BBC iPlayer Soars In Popularity
Posted by Mike Slocombe on 7 February 2008 | Tagged as: BBC iPlayer, Video Services, UK, BBC
Switch to open web platform sees BBC triumphing over rivals.
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BBC iPlayer Scores 3.5m Downloads
Posted by Mike Slocombe on 15 January 2008 | Tagged as: BBC iPlayer, Video Services, UK, BBC
Aunty Beeb’s on-demand Internet TV service proves a hit
TV Clips: Channel 4 In Brightcove Deal
Posted by Simon Perry on 30 November 2007 | Tagged as: Business, Video Services, Shift to Web delivery, UK, Archive
UK Broadcaster, Channel 4, have announced that they’re starting a “TV Clips” broadband channel which will feature clips from current TV programmes, an archive of the best moments from Channel 4’s 25 years of broadcasting, and a preview of new programming coming to Channel 4.
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YouTube Multi-Upload App & 1GB Size Increase
Posted by Simon Perry on 12 November 2007 | Tagged as: YouTube, Services, Video Services
There’s a couple of changes going on at YouTube that are worth highlighting - mainly because they look like they’re a big improvement, particularly for those who upload many videos at once.
Once a app has been downloaded, YouTube-ers will be able to batch upload videos, rather than having to do them one after the other.
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iPlayer: BBC DOES Want Open Platform: OSC
Posted by Simon Perry on 7 November 2007 | Tagged as: BBC iPlayer, Video Services, UK, BBC, P2P
We met with Mark Taylor, President of the Open Source Consortium (OSC) last night, directly after his meeting with the BBC to discuss opening-up the iPlayer to run on more platforms than just the Microsoft browser.
It appears that the meetings were positive and boiled down to two points, the BBC feels they haven’t communicated their […]
Skype/Logitech HQ Video Service London Launch (Video)
Posted by Mike Slocombe on 1 November 2007 | Tagged as: Video Services, Skype, VoIP, Software
We head into Soho to check out Skype’s new high quality video service launch.
Mydeo/ Best Buy: Investment And Partnership
Posted by Simon Perry on 30 October 2007 | Tagged as: Business, Services, Video Services, Investments, USA, UK
Mydeo, a UK company that lets people securely share video clips on the Internet, has today announced a partnership and investment by electronics retailing giant Best Buy.
Best Buy sell 40% of all camcorders sold in the US, a major benefit for Mydeo, putting them right in front of the people who will be shooting […]
Skype HQ Video: Who Will Benefit?
Posted by Simon Perry on 30 October 2007 | Tagged as: Video Services, Skype, VoIP, Software
Did you have any idea that 1 in 4 of all Skype calls are video chats? We were stunned that it was so high, we hear that it’s shifted from 1:5 over this summer.
As families spread further around the world, ‘connecting’ to them become even more important - and using high quality video gives the […]
Skype HQ Video: The Logitech Cameras
Posted by Simon Perry on 30 October 2007 | Tagged as: Platforms, Video Services, Skype, Video Hardware
There are three Logitech cameras to choose from to get Skype HQ video running, each equipped with Carl Zeiss Optics and RightLight - which makes the most of the light available to create the best image - but with different strengths.
The Quickcam Pro 9000 is primarily targeted at desktop machines with the benefit of […]
Skype High Quality (HQ) Video Launches
Posted by Simon Perry on 30 October 2007 | Tagged as: Video Services, Skype, VoIP, Software
Skype HQ (High Quality) Video officially launches today following its beta release earlier in this month.
It’s a significant increase in the quality of video that Skype can handle.
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