March 11, 2020

Online Video News

Sisvel Announces AV1 Patent Pool

Royalties for 2,000 patents in AV1 from at least 12 companies will be charged via Video Coding Licensing Platform administrator Sisvel, which promises "reasonable and transparent" cost

U.S. SVOD Subscriptions on Pace to Pass 300 Million by 2025

Each SVOD household in the country is expected to add one service in the next 5 years, says Digital TV Research

COVID-19: All Eyes on NAB

NAB is still on for now, but now that AJA, Nikon, Adobe, and Avid have pulled out, exhibitors are taking a "watch and wait" approach as concerns about coronavirus increase and conferences across the globe cancel or postpone

Featured Articles

Can Virtual Events Match the Real Thing?

As conferences around the world are canceled or postponed due to COVID-19, it's time to give virtual event platforms a closer look. You might be surprised at how immersive they've become.

Deepfakes and the War on Reality

Deepfakes are becoming harder and harder to spot, but the streaming video industry is digging into ways to both detect them and stop their spread. For now, though, it's "viewer beware."

Short Cuts

Best Practices for Live Stream Monitoring

Interra Systems VP Product Management Anupama Anantharaman offers essential recommendations for effective streaming quality and performance monitoring in this clip from her presentation at Streaming Media West 2019.

A/V Mixing Best Practices for Live Event Streaming

VideoRx CTO Robert Reinhardt discusses best practices for setting up audio and video mixing for live-streamed events in this clip from his presentation at Streaming Media West 2019.

Industry News

MNI Targeted Media Launches MNI OTT Optimization (motto™)

2wcom’s MoIN server software offers audio services in the cloud

Whether containerized or as a box, the server offers advantages like vast scalability, usage-oriented pricing models, optimized rack space and flexibility in application. The integrated features facilitate the handling of several use-cases – e.g.: The ins

Grass Valley Puts Innovation Front and Center at NAB Show 2020

StreamGear to Make NAB Show Debut with Hotly Anticipated VidiMo Live Streaming Production Solution

Smartphone-enabled content creation platform combines innovative hardware and feature-rich app to put live, multi-camera production power in users’ hands