New Acclaim™ Video Encoder Models Now Offer Prioritized VBR for Multicast Live Streaming in IPTV and Internet TV Environments Skitter, Inc. today announced that a provisional patent application has been filed for an invention that brings variable bitrate (VBR) video streaming to multicast IPTV and Internet TV environments. The invention, called Prioritized VBR™ (PVBR™), allows [...]
According to ABI Research, online video adoption has doubled in the past year and those that watch it are watching more on a daily, weekly or monthly basis. Even HBO, which has historically shunned mediums outside of cable or satellite, has unveiled their HBO Go Website. HBO says the site will offer up to four [...]
At the NAB Show 2010, entertainment content providers seemed more receptive to making their programming Web-accessible.
As the convergence of online and linear TV continues, content delivery business models will continue to evolve. It’s likely that some combination of ad-support, subscriptions and video-on-demand purchases will remain in play. No matter how the changes in entertainment distribution play out, the entertainment industry must ultimately address consumers’ growing appetite for the convenience of Internet TV.
The Television Bureau of Advertising (TVB) reports that revenue for broadcasters could be headed back into the black as early as this quarter. We at Skitter are pleased to see positive economic signals for broadcasters. Healthier entertainment companies mean more content for all of us to enjoy. That’s why we’re committed to helping broadcasters and other entertainment content distributors better monetize Internet TV.
Economic conditions, the DTV transition and rising TV services costs are causing many consumers to install new antennas in a return to over-the-air TV viewing. Skitter sees to factors that make over-the-air TV viewing an inadequate choice for many Americans. With the digital transition, changes in transmission power and frequencies used for broadcasting results in TV screens going blank for many people– especially in rural markets. And over-the-air TV does not give Americans what the majority say they want–the ability to connect their TV to the Internet.
CBS is expanding revenue beyond the traditional TV advertising model with broadcast retransmission fees and Internet TV monetization. With Skitter.TV, networks and their affiliates see new retrans revenue from multiscreen TV services offered by Skitter’s telecom service provider partners.
On last night’s Emmy Awards broadcast, host Neil Patrick Harris was among several entertainers who weighed in on the impact of Internet TV on traditional broadcast television. There is clearly much anxiety in Hollywood as Web/TV convergence gathers momentum. Luckily for Harris, Skitter.TV is here to save the day. With our video platform, video-over-IP performance [...]
Skitter.TV is a Converged Internet Video/TV Solution that Offers Telecommunications Service Providers a Scalable Solution to Encode, Configure and Deliver Entertainment Services FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 9, 2009 (Atlanta) — Skitter, Inc. today announced the availability of Skitter.TV,™ video technology to encode, configure, deliver and monetize Internet and broadcast TV services. Available to consumers through [...]
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