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Did NBC Medal at Online Olympics Coverage?

While NBC faced criticism for limited coverage and authentication problems, Microsoft's Silverlight delivery performed nearly flawlessly.

Flash Player: CPU Hog? It Depends.

Apple's Steve Jobs has been making headlines by slamming Flash as a "CPU Hog." Is it really?

Is Music Video Distribution Broken? And If So, What Can Be Done?

Executives from Music Choice, MTV, and GoTV debated the future of music video distribution at Digital Music Forum East on Thursday.

Commentary: Google Closes On2 Acquisition; Better Check Your Wallet

Think Google should open-source VP8? Think again. It would be better for everyone to make the switch to H.264.

How To Get Started With Amazon Cloudfront Streaming

Amazon Cloudfront offers a new, flexible low-cost CDN solution, particularly for users with relatively small or intermittent streaming delivery needs. Here's how to get up and running.

Trickle-Up Economics: How Consumers Turned Corporate Technology on its Head

Large business have typically served as testing grounds for technologies that eventually make it into consumers' hands. In today's online video industry, that's no longer the case.

Case Study: Sprint Nextel Connects With Video

The mobile carrier webcasts to employees worldwide with Qumu's help.

Where The Rubber Meets The Road: 2010 Encoder Comparison

Our annual look at the features and output of video encoding tools in four categories: free, standalone, enterprise-grade, and hardware co-processor.

The Great Land Grab: A Look Back at the Last Year in Media & Entertainment

A year of growth for the media and entertainment industries, 2009 was characterized by those industries solidifying the previous year's gains in viewership, testing new models, and announcing, toward year's end, new versions of old business models, such as subscriptions for previously free content.

To Protect and Serve: A DRM Primer

Looking to monetize your content directly through subscription or pay-per-download? Then you need to find the right DRM solution and figure out the best way to deploy it.

Company Profile: KIT digital

Headquartered in Prague, KIT digital has crept under the radar over the last couple of years to become a leading player with grand ambitions in the IP video management space.