20 Million Watched World Cup on Illegal Streams

Brought to you by: TV Technology Magazine serving the Broadcast, Production, Broadband, Satellite and Mobile Markets Today's Top Stories - 07.29.14 Deborah McAdams - Executive Editor   Quote of the Day: "I am prepared to meet my Maker. Whether my Maker is prepared for the great ordeal of meeting me is another matter." ~ Sir Winston Churchill On this Day: In 1914, the first transcontinental call was made between New York and San Francisco. Viaccess-Orca: 20 Million Watched World Cup on Illegal Stream Viaccess-Orca gathered piracy data during the World Cup that indicated as many as 20 million people watched it on illegal websites. VO said it released a series of reports with detailed information about live-streaming piracy. Throughout a 32-day period, Viaccess-Orca's Eye on Piracy software monitored every match during the World Cup Rural Broadband Areas Defined for FCC $100 Million Experiment Fun Around 10 percent of the country as defined by U.S. Census areal data is eligible for federal funding to create experimental broadband networks. FEMA IPAWS Targets 2015 for Next National EAS Test Phase II involves sending a CAP-EAS message with an NPT event code through IPAWS OPEN in a closed test in West Virginia. FEMA IPAWS conducted such tests in Alaska before the previous national test in 2011. News & Technology PRODUCTION: PWS Coordinates Frequencies for Univision Awards Show EDU: Broadcast Students Train on Panasonic Studio Cameras USER REPORT: Game Creek Taps IHSE for KVM Switching PEOPLE: Sarah Ward-Lilley Named New Chair of Rory Peck Trust eBOOK: Guide to Broadcast Management Solutions Industry Roundup Retro TV Overload (The New York Times) Comcast Reveals Summer VOD 'Hotlist' (Multichannel News) Court Finds FilmOn in Contempt (B&C) Online Ads Still Being Bought as if TV (Advanced Television) How to Make Any Smartphone or Tablet Screen out of Scratch-Proof Sapphire (MIT's Technology Review) TV Technology White Papers "The Move to IP-Based Broadcast Infrastructure and the Impact of Object-Based Audio," from Linear Acoustic addresses how to select and deploy equipment that interoperates with multiple manufacturers as well as being sufficiently reliable to meet multiple requirements. "Selecting Next-Generation Video Servers," from Rohde and Schwarz examines the rapid pace of technology development and the incorporation of information technology into broadcast and the broadcast operating environment. "Achieving Maximum Accuracy in Video Quality Measurement," from Video Clarity is a white paper focused on helping content originators and distributors understand a method to ensure that viewers get the best quality of experience, advertisers are satisfied, and regulations are met. "Understanding the ROI of Media Asset Management Systems," from Avid explores how much time and money a MAM system can save a business. "Analyzing 4K Video Quality," from Video Clarity, examines how, as new 4K systems and products reach the market, the importance of video quality testing and evaluation will grow. "Hybrid Software as a Service," from Signiant discusses how businesses of all sizes are capitalizing on new modes of computing and software delivery—including software as a service and hybrid SaaS—that let them achieve a new level of results with less technology investment. "Efficiency is the Key Factor When Choosing a High-Power Broadcast Transmitter," from Rohde and Schwarz discusses the pros and cons of energy-conserving transmitter technologies.   ©2014 NewBay Media, LLC

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