Streaming media is multimedia for playback using an offline or online media player. Technically,the stream is delivered and consumed in a continuous manner from a client,with little or no intermediate storage in network elements. Streaming refers to the delivery method of content,rather than the content itself.
Video on demand (VOD) is a media distribution system that allows users to access videos,television shows and films without a traditional video playback device and a typical static broadcasting schedule. In the 20th century,broadcasting in the form of over-the-air programming was the most common form of media distribution. As Internet and IPTV technologies continued to develop in the 1990s,consumers began to gravitate towards non-traditional modes of content consumption,which culminated in the arrival of VOD on televisions and personal computers.
Streaming television is the digital distribution of television content,such as television shows and films,as streaming media delivered over the Internet. Streaming television stands in contrast to dedicated terrestrial television delivered by over-the-air aerial systems,cable television,and/or satellite television systems.
Internet Protocol television (IPTV) is the delivery of television content over Internet Protocol (IP) networks. This is in contrast to delivery through traditional terrestrial,satellite,and cable television formats. Unlike downloaded media,IPTV offers the ability to stream the source media continuously. As a result,a client media player can begin playing the content almost immediately. This is known as streaming media.
Digital distribution,also referred to as content delivery,online distribution,or electronic software distribution,among others,is the delivery or distribution of digital media content such as audio,video,e-books,video games,and other software.
P2PTV refers to peer-to-peer (P2P) software applications designed to redistribute video streams in real time on a P2P network;the distributed video streams are typically TV channels from all over the world but may also come from other sources. The draw to these applications is significant because they have the potential to make any TV channel globally available by any individual feeding the stream into the network where each peer joining to watch the video is a relay to other peer viewers,allowing a scalable distribution among a large audience with no incremental cost for the source.
Xunlei Limited is a Chinese multinational technology company and an online service provider founded in 2003. The subsidiary of Xunlei Limited,Shenzhen Xunlei Networking Technologies,Co.,Ltd. was formerly known as Sandai Technologies (Shenzhen) Inc. and changed its name to Shenzhen Xunlei Networking Technologies,Co.,Ltd. in May 2005. Its headquarters are in Nanshan District,Shenzhen.
Livestreaming,live-streaming, or live streaming is the streaming of video or audio in real time or near real time. It is often referred to simply as streaming,though recorded content,such as video-on-demand,vlogs,and YouTube videos,are streamed as well but not live.
Civolution is a provider of technology and services for identifying,managing and monetizing audio and video media content. The company offers a portfolio of proprietary and patented digital watermarking and digital audio and video fingerprinting technology for media protection:forensic tracking of media assets in pre-release,digital cinema,pay TV and online;media intelligence:audience measurement,broadcast monitoring,internet and radio tracking;media interaction:automatic content recognition and triggering for second screen and connected television.
A smart TV,also known as a connected TV (CTV),is a traditional television set with integrated Internet and interactive Web 2.0 features,which allows users to stream music and videos,browse the internet,and view photos. Smart TVs are a technological convergence of computers,televisions,and digital media players. Besides the traditional functions of television sets provided through traditional broadcasting media,these devices can provide access to over-the-top media services such as streaming television and internet radio,along with home networking access.
Lenovo smart televisions use the Android operating system and are marketed as the "LeTV" in Mainland China.
Future TV Co. Ltd. is a subsidiary of China Network Television (CNTV),the official online division of Chinese national public broadcaster China Central Television (CCTV). It focuses on the expansion of Internet TV business and runs a national Internet TV platform—China Internet TV (iCNTV),which has millions of online users.
An online video platform (OVP) enables users to upload,convert,store,and play back video content on the Internet,often via a private server structured,large-scale system that may generate revenue. Users will generally upload video content via the hosting service's website,mobile or desktop application,or other interfaces (API),and typically provides embed codes or links that allow others to view the video content.
Roku is a brand of smart TV operating systems,smart TVs,streaming devices,smart home and audio products designed and marketed by Roku,Inc. headquartered in San Jose,CA. Roku's smart TV products primarily offer access to streaming media content from online services.
iQIYI,formerly Qiyi (奇艺),is a Chinese subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming service owned by Baidu. Headquartered in Beijing,iQIYI primarily produces and distributes films and television series.
Giraffic is a Tel Aviv-based company that had developed "Adaptive Video Acceleration”(AVA) software to improve the performance of streaming video. It sold primarily to OTT Video Apps Providers and to Consumer Electronics Device Manufacturers,such as LG,ZTE and Samsung.
SHAREit is a peer-to-peer file sharing,content streaming and gaming platform that supports online and offline sharing of files and contents. It allows users access to short format videos and a wide range of games making it a multimedia entertainment app for users. It works on various smartphone platforms allowing users to share files between devices directly. SHAREit was developed as part of Lenovo at its initial stage but was later spun off and operated under a separate Singapore based technology company Smart Media4U Technology Pte. Ltd.
Dacast Inc. is a French live streaming online video platform that allows businesses to broadcast and host live and on-demand video content as well as offer free or paid programming.
Bigo Live is a live streaming platform owned by a Singapore-based Bigo Technology,which was founded in 2014 by David Li and Jason Hu. As of 2019,Bigo Technology is owned by JOYY,a Chinese company listed on the NASDAQ.
