April 25, 2018

Online Video News

Netflix Brings Video Previews to Mobile, Starting With iOS

Mobile viewers can now sample Netflix programs through previews using a vertical interface designed for smaller screens.

Group Video Viewing Becomes an Event With Facebook Premieres

A select group of video creators can now post recorded videos to Facebook Live and create buzz-worthy events for fans.

FuboTV Takes $75M in Series D Funding, Will Invest in Engineering

The fast-growing sports-leading over-the-top subscription service takes funding from AMC and 21st Century Fox as it plans app improvements.

Featured Articles

The Dystopian Era of Streaming Video: How to Survive and Thrive

Yesterday's sci-fi visions of the future are here, so now the real work begins. Video providers need to outsmart the big names or they'll find themselves hunting for scraps.

How to Measure Video Encoding QoE

An insightful new service called Mux Data makes quality of experience monitoring and analysis easy. This illustrated guide explains how to use it when diagnosing problems big and small.

Spotlights

NAB 2018: VDMS Talks End-to-End Live Event Managed Services

Streaming Media's Anthony Burokas interviews Verizon Digital Media Services CMO Mary Kay Evans in the Verizon booth an NAB 2018.

NAB 2018: Akamai Talks OTT, Hacking, and DDoS Protection

Streaming Media's Anthony Burokas interviews Akamai Director, Industry Marketing Shane Keats in the Akamai booth at NAB 2018.

NAB 2018: Lightcast Talks Cloud Media Management and Delivery

Streaming Media's Anthony Burokas interviews Lightcast's Andreas Kisslinger in the Lightcast's booth at NAB 2018.

NAB 2018: Magewell Talks UltraStream Standalone Encoders

Streaming Media's Anthony Burokas interviews Magewell's Mike Nann in the Magewell booth at NAB 2018.

NAB 2018: Zype Talks Social Media Multicasting

Streaming Media's Anthony Burokas interviews Zype's Ed Laczynski at NAB 2018.

NAB 2018: Tulix Talks Quality Live Streaming at Optimal Cost

Streaming Media's Anthony Burokas interviews Tulix's George Bokuchava at NAB 2018.

Editor's Note

20 Years of Streaming Media: Looking Back and Looking Ahead

Streaming Media launched during the dot-com bubble, and while some of the early players faded away when their funding ran out, others helped chart the future of the industry.

Industry News

Tata Communications and Primestream partner to deliver enterprise-grade Media Asset Management in the cloud

The new cloud-based offering is global and scalable, enabling end-to-end workflows from capture to delivery for media businesses anywhere in the world

Epiphan Video launches Pearl Mini all-in-one live production device

Epiphan Video, a leader in professional audiovisual capture, recording, and streaming products, announced the official launch of their new portable all-in-one live production system, Pearl Mini.

Mux Launches Instant Per-Title Encoding, Improving Video Quality For Everyone