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The Emergence of H.265 (HEVC) and 10-Bit Color Formats Today’s increasingly demanding applications, such as Ultra-HD TV, wireless display, and high quality video capture are driving the need for new video encoding and decoding technologies. With the increasing availability of OLED displays and 10 bit monitors, which offer a wider color range, consumers are demanding higher color fidelity than ever before.... More Info

The ever increasing penetration of smartphones, tablets and other connected devices has resulted in a steep-change in consumer expectations. Viewers expect to be able to access content on any screen wherever they are.... More Info

TV Everywhere is cool but it’s messy...really messy. Home media gateways promised to aggregate web and pay content under one roof, but this hasn't really happened.... More Info

Video is more than a squeaky wheel; it's an 800-pound gorilla screaming for network upgrades and performance enhancements. No other type of content is more desired by the general public and yet more taxing on network resources.... More Info

“The future is already here — it’s just not very evenly distributed.” - William Gibson Gibson, whom I trust many of our readers will know as the author of Neuromancer, The Difference Engine and Count Zero, is known for being prescient when it comes to future trends. He wrote of an immersive form of the Internet, which he called "the matrix", back in the early ‘80s.... More Info