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DoveRunner’s Erik Peña Talks Security at Scale for Livestreams and VOD at Streaming Media 2025

DoveRunner product manager Erik Peña discusses distributed and forensic watermarking, multi-DRM, and other aspects of the approach DoveRunner takes to protect premium live and on-demand content in this in-depth interview with Streaming Media contributing editor Timothy Fore-Siglin at Streaming Media 2025.

Pocket.watch SVP David B. Williams Talks Evolving Creator-Audience, Social-CTV-OTT Dynamics

Describing YouTube as the "Hunger Games of content," pocket.watch SVP Channels David B. Williams explains how pocket.watch identifies the "apex predators" and brings those stars to additional streaming platforms, merchandising, and more as the relationship between the creator economy social media "farm teams" and traditional CTV and OTT platforms and the dynamic of creator and audience continue to evolve in this discussion with Streaming Media Contributing Editor Timothy Fore-Siglin at Streaming Media 2025.

Ex-Disney Tech Ops Expert Sarge Sargent Talks AI/ML and Building Better Dashboards

In this wide-ranging interview from Streaming Media 2025, streaming industry vets Sarge Sargent and Timothy Fore-Siglin talk leveraging and deploying machine learning (ML) and generative AI (Gen AI) beyond the hype.

Iowa State’s Terrence Thames Talks Teaching Streaming, Sports Advertising, and Storytelling at Streaming Media 2025

In this interview from Streaming Media 2025, Cocoa Creative CEO and Iowa State University assistant professor of practice Terrence Thames discusses his approach to teaching students about the creative and business aspects of streaming with Streaming Media contributing editor Timothy Fore-Siglin.

Vevo's Natasha Potashnik Talks Metadata and Streaming Monetization at Streaming Media 2025

Almost live from Streaming Media 2025, Vevo Head of Data, Research & Measurement Natasha Potashnik discusses the many uses of streaming metadata with Streaming Media Contributing Editor Timothy Fore-Siglin.

The State of Streaming Sustainability 2025

In this article, I'm going to look at a few of the un­derlying issues facing the industry when it comes to sustainability, starting with one of the biggest pow­er consumption challenges of our generation: the explosion in data center growth.

Revenue Opportunities in an Unpredictable (Weather) World

New research study shows monetization opportunities for weather-related streaming content

Is This the End of the CDN As We Know It?

Recent news, like the shuttering of Edgio, signals to many the imminent death of traditional content delivery networks (CDNs). But does it really?

Ultra-Low Latency Interactive Live Streaming Survey Report Launches

This report expands on live presentations from a recent Streaming Connect keynote.

Take Streaming Media's Interactive Ultra-Low-Latency & Live Streaming Trends Survey

New survey gauges the impact of (and planning for) hardware acceleration

2024 Live-Streaming Technology Trends Brief Launches

Hot on the heels of one of the industry's premier live-broadcast events, IBC, comes the annual Live-Streaming Technology Trends brief. The report covers a variety of topics of interest to live-streaming professionals, including the popularity of audio and video codecs, trends in acquisition and delivery protocols, and business challenges faced by streaming professionals across multiple industries.

Forecasting Revenue from Streaming Weather Content

The 2024 Streaming Weather Trends survey highlight a potential untapped revenue stream

Casual Streaming Piracy and the Cost of Chasing it

At Streaming Media NYC, I had the opportunity to moderate a panel around stream security. It's probably the fifth or sixth time that I've done so in the last decade, but an interesting dichotomy popped up during the prep meeting with panelists, and again while we were on stage during the live session. The concept was "casual piracy" and how it differed from "professional piracy" in both intent and scale.

SMNYC 2024: Adeia's Serhad Doken Talks Big-Picture Tech Stack Sustainability

Streaming Media's Tim Siglin interviews Adeia's Serhad Doken at Streaming Media NYC. Doken discusses the company's focus on inventing solutions for future industry problems. These inventions could lead to new products, markets, and services over the next five to ten years. He also emphasizes the importance of sustainability and the need to consider it from a broader perspective rather than focusing on small silos, and he highlights the complexity of the media ecosystem and the interconnectedness of its various parts.

