Media Management
Access Advance launches HEVC, AV1, VVC and VP9 codec pool
The company already manages both the HEVC and VVC Advance Patent Pools
HEVC
Media Delivery
Italian local TV broadcasters call for ‘urgent intervention’ on transition to DVB-T2 HEVC
Local broadcasters claim they are being "forced to operate with obsolete transmission standards" due to the transition to DVB-T2 not being complete
Media Delivery
DTG updates D-Book for ‘new era of interoperability’
The latest update includes details on enhanced HEVC broadcast signalling, which improves video compression and reduces bitrates
Media Management
MediaKind Aquila Broadcast to deliver Slovak Telekom TV headend transformation
MediaKind's AI Compression Technology (ACT) ensures bandwidth usage is minimised, allowing multiple codecs and resolutions to be handled, including MPEG-2, MPEG-4 AVC, and HEVC
Media Delivery
AWS Elemental MediaLive adds bandwidth reduction filter
According to AWS, the new filter reduces bandwidth and storage while maintaining comparable video quality
Live Production
Domo delivers racing action from offshore to on-screen
The company deployed a suite of solutions to capture the action from aboard the high-speed electric racing boats
IP Migration
Net Insight boosts Nimbra 400 with HEVC compression
The upgrade enables broadcasters to cover remote events that were previously economically unviable, said the company
Media Delivery
Italy’s RAI makes switch to DVB-T2
Rai Storia, Rai Scuola and Rai Radio 2 Visual channels will be broadcast exclusively via DVB-T2 transmissions next month
Live Production
Mobilelinks updates OB truck fleet to meet UEFA Champions League requirements
The Appear-powered uplink trucks will go live as part of Mobilelinks coverage of the 2024 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship
Artificial Intelligence
AI, 5G, cloud production revealed as broadcast industry’s top priorities in 2024
Artificial intelligence has entered the list of top priorities for the broadcast industry in Haivision's latest Broadcast Transformation Report
Media Management
Report: AV1 live and VoD encoding presents opportunity for innovation in 2024
Bitmovin's annual video developer report look at both the evolution of codecs in video streaming, and the move to "green streaming"
IP Migration
Moving forward: Codecs and IP will continue to be key trends in 2024
As the media tech industry returns to work in 2024, we asked a selection of key industry executives for their perspectives on what technologies...
Media Management
German court fines Netflix €7.05 million in Broadcom HEVC patent infringement
Netflix may appeal the fine, and Broadcom said it will seek additional penalties for the continuing violation of the order
Media Management
HEVC forecast to become codec of choice for high-quality streaming
With the addressable market for HEVC-supported devices expected to expand to ten billion by 2030, usage of HEVC is poised for significant growth, according...
Media Management
Matrox Video introduces new series of single-channel 4K60 AVC/HEVC encoders
The company said the encoders are ideal for use in control rooms, command centres, and other mission-critical environments
Media Management
German court finds Broadcom’s HEVC patent valid
It follows a judgment by the District Court of Munich in September that Netflix had infringed the patent
Media Management
Netflix loses German court battle over use of HEVC patent
A German court ruled that Netflix is infringing a patent through its transmission of HEVC video, which the streaming service employs to provide Ultra...
Media Management
AWS Elemental MediaConvert releases bandwidth reduction filter for HEVC and AVC
The bandwidth reduction filter removes temporal noise from video sources while minimising impact on visual quality, said the company
IP Migration
PlexusAV unveils standards-based AV-over-IP ecosystem
PlexusAV’s P-AVN4 features 1 Gigabit transport and harnesses IPMX to provide JPEG-XS, JPEG-XS FIP, H.264 and HEVC codec options
Business
MPEG LA, Samsung settle HEVC patents lawsuit
MPEG LA took action against the electronics giant over patents it described as essential to the HEVC digital video coding standard
Media Management
It’s a brave, new multi-codec world
2023 is expected to see progression in AV1, HEVC, and VVC codec adoption, but what does that mean for the broadcast industry? Markus Hafellner,...
Media Management
Spin Digital integrates Zixi for 4K/8K immersive video
The bandwidth efficiency and error-free delivery included with the integrated solution are vital for supporting advanced UHD/8K video applications, said Zixi
Live Production
LiveU unveils next-gen portable encoder with 4K and HEVC capabilities
It weighs just over 900g (2 lbs), and can stream up to 4Kp60 resolution in H.264 or HEVC
Media Management
Poll: AI-based encoding will be most dominant codec in next five years
Findings revealed from our 5G networks and the new coding standards webinar
Media Management
Vitec develops latest multi-codec 4K/multichannel openGear card encoder
The card is a 4K/Multichannel HD, HEVC, H.264 and MPEG-2 encoder with SDI and SMPTE-2110 input in an openGear card format
Business
MPEG LA files lawsuit against Samsung
The company claims Samsung has continued to use its HEVC coding standard in its smartphones and TVs despite terminating its licence in March 2020
Media Management
AWS Elemental MediaConvert supports HDR10+ for HEVC outputs
Service creates metadata that is treated like an enhancement layer to the base HDR10 metadata and allows for backwards compatibility with HDR10 compliant devices
Media Management
AWS makes UHD video contribution easier with HEVC encoder
New device includes HEVC encoding for UHD (up to 2160p at 60 fps with 10 bit colour depth) video feeds
Live Production
DTC Broadcast launches HEVC broadcast transmitter
Transmitter works with wireless HD and 4K/UHD, and can operate within an IP Mesh network
IP Migration
Report: Covid has accelerated the move to IP
New report from Haivision looks at key industry trends driven by the pandemic
Media Management
SAPEC tests compression techniques for UHD 8K video
Company implemented temporal and spatial parallelisation techniques offered by the HEVC standard
Media Management
Spin Digital releases HEVC encoder for 8K live video
Spin Enc Live can compress both 4K and 8K content in real-time at low bit rates, and includes modules for input capture and output...
Media Management
iSIZE Technologies and Intel partner on AI-boosted bitrate savings
Partnership has enabled iSIZE to achieve up to 5 times speed performance on its BitSave precoding technology.
Media Management
HEVC Advance patent holders file suit against Vestel, Xiaomi
Claim infringement of patents essential to the HEVC/H.265 digital video coding standard
Media Management
‘MPEG is dead’ declares standard founder
Leonardo Chiariglione places a lot of blame on how the industry handled HEVC
Live Production
LiveU deployment up by 50 per cent in 2019
"Shows significant year-on-year growth in live IP broadcasting"
Technology
AWS adds HEVC to MediaLive for SD, HD and UHD encoding
Also showcasing new Quality-Defined Variable Bitrate encoding
Features
Will increased competition drive technological innovation in the OTT market?
Remi Beaudouin, chief strategy officer at ATEME looks at the new services that could disrupt the OTT market
News Releases
VITEC highlights HEVC contribution solutions
MGW Ace Encoder and Decoders to be demonstrated at IBC 2019
Features
Online video delivery at the dawn of the 5G era
Igor Oreper, vice president solutions, Bitmovin, looks at the 5G chicken and the data egg
Videos