July 30, 2018

Online Video News

Bad News for Amazon Prime: People Are Only There for the Shipping

Amazon Prime Video may have a lot of members, but they didn't come for the online originals: 79 percent signed up for free shipping.

Streaming Video Alliance Releases Paper on Forensic Watermarking

At Microsoft Media and Entertainment Day, the SVA explains why adding watermarks to live and on-demand video is one part of a solution.

The MPAA Seeks Stronger Actions to Fight Streaming Video Piracy

Keeping premium content from being freely distributed online will take a mix of criminal and civil charges, as well as a coordinated response.

Featured Articles

A Hybrid Approach Guides the Changing Face of On-Prem Encoding

Demand for on-prem encoding is waning, and vendors are responding with innovative hybrid approaches that offer the best of on-prem and the cloud.

Charting Where Enterprise Video Will Go in the Years Ahead

What's new and next for corporate video? Improved search and discovery, an eye toward monetization, and a resurgence of on-prem or hybrid solutions.

The Video Doctor

Developers Pay the Pioneer Tax for WebRTC Live Streaming

There's a cost to being cutting-edge, and for low-latency live video streaming that involves learning WebRTC and accepting limited browser support.

Industry News

Cablecast Screenweave Brings Community TV Channels to Popular OTT Devices

New apps let PEG broadcasters effortlessly reach viewers on Apple TV and Roku devices with live and on-demand content

More than 40% of streaming media player owners use their device daily or almost daily to access online content

IoT research firm examines how consumers use streaming devices to access video content

Kaltura Launches Next-Generation Personal Video Capture

Exodus from Pay TV Accelerates Despite OTT Partnerships

Cord-cutters to jump more than 30% this year