Yet another Adobe Flash Exploit
by THEOplayer on October 15, 2015
Yesterday, 14 October 2015, antivirus company Trend Micro notified the world of yet another Flash exploit that is being used in the wild. This is the next in a series of security flaws in Adobe Flash that gets covered by the media after the Hacking Team hack earlier this year.
No Silverlight on Firefox anymore
by THEOplayer on October 9, 2015
Our customer Mozilla intends to remove support for most NPAPI plugins in Firefox by the end of 2016. The company basically follows actions by other modern browsers, such as Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge, which have already removed support for legacy plugins. Moreover, new platforms …
BBC embraces HTML5 for its iPlayer
by THEOplayer on October 2, 2015
It is always news if the BBC introduces something new, as they are known to be a first mover in the market. Their iPlayer has been an example to a lot of other broadcasters, being one of the most prominent online platforms to use Flash.
THEO Technologies announces THEOplayer-DASH
by THEOplayer on August 25, 2015
THEOplayer is proud to announce the availability of THEOplayer-DASH, a video player built from the ground up to support the emerging MPEG-DASH standard without the need for plugins like Flash and Silverlight. By extending upon the THEOplayer framework, THEOplayer-DASH brings forward M …
THEOplayer 1.5 - Trick Play, ID3 timed metadata, Hot Keys and Adblock detection
by THEOplayer on August 25, 2015
THEOplayer is proud to announce a new version bringing cross-platform support for ID3 timed metadata in HLS, keyboard hotkeys, slow motion and high speed playback and many more improvements.
THEOplayer at IBC 2015
by THEOplayer on August 11, 2015
THEOplayer will present the newest possibilities and features of THEOplayer at IBC 2015, September 11-15 in Amsterdam. This includes support for MPEG-DASH and an array of new features and possibilities in the cross platform HLS HTML5 video player.
Adobe Flash for video streaming? It is time to move on!
by THEOplayer on July 15, 2015
With the recent Hacking Team hack, during which at least two 0-day Adobe Flash exploits have been released in the wild, trust in Adobe Flash is at an all-time low. Two 0-day exploits got released in the wild, but the question remains how many more are still left uncovered and availabl …
THEOplayer Discusses Replacing Flash by HTML5 for Video Streaming at Streaming Media East 2015
by THEOplayer on May 11, 2015
THEOplayer, today announced that founder and HTML5 video streaming expert, Pieter-Jan Speelmans, has been selected to join industry experts to discuss the business and technology replacing Flash by HTML5 for video streaming at Streaming Media East 2015, set to take place May 12-13, 20 …
THEOplayer Joins Wowza Media Systems Technology Alliance Partner Program
by THEOplayer on March 24, 2015
THEOplayer recently joined the Wowza® Media Systems Technology Alliance partner program. Wowza Media Systems (“Wowza”) is well known for its Wowza Streaming Engine™ media server software that enables powerful video streaming.
THEOplayer will demo its technology at NAB 2015, Las Vegas
by THEOplayer on March 23, 2015
THEOplayer's unique technology allows live and on-demand content to be streamed using adaptive HTTP-based protocols such as Apple's HTTP Live Streaming (HLS), or the MPEG-DASH protocol directly to HTML5 browsers. The THEOplayer playback technology enables content publishers to use a s …