PinnedWhat’s new in the first public Beta of Lightning 3At the RDK Global Summit 2023 in Amsterdam last week, the first beta of Lightning version 3 was announced. This initial release makes it available for developers to play with, see what’s what, and most importantly provide feedback that can lead to improvements in the final v3 release. …Lightningjs7 min readLightningjs7 min read
Aug 1The subtle art of subtitles and captionsThat’s right! Subtitles are an art form. You can have incredibly good subtitles, and terrible ones. Whether the subtitles are formatted accordingly, if they use the proper wordings, are timed correctly to the video. Oh, and captions are important, too! Wait, you didn’t know they were different things? …Captions7 min readCaptions7 min read
Jul 17Does Github Copilot understand streaming apps?Using Copilot is something I recommend to every developer out there. Does it fully replace the need to understand and write code yourself? Definitely not! Is it a great addition to the developer toolkit you already use? Very much so! The interesting thing with many developer-oriented tools out there, however…Github Copilot7 min readGithub Copilot7 min read
Jun 25Using Streaming Analytics for the best quality of experienceGetting the playback to work is relatively easy. Keeping it working properly through all times of the day, with all the ups and downs in user numbers; might be much harder. That’s where streaming analytics come into play! …Quality6 min readQuality6 min read
May 8Designing SmartTV applications: things to account forWhile the whole world has figured out how to design and develop applications for the web, smartphones and even desktops… SmartTV is a relatively unknown field for many people out there. And as with every platform, there are certain things you have to account for when designing a friendly UI…Smart Tv6 min readSmart Tv6 min read
Apr 13Bradmax — The Commercial Video Player OverviewThe series continues! Around this time last year, I started with a 6-part blog series about commercial video players. It turns out, the series has to continue, as Bradmax has launched their Video Player onto the market! …Video Player5 min readVideo Player5 min read
Mar 16Rapid TV-app development with new Lightning UI ComponentsTime is everything in today’s day and age. Whether it’s time for development, or a quick time to market... being able to deliver fast is key in the world of OTT. Luckily, that’s exactly where Lightning’s new UI Components come into play! …Lightningjs5 min readLightningjs5 min read
Feb 14Tips and tricks for creating a successful SmartTV appBuilding applications for the big screen can be very difficult to nail down. There are many factors that make a successful smarttv application; some which are very easily to handle, others that are incredibly difficult to manage. …Smart Tv5 min readSmart Tv5 min read
Jan 10CES2023: Roku, wireless TVs, and more SmartTV updatesIt’s that time of year again! With the CES dust barely settled, now is a great moment to round up some of the television announcements we’ve seen. What’s new in the world of SmartTV, which innovations can we expect in our homes soon, and what is the biggest standout CES2023? Roku’s own TV-lineup …Ces 20236 min readCes 20236 min read
Dec 8, 2022What’s happening in OTT in 2023?The year 2022 has flown by so fast, that it’s already time again to look forward to the next year. While this year has been incredibly busy, in 2023 things are definitely not looking to cool down. …OTT5 min readOTT5 min read
