September 10, 2018

Online Video News

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.

Cisco's Service Provider Video Software Emerges as Synamedia

The company created by the sale of Cisco's Service Provider Video Software has a name, as well as a mission to unite broadcast and OTT.

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.

Jury Levels $7.7 Million Judgment Against Huawei for H.264 Patent Infringement

The settlement says that H.264-related charges are not limited by FRAND (Fair, Reasonable and Non-Discriminatory) requirements, and may have implications for all users of H.264 encode and decode capabilities, especially Android devices.

Short Cuts

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.

Video: How Has Per-Title Encoding Evolved from 1.0 to 2.0?

SSIMWAVE Chief Science Officer Zhou Wang identifies the key evolutionary points in the development of per-title encoding to greater efficiency in this clip from his presentation at Streaming Media East.

Industry News

Nagra and Sport TV Join Forces in Fight Against Illegal Live Streaming of Soccer Matches in Portugal and Around the World

• NAGRA Anti-Piracy Services provide SPORT TV with IPTV, internet and social media monitoring and takedown services for the 2018-19 season • NAGRA brings a unique combination of global expertise and local market knowledge to impact the most popular pirat

V-Nova PERSEUS enables launch of Pipul TV in rapid-growth Nigerian market

• V-Nova PERSEUS Plus uniquely enables highest quality education and entertainment service over any network • Pipul TV leverages PERSEUS Plus to provide over 200 linear channels and vast VOD catalogue • PERSEUS Plus delivers HD video at 1 Mbps, maximi

Amagi Breaks New Ground in Live Broadcast with Debut of BLIZZARD

Launches a centralized, on-demand, broadcast-grade live events orchestration platform on cloud

Encompass to Acquire Babcock's Media Services

Global technology services company has reached a definitive agreement to purchase Babcock International Group’s Media Services business

Tektronix PRISM Now Includes IP Connectivity as Standard

New Models of the Award-Winning PRISM Family Eliminate the Price Premium of IP Supporting ST2022-6/7, ST2110 and PTP