No blackout ahead: Netflix already ditched Silverlight for Chrome
Netflix has already 100 percent switched over to HTML5 for current Chrome versions, so update your browser and you will be fine.
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Silverlight: Not Dead Yet
The rumors of Silverlight’s demise have been greatly exaggerated. Today, Microsoft released the latest version of its rich Internet application development platform, with improved power management and DRM support. While Silverlgiht 5 adds 40 new features, updated features pale in comparison to previous versions.
Vid-Biz: TiVo, AOL, Silverlight
Today on the Net: TiVo continues to lose users and is down to 2.3 million subscribers, AOL has created a new video division led by 5min CEO Ran Harnevo and Microsoft is looking to add Silverlight to the Xbox 360 for app development.
Microsoft Giving Up On Silverlight, Joining HTML5 Party
We have further confirmation that Microsoft is giving up on its Silverlight rich Internet application platform. Bob Muglia, Microsoft’s president in charge of server and tools, told ZDNet the company is “shifting away” from Silverlight as a cross-platform development framework, and pushing HTML5 instead.
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In Flash-HTML5 Battle, Silverlight Is the Big Loser
While Apple and Adobe bicker over whether HTML5 or Flash is the best platform for delivery of video, games and other interactive applications, Silverlight gets nary a mention — even from its own team. And Microsoft itself is moving to HTML5 for many of its products.
Sunday Night Football Stats: 2.2M Uniques Watching 29 Minutes Apiece
These numbers are in late, but better late than never. According to a recent post on the Silverlight Blog, NBC Sports (s…
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Vid-Biz: YouTube, Canoe, Silverlight 4
Is YouTube’s Safety Mode Safe? Not Very; Google released Safety Mode on YouTube in February, but unfortunately the filter didn’t work. (NY…
Silverlight Gets Video Ad Support
Here’s more validation that Microsoft (s MSFT) Silverlight might finally have passed a tipping point as a video delivery platform — with…
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Vid-Biz: Adobe vs. Apple, Irdeto, mDialog
Adobe Might Sue Apple Over Apps; Sources say that Adobe will take Apple to court within a few weeks if the companies…
Ooyala, Kaltura Add Silverlight Support
In terms of user and customer adoption, Microsoft (s MSFT) Silverlight has been playing catch-up with Adobe (s ADBE) Flash ever since…
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Adobe Teams Up With Conviva for Better Flash Video Delivery
Adobe (s ADBE) is announcing a strategic partnership with Conviva today that aims to improve Flash video streaming through advanced analytics and…
Microsoft: Silverlight Now on 60% of All Internet Devices
Microsoft’s (s MSFT) Silverlight client may have finally reached critical mass, with installation on more than 60 percent of all Internet devices,…
Sorry, HTML5 Crowd, Flash Ain’t Dead Yet
Microsoft has launched a UK Hulu wannabe called the MSN Video Player. In addition to Microsoft’s Silverlight, it uses Adobe’s Flash. Others are switching from Move Networks’ technology to Flash. Seems like Apple’s Jihad against Adobe’s Flash may not be enough to kill it.
Good News for HTML5: H.264 Streaming Will Remain Free
Good news for HTML5 proponents: MPEG LA has announced that it will extend its royalty-free license of the H.264 video streaming format…
iPad: No Flash Video, No Problem — There’ll Be Apps for That
In arguing that Apple’s (s AAPL) iPad could change the way people consume video, the biggest hurdle to my thesis was that…
New Silverlight Client for Facebook: I Can't Believe This is Facebook
Facebook recently opened up its API to allow third-party developers more access to core features, which gives them a chance to rework the web app and deliver something a little easier on the eyes and potentially less frustrating. That’s exactly what Microsoft’s done with its new Silverlight Beta Client for Facebook.
Flash, Silverlight & iPhone — Is Wowza the One Streaming Server to Rule Them All?
Why use one streaming server for Flash and one for Silverlight and another for delivery to the iPhone, when you can deliver…
Can SPOTi Take on Flash & Silverlight for Adaptive Streaming?
