Category Archives: Partners
The TV Business: A Primer For The Uninformed
It’s a relentless drumbeat: the TV industry is dead. It’s just like the music industry. 20somethings are avoiding the cord. I want HBO a la carte. YouTube will kill cable. The TV industry is dead. And yet, if there’s a common thread to all these articles and blog posts, it’s that so many of the people writing them have a limited idea of how the television industry actually works, particularly from a business perspective. So here’s a little primer on how the US television industry works (there are significant difference in other countries), just to clear the air. The Players: This is step one – knowing who is who and what their relationships are. We are going to look at the 7 key players, circa 2013: The Networks, The MVPDs, The Premium Networks, The OTT Networks, Smart TVs, Third Party devices and Social TV. PLAYER #1: The Networks: The networks (ABC, CBS, MTV, et al) provide content and right now, … Continue reading
Join KIT digital, Akamai and Haivision in NYC This Thursday
If you’re in the tri-state area this week, we’d love to see you at a free seminar we’re hosting in partnership with Akamai and Haivision. This Thursday, KIT digital’s own Chance Mason will be joining speakers from Akamai, Haivision and Forrester Research at the Hudson Hotel in New York City for a revealing look at how cloud-based video technology can help you extend your reach and capitalize on new business models and opportunities. Along with the ever increasing complexity, fragmentation, and quickly evolving technology of the online video arena are both challenges and opportunities. By attending our joint seminar on Thursday, you will learn: How current trends and evolving technology in online video are informing broadcasters video strategies today and tomorrow What live transcoding in the cloud means to the future of Internet media About real world examples of how this technology is opening up new business opportunities Seats are limited so register now for a look at the future.
The Yin and Yang of the TV/Internet convergence
The industry has been buzzing about this insightful analysis from our own Social Strategy Director Alan Wolk The Ying and Yang of the TV/Internet Convergence View more presentations from Alan Wolk
KIT digital and Harmonic announce partnership to deliver advanced multi-device broadband video solutions
Today we announced a strategic partnership with Harmonic that harnesses our complementary product portfolios to offer MVPDs an end-to-end multiscreen video architecture optimally managed for maximum performance. Our two companies are working together to create solutions that enable Tier 1 video providers to efficiently expand existing broadcast and pay TV services with new multi-platform, multi-device delivery models. Read the press release here.
KIT digital Signs Global Strategic Partnership With LG Electronics to Power OTT Video for Smart TVs
Today we announced a broad ranging partnership with LG Electronics to provide IP video platform technology, content and professional services to the company’s Home Entertainment Division for its Smart TV platform. Under the agreement, KIT digital and LG will work together to develop and deploy a joint multiscreen over-the-top video (OTT) solution to provide viewers with anytime access to live and on-demand premium 2D and 3D content on LG Smart TVs globally. The partnership will encompass the following: LG will leverage the KIT Video Platform, KIT digital’s cloud-based video asset management solution, to power LG’s 3D Zone service, which provides applications on LG Smart TVs for viewing premium 3D video content KIT digital and LG will approach leading global multichannel video programming distributors (MVPDs) with this joint solution to offer them the ability to operate their premium content services seamlessly on LG Smart TVs LG will leverage KIT digital’s global content services capabilities for 2D and 3D content licensing to … Continue reading