Case Study: Hudl and THEOplayer help coaches and athletes win
by THEOplayer on February 5, 2016
In this case study we will outline how and why the sports and technology company Hudl uses THEOplayer into their popular sports video analysis platform.
THEOplayer 1.6 - Multiple Audio Support, Frame Accurate Clipping And A Lot More
by THEOplayer on February 4, 2016
The 1.6 version of THEOplayer, now fully HTML5 based, has become even more robust, leaner, quicker and guarantees video publishers an even smoother playback for live and on-demand video. This version contains an extensive list of features that video publishers can us to create more co …
Frame-Accurate Clipping in HLS: Share Your Best Moments
by THEOplayer on February 2, 2016
People love watching videos, but sometimes they don't have the time to watch a long video. They are looking for a quick answer from a how-to video, or want to watch the key points from a long presentation. People don't want to spend time finding the interesting bit: they just want to …
Content Protection for HLS with AES-128 Encryption
by THEOplayer on January 21, 2016
With the increase of piracy, protecting media content is one of the key concerns of many publishers. In this article, we will outline the most popular method for content protection with the HTTP Live Streaming (HLS) protocol: AES-128 content encryption.
Video Trends in 2016: Interactive video in HTML5
by THEOplayer on January 13, 2016
In 2015, 60 percent of people preferred video over reading text. It keeps visitors on your website and is more memorable than written content. 2015 brought a lot of attention to the use of video; from Facebook offering an endless scroll video feed to the e-learning industry captivatin …
THEOplayer supports TV-Style Monetization
by THEOplayer on December 18, 2015
Building your audience and monetisation of online video content is of huge importance to making it a sustainable business. A video player needs to enable an immersive viewer experience by supporting full customisation, delivering the content fast to every device in the best possible q …
Bye Bye Betamax, hello THEOplayer
by THEOplayer on November 30, 2015
A week or two ago, Sony announced that it will stop selling Betamax video cassettes in March 2016. Amazing news! I did not know that Sony still produced Betamax cassettes. Someone on the radio said that Sony actually already stopped producing these, but there were still a lot of casse …
THEOplayer nominated for the Deloitte Rising Star Award
by THEOplayer on November 5, 2015
Deloitte announced that THEOplayer is one of the technology startups that has been nominated in the Rising Star category of the Deloitte Technology Fast50 competition. There are two awards in the Rising Star category: Most Disruptive Innovator and Rising Star. The winners will be anno …
Case Study: The National Assembly of Wales
by THEOplayer on October 29, 2015
The National Assembly of Wales engages Vualto, THEOplayer (THEO Technologies) and Unified Streaming for their new online video microsite in a joint venture partnership. Plenary meetings and committees are now streamed live across PC, Mac and mobile devices, and are subsequently availa …
The pains of Cross Origin Resource Sharing
by THEOplayer on October 22, 2015
HTML5 is booming and plugin based media distribution is diminishing. This however brings a number of new challenges like granting HTML5 players access to the actual media content. This can be complex as web browsers come with strict security restrictions on which content can and can't …