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KIT digital working on 11 Latin American TV Projects
This article, by Phil Anderson, originally ran in Business News Americas Video management software provider KIT digital expects to end 1H13 with 11 commercially active OTT or IPTV projects in Latin America, executives told BNamericas. “We have 10 large infrastructure projects going on now, apart from [already active] Telecom Argentina,” said Charlie Deane, KIT digital’s OTT solutions director for Spanish-speaking markets. “Some are very advanced, already in internal beta-testing today. There are others that are going live in 2-3 months, and others for which we’re discussing terms, with no agreements finalized yet. We can expect them to be happening by year-end or in the first and second quarters next year.” The company established its client footprint in the region during 2011, gaining such names as The Broadcasting Corporation of the Bahamas (ZNS Network), Merville Lynch Productions, Telecom Argentina (NYSE: TEO), Clarín, Hosanna Visión, Igreja Universal do Reino de Deus (Universal Church of the Kingdom of God), Victory in Christ Ministry … Continue reading
KIT digital’s Employment Growth – 3rd Largest in the U.S. Tech Industry
Bloomberg BusinessWeek reports that KIT digital increased its workforce by a whopping 319% during the most recent two-year period. This represents the third-highest growth rate among large U.S. technology companies (market value > $100 million.) Impressive numbers like this put KIT in the same league as rapidly expanding tech leaders like Apple, Google, and Amazon. To learn more about job opportunities at KIT, please visit our “Careers” page or recruiting section on our LinkedIn Page. http://www.kitd.com/company/careers/ http://www.linkedin.com/company/kit-digital-inc/careers
The VOD Wars
While social TV seems to be garnering the bulk of the buzz these days, the real action is happening in Video on Demand or VOD. VOD was once treated as the ugly stepsister of the industry, with most operators regarding it as a promotional vehicle (hence the proliferation of 5-minute “Making of X” videos on most On Demand channels.) Purchasing broadcast rights from the studios was costly, VOD technology was very unstable and prone to mid-broadcast meltdowns, and, with the ubiquity of DVD rental services, there was very little demand for On Demand. Until, of course, there was. Reed Hasting and his board seem just as stunned as the rest of the industry by the rapid growth of Netflix streaming video. The fact that consumers, a notoriously technophobic lot, would actually figure out how to hook up a third-party device (laptops, PlayStations, Roku boxes and the like) and use them to stream movies over WiFi to their television sets was … Continue reading
An Apple TV Will Be Just Like An iPhone Because…
It will be sold to you at a heavily subsidized price from a service provider looking to lock you in to a multi-year contract. Because Apple can’t build their own pay TV service. Nor can they launch an internet only service. Just like the iPhone, someone else owns the pipes: in this case it is likely to be the same company that provides pay TV service. And if you own the pipes, you can make using lots of bandwidth to watch someone else’s pay TV service really expensive and inconvenient. If you are Apple, going through a specific pay TV provider allows you to have all the control you had over the iPhone. You can design the interface and do all the branding you want. Because if anything goes wrong, consumers will blame the pay TV provider. Not Apple. It’s a business model that will turn the TV industry on it head. And likely be very good for consumers. Televisions … Continue reading
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’s CEO Kaleil Isaza Tuzman Selected for Streaming Media’s 2011 All Stars
For its fourth-annual Streaming Media All-Stars, Streaming Media presented the 15 best and the brightest who had the greatest impact on the online video industry this year. We are excited to announce that KIT digital’s Chairman & CEO, Kaleil Isaza Tuzman, was amongst the 15 selected for 2011. Click here to view the results and find out what Kaleil identifies as the biggest trends and challenges our industry is facing.
Inside Look into KIT China's New China United Television Project
Watch the video below to get a behind the scenes look into the KIT digital China team and the work they are doing to launch CUTV, a new media platform developed by a consortium of 19 leading television stations and newspapers throughout the People’s Republic of China, led by the Shenzhen Media Group.
