Now that we’re hitting mid-August, IBC activities are coming fast and furious. We just received word that our TransAct Packager is a finalist for a second award for its Just-in-Time Packaging capabilities. Take a look at this year’s shortlist for ConnectedWorld.TV awards – we’re competing with some worthy contenders in the category of Connected Content Technology – Best Streaming Technology.

Another exciting addition to our IBC calendar is our co-sponsorship of the forum Multi-network Solutions in the Real World with our partners Verimatrix and Divitel. Take a look, and if you’re going to be in Amsterdam, we encourage you to register. This informative event will give you hands-on information for dealing with the technical and business challenges that operators face with multiscreen, multi-network services. You’ll hear from our CTO – IP video expert Yuval Fisher – who will speak on the topic of Solving DVB + OTT Network Challenges.

As IBC approaches, we will also be revealing on this blog our plans for the show. So make sure you watch this space to stay up to date on all the latest developments. We also will be discussing and debating the upcoming themes of IBC – providing you with insight into our thoughts on the major topics affecting the industry, as well as the key solutions to address them.

Starting off with the topic ‘content creation and innovation,’ we’ll be discussing how operators can continuously expand the reach of video libraries without re-packaging all of their content, using innovations such as dynamically packaging video on the fly.

In the second blog of our series we will look at the ‘business of broadcast’ – detailing how video service providers are struggling to develop business models that enable them to monetize content while also lowering infrastructure costs. We will also provide insight into how standards are affecting the industry today.

Finally, we will discuss how ‘advances in technology’ such as IP video and OTT have given rise to the hybrid delivery model. We will also discuss how the need for speed and video quality will continue to drive video delivery technology development.

For more on our IBC activities, please take a look at our special IBC page, which offers many helpful white papers and case studies, as well as a link to a free exhibition pass.

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