media
IBC 2017: Cloudian, Cisco, and Important Trends in Media Storage
It’s been a few months since we’ve reported in on the storage trends we’re seeing in the media and entertainment segment. Last time was at the 2017 NAB Show, in April, when object-based storage was the big thing (still is.) Why, because more and more content providers want a way to store video in th…
Re-building the House of Mouse on Cloud and IP: Lessons from Disney’s Majority Acquisition of BAMTech
This is an exciting time to be in Media. You don’t always hear vendors cheering consolidation. Often because 1+1 = 1 less customer. But not in this case: our strategic customer Disney is purchasing a majority (75%) stake in our strategic customer BAMTech, gaining control of the direct-to-consumer OT…
Champions keep playing until they get it right – Security & Content Protection
Written by Rishika Korada Can you trust a Hacker during a ransomware attack? That was the question posed to me at SVG 11th Annual Forum held in NYC on the 27th of July. I was invited to join the Security and Content Protection panel along with some of the best security experts in the industry – Guy…
As Broadcast Focuses on IP, Video Quality Moves Front and Center
Sometimes you get the opportunity to walk away from the Cisco booth to see – and feel – what’s energizing the industry. From NAB 2017, here are a few of my walkaway takeaways: 1. NAB isn’t just for “traditional broadcasters” anymore. This year, the transition of IP deeper into the video food chain c…
Lights, Camera, Action: Sparking Conversations with a Live Demo at NAB
Written by Shawn Tylka, Cable & Media Field Marketing Lead Cisco is committed to the transformation underway in media, a vibrant and growing industry, and the National Association of Broadcasters Show (NAB) is a key opportunity for us to show off what we have been up to and how we are helping ad…
Pay TV in Asia – Where is the puck going?
By Aunindo Ghosh Fifty countries, 4.5 billion people, and a multitude of cultures and economies. Asia Pacific is indeed as varied as it is vast. And that variation includes the way people watch TV. But if there is one thread that binds everyone in this region, it has to be the explosive growth of Mo…
Meeting the IP video challenge
To succeed in future, service providers will need technology that can meet increasingly sophisticated customer expectations If you’ve ever found yourself becoming addicted to the latest online TV series, it won’t come as a surprise to learn that video is increasingly dominating the internet. In fact…
Cisco@NAB: On the Beauty of Object-Based Storage for Media
Maybe this has happened to you, in a large or small scale: You captured some cool A/V from an event. (Small scale, maybe it’s your niece’s high school graduation; large scale, maybe it’s a segment for a movie.) It’s time now to edit it. You have lots of ideas, and editing tools. You’ve been burned b…
Lights. Camera. Action… Confidently Embrace IP Transformation with Holistic Security!
The digital age has ushered in a new and exciting time for the media industry. It’s great for consumers who now have their pick of affordable, high-quality content from any device, anywhere, at any time. It’s great for media organizations that have embraced digitization and can respond rapidly to gi…