SMNYC 2024: United Cloud's Boban Kasalovic Talks End-to-End Streaming and Content Security

Streaming Media's Tim Siglin interviews United Cloud's Boban Kasalovic at Streaming Media NYC. Kasalovic discusses United Cloud's development of an end-to-end streaming solution and an anti-piracy platform called Gladiator. The platform uses machine learning and AI to analyze data and identify critical behavior that could lead to piracy. The company has also implemented Widevine CAS for its hybrid solution.

SMNYC 2024: Fremantle's Laura Florence Talks FAST Gamification and Beat the BUZZR

Streaming Media's Tim Siglin interviews Fremantle's Laura Florence at Streaming Media NYC. She discusses how Fremantle seeks to engage audiences with older content by incorporating interactive elements, such as trivia and fun facts, into the viewing experience, allowing users to interact with the content through a mobile app. She also discusses the use of restorative AI to improve the quality of older content shot on tape for modern viewing platforms.

SMNYC 2024: Netflix Engineer Sujana Sooreddy Talks Sustainability, Mentorship, and Women in Streaming Media

Streaming Media contributing editor Tim Siglin interviews Netflix engineer Sujana Sooreddy at Streaming Media NYC 2024. She discusses the challenges of encoding and transcoding content for different formats and devices, and she highlights the importance of using data analytics to understand compute usage and viewability of a particular stream. She also talks about the increasing number of women in the field and the value of mentorship within the community.

SMNYC 2024: Synamedia's Robin Oakley Talks Stream Security and the Consumer Experience

Streaming Media's Tim Siglin interviews Synamedia's Robin Oakley at Streaming Media NYC 2024. He emphasizes the importance of a proactive approach to security and highlights the company's work with the common access token format, a CTA Wave initiative that aims to create a common CDN token syntax that can be used across multiple CDNs. He also touches on the challenges of protecting content while maintaining a quality experience for the consumer and the increasing sophistication of piracy.

Is Live Streaming Stagnating? Give Us Your Feedback!

A new survey takes a critical look at the live-streaming ecosystem

SMNYC 2024: id3as CMO Eric Schumacher-Rasmussen Talks Norsk, Low-Code, No-Code & Streaming Media Past and Future

Streaming Media's Tim Siglin interviews Norsk CMO Eric Schumacher-Rasmussen at Streaming Media NYC 2024. Schumacher-Rasmussen is a former editor of Streaming Media and current Chief Marketing Officer of id3as, a UK-based software development startup. He introduces Norsk, a live media server with a low-code SDK that allows users to build complex, scalable, live streaming workflows. Rasmussen predicts a trend towards no-code solutions in the industry and emphasizes the importance of making streaming accessible to non-experts.

SMNYC 2024: Streaming Learning Center's Jan Ozer Talks AI, Codecs, and Patent Pools

At Streaming Media NYC 2024, Tim Siglin interviews Jan Ozer of the Streaming Learning Center. Ozer discusses how the Streaming Learning Center has expanded into a platform offering courses on streaming-related topics to help technical people in the industry become familiar with terms, technologies, best practices, and tools. He also talks about machine learning, the shift towards Neural Programming Units (NPUs), and the legal and financial implications of choosing a codec due to potential patent infringements.

SMNYC 2024: Microsoft CTO Andy Beach Talks Gamified FAST and Leveraging AI to Make Old Content Feel New

Streaming Media's Tim Siglin interviews Microsoft CTO Andy Beach at Streaming Media NYC 2024 about gamification ideas for FAST. Beach discusses the concepts of creating trivia and interactivity through a second-screen app that allows users to connect and compete with each other. He also talks about the technical challenges of bringing old content into 2024, the potential of generative AI, and integrating physical events into the gamification process.

