Category Archives: In The News
KIT digital, Celvision and imcube Join Forces to Enable 3D Video Delivery Over IP
Agreement Announced at BIRTV Conference in Beijing KIT digital, Celvision Technologies Ltd., a Chinese leader in 2D to 3D conversion services, and imcube labs, a global leader in 2D to 3D conversion software technology, today announced the three companies are teaming up to co-develop an end-to-end solution that joins content services and platform technology to enable any media company, device manufacturer, network operator or enterprise to produce, manage and deliver 3D video over Internet Protocol (IP) across multiple screens. The combined offering will leverage imcube’s and Celvision’s industry-leading software and content services expertise to enable any content to be converted into 3D. Once converted into 3D, the content will be ingested into KIT digital’s video asset management platform, where clients can manage and deliver the 3D video to connected TVs and other 3D-enabled screens. The solution will also allow customers to access existing 3D content libraries for licensing and distribution. Read the press release to learn more →
The Asia Video Convergence Alliance to Launch Today
The Asia Video Convergence Alliance (AVCA) today announced its launch at the BIRTV 2011 conference in Beijing, China. Asia, home to seven of the top ten online-video consuming countries in the world and with the highest penetration of mobile video usage globally, will now have an industry alliance that joins together thought leaders to address the industry’s opportunities and challenges. AVCA joins together key players in the video convergence value chain to promote industry education, innovation and partnerships. AVCA is focused on coordinating collaborations within the industry, promoting new technology solutions and collaborating to educate the market about the development of Internet Protocol (IP) capabilities and over-the-top (OTT) commercial initiatives. The alliance is led by a Governing Committee. Founding member, KIT digital Inc. will Chair the Governing Committee, working in partnership with the founding Vice Chair, Exicon, Asia’s leading digital innovation and strategy consulting firm. The governing committee also includes Cloudcast, a member of the Quanta Group, the world’s No. … Continue reading
Social Media Strategies to Help You Connect with Your Fragmented Audience
We’ve known for a while that audiences are becoming increasingly fragmented on the different platforms they use to watch their content, but even more recent key industry statistics are painting a clear picture as to what extent that fragmentation really is rising and what opportunities, specifically in social media, marketers should be focusing their energies towards. eMarketer’s June 29th article entitled “Social Media Bringing New Engagement to TV” includes some statistics, such as the one below, that exhibit crucial methods to use to target and engage your audience: Close to half (43%) of adults who frequently use the internet have used social media accounts to further engage with TV Of those, 17% go online for further engagement WHILE watching their favorite TV programs The younger generation, aged between 18 and 34, is most likely to check the internet or social media sites in accordance with their TV shows. Click here to read the eMarketer article
Subscription-based Cable TV Revenues Falling
With the proliferation of IP devices, better broadband delivery speeds, and growing consumption of premium video content, consumers are increasingly looking to watch and interact with their favorite programs anywhere, anytime. In response to this demand, there has been an explosion in alternative, lower-priced broadband-delivered TV offerings without a satellite or cable subscription from broadband video players. Cable, satellite, and telecommunications companies are being forced to invest in more competitive strategies, such as TV Everywhere, to deliver truly interactive, multi-screen viewing experiences and stem customer churn. Read the latest report on TV revenues from IPTV News here.
KIT’s CEO Kaleil Isaza Tuzman Selected for Streaming Media’s 2011 All Stars
For its fourth-annual Streaming Media All-Stars, Streaming Media presented the 15 best and the brightest who had the greatest impact on the online video industry this year. We are excited to announce that KIT digital’s Chairman & CEO, Kaleil Isaza Tuzman, was amongst the 15 selected for 2011. Click here to view the results and find out what Kaleil identifies as the biggest trends and challenges our industry is facing.
