Checklist: The 7 C’s of Live Streaming at Scale
This article is a very high-level checklist of considerations?what I’m calling the seven C’s of live streaming at scale?when you’re thinking about streaming your live event at scale.
October 2023
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View From the Top: Unleashing the Power of Zixi
The Most Cost Effective and Lowest Total Cost of Ownership in the Industry
View from the Top: Wowza Media Systems
Today’s streaming industry growth is being fueled by both increased demand for traditional OTT streaming as well as expansion into new corporate and creator use cases. These latter use cases in particular are driving providers like Wowza to adapt and make video streaming more accessible through easier, more affordable, and more flexible implementations.
A View From the Top: EZDRM
At EZDRM, we emphasize a strong collaborative aspect to problem solving. Innovation and ease of use have always been hallmarks of our solutions for service operators. As the range of video applications and business challenges grows, we think that it is timely to re-emphasize those values within a more complete media solution architecture – an…
How Will Premium Streaming App Subscriptions Evolve?
Navigating today’s streaming apps and subscriptions can seem unnecessarily complicated, particularly as paid subscription and free service apps from major content companies often sit side by side, even appearing to compete with each other. Is this a necessary condition, what factors are driving it, and how is it likely to change? Warner Bros. Discovery’s Daniel…
The 2023 Streaming Media 100: The Top 100 Companies in the Streaming Media Universe
The Streaming Media 100 is back?welcome once again to Streaming Media’s annual list that foregrounds the industry’s most innovative and influential technology suppliers, service providers, platforms, and media and content companies, as acclaimed by our editorial team. Some are large and established industry standard-bearers, while others are comparably small and relatively new arrivals that are…
8 Lessons Surfing Can Teach Live Streaming Producers
I had the opportunity to try and learn to surf earlier this year. I’m very glad that I took the lessons because I soon found out how hard surfing really is. While trying, failing, getting hurt, watching, and learning, I saw some parallels between my lessons on the water and the streaming business?which isn’t quite…
After 52 Years, George Schlatter Revives ‘Turn-On’: Fastest TV Cancellation in History
TV producer George Schlatter’s controversial show “Turn-On” was quickly canceled after just one episode aired in 1969. Initially picked up for 17 episodes, the show’s provocative content led to its rapid cancellation. Recently, at the age of 94, Schlatter decided to officially release the first two episodes of “Turn-On” on YouTube, along with a new…
Prosecutors accuse Rust producers of obstructing investigation into Halyna Hutchins’ death
Prosecutors may have officially moved on from efforts to convict actor and producer Alec Baldwin of any criminal culpability in the 2021 death of Rust cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, but that doesn’t mean they’re done lobbing accusations at the low-budget Western’s producers. In a hearing today, attached to the trial… Read more…
BB25: Live Feeds Nomination Bulletin – Oct. 6
And Bowie Janes keeps on smilingWell, Bowie Jane made her nominations. In her talks with others she said she wants to nominate Cirie and Felicia on the block. Oh, but she doesn’t want either of them to go home. If the veto is used, Blue or cam will probably be on the block. Chances are…