Watch KIT digital's 2011 Earnings Broadcast Today
KIT digital’s executive management team will host an online video broadcast to discuss first quarter 2011 results today (Tuesday, May 10, 2011) at 10:30 a.m. Eastern Time (4:30 p.m. Central European Time). The presentation will be followed by a question and answer period. The video broadcast of the presentation will be streamed online via a link provided in the Investor Relations section of the company’s website. Please go to the website at least a few minutes before the call in order to register your name and access the video player page. The Q&A session will not be video webcasted. For participants who wish to listen to and participate in the Q&A session, or access the call via telephone only, please dial the conference telephone number below at least 5-10 minutes prior to the scheduled start time: Date: Tuesday, May 10, 2011 Time: 10:30 a.m. Eastern time (4:30 p.m. Central European time) Dial-in # (North America): +1-800-895-0198 Dial-in # (outside of … Continue reading
OTT : The Next Big Thing in Broadcast & Media
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KIT digital to Present at the Jefferies 2011 Global Technology, Internet, Media & Telecom Conference on May 12
KIT digital has been invited to present at the Jefferies 2011 Global Technology, Internet, Media & Telecom Conference. The conference will be held at the Four Seasons Hotel in New York City on May 10-13, 2011. Kaleil Isaza Tuzman, KIT digital’s chairman and CEO, is scheduled to present on Thursday, May 12 at 8:30 a.m. Eastern time with one-on-one meetings held throughout the day. He will discuss the progress of integration of KIT digital’s recent acquisitions and its 2011 business plan and objectives. The presentation will be available via webcast. For more information about the conference or to schedule a one-on-one meeting with KIT digital management, please contact your Jefferies representative or email timtconference@jefferies.com.
Find, Engage and Recruit Top Talent with Online Video
Improving communications by leveraging the power of video is being widely adopted by many Global 1000 businesses to more effectively engage and interact with employees, colleagues and partners around the world. With in-person meetings becoming increasingly expensive and home and mobile bandwidth growing, it’s more cost-effective and efficient to move meetings from the boardroom to the Internet. One of the areas that has seen a recent surge in using video for meetings is Human Resources. As we continue to expand into a global workplace, potential candidates for recruitment are no longer found only in your office’s city or even country. Talented professionals are recruited from around the world, which makes interview logistics for multiple candidates much more complex and expensive. To streamline recruitment processes and save costs, HR departments are starting to conduct interviews via live video. Companies are also using video to engage and recruit talented professionals before the interview process even begins. Jobnob, an agency that helps connect … Continue reading
Wedding of Catherine & Prince William Delivered to an Audience of Billions With the Help of KIT's Video Content Services
KIT digital is helping the largest media companies in the world to capture and deliver packaged Royal Wedding video content simultaneously across multiple types of IP-enabled devices, including TVs, mobile phones, tablets and PCs. Major media outlets like the Associated Press, MSN, ABC-Disney, Canal Digital, Singtel, CNN, SKY News, Astro and the BBC will be relying on KIT’s unique broadcast systems and content management capabilities to marry the worlds of TV broadcast and real-time IP-video distribution. KIT’s ‘lens-to-lens’ delivery starts with outdoor broadcast (OB) vans the company has outfitted for major broadcasters to capture, broadcast and stream live HD video content via satellite, and extends all the way to powering social media site delivery, as well as ‘on-deck’ and ‘off-deck’ mobile video experiences. Unlike the last Royal Wedding, this time the audience will be ‘liking,’ rating, tweeting and blogging about every aspect of the day’s events. KIT digital’s content services team will also be processing the raw footage of The … Continue reading
Internet Video is no Longer Just About Web Video
The number of people who consume video over the internet is growing at an astounding rate and when you combine that with the proliferation of smartphones and connected TVs, these audiences are becoming increasingly fragmented. Mobile for instance is now the fastest growing sector in video consumption. Not the largest, but the fastest growing, with 40% year over year growth from 2009. In Q4 of 2010 alone, almost 30 million people watched video on a mobile device – and then of course there are connected TVs. According to Forrester, by 2015 there will be over 43 million connected TV households in the US. Also by 2015, 58% of TVs sold will be internet connected and 34% of US households will have a connected TV. At the same time, social is no longer a nice to have – it’s become an absolute requirement for engaging audiences, and consumers now expect and demand a social experience. Facebook alone is now boasting over … Continue reading
