How to Maximize Reach with Restreaming Solutions
05 Apr 2021
If you want to maximize your reach without overtaxing your gear, then utilizing some cloud technologies to send your one upload to multiple destinations can multiply the reach of your content.
How to Maximize Reach with Multistreaming Solutions
07 Apr 2021
If you want to maximize your reach without overtaxing your gear, then utilizing some cloud technologies to send your one upload to multiple destinations can multiply the reach of your content.
How to Create Custom Picture-by-Picture Looks for Remote Streaming Production
07 Apr 2021
If you're looking for a way to elevate your livestreaming productions beyond what clients can do themselves, then you will want to take over more control in your productions, starting with the PxP and PiP looks, using external hardware and/or software. The benefit of this approach is that your recordings will generate a standard HD signal for later editing and on-demand viewing on different platforms.
How to Adapt an Existing Multicamera Switching Setup for Streaming
07 Apr 2021
The shift from live-switching to live-switched streaming since the pandemic started has required me to adjust my workflow to meet my clients' current demands in the most cost-efficient manner possible. In this tutorial, I'll discuss the adjustments I've made, explaining how to adapt the gear you have—with one additional minor purchase—rather than having to invest in a whole new streaming switcher.
The State of Live Streaming in 2021
14 Apr 2021
COVID caused a seismic jolt to live streaming business models, but the industry responded with invention and innovations that will impact live streaming for years to come.
The State of Enterprise Video 2021
16 Apr 2021
Enterprise video is suddenly more important than entertainment video, and companies that want to stay ahead of the game would do well to seize the opportunity
Q&A: Zoom CTO Brendan Ittelson
01 Feb 2021
Zoom has become the go-to communications tool for everything from business meetings and conferences to online learning and virtual happy hours. We talk to CTO Brendan Ittelson about the company's remarkable growth and its plans for the future.
The Streaming Toolbox: Hovercast, Prophet, and Pulsar
09 Mar 2021
In this installment, we look at products for interactive live streams, ad inventory pricing, and CDN balancing
Elevating Remote Production in the Cloud
02 Feb 2021
What's the best way to handle a multiday conference with one remote panel event after another, with about 5 minutes between them, maybe less? What if you add video playback, remote slide presentations, and the inevitable last-minute changes?
The Algorithm Series: Digital Rights Management (DRM)
11 Dec 2020
The math behind the magic of protecting live and on-demand streaming video content
How Can Direct-to-Consumer Platforms Better Protect Their Exclusive Regional Content?
02 Dec 2020
Staggered release schedules, the explosion of direct-to-consumer offerings, the cost of multiple subscriptions, and the ease of finding illegal or unlicensed content online is resulting in growing amounts of piracy. A multi-pronged approach to combating piracy is necessary to prevent lost revenue, job cuts, and poor brand association.
5G's Future Is Broken. Here's Why We Need 6G
20 Oct 2020
InterDigital, one of the chief architects of generational telecoms developments, says true immersive video experiences are a bust at 5G
Review: Epiphan LiveScrypt
20 Oct 2020
LiveScrypt combines a hardware appliance for audio input and a cloud application for transcription to deliver a polished, inexpensive, easy-to-use real-time transcription solution
Riding the 5G Wave
27 Oct 2020
Carriers are moving to standalone networks to fulfill 5G's true potential, but it remains a work in progress
The Algorithm Series: Live Event Scaling
01 Nov 2020
There are four key delivery methods for live content, and understanding the math behind them can help decision makers determine which is the best for their applications.
ATSC 3.0: The Future Is Now
20 Oct 2020
The broadcast industry has been looking for ways to compete with OTT, and ATSC 3.0 gives it its last, best chance.
Adventures in Remote Production
25 Sep 2020
In the time of COVID-19, remote production has become a necessity. Here's a look at how four live streaming operations have dealt with the changes
Sky: "It's All Digital Now"
10 Sep 2020
It's time to get beyond the notion that it's pay TV vs OTT, argued executives from Sky, ViacomCBS, YouTube, and Roku at a "virtual IBC" event hosted by Bitmovin
The Algorithm Series: Video Player Performance
27 Aug 2020
Multiple algorithms for encoding, transfer, and playback intersect in the end user's player. So how can you make the numbers work in your favor?
Tutorial: Remote Live Production in the Age of COVID-19
22 May 2020
With social distancing making in-person live production difficult-to-impossible, Anthony Burokas demonstrates how to produce a professional live show using multiple remote video feeds using vMix Call.