September 12, 2018

Online Video News

Telestream to Show Self-Healing Live Video Architecture at IBC

Project Orchid promises to improve service quality while lowering cost and complexity, Telestream says, by solving problems on its own.

Kaltura Partners With Yospace and SpotX on Streaming TV Ads

The company's Cloud TV service gains the ability to deliver in-feed TV-like ads to advanced demos selected by the advertiser.

Telestream Wirecast 10 Links to Restreaming, Captioning Services

Video creators can simultaneously stream live video to multiple platforms, even when using a light laptop and a standard internet connection.

17% of Homes Have Broadband Service, But Not Traditional Pay TV

The number of households getting their video services solely through broadband connections is rising, while OTT churn is holding steady at 18 percent.

Featured Articles

Is Streaming the Savior of the Music Industry?

Spotify, Apple Music, and hundreds of smaller music streaming services are fueling growth in music industry revenue, despite high licensing costs demanded by major labels Universal, Sony, and Warner.

25 Years of Internet Radio: Part 1

Can you believe it's been a quarter of a century since the first internet radio broadcast? In this first installment of a two-part series, we talk to some of the trailblazers who started a revolution.

Podcasts Break Out: Audio Platform Goes Beyond the Headphones

At the fourth annual Podcast Upfront, presenters showed that downloads were just the beginning. Here come the distribution deals, live events, and albums.

OTT Moves Toward Microservices as Speed Becomes an Issue

Microservices architectures are central to the growth of OTT services, but they're widely misunderstood. Here's an intro to the major players.

Short Cuts

Video: Best Practices for Developing Machine Learning Algorithms for Video

Citrix' Josh Gray provides tips on AI model development and Reality Software's Nadine Krefetz and IBM's David Clevinger speculate on the possibilities of metadata-as-a-service in this clip from Streaming Media East 2018.

Video: How to Address the Traditional Pain Points in Multimedia Webcasting

KnowledgeVision Founder/CEO Michael Kolowich discusses the persistent challenges of delivering webcasts and webinars and how to address them in this clip from his presentation at Streaming Media East.

Industry News

Ster Improves the Quality of VAST-Formatted Ads With Interra Systems’ BATON Solution

Ster Improves the Quality of VAST-Formatted Ads With Interra Systems’ BATON Solution

Epiphan Video opens up the API for its popular social media streaming encoder

Our Webcaster X2 has new API integration with Switchboard, BabyFlix, and Blue Frame. Read more for exciting news on what's in store for the future!

MediaKind Universe enables customers to evolve and adapt to the dynamic shifts in the media landscape

Driven by new consumption habits, Content Creators, Distributors and Service Providers are increasing the pace of innovation resulting in new and dynamic workflows.

NAGRA Launches NexGuard QuickMark Watermarking Solution To Combat Piracy Of Premium Live Sports

NAGRA has announced the launch of NexGuard QuickMark, its watermarking solution designed to combat live sports piracy on open devices.