Online Video Platforms: Simplifying the Content Publishing Workflow Webcast
Video workflows have become greatly refined over the years, thanks in large part to online video platform providers. But with mobile devices and more interactive video experiences taking hold, content publishers are now looking at new ways to simplify the creation, control, management, monetization and publishing of online video. This is not a sales pitch event, but three short informative presentations to acquaint you with ways to create social and interactive video experiences. Followed by an interactive question and answer session, this half-hour Q&A will be devoted to answer your questions. Register Now for this Free Live Webcast Thursday, April 21, 2011 at 11 am PT/2 pm ET
Tribeca Defines the Online Film Festival Experience
For its 2010 festival, Tribeca launched Tribeca Film Festival Virtual (TFF Virtual), a virtual and interactive movie experience featuring high-definition premium video content and live streaming coverage from the festival, powered by the KIT Platform. Tribeca extended its relationship with KIT digital to take its 2011 Festival to the next level of Internet-driven videos and to define the online film festival experience. For its 2011 Festival, Tribeca launched the Tribeca (Online) Streaming Room where users can watch premier features and award-winning short films, connect with filmmakers via social video experiences, and engage with industry thought leaders on the future of film. With the KIT Platform,Tribeca also extended its online delivery to mobile publishing so that viewers can watch the films on a Web browser, iPhone, or iPad. Live video coverage of the red carpet events, the opening press conference, select Tribeca Talks panels, and the closing award ceremony is also available via the Festival Streaming Room. Viewers are able to … Continue reading
Live From NAB 2011: KIT Discusses Its Acquisition of UK-based ioko
Kaleil Isaza Tuzman, KIT digital’s CEO and Scott Sahadi, ioko’s CEO North America talk about what this acquisition means for both companies and its joint customer base.
Gavin Campion to present a white paper on Content Monetization in Emerging and Misunderstood Markets at CABSAT 2011
Using Online Video to Generate More Leads
This week, we sat down with a streaming media pioneer who paved the way for how video content is managed, distributed and consumed over the Internet. He explains how organizations of all types and sizes can use video across their marketing campaigns to generate more leads. To find out more about how you can start to implement these tactics for your organization, please join us as we sit down with Lou Schwartz, Head of Americas, in this week’s video blog.
Larry Kless sits down with Lou Schwartz to get an update on KIT digital during Streaming Media East in NYC
SAP Streams Live Conference Sessions from its Essential Global Business Event Sapphire Now to the iPhone and iPad
Co-Executive Chief Officer of SAP Bill McDermott said in an interview with Bloomberg last week that he believes mobile is the new desktop. With KIT digital as a partner, SAP carried its mobile initiatives and vision into its annual user conference Sapphire Now, which occurred May 17-19 in Orlando, Florida. By leveraging KIT digital’s VX-one, SAP enhanced its real-time connectivity and user experience during the conference by streaming live sessions to the iPhone and iPad. The live viewing was exclusive to invite-only for SAP board members, executive staff and select press. More than 400 of the sessions are now available for on-demand viewing for anyone who missed the sessions or wants to revisit the material. Implementing online video strategies has enabled SAP customers, partners, prospects, etc to attend more sessions and hear from more thought leaders. Sapphire Now is an essential global business event for senior executives, business managers and decision makers that features keynotes from the SAP executive team and … Continue reading
Part 2 of Beet.TV Interview with KIT digital’s CEO Kaleil Isaza Tuzman
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Check Out KIT digital's Booth (#13.14) at MIPTV: April 12-15
Our team will be exhibiting this week at MIPTV In Cannes, France, where approximately 13,000 entertainment professionals gather from over 100 countries for a content market conference for co-producing, buying, selling, financing and distributing entertainment content on a global level. Come visit us at stand # 13.14 to learn more about our new VX-one platform.