Streaming Media Europe Blog

Video: Choosing an Encoding Tool

Eric Schumacher-Rasmussen — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 13:49:07 +0000

How do the top sub-$5,000 encoding tools compare in terms of encoding quality, speed and feature set? Find out in this presentation by Jan Ozer from the 2009 Streaming Media Europe event.

Video: Reaching Multiple Screen Convergence

Eric Schumacher-Rasmussen — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 13:45:36 +0000

All of the panel sessions at this year's Streaming Media Europe were filmed, and every week we'll be featuring one here on the blog. This week it's the session "Reaching Multiple Screen Convergence: Streaming to the PC, Mobile, Television, and Gaming Devices."

Project Canvas Launches Website: Too Little, Too Late?

Eric Schumacher-Rasmussen — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 15:02:06 +0000

Project Canvas—the proposed joint venture from BBC, ITV, BT and Five to build an open internet TV platform—has launched an official website to promote the initiative and improve on a perceived failure to communicate its goals to the public

Attendance At Streaming Media Europe Tops Previous Shows

Eric Schumacher-Rasmussen — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 05:57:48 +0000

Thanks to all who attended this year's Streaming Media Europe last month in London—all 1,015 of you, a 32% increase over 2008's numbers. Check out the keynote video.

Is BBC’s Project Canvas Doomed?

Eric Schumacher-Rasmussen — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:19:55 +0000

It’s looking increasingly as if the BBC’s broadband-to-TV Project Canvas might never actually see the light of day. Analysts are speculating that the initiative is dead, and Freeview and Freesat both adding the BBC iPlayer, we wonder if Project Canvas might be moot. For more on this story, see Adrian Pennington’s article on StreamingMediaGlobal.com

Disney: One Studio, Many Screens

Eric Schumacher-Rasmussen — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 16:57:46 +0000

A video interview with Disney Online's Myles MacBean about the company's "Anytime, Anywhere" strategy for reaching multiple screens

Streaming Media Europe Keynote Sneak Previews

Eric Schumacher-Rasmussen — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 17:07:25 +0000

Dr. William Cooper of informitv and Nicholas Wheeler of ITN On address the state of the industry in exclusive video interviews.

Disney, ITN On Keynotes Highlight 2009 Streaming Media Europe Programme

Eric Schumacher-Rasmussen — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 17:37:07 +0000

Programme will feature keynotes from Myles MacBean, VP & General Manager, Disney Online EMEA; Nicholas Wheeler, Managing Director, ITN On; Dr. William Cooper, CEO, informitv; and Guy Phillipson, CEO of the Internet Advertising Bureau UK. Watch this blog in coming weeks for video interviews with our keynotes.

Arqiva Buys Kangaroo Assets; Will Launch VOD

Eric Schumacher-Rasmussen — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 15:25:26 +0000

Canadian-based Arqiva, which is the UK's largest broadcast transmission provider, has purchased the technology assets behind Kangaroo.

A Sneak Peek At Silverlight 3

Eric Schumacher-Rasmussen — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 21:42:19 +0000

A look at the top new features in Silverlight 3, which launches tomorrow.