Providing services in the video space, we try to look years in the future. In fact, when Limelight was founded, that’s exactly what the visionary creators did: they believed that online video was going to be big and that companies… Read more ›
Our partner Imavex is working closely this week with The Spirit International to stream live coverage of the biennial amateur golf tournament. What’s new this year? The live stream is available to viewers not just on computers and mobile devices,… Read more ›
All eyes are on Apple today with expectations of a new iPhone announcement. But perhaps nowhere was the shiny gadget maker’s reach and impact felt more palpably than it was last month with Adobe’s launch of Flash Media Server 4.5. You… Read more ›
You know those times when closed captioning comes in handy? It’s essential for hearing-impaired audiences, good for foreign language translation, and useful in environments where notching the volume up high just isn’t the most practical or polite course of action.… Read more ›
MediaPost is reporting today on a new study by Omnicom suggesting that video streaming has become exceedingly common in the US. According to the study, more than half of Americans now regularly stream video, and the same can be said… Read more ›
It’s easy to forget how quickly the Internet world changes. Take a look at this interactive graphic based on data from the Pew Research Center in 2006. A few notable data points: # of adults who paid to access or… Read more ›
Limelight Networks announced today that the Middle East Broadcasting Company is using our integrated solutions for online video publishing, site acceleration and online media delivery. MBC is the largest broadcasting group in the Middle East, and its two websites, Shahid.net and AlArabiya.net, provide on-demand… Read more ›
Most video streams delivered by the Apple HLS streaming protocol are accessed via high-speed Internet connections – not over lower-speed broadband networks. What does that mean? In short, consumers appear to be using Wi-Fi most often to get their video… Read more ›
Our own Jonathan Cobb, CTO for the Limelight Mobility and Monetization group, recently participated in an interview with John Ebbert over at AdExchanger.com. He discussed the new REACH Interactive product, challenges that publishers face in the mobile video space, and the… Read more ›
Netflix already reportedly accounts for more than 20% of Internet traffic during peak times in the US. And if it starts to acquire significant film rights in the pay-TV window, the streaming giant could add to that number at an… Read more ›
