Canadians Embracing Streaming, But Value Matters: Roku Report

In a report called 'The State of Canadian Streaming 2021,' Roku found that Canadians are streaming more, but they may not want to keep paying more

Take the Autumn 2021 State of Streaming Survey

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Streaming Media West Goes Virtual

Streaming Media West Connect will feature more than 20 panels, a keynote from Pluto TV's Vibol Hou, and presentation of our bi-annual State of the Streaming Industry survey results.

Zype Acquires OTT Publisher MAZ Systems

Media and content businesses can deliver and monetize advanced streaming applications with integrated, best-in-class capabilities

NAB Cancels 2021 Event

For the second year in a row, COVID forces the biggest broadcast and streaming trade show and conference in the U.S. to pull the plug.

Panasonic, Ross, and Canon Withdraw from NAB 2021

Following Sony's announcement earlier this week, the companies said they wouldn't attend NAB in Las Vegas due to COVID health concerns and travel restrictions that might limit attendance

Investors Bet Big on Amagi with $100 Million in Funding

Accel, Avataar, and Norwest join existing investor Premji Invest to buy out stake in company previously held by Emerald Media and Mayfield Media

LG Ads Introduces River OS Personalized Smart TV Platform

New operating system delivers personalized search, discovery, and recommendations to individual viewers without the need to switch between profiles.

Dutch Team Launches CDN Alliance

The new industry alliance sets out to bring industry competitors together to work on common challenges, as well as be the "voice" of the content delivery industry for the world. The alliance launched this week, and is open for new memberships for both individuals and organizations.

Streaming Global Raises $8 Million

The company beat its $6 million target, and has now raised more than $10 million to date. Streaming Global plans to use the investment to increase in-house capabilities

Vote in the 2021 Streaming Media Readers' Choice Awards

Voting is open until September 20 in 22 categories, including a brand-new one: Best Streaming Innovation. Cast your vote today!

Connect Addressable TV to Your NFL Game Plan

Football season is a rare chance for advertisers to reach audiences all at once as they spend more time than usual watching live television across any number of devices. Marketers should take the time to review how they're making the most of this moment, to find new engagement with viewers and to execute cross-device strategies to make the most of addressable TV, from the household to the individual.

Streaming Accelerates for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics Opening Ceremony, Says Conviva

Viewing time was up 279% over the 2018 opening ceremony, with impressive start times, fewer failures, and less buffering, according to the media intelligence firm.

Netflix, Other OTTs Win Reprieve in Canada as Bill C-10 Stalls

The non-elected Canadian Senate has demanded amendments to The Broadcast Modernization Act, likely leaving it dead in the water.

Lumen Books Sale of Latin American Business for $2.7 Billion

The former CenturyLink is selling off its Latin American division to investment firm Stonepeak.

LiveU Acquired by Investment Firm

While the company is busy helping streaming the Tokyo Olympics, it got acquired by global investment firm Carlyle, which is purchasing the company from Francisco Partners.

Kaltura Valued at $1.24 Billion After IPO

After the pandemic scuttled an IPO in 2020, the 15-year-old enterprise and education video platform company floated on NASDAQ and raised $150 million to grow marketing, sales, and tech efforts.

HBO Max and Snapchat Partner for Co-Viewing

HBO Max becomes the first OTT service to build a Snap Mini, allowing Snapchatters to view select episodes of Gossip Girl, Game of Thrones, Looney Tunes, and more.

Younger Viewers Are Embracing Co-Viewing Apps

Both third-party co-viewing apps and co-viewing features built in to OTT apps are finding favor with younger viewers

Buyers’ Guide: Action Cams

Action cams remain a popular option for action sports (of course), POV video, drones, underwater video capture, and vlogging applications where a front-facing screen makes a difference. GoPro's Hero 9 Black still grabs most of the headlines, but other contenders round out a thriving and reasonably diverse action-cam market.