| 07 March 2021
As it expands the reach of its video-on-demand (VOD) and pay-per-view (PPV) library online, FreeCast is to deploy Zixi’s software-defined video platform (SDVP) for B2B distribution of its live linear channels over IP networks.
SDVP has been integrated with Google Cloud, using the Google Cloud infrastructure and platform capabilities, as well as Zixi APIs.FreeCast will use SDVP with SelectTV, its service designed for bandwidth distributors and device manufacturers, in order to help with live video delivery for the service’s clients. The software will enable FreeCast to adjust to varying network conditions and use forward error correction techniques for video transport over IP with what Zixi says will be minimal latency. SDVP will also provide DTLS and AES encryption, allowing for protected multicast transport and bandwidth efficiency.
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LONDON/NEW YORK/SINGAPORE (Reuters) - When the world economy slammed on the brakes last year, there was a rush to store a wave of unwanted crude and products, but rising prices and optimism about demand is spurring a swift unwinding of storage contracts.
FILE PHOTO: Crude oil storage tanks are seen from above at the Cushing oil hub, in Cushing, Oklahoma, March 24, 2016. REUTERS/Nick Oxford/File Photo
At the end of February, the volume of refined products held on stationary tankers for over 10 days stood at 19.2 million barrels, down 77% from a peak of 84 million last May, IHS Markit estimates show.
| 07 March 2021
A study from independent omnichannel sell-side advertising platform Magnite, has found that half (51%) of UK viewers’ time spent watching TV takes place on streaming channels, and if they could only keep one, over half (55%) would choose streaming services versus broadcast linear TV (45%).
Magnite’s CTV: The Future Forward examined the opinion of 10,500 consumers across the UK, France, Germany, Spain and Italy, looking at how audiences are consuming TV and examining the opportunity for marketers seeking to connect with engaged audiences as the shift to connected TV (CTV) accelerates and consumer behaviour evolve.
The fundamental trend was that there was increasing adoption for CTV services especially in the UK which leads in terms of CTV adoption in the five EU5, according to the report. Among the five countries surveyed, almost seven in ten (69%) UK consumers preferred streaming services to broadcast linear TV (31%) while nearly nine in ten (89%)