July 16, 2018

Online Video News

People Who Watch More Alternative Video Watch Less Pay TV: Parks

Young people who post videos to online platforms and spend a lot of time watching shared content are less likely to opt for paid services.

41% of Esports Fans Would Pay for a Subscription, Says Parks

Esports will emerge as a major profit center with 4 in 10 willing to pay for a subscription and roughly the same number willing to pay per event.

YouTube Invests $25M Supporting News Orgs, Providing Sources

Fake news creators have taken advantage of YouTube to spread malicious and uninformed clips. YouTube is joining with authoritative sources to fight back.

Lecture Capture Use Now at 79% Finds Kaltura Education Report

In higher education, 79% of institutions use a video lecture capture solution, letting students return to lectures as easily as they can return to text-based material.

Featured Articles

Digging It! Streaming Video in Mining and Offshore Exploration

The streaming world is bigger than Netflix and UGC. Learn how exploration and engineering companies use rugged systems to stream video from the harshest conditions on the globe.

2018 Streaming Media Readers' Choice Awards: Make Your Nominations Now

Last year's awards drew more than 37,000 votes from almost 4,000 voters. Make sure your favorite products and services are in the running for this year's awards, to be presented at Streaming Media West in Huntington Beach in November.

Short Cuts

Video: What Are the Best Metrics for Measuring Online Video Success?

Urbanist's Ariel Viera, USGA's Scott Lipsky, and CBS Sports Radio's Damon Amendolara discuss the most effective ways to measure viewer engagement in this clip from Live Streaming Summit at Streaming Media East 2018.

Future in Focus

Virtual Reality Development Is Moving in the Wrong Direction

VR faces huge production and consumer challenges and is still evolving at a rapid rate. So why is the industry already talking about standardization?

Industry News

Telestream Integrates Live Video Production with Microsoft Stream and Office 365 via Wirecast S

PBS Expands Its Digital Content Reach This Summer with Fresh Offerings Across Multiple Platforms

PBS Digital Studios Announces the Launch of IT’S LIT and READ AWAKENING as Part of the Multi-Platform Summer Reading Initiative THE GREAT AMERICAN READ; Expands Virtual Reality Slate with New Oculus App, ROLLER COASTER VR

Wicket Labs Secures $2.8 Million in Funding to Further Develop Industry-Leading Audience Insights Platform

WestRiver Group Leads Investment Round with Participation of Madrona Venture Group and Divergent Ventures

4K Ultra HD TVs Propelling Flat Panel TV market to 194 million units in 2022

Interactive Live Streaming: nanocosmos and Realtimebox enable real-time engagement for Trivia game shows based on nanoStream Cloud and H5Live Player

nanocosmos GmbH, a Berlin-based leading company for low latency live streaming software and services, and Realtimebox, London-based company for interactive solutions worldwide, join forces to enable real-time engagement for Trivia game shows and promote u

Intertrust Launches the Modulus Trusted Data Rights Management Platform

Artel Video Systems Announces IP and Video Technology Training Program

Courses Will Help Broadcast and Networking Pros Transition to Media Over IP

Philo Live on Amazon Fire TV and Apple TV

First Entertainment-Focused Streaming TV Service Raises Over $40 Million In New Funding from AMC Networks, Discovery, Viacom and More