Time Warner Inc. Leads $15M Round In Net-Video Startup Conviva
Conviva has closed a $15 million round of funding led by Time Warner Inc., whose HBO and Turner Broadcasting System divisions use the startup's online-video optimization technology for their "TV Everywhere" services.
In the Limelight: Conviva's Cool!
We’re excited to announce that we’re teaming up with Conviva to offer our joint customers a custom version of Conviva’s Embedded Insight service. Why is this cool? Conviva monitors the individual player for every one of our customers’ video viewers and then shares real-time metrics on each viewer’s video quality and engagement with our customers and Operations team. This means that both our customers and our Operations team can immediately be aware of congestion or server/POP performance issues and address these issues immediately to ensure consistent, high quality viewing experiences.
CNBC Capitalize on it: A day in the life of Darren Feher
Darren Feher is the President and CEO of Conviva. He joined Conviva in 2009 with 20 years of experience as a media executive and digital media technologist.
Netflix Announces Plans to Improve Its Streaming Service
Netflix will spin off its foundational DVD-by-mail service, the company announced this morning, ceding its iconic red envelopes to a new site that will go by the name of Qwikster. Netflix says it intends to focus on the increasingly popular streaming-video model. Customers, already upset by an earlier decision to split DVD and streaming services and change the rates, are bemoaning this further split, which will increase costs and hassle for those who want the same service as before. All the same, the change could lead to some concrete technological improvements.
GigaOm: Conviva Makes it Easier to Manage Multiple CDN
Updated. Major Internet sites such as Facebook, Twitter, Apple.com, Best Buy.com and Buy.com saw an outage this afternoon, as content delivery network Akamai faced DNS-related issues. For about an hour Monday, those issues slowed down some Akamai sites, while keeping users from accessing others altogether.
Recapping All of the Product and Partnership News from ELEVATE
At the ELEVATE conference on Tuesday a number of our partners made product and partnership announcements which I mentioned were coming in a teaser last Friday. Each helps move the online video advertising market forward in different ways
Conviva Debuts Solution for Smoother Ad Streaming
Conviva announced its latest offering, Video AdVantage, at the Elevate online video advertising summit in New York City yesterday. With pre-roll video ads now common on premium content, Video AdVantage is arriving at the right time. The solution applies Conviva's video optimization technology to ads, ensuring smoother playback and a better viewer experience.
HBO Taps Conviva To Optimize 'TV Everywhere' Services
HBO is monitoring and proactively adjusting video quality for users of its HBO Go online and mobile services via a suite of services from Silicon Valley startup Conviva.
The premium programmer is using Conviva's Distribution Management Services and Experience Management Services, which predict factors that lead to poor video quality and take pre-emptive actions to ensure the best possible picture quality and an uninterrupted video experience.
Conviva Co-Founder Zhang to Deliver Opening Keynote at International Technology Research Event
SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Internet video technology pioneer Dr. Hui Zhang, co-founder and chief scientist of Conviva Inc., will deliver a thought-provoking keynote speech at the ACM/IEEE International Workshop on Quality of Service (QoS) on Monday, June 6th.
Conviva Breaks into TV Everywhere with Subscriber Xtension
Innovative video optimization company Conviva is jumping into the growing TV Everywhere market today with the announcement of Subscriber Xtension, a service that authenticates and optimizes playback.
