The New York Times Readies HD Online Video Channel As Part of New Brightcove ...

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http://www.beet.tv/2008/10/the-new-york--2.html The New York Times has launched a new HD-format video player with a 16:9 wide-screen frame. Other new features include a redesigned video library, a "Most Viewed" rank, and tools to share... more

http://www.beet.tv/2008/10/the-new-york--2.html The New York Times has launched a new HD-format video player with a 16:9 wide-screen frame. Other new features include a redesigned video library, a "Most Viewed" rank, and tools to share videos to social sites like Facebook and Digg. The new video player is from Brightcove, the Boston-based video services company. Previously, The Times streamed its video using The FeedRoom. This is the first newspaper implementation of Brightcove 3, the company's new publishing solution. With the technology, The Times has the capability to stream video at DVD-quality of 1.5 megabits per second and higher. Called Dynamic Delivery, it allows publishers to serve videos to users based on their connection speed. It is currently streaming HD video for Showtime and FEARNet, a Brightcove spokesperson told Beet.TV. Plans are underway at the Times to deliver HD video onl ... less

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