Monthly Archives: August 2011
KIT Launches New Corporate Identity & Website
On behalf of the entire KIT digital team, we would like to officially welcome you to our new website! Over the past several months we have been focused on optimizing our global operations and innovating our technology. We combined internal product development with the incorporation of best practices and capabilities from across our recent acquisitions to ensure that we are providing our clients with the most robust and innovative offerings available. This new site showcases our expanded end-to-end suite of cloud-based software solutions and services for multiscreen video management and delivery. We have highlighted some of the new features below that you should be sure to check out: Our New Brand To mirror the evolution of our technology and growth, we have developed a new identity that better represents where KIT digital sits today as a business. The new KIT digital logo consists of 3 elements: Lens-to-lens: Through this new icon, we play on the idea of three shutter panels … Continue reading
KIT digital, Celvision and imcube Join Forces to Enable 3D Video Delivery Over IP
Agreement Announced at BIRTV Conference in Beijing KIT digital, Celvision Technologies Ltd., a Chinese leader in 2D to 3D conversion services, and imcube labs, a global leader in 2D to 3D conversion software technology, today announced the three companies are teaming up to co-develop an end-to-end solution that joins content services and platform technology to enable any media company, device manufacturer, network operator or enterprise to produce, manage and deliver 3D video over Internet Protocol (IP) across multiple screens. The combined offering will leverage imcube’s and Celvision’s industry-leading software and content services expertise to enable any content to be converted into 3D. Once converted into 3D, the content will be ingested into KIT digital’s video asset management platform, where clients can manage and deliver the 3D video to connected TVs and other 3D-enabled screens. The solution will also allow customers to access existing 3D content libraries for licensing and distribution. Read the press release to learn more →
The Asia Video Convergence Alliance to Launch Today
The Asia Video Convergence Alliance (AVCA) today announced its launch at the BIRTV 2011 conference in Beijing, China. Asia, home to seven of the top ten online-video consuming countries in the world and with the highest penetration of mobile video usage globally, will now have an industry alliance that joins together thought leaders to address the industry’s opportunities and challenges. AVCA joins together key players in the video convergence value chain to promote industry education, innovation and partnerships. AVCA is focused on coordinating collaborations within the industry, promoting new technology solutions and collaborating to educate the market about the development of Internet Protocol (IP) capabilities and over-the-top (OTT) commercial initiatives. The alliance is led by a Governing Committee. Founding member, KIT digital Inc. will Chair the Governing Committee, working in partnership with the founding Vice Chair, Exicon, Asia’s leading digital innovation and strategy consulting firm. The governing committee also includes Cloudcast, a member of the Quanta Group, the world’s No. … Continue reading
Join KIT digital at Broadcast & Cable Brazil
This week, the KIT Digital team will be making a stop in Sao Paolo, Brazil for Broadcast & Cable 2011. Broadcast & Cable is the premier Television, Radio & Telecommunications event for the Latin American market. Brazil already plays a crucial role in the Global economy, but with the next Olympics and World Cup taking place here, the broadcast market is heating up. More than 10,000 content professionals from throughout the Americas (and around the world) will be looking for ways to improve their video production and distribution infrastructure in advance of this exciting time in the country’s history. The show takes place from Tuesday, August 23 to Thursday, August 25. If you’re planning to attend, make sure to stop by Booth A-18. That’s where our team will be, demoing our end-to-end suite of broadband video solutions: Next Generation Broadcast Systems Integration Services – Our team designs, builds, and installs IP-enabled studio facilities and outside broadcast trucks for some of … Continue reading
Liverpool Selects KIT to Power Social Media Community
Liverpool Football Club’s (LFC) approach to social media has always been about finding new and innovative ways to reach and interact with fans online in fast, fun, and informal ways. As more sports teams move toward establishing a social media presence, LFC needed a way to combine its online community with advanced social and video capabilities to rapidly increase audience traffic and improve engagement. KIT digital powers “The Kop,” the official social media hub for Liverpool Football Club fans. Liverpool supporters can create their own custom profiles and share videos, photos, blog posts, and stories about LFC. LFC uses the KIT Social Platform and its award-winning App Studio to create, publish and manage all of the media content and widgets throughout The Kop. With an established audience and several popular social media features already in place, creating social experiences with KIT digital was critical to encourage and enable fans to move seamlessly between the LFC website and the broader social … Continue reading