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DEFINITION: Slivercasing, or narrowcasting, is the transmission of video programming to a niche audience, often through relatively inexpensive means like streaming video over high-speed connections. By this means, programming what would not generate enough interest or revenue for broadcast can be made available to a small but highly dedicated audience of viewers. Slivercasting can be profitable because it enables  … 
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Video-on-Demand Reports
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Personalized content and Advertising: How it works
sponsored by Alcatel-Lucent
VIDEO: See how Alcatel-Lucent helps service providers turn subscribers into audiences, dramatically increasing the value of advertising and content offers while enhancing the consumer experience on the screen of their choice.
Posted: 20 Nov 2009 | Premiered: 20 Nov 2009


Personalized content and Advertising
sponsored by Alcatel-Lucent
VIDEO: See how Alcatel-Lucent helps service providers turn subscribers into audiences, dramatically increasing the value of advertising and content offers while enhancing the consumer experience on the screen of their choice.
Posted: 20 Nov 2009 | Premiered: 20 Nov 2009


Enhanced Caching of Static Flash Video: Smoothing Popularity Based Traffic Bursts
sponsored by Blue Coat
TECHNICAL ARTICLE: The proliferation of user-generated content and video sharing sites has made for a constant source of new material. However, the bandwidth demands of such media often congest WAN links. One approach is to just block flash video. This technical brief presents an alternate approach that can allow video and business critical applications to co-exist.
Posted: 22 Oct 2009 | Published: 22 Oct 2009


Choosing a Content Delivery Method
sponsored by AT&T Corp
WHITE PAPER: Delivering high-demand content to a large number of end-users that are spread out geographically can be a difficult task. Long distances between content and users can cause latency, jitter, and reductions in audio/video quality. Read this paper to find out if a cache-based content delivery network is appropriate for your network.
Posted: 19 Oct 2009 | Published: 19 Oct 2009


Presentation Transcript: Meeting the Demand for Multi-Screen Experience
sponsored by Alcatel-Lucent
PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT: Consumers today tend to use a wide variety of communications devices and are expecting to get video content delivery to any screen. This presentation transcript discusses a new multi-screen solution and how it can support these market needs.
Posted: 14 Oct 2009 | Published: 14 Oct 2009


Meeting the Demand for Multi-Screen Experience
sponsored by Alcatel-Lucent
VIDEO: Consumers today tend to use a wide variety of communications devices and are expecting to get video content delivery to any screen. This videocast discusses a new multi-screen solution and how it can support these market needs.
Posted: 24 Sep 2009 | Premiered: 24 Sep 2009


Best Practices for Network Transformation for Carrier Ethernet Services
sponsored by ECI Telecom
WHITE PAPER: ECI's 1Net architecture helps service providers converge core Ethernet and DWDM networks for increased service flexibility while lowering operating and capital expenses. ECI's converged network not only addresses the needs of operators, but also sets a new standard for network efficiency and service quality. Read this whitepaper to find out more.
Posted: 17 Sep 2009 | Published: 17 Sep 2009


Video Solutions: Understanding Video Quality
sponsored by Motorola, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: An understanding of the effect of factors such as resolution, frames per second, video codec, packets per second, and bit rate on bandwidth requirements will enable network operators to correctly design communications infrastructure networks that will support video applications. Read on to learn more.
Posted: 21 Aug 2009 | Published: 21 Aug 2009


Customer Success Story: Charlotte County Public Schools Optimize WAN Performance with Blue Coat
sponsored by Blue Coat
WEBCAST: Watch this webcast to learn about the challenges and successes of Chris Bress, Director of Learning Through Technology for a public school system in Florida, which serves 17,000 students.
Posted: 09 Jul 2009 | Premiered: 09 Jul 2009


Rich Media On Steroids: Pumping up network capacity 1000x
sponsored by Blue Coat
WEBCAST: Check out this webcast, which explains the uses of video in today's enterprise, discusses video delivery acceleration, reviews actual case studies, and offers resources for more information.
Posted: 09 Jul 2009 | Premiered: 09 Jul 2009

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VIDEO-ON-DEMAND DEFINITION (continued): … Slivercasing, or narrowcasting, is the transmission of video programming to a niche audience, often through relatively inexpensive means like streaming video over high-speed connections. By this means, programming what would not generate enough interest or revenue for broadcast can be made available to a small but highly dedicated audience of viewers. Slivercasting can be profitable because it enables highly targeted advertising aimed at specific demographics or interest groups.
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