Sneak Preview: AI and Live Streaming: Automation and Analytics at Streaming Media 2025

On Tuesday, October 7, SVTA's Bhavesh Upadhyaya will moderate the Streaming Media 2025 panel "AI and Live Streaming: Automation and Analytics." AI and machine learning are enabling new efficiencies in streaming workflows and taking live stream monitoring to new levels for those who know how to leverage them. Join this panel to see the cutting edge of real-time production workflows, automation, and predictive analytics.

Streaming Media 2025 Debate: Is the Future of Streaming Free or Paid/Hybrid?

On Monday, October 6, Chris Pfaff, CEO, Chris Pfaff Tech Media, will moderate the Streaming Media 2025 panel "Debate #1: Is the Future of Streaming Free or Paid/Hybrid?" with TheSoul Publishing's Jonathan Shrank, V10 Entertainment's John Stevens, Integration Therapy's Rebecca Avery, and Hub Entertainment Research's Jon Giegengack.

Brand Storytelling With CTV: A Q&A With Kargo and DISQO

Adtech platform Kargo released a case study on its partnership with analytics provider DISQO for a multi-platform digital campaign for snack brand Nature's Bakery along with agency of record, Apollo Partners. Kargo frames the campaign as using CTV to fuse brand storytelling with performance results. Emily Ivankovich, associate director of client services at Kargo, shares Kargo's role in and approach to this ad campaign, along with Stephen Jepson, DISQO's president of media effectiveness. 

AI and Adtech in Operation

With an eye to providing more insight into real-world deployments and the operational side, online adtech firm Magnite volunteered to give me insight into how AI fits into their current operational processes.

Q&A: Recurly’s Sarah McCredie Talks Community-Building for Streaming Subscriber Retention and Churn Reduction

In this Q&A with Recurly VP of Product Marketing Sarah McCredie, we explore how streaming services are building community into subscriber experiences, what types of perks and innovations and promotions engage fans most effectively, and which key KPIs help platforms identify loyal customers and nurture those relationships. We also touch on what Twitch and the gaming world, with their proven community-focused monetization models can teach OTT subscription streamers, and how flexible billing and subscription systems enable businesses to test and implement new offerings.

The Future of Live Sports: Get Some Skin in the Game

All fans don't want the same experience. They don't consume sports content in the same places, with the same purpose, or with the same expectations. And yet, the industry still builds around the default—the single, editorially led, one-size-fits-all feed. It's time we treated live sports like what it really is: a base layer with infinite skinning potential. That's the model that drives engagement in every other digital format. And if broadcasting wants to stay culturally relevant, that same logic needs to be applied—fast.

Q&A: NextTrip COO Ian Sharpe Talks JOURNY TV Relaunch and the Future of FAST and Adventure Travel Media

Travel and adventure-focused FAST channel JOURNY TV relaunches this month with a new slate of global storytelling and a new level of commerce-ready brand integration, following the channel's acquisition by tech-forward travel brand NextTrip in April. To learn more about JOURNY TV's new content and business model, how commerce is integrated into the channel, and how the new dynamic media hub envisioned by NextTrip and JOURNY opens up new frontiers for FAST as a transactional platform and launching pad for global adventures, I spoke with NextTrip Chief Operating Officer - Media Ian Sharpe just in advance of the premiere of the new and reimagined JOURNY TV. 

FAST momentum continues with global channel count growing nearly 14% year-to-date

News and horror genres are biggest drivers of FAST expansion according to Gracenote Data Hub

Divvying Up the Growing Digital Ad Spend

This article will look at the state of CTV and streaming advertising and monetization in the UK and EU, how the ad spend pie is divvied up, where CTV stands in relation to traditional broadcast, how the markets are trending, and what accounts for current growth patterns.

