January 25, 2017
- CES 2017 IoT and Voice Control: The tipping point
- Internet of Things consumer applications are finding their way into the backdoors of homes via the dramatic surge in Amazon Echo/Dot and Google Home purchases. At CES, Amazon signs claiming integration were displayed in almost every IoT vendor’s booth. While consumers have latched onto Alexa and OK Google as their voice-based search engines (and entertainers), the next usage comes from apps for controlling devices – from outlets to garage doors to cameras – in the home.
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Posted by Susan Crouse at 6:24 AM
January 5, 2017
- CJ HELLOVISION COMPLETES LARGEST REMOTE DEPLOYMENT OF ALTIPROTECT CAS
- Alticast today announced that CJ Hellovision, the largest cable operator in the Korean market,
has completed the largest seamless overhaul of a content security system using Alticast’s
AltiProtect download and replace conditional access solution. Read more
Posted by Melissa Baltz at 11:49 PM
December 15, 2016
- App Fatigue Revisited: Growing Problem, Pay-TV Opportunity?
- Since we first raised the concept of “App Fatigue” during the summer, additional data has surfaced indicating that more is not better when it comes to application availability. Most recently, Adobe’s 2016 Mobile Benchmark Data showed the limited utility of most media and entertainment applicatio Read more
Posted by Melissa Baltz at 6:28 PM
December 6, 2016
- Value of Voice Control Coming Through Loud and Clear
- Voice control has come of age, with greatly improved voice recognition, natural language and machine learning. The amazing ability to understand any voice with any accent is a huge achievement. Pairing that with the ability to respond in a conversational manner means voice control will become Read more
Posted by Melissa Baltz at 6:28 PM
October 19, 2016
- How Pay-TV Can Spur 4K UHD Growth
- From industry chatter, sometimes it’s hard to tell if Ultra High Definition television is coming like an express train or a stop-and-go city bus, but one thing is universally acknowledged: pay-TV operators need a plan as 4K video, High Dynamic Range (HDR) and ultimately 8K transform the quality of video delivered to the home. Read more
Posted by Melissa Baltz at 5:12 PM
September 9, 2016
- Alticast and ContentWise collaborate to expand Personalized TV market reach
- ContentWise the personalization, discovery, analytics and metadata expert, and Alticast, today announced that they are integrating the ContentWise personalization system with the Alticast AltiPlex SDP (Service Delivery Platform) and AltiPlatform middleware to provide pay-TV and OTT operators with a powerful and flexible end-to-end software solution. Read more
Posted by Melissa Baltz at 5:18 PM
September 6, 2016
- The impact of pay-TV’s shift to the cloud
- Changes in technology and consumer expectations and a desire for more efficient service delivery are driving pay-TV providers to seek cloud-based workflow solutions Read more
Posted by Melissa Baltz at 5:20 PM
August 29, 2016
- ALTICAST FLEXES ANDROID TV, HOSPITALITY MUSCLES AT IBC
- Android TV and next-generation hospitality solutions that can open the doors to new service and revenue opportunities for pay-TV operators will highlight the Alticast exhibit at IBC 2016 September 9-13. Read more
Posted by Melissa Baltz at 5:23 PM
August 22, 2016
- Finding a cure for ‘App Fatigue’
- Is your ability to find desired content drowning in a sea of apps? Are you weary of searching through multiple sources to find programming of interest? Read more
Posted by Melissa Baltz at 5:26 PM
August 15, 2016
- ALTICAST APPROVED FOR “CERTIFIED WIDEVINE IMPLEMENTATION PARTNER PROGRAM”
- Alticast today announced that it has become a member of the “Certified Widevine Implementation Partner Program,” a designation that is intended to expand content security options for pay-TV operators worldwide.
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Posted by Melissa Baltz at 5:29 PM