Facebook Brand Page Follies
This post first appeared on DigiDay Daily. You can read the original here, along with the follow-up, The Like Trap, by DigiDay Editor-in-Chief Brian Morrissey For the past 15 years, “fish where the fish are” has been the mantra of anyone in digital media. At the end of the millennium, that meant “AOL Keyword: Acme Corp.” In the mid-2000s, it meant the Acme Corp Second Life store. And in 2011, it means “find us on Facebook.” Now marketing on the site du jour is not in and of itself a grievous error. It’s just that most brands get so blinded by the bright shiny objects, they forget even the most basic rules of marketing. Let’s start with metrics: for many brands, the only sign of an effective Facebook page is the presence of many, many “fans.” (e.g. people who have hit the “Like” button.) It’s an easy number to achieve: there are actually companies that will guarantee you x number … Continue reading
KIT Powers VOA Direct, a New Global Content Marketplace
KIT digital has been engaged by Voice of America (VOA) to provide KIT’s software platform as a white-label online content marketplace solution called “VOA Direct.” VOA Direct will serve as the online media content distribution hub for VOA’s network of 1,400 radio and TV affiliates across 38+ countries. The KIT Platform software solution will provide VOA with a fully managed platform to automate syndication and instant/simultaneous delivery of VOA’s media assets, including video footage, audio and still images. Using the KIT Content Marketplace offering, VOA Direct will allow affiliates to immediately upload, access, preview and order media files in all necessary IP-based protocols and formats for distribution over television, radio, web, mobile, and tablet devices. The KIT Content Marketplace will also allow VOA to manage rights restrictions based on customer preference and access. VOA, which first went on the air in 1942, is a multimedia international broadcasting service funded by the U.S. Government through the Broadcasting Board of Governors. VOA … Continue reading
Beet.TV's Interview with KIT's Gannon Hall on Acquisition of ioko and KIT's Market Focus
Check out the interview here from Beet.TV at NAB 2011 with KIT digital’s EVP Marketing, Gannon Hall. Gannon discusses KIT’s acquisition of ioko, and how it complements the company’ move to go beyond the online video sector with a focus on large, complex OTT deployments with major media companies and broadcasters.
Beet.TV Interviews Alex Blum, KIT's Global COO
Beet.TV interviews Alex Blum, former CEO of KickApps and new Global COO of KIT digital on how KIT is leapfrogging pure play online video platforms.
Larry Kless sits down with Lou Schwartz to get an update on KIT digital during Streaming Media East in NYC
Part 2 of Beet.TV Interview with KIT digital’s CEO Kaleil Isaza Tuzman
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Beet.TV Interviews KIT digital's CEO Kaleil Isaza Tuzman
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Apple iPad: Not Just “A Giant iPod Touch”
Apple designers have been stressing for years that the best way to create a technological icon is adapting it to human behavior rather than the other way around. The latest Steve Jobs’ miracle – much fabled and finally announced Apple iPad – embodies the IP video revolution that is yet to come at unthinkable scale. It will change the way we consume video and do so in the most seamless way you can imagine. Yes, skeptics title it as “just a giant iPod touch” and criticize it for some inevitable limitations that only seem disappointing in the wake of unprecedented hype that the iPad received months following up to its launch. However unlike its musical predecessor, iPad gives us a large and light enough screen to take video anywhere we go. Movies and TV shows Some predict that the seeming lack of Adobe Flash support would preclude services like Hulu, Netflix and other video sites from showing off their video … Continue reading
KIT digital @ CASBAA 2009
Here at KIT digital we are bullish about development in East Asia and Greater China. Our efforts in the region are covered by our Asia Pacific regional head, Stephen O’Farrell operating staff in Australia as well as Singapore. As part of our continued drive in the region, we are hiring a Business Development manager for East Asia and Greater China! Our Asia Pacific team is becoming a familiar face at the CASBAA Conference. You can find our CEO and some of our colleagues at the conference this upcoming week. If you would like to set up a meeting with KIT digital at CASBAA please do not hesitate to send us a note at info@kitd.com
KIT digital @ MIPCOM 2009: Press Coverage
This year’s MIPCOM conference was an exciting event for our team. Our efforts did not go unnoticed by the press. Video Age published a front page article exploring the growing trend in IPTV for the living room. Our president, Gavin Campion was interviewed for the article stressing four key points that traditional broadcasters should hear: IPTV… makes content cheap to distribute massivel increases available population makes it easy to monetize content opens up new market for distribution Our CEO’s participation in the Catch-Up TV Panel was also well received. MIPCOM News reported on the event and made a point highlighting Kaleil’s point about the future of Catch-Up TV: