September 11, 2017

Online Video News

Time-Shifted Content More Popular Than Live for Millennials: CTA

Young adults watch videos on their own schedule, but are open to sharing information with advertisers if it means more relevant ads.

Kaltura Offers Improvements, Better Uptime for Cloud TV Platform

Playing catch-up on features, Kaltura now offers churn prevention tools, personalized recommendations, and fuzzy searches.

YouTube Lowers Live Video Latency to 'Just a Couple Seconds'

While it means a greater chance for viewer buffering, the new ultra-low latency setting makes live video interactions with fans more fluid.

Featured Articles

Podcasters Woo the Media at Third IAB Podcast Upfront in NYC

With revenues soaring to $220 million this year and popular series becoming mainstream sensations, times have never been better for podcasters.

AV1: A Status Update

Netflix and YouTube could start using AV1 as soon as early 2018, while hardware implementations will take much longer.

MP3: The End of the Beginning, or a New Dawn?

MP3 may be the VHS to other audio formats' better-quality Betamax, but it's here to stay, especially now that the format is royalty-free.

Short Cuts

Video: How to Meet the Challenges of Multi-Platform UX Design

NBC Universal's Moritz Gimbel and Vimeo's Will True discuss the difficulties of designing user experiences for multiple platforms from browsers to OTT in this clip from Streaming Media East 2017.

Video: The Problem With Streaming 4K Today

Limelight Networks' Charles Kraus describes the obstacles to real-world 4K delivery while the industry pushes 4K screens everywhere, in this clip from Streaming Media East 2017.

Industry News

At IBC 2017, DVEO to Debut "Faster than Real Time" File Encoder for Automated Multi-Screen File Formatting

The QUICK SEGMENTER: VOD FILES Prepares Content for Video on Demand on Multiple Devices

Telestream Announces Wirecast Version 8 with New Rendezvous Feature for Multi-Site Production

Offering powerful new peer-to-peer contribution, social media engagement features, iOS app and audio tools for live content creators