Added by Sarv Kreindler--Creative Planet Network,05/14/13 11:05:54 AM

Intel Takes a Gamble on Intel TV

Jimmy Schaeffler of Multichannel News opines on the announcement of intel TV, writing, "At this point in telecom history, Intel is the traditional telecom company, with a solid, 60+ year background of performance and development, almost all of it on the hardware/chip side. Thus, for it to be risking what could be a big failure (witness, in part, AppleTV, thus far), based upon what apparently is a big bet on the future of video distribution, is a big deal in my eyes. That speaks to commitment, and very likely a very good plan and technology."

Read the full story here.

Added by Sarv Kreindler--Creative Planet Network,05/13/13 03:05:42 PM

A Primer on H.265

SpliceVine provides a handy primer on HEVC, or H.265, the new codec expected to become the industry standard for streaming media. They write, "The industry has been abuzz with talk about H.265 for a while now. What is it besides the obvious successor to H.264?"

Read more here.

Added by jzaccaria--Creative Planet Network,05/13/13 11:05:03 AM

YouTube is Becoming More Like Normal Television

The Economist writes: One of the most popular videos this month on YouTube, an online video site, is a commercial by a bottled-water firm, Evian. In it, adults walking by a shop window see their baby lookalikes reflected, and start dancing with their former selves. The grown-up YouTube, however, looks nothing like it did in its infancy. Once a warehouse for pirated clips and amateur footage of cats, YouTube has been trying to transform itself into a sleeker, more sophisticated site that can compete with television for advertisers. It will soon look even more like television. On May 9th it is expected to announce that it will charge users for subscriptions to some “channels”.

Added by jzaccaria--Creative Planet Network,05/13/13 12:05:42 AM

Google's VP9 Video Codec Nearly Done; YouTube Will Use It

Stephen Shankland of CNet writes: Google plans to finish defining its VP9 video codec on June 17, providing a date on which the company will be able to start using the next-generation compression technology in Chrome and on YouTube.

"Last week, we hosted over 100 guests at a summit meeting for VP9, the WebM Project's next-generation open video codec. We were particularly happy to welcome our friends from YouTube, who spoke about their plans to support VP9 once support lands in Chrome," Matt Frost, senior business product manager for the WebM Project, said in a blog post Friday.