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How Niche OTT Services Reduce Churn

Best Ever Channels' Jonathan Barbato, TV4 Entertainment's Jon Cody, and Cinedigm's Erick Opeka discuss niche OTT customer-retention strategies in this clip from their OTT Leadership panel at Streaming Media West 2019.

Streaming Media Editorial Staff // 22 Jan 2020

The Value of Deep Integration in OTT Navigation

Streaming Media's Eric Schumacher-Rasmussen and Amazon's Sandeep Gupta discuss how deep integration with multiple content partners improves discovery and the Amazon Fire TV Cube user experience in this clip from their fireside chat at Streaming Media West 2019.

Streaming Media Editorial Staff // 27 Jan 2020

Technical Challenges of Streaming TV at Scale

Streaming Media's Eric Schumacher-Rasmussen and Philo's Ben Chambers discuss the engineering challenges of scaling live linear across multiple platforms in this clip from their fireside chat at Streaming Media West 2019.

Streaming Media Editorial Staff // 24 Jan 2020

Amazon Fire TV Cube and the Future of Voice Control in OTT

Streaming Media VP & Editor-in-Chief Eric Schumacher-Rasmussen and Amazon VP, Fire TV Devices & Experience Sandeep Gupta discuss key developments in voice control and the OTT home entertainment experience in this clip from their keynote at Streaming Media West 2019.

Streaming Media Editorial Staff // 20 Jan 2020

How Do Viewers Choose Streaming TV Providers?

Streaming Media VP & Editor-in-Chief Eric Schumacher-Rasmussen and Philo CTO Ben Chambers discuss price and other points of differentiation that drive live linear OTT buying decisions in this clip from their fireside chat at OTT Leadership Summit at Streaming Media West 2019.

Streaming Media Editorial Staff // 17 Jan 2020

Streams of Thought

The Math Behind the Magic

Whether we're talking about content delivery, player performance, live events, or even DRM, it's important to understand the algorithms that make streaming video tick.

Tim Siglin // 23 Jan 2020

Future in Focus

Not All Content (or Devices) Are Created Equal

The one-size-fits-all approach employed in broadcast and cable is no good when it comes to streaming and OTT.

Jason Thibeault // 09 Dec 2019

Editor's Note

Can We Stop Talking About Disney+?

Sure, The Mandalorian is great, and Disney+ has shaken up the world of OTT. But the real revolution isn't happening in the living room.

Eric Schumacher-Rasmussen // 06 Dec 2019

The Producer's View

All Roads Lead to ABR Royalties

As recent lawsuits regarding DASH-related patents make clear, royalty payments on adaptive bitrate streaming are inevitable—even if it's not yet clear who'll be paying who, or how much

Jan Ozer // 02 Dec 2019

Kaltura Expands Enterprise Capabilities with Newrow Acquisition

What You Might Have Missed at CES 2020

Balance of Power Shifts Among HEVC Patent Pools

66% of National Advertisers Have Purchased OTT or CTV Ads, says FreeWheel Survey

CES 2020: ATSC 3.0 Ready to Roll Out

CES 2020: ViacomCBS Boldly Goes Where None Have Gone Before

CES 2020: Quibi Rolls the Dice on Short-Form Content

CES 2020: Delta Brings Streaming to the Ground, Expands it in the Air

The Algorithm Series: The Math Behind the CDN

8K and Beyond: How Much is Too Much?

L.A. Stories: Facebook and Verizon Bring Video Production In-House

Vizbee: Darren Feher’s Next Act

The HBO Max Formula

How to Build Live Linear OTT Channels in the Cloud

Product Spotlight: The New Lightcast Media Cloud

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