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Tag Archives: Netflix
New Viable Video Codecs on the Way? Maybe
Dissatisfaction with video codec royalty rates, lack of licensor transparency and complicated licensing terms have been perpetual complaints of many commercial video content purveyors. Not surprisingly, some would like to see a shake-up in the current system of how intellectual … Continue reading
Posted in Digital Technology Consulting, TV/4K/UHD/8K
Tagged 4K, 8K, Advanced Video Coding, Amazon Prime, AV1, AVC, DTH, Essential Video Coding, EVC, H.265, HEVC, HEVC Advance, IPTV, MPEG LA, MPEG-4, MPEG-5, Netflix, satellite TV, streaming, UHD, Velos, Versatile Video Coding, video coding, VP9, VVC, YouTube
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AV1: Curb Your Enthusiasm
Like Chewbacca cosplayers drooling in anticipation over any Star Wars Episode IX detail droplet, attendees at the recent Streaming Video East confab were all atwitter over the potential of the recently minted AV1 video codec proffered by the Alliance for … Continue reading
Posted in Apple, cell/smartphones, Digital Technology Consulting, TV/4K/UHD/8K
Tagged Alliance for Open Media, Amazon, AOM, AV1, Cisco, Facebook, Google, H.265, HEVC, IBM, Intel, Microsoft, Netflix, Streaming Media East, VP9
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Is UHD Blu-ray The Last Gasp of Packaged Media?
Considering the popularity of UHD TVs and the dearth of 4K content, you’d think UHD TV buyers would be snapping up UHD BD decks and UHD Blu-ray titles. Surprisingly, not so much. Found out what this means here.
Posted in Digital Technology Consulting, TV/4K/UHD/8K
Tagged 4K, Blu-ray, DirecTV, DISH, Netflix, Samsung, UHD
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Weakest Link for Cord-Cutting and 4K Streaming
A more inside-baseball look at the weakness of the U.S.’s national broadband infrastructure, one of my regular blog posts at Digital Technology Consulting, a boutique market research company in Dallas for whom I work as a senior analyst.
Posted in Digital Technology Consulting, TV/4K/UHD/8K
Tagged 4K, cord cutting, Netflix, router, Slingbox, streaming, Wi-Fi
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