Revision3 rolled out a new, HTML5-based video player to standardize its user experience across web browsers and on mobile and connected devices. At the same time, it made a strategic decision to phase out support of Flash and throw more development resources behind HTML5 instead. Read More »
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Adobe Systems has acquired Palo Alto, Calif.-based Auditude, the two companies jointly announced Monday. While the two companies didn’t disclose terms of the deal, our sources close familiar with the deal put the value of the acquisition value at around $100 million. Read More »
CNN unveiled a new live online video service on its website, as well as on new versions of its popular iPad and iPhone applications. But it isn’t available to everyone — to view it, users have to be pay TV subscribers with access to the news … Read More »
New benchmark tests confirm what we have long suspected: Flash video on mobile devices just doesn’t look as good as HTML5 video, especially when it comes to HD clips. Support for hardware acceleration could alleviate most of these issues, but not for every user. Read More »
Wowza has responded to Adobe’s patent infringement lawsuit, arguing that its development of an alternative version of Adobe’s RTMPe encrypted streaming protocol isn’t covered by the patents claimed. Furthermore, it says its streaming server is still covered under Adobe’s openly licensed RTMP Specification. Read More »
Adobe is taking Wowza Media to court, suing it for patent infringement related to its Flash Media Server. Adobe filed its lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California last week, alleging patent infringement, false advertising and unfair competition. Read More »
Adobe’s RTMP live streaming protocol was one of the biggest winners of the Royal Wedding, according to a new report from traffic management specialist Sandvine. That means that most live streams were likely watched in Flash. Twitter, Facebook and the BBC’s iPlayer also saw huge demand. Read More »
Adobe is demoing an update to its Flash Media Server at NAB that will enable publishers to stream not just to Flash-enabled web browsers, but also to devices like Samsung TVs, the Motorola Xoom tablet and Atrix smartphone and Apple iOS devices like the iPad. Read More »
The cable world is adopting TV Everywhere as a way to provide more content to pay TV subscribers, but until lately the typical sign-on process hasn’t been very user-friendly. Akamai is hoping to change that with a new offering for pay TV providers and cable networks. Read More »
The cable industry is betting big on TV Everywhere, but there’s been no good way to handle logins from multiple websites and devices. Adobe is hoping to change all that, with a technology called Adobe Pass that collects and stores logins for use across network sites. Read More »
After enduring Apple’s war against its Flash video player for nearly four years, Adobe is changing tactics and launching a system that will help make simple Flash animations and advertising visible on iOS devices. Does this mean Adobe’s longstanding resistance is over? Read More »
Adobe took another big step toward improving the Flash video playback experience with the release of its Flash player 10.2 today. The new player reduces to CPU load of HD video playback to as little as zero percent by using technology already used by Google TV. Read More »
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