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Parks: US viewers watch two hours of ‘alternative content’ per week

US broadband households watch an average of two hours of “alternative content” on a computer each week from sources including Facebook, YouTube, Vimeo, and Dailymotion, according to Parks Associates. The research firm said that nearly one-half of US broadband homes watch user-generated content on a monthly basis and more than 10% watch livestreamed content – […]

Vimeo reveals OTT stats

Vimeo’s white label OTT platform now has 3.6 million subscribers across hundreds of services, with more than half of users watching videos via Vimeo-powered apps, according to the video platform provider. Vimeo’s ‘2018 OTT Revolution’ report looked at the viewing patterns of subscribers on the Vimeo OTT platform – a solution that lets Vimeo customers launch […]

Vimeo rolls out social distribution tools

Vimeo has announced two social distribution tools that are designed to help content creators grow and expand their audience. Simulcast lets users simultaneously stream live events from the Vimeo platform to multiple destinations including Facebook, YouTube, Twitch and Periscope. Publish to Social allows creators to natively publish their videos to Facebook and YouTube with one click. […]

CES: HTC launches new Vive headset, partners with Vimeo on VR video

HTC has unveiled its new Vive Pro virtual reality headset at the CES, promising a 78% increase in resolution over the current generation of Vive headset. The upgraded Vive features dual-OLED displays with 2880 x 1600 picture resolution and integrated headphones with a built-in amplifier to offer a “heightened sense of presence and an overall […]

Vimeo adds HDR support

Vimeo has added support for high dynamic range (HDR) content and videos of up to 8K resolution. The video service said the update is about providing users with the “highest quality video experience possible”. “With BT.2020 (or Rec.2020) support and wider color gamuts (WCG), your image will now represent over 75% of the colour that […]

Vimeo starts Livestream integration, launches Mevo Plus camera

Vimeo has started to integrate its products with Livestream and has launched a new version of Livestream’s Mevo-branded camera. The new Mevo Plus live-streaming camera updates the previous Mevo model, and users of the hardware and Livestream’s Studio software can now stream direct to their Vimeo Live accounts. The news comes a month after Vimeo […]

Vimeo buys Livestream, launches Vimeo Live

Vimeo has agreed to buy live video platform Livestream and has launched its own Vimeo Live product, offering live streaming through its platform for the first time. Vimeo said that its live offering is targeted at businesses, organisations and professional creators, and was created in response to requests from its users. Livestream will be integrated […]

Lionsgate taps Vimeo for comedy and movie OTT platforms

Lionsgate has partnered with Vimeo on two over-the-top offerings – comedy service Laugh Out Loud (LOL) and movie streaming service Tribeca Shortlist. Vimeo is powering the two offerings, with LOL using Vimeo’s flexible API and SDK technologies and Tribeca Shortlist using Vimeo’s OTT out-of-the-box solution. “We’re very pleased with the support that Vimeo’s advanced technology has already […]

Vimeo names new CEO

Vimeo, the ad-free open video platform and operating business of IAC, has appointed Anjali Sud as chief executive officer. Sud was previously general manager and senior vice president of Vimeo’s flagship creator business. She has taken over the role from Vimeo’s interim CEO, Joey Levin, who remains chief executive of IAC. Levin had taken on the […]

Vimeo updates VHX over-the-top platform

Vimeo has updated its OTT platform VHX, offering ad-supported video for partner channels and introducing new video SDKs. The new features mean that channels that use VHX can now integrate ad-supported videos with Google DoubleClick for Publishers. The VHX SDKs mean that users can also build custom over-the-trop apps using the VHX player for the […]

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