Direct Brands: Media & Customer Acquisition

whitePaper | February 28, 2022

Enthusiasts of XR (extended reality) have long dreamed of, experimented with and adopted the technologies that immersed them in new worlds – one beyond the limitations of physics and time. We believe the industry is at an inflection point, and the time for business to act is now. In this report, we interviewed global experts and leaders from industry to get their thoughts on the Future of Extended Reality, its impact on business, and its meteoric rise with the popularisation of the metaverse concept.

whitePaper | February 15, 2022

To build the infrastructure for this collaborative Web3 playground, Klaytn will couple our robust community with powerful infrastructure technologies to discover new opportunities and accelerate the speed of innovationThe metaverse is poised to redefine society, by providing creators and players with a clean slate to define new standards and let their creativity flourish in our dynamic digital future.

whitePaper | August 24, 2022

North American communications service providers have invested substantially in 5G networks to enable multiple use cases, leveraging capabilities like network slicing and edge computing. As service providers seek to monetize 5G in the short term, cloud gaming, the technology that allows subscribers to play games anywhere and from any device, presents a new and exciting opportunity to drive revenue growth.

whitePaper | April 20, 2022

Today, more than 40% of consumers subscribe to three or more video streaming services. Despite growing choice, it has become a complex and time-consuming process for consumers to find the content they want. As we explored in Streaming’s Next Act1, scattered recommendation algorithms lead to incomplete or inaccurate recommendations, often irrelevant content, and hence, frustration for many consumers.

whitePaper | October 6, 2022

As part of the ongoing transition to Internet Protocol (IP) networks for media workflows, the media and entertainment industry has developed new IP standards for transporting broadcast signals. This white paper offers guidance to help broadcasters and media organizations transition to IP, and demystifies common misconceptions when using the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE) 2110 standards and associated IP infrastructure. It provides details explaining why organizations transition from traditional Serial Digital Interface (SDI) to IP workflows using SMPTE 2110 standards and covers important topics related to workflow design, synchronization, and clocking, including relevant standards to support uncompressed contribution. It also provides details around Networked Media Open Specifications (NMOS) registration and discovery on an IP network.

whitePaper | April 19, 2022

Arista’s Media Control Service (MCS) provides cognitive orchestration for multicast flows, that is essential to equipping high-bandwidth critical broadcast workflows. With EOS as the foundational architecture, MCS can infuse EOS’s highly available, ultra-low latency, fault-tolerant, and high-performance capabilities into next-gen media workflows. Designed for use as a Network Control Solution, MCS complements the Broadcast industry’s adaptation to IP by adding a layer of security, performance, and determinism to real-time on-prem and remote production workflows.