GroupM’s Norman: Consumer Entertainment Choices A ‘Complicated Puzzle’

One expects to see faster chipsets from the NVIDIAs and Qualcomms of the world at CES 2017, plus more dazzling television screens. But for TV programmers, a lot of the action will focus on skinny bundles and trying to figure out how consumers will figure out their individual relationships with entertainment content. This is the […]

 
 

Qualcomm is Shipping MPEG Dash Enabled Chips on All Android Devices

LAS VEGAS –  Semiconductor manufacturer Qualcomm is now shipping all Android devices with MPEG Dash implementations — and some phone manufacturers (OEM’s) are enabling the new video streaming standard, says Aytac Biber, Video Technology Product Manager, in this interview with Beet.TV Aytac says that Android devices powered by the Snapdragon chip using Dash, stream video […]

 
 

Akamai and Qualcomm in Pact for UltraHD Streaming

LAS VEGAS — With a growing number of connected screens, streaming services having risen above local playback and the demands of UltraHD video looming, internet infrastructure is being sorely tested. Akamai and Qualcomm think one solution is to cache popular digital content in the home or office. At the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), Qualcomm’s Atheros […]

 
 

Qualcomm To Put Adaptive-Bitrate Video Standard On More Phones

AMSTERDAM — Delivering adaptive-bitrate video streaming efficiently to smartphones could soon get much easier, with mobile chip maker Qualcomm pledging to use the MPEG-DASH video standard in a broader range of devices. “We believe it is the right direction for the video industry,” Qualcomm senior product manager Aytec Biber tells Beet.TV in this video interview […]

 
 

Adobe, Microsoft, Qualcomm, Others Support MPEG-DASH

LAS VEGAS – MPEG-DASH, an adaptive bitrate streaming technology that enables high-quality streaming via the Internet, received support from industry leaders such as Adobe, Microsoft and Qualcomm  at the DASH Industry Forum at NAB 2013. There, Beet.TV spoke with seven industry leaders for their take on what MPEG-DASH is doing for the industry and why […]