Kaltura, the leading video technology provider,  announced that its Kaltura Cloud TV Platform is powering the newly-launched TV service for Beeline Kazakhstan (Veon), the country’s largest independent mobile operator whose customers account for more than half of the nation’s population. Beeline Kazakhstan leveraged the Kaltura TV Platform technology to replace its legacy pay-TV…