March 17, 2025

Online Video News

How to Move FAST Forward: Six Action Items for Free Streaming's Future

At Streaming Media Connect 2025 I moderated a session called "FAST Forward" with panelists from A+E, Fremantle, Plex, and Revry. We looked at how FAST platforms and providers can better serve their channel customers. Drawing on insights from the panel, here are six key action items to move our industry forward.

Short Cuts

How Sinclair's Tennis Channel International Puts AI Dubbing in Play for Sports Streaming

One of the first areas where Generative AI and AI/ML have made a visible, demonstrable, "on-air" impact on widely distributed streaming content is what is popularly known as "subbing and dubbing," or program localization through subtitles and dubbing into other languages. Sinclair VP Innovation Lab Rafi Mamalian explains how Sinclair been localizing Tennis Channel content since they began distributing it internationally.

Why Premium Sports Streaming Is Shifting to Watermarking at the Edge

For ad-supported streams, one of the many benefits of server-side ad insertion (SSAI) is the ability to protect the stream against piracy by encrypting it at the point of origin when the ad is already inserted in the bitstream. Bu for premium sports streams that are subject to what BuyDRM CEO Christopher Levy calls "high-value gate-crashing"—sophisticated piracy ring-level content theft—watermarking at the edge has become "the model that works the best," Levy says, as he enumerates the reasons for a growing shift to edge-side watermarking in this interview with Streaming Media's Tim Siglin at Streaming Media Connect 2025.

Industry News

MediaKind goes live in Vegas showcasing breakthrough hybrid & cloud streaming innovations at NAB Show 2025

- From high-density on-prem appliances to cloud-native orchestration and services, MediaKind will bring its breadth of technology for any scale to accelerate global media growth and revenue - Partner collaborations with Spicy Mango, Skreens, Bitmovin, Gr

Comcast Technology Solutions Achieves Enhanced QC Efficiency With Interra Systems' BATON Version 9

Latest Enhancements to Industry-Leading Quality Control Platform Deliver Significant Improvements in UI, Ease of Upgrade, and Performance

Weigel Broadcasting Embraces Cloud-Based Playout-to-Delivery Solution from Harmonic

Redefining Traditional Broadcast Workflows, Harmonic’s VOS Media Software Reduces Costs and Streamlines Operations

IMAX to Unveil Breakthrough Quality Innovation for Premium Live Streaming at NAB 2025

IMAX to Debut Premium Live Streaming Advancements at NAB 2025