March 05, 2025

Online Video News

LLMs on Air: Gen AI Use Cases for News, Sports, and Entertainment

Streaming Media Connect 2025 featured a session on using generative AI in news, sports, and entertainment, moderated by Brian Ring of Ring Digital. The panel included industry veterans Andy Beach, Pete Scott, and Raffi Mamalian, who discussed the transformative potential of AI in media production. Key topics included the ethical use of AI, the challenges of AI dubbing, the future of personalized content, and more.

Short Cuts

Why Did Netflix’s Tyson-Paul Stream Fail at Scale—Or Did it Fail at All?

Netflix's live-streamed Mike Tyson-Jake Paul fight stirred up a hornet's nest of controversy in late 2024, from "Was it a real fight?" to "Was the stream itself an epic fail?" The streaming fail claims stemmed from 1 million-plus users reporting buffering problems and worse. So, what went wrong? Only Netflix engineers know, assert Akamai's Will Law and YouTube's Sean McCarthy in this clip from Streaming Media Connect. And is a stream that seemingly satisfies 59 out of 60 million viewers such an epic fail? And what can the industry learn about unexpected traffic bursts and other challenges Netflix faced, asks Swerve Sports' Christy Tanner, in what might prove the ultimate tech-centric Tyson-Paul post mortem.

Highlights First: How to Leverage Gen AI for Personalized Short-Form Sports Experiences

As a new generation of highlights-first fans moves into the sports fandom mainstream, sports broadcasters need the agility and tech-savviness to produce and monetize personalized, short-form sports content at scale that meets the experiential demands of millennial and Gen Z fans. Fortunately Gen AI is a game-changer for sports highlights and personalization, as Play Anywhere's Pete Scott and Ring Digital's Brian Ring discuss in this clip from Streaming Media Connect 2025.

Industry News

Magewell Expands All-in-One Production Family with New Director One

New model combines the powerful capabilities of the ultra-portable Director Mini with a larger and brighter touchscreen, enhanced networking and more

How to Build (and Retain) your Streaming Audience

Whether you stream college sports, indie films, yoga sessions, DIY tutorials, religious services, or anything in between, every OTT service shares the same core goals: attracting an audience, keeping them engaged, and, most importantly, turning that viewe

Bitcentral Debuts Fusion Insights, Ushering in a New Era of AI-Powered Media Discovery

New AI-driven tool tackles media asset fragmentation, helping broadcasters and digital content teams surface valuable content with unprecedented speed and accuracy

MainStreaming Mentioned in the 2024 Gartner Innovation Insight: Industry Edge Enhances Productivity in Communications and Media

MainStreaming recognized in the 2024 Gartner Innovation Insight: Industry Edge Enhances Productivity in Communications and Media, underscoring MainStreaming’s contributions to the edge computing landscape and its commitment to providing cutting-edge deliv

Zixi to Showcase Live Video Workflow Innovations at NAB Show 2025

Zixi will be exhibiting at NAB Show 2025 (West Hall booth W1929), showcasing innovations for live video delivery with unmatched quality, reliability, and security at a lowest Total Cost of Ownership (TCO). This year, Zixi will highlight how its solutions