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April 6th, 2016
By Mark Fisher
Are You Ready to Wrestle?
If you were captivated by the NCAA March Madness Championship in Houston on Monday night, you might have missed an equally passionate crowd that also assembled in Texas just a day earlier. The drive from Houston’s NRG stadium, host of the NCAA Final Four, to Texas Stadium in Dallas takes just a few hours. But…
Read More March 20th, 2016
By Mark Fisher
March Madness – When Brackets Blow Our Minds and Streaming Saves the Day
It’s not so important who starts the game but who finishes it. John Wooden, UCLA Basketball Coach, who led his teams to 10 NCAA Tournament championships in the ‘60s and ‘70s NCAA Tournament – Made to Stream Thanks to the march of technology and the investments made throughout the online video ecosystem by content providers,…
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January 5th, 2016
By Alon Maor
Seven Streaming Predictions for 2016
Skinny Bundles, Live NFL Games, Apps TV and Other Trends That Will Make This a Vintage Year As published on Multichannel News By now you’ve probably streamed enough to consider yourself a decent judge of what online video has to offer – you’ve faked being current with the latest episode of Homeland and then binged…
Read More October 26th, 2015
By Mark Fisher
Yahoo Scores Solid QoE Results with First Live Streamed NFL Game
New Open Streaming Architecture Makes Internet TV “The New Normal” Along the journey of an industry transformation from broadcast TV to Internet TV, Yahoo’s live streaming of today’s NFL game in London was a seminal event. The NFL and Yahoo teamed up to make a powerful statement during this event. Namely, that streaming could reliably…
Read More October 12th, 2015
By Mark Fisher
iOS and Windows Updates – Storming the University Campus Network in Welcome and Unwanted Ways
A university network administrator, on most days, walks around the campus with a knowing smile and quiet satisfaction, when passing students transfixed by an episode of Game of Thrones streaming on their mobile screens, knowing that all is right on the campus network. That all changes when Apple iOS or Windows updates, like torrential floods,…
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June 5th, 2015
By Dan Sahar
The Real Cord Cutters of Cleveland
After two of the longest droughts in sports, this year’s NBA finals showcase two teams that endured tough roads to get here. We at Qwilt did our very best to score tickets to the Oracle Arena, but unlike the conference finals round when we had a true bird’s eye view inside the arena, even Gametime…
Read More April 16th, 2015
By Mark Fisher
HBO NOW Debuts with Game of Thrones Season 5
For those of you who decided to stream the Game of Thrones Season 5 premier on Sunday night, you weren’t alone. This particular evening was noteworthy as it marked the first real test of HBO’s new direct to consumer streaming service, HBO NOW which is being run on the MLBam streaming platform. We collected data…
Read More March 11th, 2015
By Mark Fisher
Making Sense of Streaming Video Quality of Experience
A transformation is underway – from Broadcast TV to Online Video We are in the midst of a transformation that is, at the same time, profound and subtle. Broadcast TV is being replaced by online video, streaming across the Internet to our homes. In a few years, kids will look at their parents in amazement…
Read More June 27th, 2014
By Dan Sahar
World Cup 2014 – Four Things We Learned From the Group Stages
When it comes to online video, this “Copa” is probably the first time where consumers in almost every country are able to stream the games online live.
Read More May 27th, 2014
By Mark Fisher
The Open Architecture Choice for Online Video Caching
We’re at a critical point in the development of infrastructure to support the future of online video. The choices we make today, between open and closed systems, will profoundly impact the consumer experience of tomorrow.
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