There’s a new entrant in the video delivery business, a Madrid-based company called SPOTi that’s focused on tackling the management and distribution…
Meet Your Olympics Video Dream Team
We wrote earlier this week about the fact that NBC is planning to require would-be Vancouver Olympics watchers to authenticate in the…
Vid-Biz: Fox Digital, Spending, HD Cloud
Fox Creates Fox Digital Studios; rebranded Fox Atomic unit will create new and derivative content for digital platforms (it already has an…
Vid-Biz: Facebook, Silverlight, Nielsen
14 Million Videos Uploaded to Facebook Each Month; up 40 percent from 10 million in July. (Inside Facebook) Microsoft and Intel Partner…
Live Streaming Stat Watch: Cricket Draws 28M Video Views
In its second year of existence, the short-form cricket tournament Indian Premier League Championships made 59 three-hour cricket matches available for free…
Live From the Silverlight 3 Launch
We’re here at the Microsoft (s MSFT) Silverlight launch in San Francisco. Silverlight 3 was supposed to go out today, but it…
U.S. Fans Get Free Live Streaming Of Wimbledon Via NBC
Forget the international date line. I crossed the international tennis line when I flew to the UK this weekend, leaving behind a place where…
Weekly App Store Picks: June 27, 2009
It’s the weekend, people, so prime your downloading finger and get ready to make good use of it as I guide you…
Silverlight Takes First Step Into the Living Room
Microsoft (s MSFT) this week announced Silverlight would be integrated with the Xbox “within the next year,” marking the rich Internet application…
Setanta Offers Premiere League Football Live Streams
Are you crazy for European football? Resorting to low-grade pirated streams in the middle of the night to get your soccer fix?…
Watch the Cricket IPL Tourney Online Via Silverlight
After Microsoft’s (s msft) Silverlight multimedia technology was unceremoniously dropped by Major League Baseball’s MLB.com in favor of Adobe Flash, Microsoft is…
Netflix on Why Your Streaming Might Suck
I love Netflix (s NFLX) streaming and have never had an issue with it. Other people, however, are not so happy with…
YouTube Goes Live, Thanks to Microsoft
[qi:_newteevee] Somebody somewhere in the Adobe offices must be getting pretty nervous. Microsoft’s Silverlight technology, an also-ran competitor to Flash, suddenly got…
Silverlight's Olympic Return: NBCU Re-Ups With Microsoft For 2010
Major League Baseball’s digital unit may have dropped Microsoft’s Silverlight as its online video platform, but Silverlight apparently works…
Silverlight to Power 2010 Olympics Video
Microsoft’s (s msft) Silverlight will be back as the U.S. video-streaming technology for the 2010 Winter Olympics, the company announced at the…
Vid-Biz: Akamai, Fandango, Roku
Akamai Offers AdaptiveEdge Streaming for Microsoft Silverlight; quality of video adjusts based on user’s connection and can go up to HD 720p…
Microsoft’s Silverlight Gets The HD Start For March Madness; Can It Convert?
A high-profile opportunity for Microsoft’s Silverlight — while Windows Media Player will provide the basic player for the 2009 NCAA March…
Vid-Biz: Pirate Bay, Mobile Video, Keystream
Half the Charges Against the Pirate Bay Dropped; flaw in the evidence presented results in 50 percent of the charges being withdrawn.…
Vid-Biz: YouTube, Tremor, Panache
YouTube Adds Title and Ratings to Embeds; upper left-hand corner shows how many stars the video received (anyone else think it’s ugly?).…
Silverlight to Shine on Obama’s Inauguration
A battle that will only intensify this year is one currently raging on the video player front, as Microsoft’s (s MSFT) Silverlight…
Netflix to Lay Off 50. Blames Silverlight.
In a corporate blog post today, Netflix said 50 of its technical specialists in its Customer Service group will be let go at the end of the month. The reason? It’s not the economy, it’s Silverlight.
MLBAM Goes Back To Adobe Flash After Flirtation With Microsoft’s Silverlight
Major League Baseball Advanced Media, the digital arm of MLB, is dropping Microsoft’s Silverlight after a year, for a return to Adobe (NSDQ:…
See Netflix on a Mac in Action
Over the weekend, Netflix opened up its streaming service to anyone who opts in, so we took it for a test spin.…
Netflix “Watch Instantly” Now Available to Mac Users
In true trick-or-treat fashion, Netflix announced Friday that the first beta phase of its new streaming player is over. Mac (and PC)…
Netflix “Watch Instantly” Coming to Mac — Still
It seems that Netflix is finally making good on their long standing promise that the much lauded “Watch Instantly” would be coming…
Watch Netflix on a Mac (Thanks, Microsoft!)
Netflix has finally expanded it’s streaming service to include Macs, and it’s all thanks to… Microsoft? The movie rental company’s “Watch Instantly” service is using the Redmond giant’s Silverlight technology to power the video delivery.
Microsoft Considers Silverlight For Android, Says iPhone Not Likely
When Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) didn’t integrate Adobe’s (NSDQ: ADBE) Flash into the iPhone, it seemed Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) may have an opportunit…
Microsoft to Release Silverlight 2 Tuesday
Microsoft officially announced its Silverlight 2 media player today. The new version will be available for download starting tomorrow. Microsoft also announced that it has signed new customers for the video player, including CBS College Sports.
Microsoft vs. Adobe: The Rivalry Heats Up
Want to watch a great boxing match? Just take a seat and watch the back-and-forth between Adobe Systems and Microsoft. I wrote…
Microsoft vs. Adobe: The Rivalry Heats Up
Want to watch a great boxing match? Just take a seat and watch the back-and-forth between Adobe Systems and Microsoft. I wrote…
Microsoft Gets a Piece of Move Networks
Microsoft is extending its strategic relationship with Move Networks by adding an undisclosed amount of funding to the startup’s $46 million Series…
Olympics Video Player Debuts
The summer games are just a little over a month away, but you can start catching Olympic fever online now, thanks to…
iPhone: Microsoft’s Silverlight A Possibility Instead Of Flash?
With less than three hours to go until Apple’s (NSDQ: AAPL) SDK event, there’s lots of speculation flying around on what the company has to…
Microsoft One Ups Adobe: Silverlight Goes To Nokia Smartphones
Nokia announced today that it will be supporting Microsoft
