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 …
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 …