Harmonic has finally confirmed to Faultline what we unofficially knew about the ongoing work with V-Nova to integrate LCEVC (low complexity enhancement video codec) into a Harmonic encoder. Slowly but surely, we are scratching below the surface of the first real-world test for LCEVC, following the revelation that Harmonic’s Thierry Fautier, VP of Business Development and Innovation, announced to around 300 people at an SMPTE event in Italy last week that the vendor is working on a European project with V-Nova. It feels like only yesterday that Harmonic and V-Nova were considered direct rivals, so having the company talk about embracing the standardized MPEG technology with open arms is a huge development that should not go unrecognized. Could this have…