June 2017
Magazine Features
Blackest Blacks: Ten Things to Know About Producing HDR
19 Jun 2017
Shake your viewers all night long with the best-looking high dynamic range video imaginable. For those about to color grade, we salute you.
AOL Builds a Live TV Studio in the Heart of Greenwich Village
19 Jun 2017
The AOL Build Studio isn't just the home of the company's popular online chat show—it's a multiplatform celebrity-driven content-generating machine.
The Humane Society Streams Lifesaving Missions Live to Supporters
23 Jun 2017
Cellular bonding solutions have changed the game for the venerable animal welfare organization, which is able to go live from all locations in all kinds of conditions.
Learn Why Mixed Reality Studios Are the Future of Live Streaming
28 Jun 2017
The rush is on to create mixed reality studios capable of creating immersive experiences that merge the real with the virtual. Here's how they operate.
Going Low: The Encoding Secrets for Small Sizes With High Quality
29 Jun 2017
Netflix's compact mobile download files look surprisingly great. Here's how video creators make their own low-bitrate files look just as impressive.
Getting Ready for Video Over 5G: How Should the Industry Prepare?
16 Jun 2017
With operators at risk of a ‘build it and they will come' approach, can a converged video contribution and delivery network monetize 5G?
Engineering the Video Experience for Alexa and Her Friends
30 Jun 2017
Voice recognition is the future of video search, bringing viewers an intelligent system that delivers exactly what they want—but getting there won't be easy.
Review: Telestream Wirecast Gear
28 Jun 2017
Successfully using all of the desktop mixing features in Telestream Wirecast features requires a powerful, finely tuned computer. Telestream recently released its own series of bundled systems, Wirecast Gear. In this review, we put a test system through its paces.
Editor's Note
Is Apple Giving Up on Live TV and a Skinny Bundle Offering?
15 Jun 2017
There may be peace in our time between Amazon and Apple. While that's good news for home streamers, it suggests Apple is no longer interested in creating a skinny bundle.
The Industry
Streaming for Good: Online Video Companies Are Feeling Charitable
16 Jun 2017
Many companies in the online video industry put their money and their employees to good use, actively supporting causes they care about. Here's an overview of how they give back.
Streams of Thought
A King’s Ransom: Why Do OTT Subscription Costs Keep Rising?
16 Jun 2017
The subscription video market is getting crowded, so why aren't prices declining? To understand that, first understand which actors are driving the market.
The Video Doctor
The Questions Clients Need to Answer Before Asking for a Quote
26 Jun 2017
Looking for a vendor to create a video solution for a website? Do the vendor and yourself a favor by answering these questions upfront. They're guaranteed to save a few steps.
Future in Focus
How Much of a Role Will Mobile Phones Play in the Future of TV?
21 Jun 2017
While older viewers prefer streaming to a living room television, Millennial and Gen Z viewers agree: The small screen is big! Now where's the 4K?
The Producer's View
The HEVC Soap Opera: Keeping Track of Players and Costs
27 Jun 2017
This isn't exactly the summer reality show many are looking for. The way HEVC patent pools are growing is likely to make AV1 an especially popular option.
Class Act
Colleges Need to Safeguard Video in a Standards-Based World
22 Jun 2017
As more colleges and universities invest in video lessons, they're challenged to keep that content secure. Here's the strategy that makes the grade right now.