Beatriz Pineda, a leading digital media supply chain expert with HBO and Sony, will help accelerate the development and availability of tools that objectively define video quality as Senior Director, Product Strategy at SSIMWAVE®. Pineda will bring market insights honed during nearly two decades in the production, distribution and equipment sectors to her new role, which will involve ensuring the closest possible alignment between SSIMWAVE’s Video Quality Automation products and the needs of … [Read more...] about HBO, Sony veteran Beatriz Pineda joins SSIMWAVE as Product Strategy head
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Firstlight Media, SSIMWAVE partner for video quality optimization
Firstlight Media and SSIMWAVE® are partnering to drive broader adoption of AI-powered solutions that measure, manage, and optimize video quality at multiple points in the delivery chain. The two companies are teaming to enable OTT and pay-TV providers to seamlessly implement SSIMWAVE’s SSIMPLUS® system in conjunction with Firstlight Media’s modular, cloud-based streaming platform that is built on Gen 5 architecture and delivers step-changes in performance, flexibility, and scale. The … [Read more...] about Firstlight Media, SSIMWAVE partner for video quality optimization
Eric Signorile, Matt Herren tapped for SSIMWAVE sales expansion
SSIMWAVE®, the video quality solutions innovator, announced that it has secured new content, streaming, and pay-TV expertise to address the growth of new sales and business development opportunities in the new year. Eric Signorile, whose background includes Limelight Networks, iStreamPlanet, Comcast Technology solutions, and others, has joined SSIMWAVE as director of sales. Matt Herren, formerly with Endeavor Streaming/NeuLion and a consultant to a variety of content and technology companies, … [Read more...] about Eric Signorile, Matt Herren tapped for SSIMWAVE sales expansion
Study: Void in measuring optimisation impact on viewer experience
The media industry lacks a clearly defined picture of how bitrate optimisation impacts the viewer experience, according to a recent survey of OTT providers, broadcasters, and multichannel video providers. The survey, which aggregated input from 300 respondents, showed wide variations in the methodologies used to understand optimization, and in how metrics are collected. While more than 35 percent of respondents relied on technical approaches such as PSNR (14 percent), SSIM (11.3 percent), and … [Read more...] about Study: Void in measuring optimisation impact on viewer experience
