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IPTV Continues Evolving to Enhance Operational Efficiencies Across the Broadcast Sector

Fri, 04 Nov 2022 00:00:00 -0700

While most of the major news brands serving tier-1 media markets in the broadcast sector have made the switch from RF technologies to IPTV in order to address the challenges of managing video traffic. A significant opportunity remains for broadcasters in smaller media markets to make a similar transition and reap the rewards of technical benefits and cost reductions associated with the integration of IPTV solutions.

We sat down with Mark D’Addio, senior vice president of sales at VITEC to learn more about the current state of video infrastructure in the broadcast sector and what the future may hold.

Here is an excerpt of what he had to say.

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CoreLogic Survey Shows Property Sector Struggles to Secure Returns on Big Data and Data Science Investments

Tue, 27 Sep 2022 00:00:00 -0700

The high level of volatility in today’s property market has placed a premium on access to the most current information as investors, developers, underwriters, lenders and other stakeholders make critical long-term business decisions.

According to John Rogers, chief innovation officer with CoreLogic, a leading global property information, analytics and data-enabled solutions provider, property-related companies are leveraging big data analytics and modeling solutions to gain insights required in this competitive marketplace.

Rogers discusses the findings from recent survey commissioned by CoreLogic which show that many property-related companies are struggling to effectively leverage investments in these emerging technologies and realize significant returns.

Here is an excerpt of what he had to say.

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Lack of Accountability in Today's Digital Advertising Environment Will Only be Resolved by Mastering Data Quality Management -- Fariba Zamaniyan, TiVo

Mon, 15 Aug 2022 00:00:00 -0700

With spending on digital advertisements poised to cross the $300 billion mark as we approach the middle of the decade, brand managers, marketing agencies and other key players in the industry are in a race to secure strong market positions in this constantly evolving environment.

The ability to capture, rationalize and analyze data to rapidly execute effective advertising campaigns across an increasingly complex digital landscape has emerged as a competency that will have to be mastered to enjoy sustained success.

This is where data quality management plays a critical role in successful digital advertising, according to TiVo's Fariba Zamaniyan. Here is an excerpt of what she had to say.

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New Market Opportunities and Risk Factors Elevate Role of Data Science as a Source of Competitive Advantage for Organizations Tied to Property Sector -- John Rogers, CoreLogic

Fri, 29 Jul 2022 14:20:01 -0700

Operational improvements driven by data science and big data analytics offer the potential for enterprises to differentiate themselves in today’s saturated real estate market. Leaders have an opportunity to harness data scientists to improve product development, internal operating functions, client services—even system stability through predictive maintenance.

We sat down with Rogers to explore how organizations within the property sector can leverage these new technologies to achieve desired business outcomes.

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Quality, Complexity Management and Trust Emerge as Keys to Success Across Competitive Digital Experience Markets

Fri, 24 Jun 2022 00:00:00 -0700

Comprehensive ecosystem-wide collaboration and coordination will be the key to meeting the needs of increasingly sophisticated consumers who demand high-quality experiences that are easy and safe to use. So says Jon Kirchner, CEO of Xperi Corporation—a holding company that houses several iconic brands including TiVo, HD Radio, DTS and IMAX Enhanced—in a recent podcast interview for journalists.

We sat down with Kirchner to explore the strategic, operational and economic implications of delivering quality, managing complexity and building trust in today’s global digital marketplace.

Here is an excerpt of what he had to say.

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How the ATSC and Technology Standards are Shaping Emerging Television and Streaming Viewing Experiences Worldwide

Tue, 26 Oct 2021 00:00:00 -0700

ATSC is a platform that allows for innovation. Building on IP and the interactivity of web technologies enables broadcasters to become much more than just a TV service.

This combination of web and broadcast technologies have changed the way broadcasters operate in the modern world. Hybrid delivery, or rather broadcast in combination with broadband, represents one of the early use cases proposed. This leverages the broadcast and multicast scale of over-the-air transmissions—enabling broadcasters to reach an entire city from one tower with one signal—while also harnessing the interactivity and personalization of broadband.

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2021 to be the Year of Programmatic Advertising for Pay TV and Network Service Providers in Europe

Mon, 30 Aug 2021 00:00:00 -0700

An overwhelming majority (87.4%) of network service provider executives agree that programmatic advertising delivered through smart/connected TVs and/or customer premises equipment (such as set-top boxes) will be an important source of revenue for network service providers and pay TV operators in Europe. These are among the findings of a recent BTR-100 survey of senior executives with European communications service providers across the full array of delivery mediums. The project was commissioned by Hoppr, an innovative startup that is introducing new interactive, programmatic technologies and business models to advertisers, brands and network service providers.

“The uptake of Connected TVs by consumers across Europe through the pandemic year of 2020 has created an intelligent infrastructure that allows pay TV operators and network service providers to deliver highly targeted messages to connected-home audiences in an automated manner,” says Cyril Daoud, CEO of Hoppr.

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Working with ISVs and SaaS Providers to Achieve Innovation in the Financial Sector

Thu, 24 Jun 2021 00:00:00 -0700

New technological developments, the rise of new competitive disruptors and changing customer expectations have elevated the importance of accelerating the pace with which institutions bring new value-added services to market. A growing number of executives are taking a hard look at how fintech services, ISVs and SaaS resources can support this “need-for-speed” in a risk-adjusted manner.

These were among the conclusions of a recent CIO.com moderated roundtable co-hosted by Eyal Levin and Judy Grussing of IBM.

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Financial Services to Harness Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence to Elevate Quality of Data-Driven Decisions -- KPMG LLP

Thu, 24 Jun 2021 00:00:00 -0700

The financial services sector is among the most mature users of enterprise systems in the economy. Established institutions often preside over generations of computing platforms that have evolved over the years to accommodate on-premises data centers, private-cloud and public-cloud infrastructures, according to executives at KPMG.

Timely access to the best information has put the issue of data quality at the center of business transformation initiatives that are critical to the continued and sustained success of established institutions over the months and years to come.

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VITEC Taps Industry Innovator, Eric Deniau, to Lead Research & Development Operations as CTO

Thu, 24 Jun 2021 00:00:00 -0700

VITEC, a worldwide leader in IP video streaming and video encoding for business, industrial and public-sector applications, today announced that Eric Deniau has joined the company as Chief Technology Officer (CTO).

“IP video streaming continues to grow across all markets as more and more enterprises harness the power of their networks to deliver and manage video traffic,” said Philippe Wetzel, CEO of VITEC.

The pace of innovation that is taking place in IPTV is accelerating as organizations across industries elevate their dependence on video streaming. Over 93 percent of technology executive respondents to a BTR-100 survey commissioned by VITEC report that video traffic flowing over their enterprise networks is growing, with over 85 percent indicating that video directly contributes to the achievement of important organizational objectives.

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