Category: DRM

Nov232012November 23, 2012January 18, 20151Commentby Nicolas Weil

OTT Video Services : Trends and Technologies [slide deck]

Posted in DRM, Encoding, OTT, Repackaging, Second-Screen, Streaming, Workflow

This study aims at isolating the main OTT Video Services trends (End-user driven & Production driven) and at pointing out relevant technologies with their maturity estimation and corresponding Vendor + Technology offer tuples.


May062012May 6, 2012January 18, 20151Commentby Nicolas Weil

NAB 2012 OTT Advancements & Doubts

Posted in DRM, Encoding, OTT, Repackaging, Streaming, Workflow

NAB 2012 closed its doors two weeks ago, so it’s a good time to draw an appraisal on various themes concerning OTT issues, and especially premium OTT issues, that have been handled through industry technology offer during the tradeshow. Here we’ll go from production to distribution and examine the salient NAB facts and products, at least the ones which have a potential influence on OTT workflows evolution in the coming months (or years ?).


Aug182011August 18, 2011January 18, 20151Commentby Nicolas Weil

What to see @ IBC 2011 : a selection of products for Streaming Workflows

Posted in DRM, Encoding, Repackaging, Streaming, Workflow

If you got a plane for Amsterdam in September, there’s a chance that it’s not (only) to make you bulldog walking under the red lights : you will probably be undermining your new pair of shoes in the alleys of the RAI, seeking the freshness of streaming video innovations.

Each year the trip is too short – and the feet do hurt – especially if you didn’t carefully select your target booths in advance in order to see the more interesting technology breakthroughs. While making this preparation exercise, I thought that I could share my choices, in order to save your time and shoes a bit, and to hear back your tips as comments. So here are some suggestions of visits to arrange if your job is to build streaming-media-oriented-production-workflows like I do.