Sneak Preview: Monetizing Sports in a Changing Digital Landscape at Streaming Media 2025

What are the next-generation strategies for delivering dynamic and profitable sports experiences that will help direct-to-consumer leagues and ad-driven sports streamers connect with mass and niche audiences alike? Join Roku's Joe Franzetta, Swerve Sports' Christy Tanner, Ateme's Remi Beaudoin, Polemic Media's Davis Guinan, and Ring Digital's Brian Ring on October 8 at Streaming Media 2025 for a must-see panel that will discuss the flood of unprecedented rights deals, the niche sports explosion, the growth of interactive sports experiences, and the underlying tech that powers it all.

Cleeng unveils first-ever free D2C subscription platform that can launch in less than an hour

Cleeng Pro delivers a proven, enterprise-grade technology stack curated for creators, agencies,developers and digital entrepreneurs looking to accelerate fast and with ease

Magnite Rolls Out Pause Ads as Streaming Media Owners Embrace Next-Gen Ad Formats

Move builds on momentum of Magnite's Home Screen and Tiles ad formats to meet growing demand for performance-driven ad experiences

Sneak Preview: Cloud vs. On-Prem vs. Hybrid Workflows: What’s Next? at Streaming Media 2025

On Tuesday, October 7, Eyevinn's Magnus Svensson,will moderate the Streaming Media 2025 panel "Cloud vs. On-Prem vs. Hybrid Workflows: What's Next?" featuring AWS's Matt Herson, Wowza's Barry Owen, TATA's Corey Smith, and Qualabs' Juan Pablo Saibene.

ESPN’s Balancing Act: Inside the New All-in-One DTC App

With ESPN Unlimited, the new DTC app rolled out August 21, the sports giant is trying to do three things at once: preserve the cable bundle's profit machine, stand up a direct-to-consumer DTC) business, and wire the product for betting and commerce. There is also an unspoken fourth aim: give friendly distributors a head start and make holdouts feel pressure, which hands Hulu + Live TV a short-term edge over YouTube TV.

UK and US Media Voice Political Interference and Self-Censorship Concerns

The assault on press freedom on both sides of the Atlantic was a major debate topic at the Edinburgh TV Festival, the premier annual event for the UK TV industry. with key figures like "Have I Got News For You" host Roy Wood Jr. and ex-Hollywood Reporter editorial director Matthew Belloni and others weighing in during a panel on "Trump vs. the Media."

Sneak Preview: AI-Powered Subbing, Dubbing, and Localization at Streaming Media 2025

On October 7 at Streaming Media 2025, Google, Lionsgate, and Adapt will join a panel on "AI-Powered Subbing, Dubbing, and Localization." Content owners and media tech experts will discuss the challenges and cost efficiencies of scaling global content with voice cloning, AI-generated subtitles, and automation.

When Live Sports Aren’t Live

Low latency is not a nice-to-have. It's the difference between being in the moment and watching it on delay. In sports, the moment is the product.

The Multiview Imperative: How Technical Architecture Determines Streaming Success

The largely unsung hero in YouTube's growth may be a feature that cost the company 99% less to implement than Sunday Ticket: multiview streaming capability. As this article shows, if you're broadcasting sports, multiview--particularly Build Your Own Multiview (BYOMV)--is quickly becoming an expected feature among sophisticated viewers. It's also one of the most affordable and effective ways to amplify the value of your programming, particularly when your content isn't exclusive and faces direct competition in the same market.

Q&A: Leveraging Resonance AI in AdTech With Digital Culture Group’s Crystal Foote

In this Q&A with Crystal Foote, founder and head of partnerships at Digital Culture Group, Foote discusses Audience Resonance Index (ARI), "the first AI-platform engineered to predict not just who will engage—but why." We explore how ARI benefits from AI, what ARI measures, what brands ARI is positioned to serve, how ARI safeguards privacy, and more.

What Consumers Want From Streaming in 2025: A Q&A With Hub Entertainment Research’s Jason Platt Zolov

For "2025 Monetization of Video," Hub surveyed 1,600 U.S. TV viewers who have broadband access at home and are ages 16-74. The report aimed to discover "[w]hich distribution models … consumers find most valuable, and how … they prefer to pay for content." We explored these questions and more in a Q&A with Hub's Jason Platt Zolov.