Reaching 200M+ homes is no easy chore! India’s leading telecom carrier is all set to launch its 5G broadband service for households. With its revolutionary wireless wi-fi, the firm would disrupt a number of industries, and most importantly, video streaming. Now, How is 5G Different from 4G? “Latency”! Yes, it is 5G’s ultra-low latency of…
What are some of the best practices for evaluating streaming tech vendors? Nadine Krefetz of Reality Software discusses the various factors at play in making these decisions with LaShawn McGhee of Revry, Rob Collins of Starz, and Anil Malhotra of Bango in this clip from Streaming Media Connect 2023.
The world is increasingly mobile. In a matter of fact, an incredible 85.95% of the world’s population now owns a smartphone. That’s a lot of people with potential access to people share ideas and businesses and any online store. With their customers and this level of global access, businesses in the online video space need the right tools to stand out. They need…
What’s it like being CPO at a streaming network that’s carving out a unique position in the global media and entertainment universe and managing an expanding array of ad-supported channels and a high-visibility roster of brand partners? To find out what that role entails, what drives the tech stack that keeps such a network humming,…
In the dynamic world of live streaming, there’s a name that resonates above all else – Twitch. Born as a gaming-focused platform, Twitch has rapidly evolved into a versatile haven for content creators across diverse genres. The platform had 6.13 billion hours of binge-worthy content in the first quarter of 2022 alone. And guess what?…
The teams at StreamingMedia.com and Help Me Stream Research Foundation are getting a jump on fall by releasing the Autumn 2023 edition of the State of Streaming survey. This survey is our twice-annual look at the overall streaming industry. Take the survey today and help us understand just how the streaming landscape has shifted in…
How can streaming pros deal with all of the copyright and fact-checking pitfalls of using AI systems trained with public datasets as error-ridden and inappropriately expropriated as the internet itself? Boston 25 News’ Ben Ratner, IntelliVid Research’s Steve Vonder Haar, AugXLabs’ Jeremy Toeman, and LiveX’s Corey Behnke discuss how to navigate this minefield in this…
Let’s get physical for a moment. Because live streaming is an internet thing, it’s easy to think entirely in virtual terms, but physical reality plays a part, too. That includes camera quality, lighting, makeup if possible, camera angles, and of course, reliability and speed of Internet connections. It also includes the architecture used by live…
There’s a reason people love playlists. They help us discover new things. They present content we enjoy in a format that’s easy to consume. In short — they’re fun. But playlists aren’t just for music. In a matter of minutes, you can create a video playlist and schedule a time for it to broadcast live…
As with any other entertainment streaming genre, the engine driving FAST is the monetization of content, and as with large-scale live events in particular, FAST thrives on pairing brands with properties and serving those brands effectively. In this clip from Streaming Media Connect 2023, Revry co-founder Damian Pelliccione and Chris Pfaff of Chris Pfaff Tech…