August 24, 2020

Online Video News

SourceStream Launches First Interactive Political Streaming Network

Featuring hosts with viewpoints across the political spectrum, the interactive network launched on SourceStreamLive.com, Twitch, Facebook Live, and YouTube on August 17

Upstream Broadband Usage, Faster Speeds Spike Higher in 2020, says OpenVault

Overall demand has fallen off from Q1, but remains higher than pre-COVID levels, according to the broadband tech solution provider

Mux Gets $37 Million Series C Funding

With this round, led by Andreesen Horowitz, the company has raised $69 million

Featured Articles

Revry Takes the "Tribrid" Approach with its LGBTQ OTT Network

Revry is the first global LGBTQ video service, and it's growing like crazy. This year, it expanded with Brightcove's Beacon to offer a three-pronged approach to programming and monetization: live linear, SVOD, and AVOD.

The 2020 Streaming Media 50: The 50 Companies That Matter Most in Online Video

Who made our annual list of the most important, most innovative, and just plain most interesting companies in the online video space? Read on ...

Short Cuts

Recommended Tools for Lecture Capture and Streaming

Ohio State's Justin Troyer, UPenn's Christopher Martin and Notre Dame's Eric Nisly discuss their current eLearning solution deployments in this clip from Streaming Media East Connect 2020.

How University Media Services Pivoted to Distance Learning

Notre Dame's Eric Nisly and UPenn's Chistopher Martin discuss the challenges they faced facilitating their faculty's pivot to eLearning in this clip from Streaming Media East Connect.

Blog

How Can OTT Providers Battle for Space on the Operator Set-Top Box?

The short answer is that they no longer have to, if they leverage their existing Android TV APK.

Industry News

Dejero helps NBA 2K League Shift Third Season to Large-Scale Remote Production during Pandemic

Professional esports league taps Dejero to transition to remote gameplay from 27 locations across North America during COVID-19 pandemic

LTN Global powered interactive production at the 2020 Democratic National Convention

LTN® Global, the industry leader in transformative media technology and video transport network solutions was the official interactive production partner of the Democratic National Convention (DNC), held this week in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

TAG Video Systems Adds Support for CMAF Streaming Format

TAG Video Systems Adds Support for CMAF Streaming Format