July 11, 2022

Short Cuts

Why Niche OTT Services Have Key Advantages With Specialized Audiences

Niche OTT streaming services are game-changers for minority audiences such as Black and LGBTQ populations by offering community-building year-round programming that uplifts and celebrates underrepresented lives

360 Video and Ed Tech: What Are the Best Use Cases for Distance Learning?

In distance learning, 360 video for its own sake--no matter how cool it is--rarely goes over well; what are the use cases where it really adds to the mission? DiscoverVideo's Rich Mavrogeanes and Ohio State's Scott Nelson discuss real-world use cases where 360 video delivers unique experiences that wouldn't otherwise be possible with elearning, and others where it falls flat in this clip from Streaming Media East 2022.

Lightcast's Andreas Kisslinger Talks Innovative OTT Monetization Strategies

Lightcast CEO Andreas Kisslinger explains how OTT publishers can pursue "beyond the beaten path" strategies for boosting ROI and how Lightcast can help in this interview with Streaming Media's Tim Siglin at Streaming Media East 2022.

Industry News

IBC2022 Spotlights Leading-Edge Creativity and Decisive Social Interventions in Awards Shortlist

BC has announced the 2022 shortlist for its prestigious Innovation and Social Impact Awards. The IBC Innovation Awards reward collaborative efforts in developing new solutions for real-world challenges; the IBC Social Impact Awards recognise new efforts i

nxtedition puts storytelling front and centre with its revolutionary story-focused production automation at IBC 2022

Broadcast microservices specialists nxtedition will showcase their powerful production solution at IBC 2022. Visitors to the show will be able to experience the agile and digital-first platform for themselves. nxtedition is built from the ground up, with

izzi Taps Verimatrix XTD and Streamkeeper to Protect Its Popular Media Apps, Endpoint

Anti-piracy and extended threat defense technologies to monitor millions of unmanaged devices for izzi tv, izzi go