December 11, 2019

Online Video News

Walking with Daemons: BBC Imagines Interactive His Dark Materials

Latest BBC research into object-based media takes its cue from low-latency game streaming and puts data and compute as close as possible to the user device; uses BBC/HBO drama as example

Streaming Media East Is Shipping Up to Boston

The 2020 Streaming Media East conference moves to a new location: The Westin Copley Place in Boston.

72% of Employees Skim or Skip Training Videos, Says Kaltura Report

That's the bad news. The good news is that you can keep employees' attention by making videos more interactive with hotspots, quizzes, and branching.

Featured Articles

SMW '19: DVEO Talks Cloud Encoding on the Rise

Streaming Media contributing editor Tim Siglin interviews DVEO founder Laszlo Zoltan at Streaming Media West 2019.

SMW '19: Awesomeness Talks Reaching Gen Z Across Streaming Platforms

Streaming Media contributing editor Tim Siglin interviews Awesomeness Co-Heads Rebecca Glashow & Shelley Zimmerman at Streaming Media West 2019.

Short Cuts

How to Budget Live Event Streaming

VideoRx CTO Robert Reinhardt discusses the key elements of budgeting and bidding live event streams for clients--from labor to equipment to deployment--in this clip from his presentation at Streaming Media West 2019.

Gear in Use for School Esports Streaming

High School GG Executive Director Todd Conley and 1337 Facilities President Jordan Rambis discuss the video gear most commonly used in school Esports streaming workflows in this clip from their presentation at Esports & Sports Summit 2019.

Editor's Note

Can We Stop Talking About Disney+?

Sure, The Mandalorian is great, and Disney+ has shaken up the world of OTT. But the real revolution isn't happening in the living room.

Future in Focus

Not All Content (or Devices) Are Created Equal

The one-size-fits-all approach employed in broadcast and cable is no good when it comes to streaming and OTT.

Industry News

Magewell to Premiere Ultra-Compact, 12G-SDI M.2 Capture Card at ISE 2020

Power-efficient new Eco Capture model supports 4K video at 60 frames per second over single-link SDI connectivity

LEGO Group and Future Today Launch the LEGO Channel in the U.S. and Canada

Future Today, the multi-platform video distribution company, in partnership with the iconic toy company, The LEGO Group, are launching The LEGO® Channel, a free COPPA compliant content app for children available across all major OTT streaming platforms in

Can Broadcasters Keep Pace with Demand for Video Streaming?

At IABM Conference, Telestream CEO calls for renewed focus on cost-effective streaming workflows & collaboration on radical new solutions