Posts Tagged ‘Kaltura’

Video Interviews with Online Video Leaders and CEOs

August 22nd, 2012

Many of our readers know of Larry Kless from his website and from OnlineVideoPlublishing not to mention from countless industry events he attends, hosts, and organizes. Larry is a tireless Online Video purveyor who interviews and films everyone in the space ranging from VPs of video ad nets to CEOs of OVPs. Below is a playlist of several of his video interviews of said industry pundits for your viewing pleasure. Enjoy and check out Larry’s sites (links above) when you can.

Interviews with Online Video Leaders Series:

Cloud-Based Video Editing Solutions and Increased Corporate Spending on Hosted Services

June 25th, 2012

An Interview with Hareesh Vazhaparampil of Mixmoov

 

By Paul Ritter, Special Contributor to VidCompare

 

With the Brightcove PLAY event happening this week in Boston, it’s a great time to take a look at the world of video in the cloud and to speak with one of the up and comers in the marketplace. With so many different types of applications and technologies moving to the cloud to take advantage of efficiencies, cost savings and scalability that can be gained, it’s been clear for a while that many aspects of video publishing, hosting and delivery are key areas that are benefiting from cloud technology. Corporate spending on hosted services for video solutions has been on the rise for several years, and is expected to increase steadily through 2015, based on research published by Interactive Media Strategies. Hosted services for business video related technologies and solutions will account for almost $700 million in annual spending in the corporate sector by 2015, according to the market forecast by IMS developed earlier this year.

In the past 12 months or so, technologies that enable video editing in the cloud have begun to gain ground as a component of the hosted services or software-as-a-service (SaaS) marketplace. Some of these solutions are geared primarily toward consumer applications, such as WeVideo (see link) and YouTube’s video editor. Other solutions such as Animoto, and Stupeflix are increasingly targeting the business sector as well as the consumer market. Mixmoov, a provider of online video editing technology that’s based in France, takes a B2B approach for reaching new customers. Mixmoov is a Brightcove partner that is one of many key players in the online video ecosystem that is making the pilgrimage to Boston for the must-attend event in the world of video in the cloud.

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2012 Online Video Predictions – OVPs

December 15th, 2011

In our third annual OVP Predictions piece we look back on the online video space from a general practitioner’s view (mine) and ahead from a leader’s view (the OVP founders, CEOs, VPs, etc.). It’s been another amazing year filled with record breaking events, ups and downs, foundings and shutterings (neither of which are words) and the addition of 10+ new OVPs. It’s a crowded space indeed, a theme you will see often in the words below. Over the years at VidCompare we’ve watched over 100 platforms ebb and flow with the threat of commoditization while roughly 15 OVPs were acquired or rolled-up into other OVPs, and 13 shut their doors. All this while video viewership continued at a breakneck pace. In September 2011 comscore reported that 182 million U.S. Internet users watched online video content for an average of 19.5 hours per viewer. The total U.S. Internet audience engaged in 39.8 billion video views (Wow).

We’ve seen several OVPs begin to specialize in an attempt to pull away from the pack with one OVP in particular making a unique move into the world of cloud-based application management (Brightcove), while Ooyala honed in on analytics and monetization, RealGravity into the world of advertising and syndication, Unicorn Media and Twistage sharpening their workflow management skills, and Magnify.net dominating the world of curated content.

Enough of the obvious, let’s move onto the interesting stuff. This year we’ve culled together an impressive list of predictions from 10 OVPs, and 2 OVP gurus. Continue on to get the inside scoop from those whom have been in the trenches since the early days and don’t forget to leave your comments.

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Online Video Platform YouReview – Kaltura

August 15th, 2011

By special guest blogger, Charlie Davis. This post originally ran on his blog.

In the jungle of OVPs, Kaltura is one of three open source video platforms according to our trusted resource,VidCompare.com.  Among the experts and journalists in the U.S., Kaltura holds rank among the most popular OVP providers, sharing press with Ooyala, KIT Digital, and Brightcove.  And, you’ll find Kaltura sharing industry insight into hot topics like DRM, mobile, and tablet delivery, as well as being a founding member of the ‘Open Video Alliance’ (www.openvideoalliance.org).

So, what makes Kaltura’s OVP stand out?  Well, from my review of their 30-day trial SaaS offering below, Kaltura offers more flexibility than most OVPs that will likely appeal to the technically saavy user or service provider.  With a role-based content management backend that provides batch processing of media files, content moderation, and insight into content origin, activity and usage, this OVP should be on the short list of anyone who wants more granular control over their content, their contributors, and the software that supports it all.

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Kaltura Launches New Online Video Partner Program

May 31st, 2011

Kaltura, one of the largest online video platform providers measured by users has announced an enhanced partner program already boasting more than 100 members. The Kaltura Partner Program aims to accelerate adoption of Kaltura’s video platform to millions of additional websites through global partners. The program is geared towards system integrators, value-added resellers, media consultants, OEMs, technology companies, and digital marketing agencies. Current members include Adobe, Amazon, Desire2Learn, DIMTEC, Edutech, HaiVision, HighWinds, Ignite Technologies, Nacamar, Parallels, Remote-Learner, rSmart, Siemens, Unicon, and many more.

As paraphrased in their announcement:

The Kaltura Partner Program offers its members unique benefits that include:

  • An OEM version of the platform that enables partners to launch their own self-hosted, white labeled, customized OVP services using their data center or cloud or choice
  • Flexible licensing options for partners that enable them to quickly generate high-margin recurring revenue by reselling all of Kaltura’s solutions:
    - Kaltura’s SaaS Service/ Cloud offering
    - Kaltura’s On-Prem (Enterprise) Licenses
    - Kaltura Advanced Add-On Applications
  • A Referral Program that provides commissions for referring new customers to Kaltura
  • An Application Exchange for 3rd party technology vendors that facilitates the development and sale of Kaltura-integrated applications, solutions, and services
  • A comprehensive partner support program that includes training, co-marketing programs, a partner portal, and field assisted sales

It appears Kaltura is picking up the pace in an attempt to catch up to Brightcove‘s already robust partner program with over 200 members.