SMNYC 2024: Grabyo's Clare Butler Talks Cloud Streaming Services and Pricing Models

Streaming Media's Tim Siglin interviews Grabyo's Clare Butler at Streaming Media NYC 2024. She highlights that Grabyo is not geographically bound and caters to anyone working in the live space, including news broadcasters, sports clubs, and entertainment producers. She also emphasizes the cost-effectiveness of cloud solutions, noting that cloud technology is now at parity with on-prem solutions, offering features like instant replay and SCTE-35 ad insertions.

SMNYC 2024: LPG edu Founder and Netflix Global Ed Alum Lori Greene Talks Career Pivots and Finding Your Purpose

Streaming Media's Tim Siglin interviews LPG edu founder Lori Greene at Streaming Media NYC 2024. Greene formerly ran global education at Netflix. She discusses the challenges of teaching online and the importance of engaging students. She also shares her insights on career development, emphasizing the importance of understanding one's purpose, personal branding, networking, and being a positive force.

SMNYC 2024: Tastemade's Evan Bregman Talks Independent Streaming Alliance and Standardizing Measurement

At Streaming Media NYC, Tim Siglin interviews Evan Bregman of Tastemade and the Independent Streaming Alliance (ISA) about the fast growth of Tastemade's streaming service and the ISA's aims to overcome hurdles in the streaming industry through collaboration and standardizing measurement in a fragmented ecosystem.

SMNYC 2024: Paramount's Steve Ellis Talks Premium Content, Ads, and Measurement

Streaming Media's Tim Siglin interviews Paramount Advertising COO Steve Ellis at Streaming Media NYC 2024. Ellis discusses the growth of ad-supported streaming and Paramount's role as a pioneer in this space, and he highlights the importance of full-episode programming in reaching and engaging audiences effectively. He and Siglin also talk about the new Nielsen gauge measurement that shows the total reach of audiences across all premium publishers and YouTube, and he emphasizes the need for effective ads that align with the objectives of awareness, consideration, and last-click attribution.

SMNYC 2024: Bedrock CEO Jonas Engwall Talks Pan-European Streaming Platform Growth

Streaming Media's Tim Siglin interviews Bedrock Streaming CEO Jonas Engwall at Streaming Media NYC 2024. Bedrock is a leading streaming tech company in Europe, and Engwall discusses their new M6+ platform, which features short-form content in a vertical form, podcasts, and advanced AI search. Engwall also talks about how Bedrock aims to help stakeholders pivot into the streaming world, offering a platform that can be tailored to different countries and partners' needs.

Take Streaming Media's Spring 2024 State of Streaming Survey

The teams at StreamingMedia.com and Help Me Stream Research Foundation are getting a jump on spring by releasing the Spring 2024 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 the past six months.

The State of Streaming Sustainability 2024

How do others see us, and how do we measure our progress? New data on streaming power consumption will al­low the industry to target further reductions in power consumption while working toward longer-term solu­tions that reuse old technologies alongside current best practices as a way to extend the life of streaming tech for years to come.

The State of Enterprise Video 2024

Pricing, parity, and protection are three key themes in 2024's enterprise video market

The State of Edge Compute and Delivery 2024

In this year's State of Edge Compute and Delivery, I'm going to explore the three edges that seem to matter most for streaming: aggregation, on-prem, and regional.

Progress Towards Giving the Gift of Streaming: Help Me Stream’s 2023 Research Highlights

Year full of research preps significant 2024 acceleration to give "the gift of streaming" globally

Live-Streaming Technology Trends 2023 Survey Brief Launches

New survey results show shift in codec, latency, and bandwidth trends

State of Streaming Autumn 2023 Survey Report Launches

Newest version of twice-annual report expands on "pain points" and growth patterns, available for download now.

State of Streaming Snapshot: Pinpointing Streaming’s Pricing Pain Points

Rising fundamental costs morph into rising platform costs for content owners and consumers

Everything in Streaming Has Its Price

This column isn't meant to be a downer, especially because the overall economy seems to be plugging along. But it is meant to ask those of you in the industry to share anecdotes and stories about the pain points you're facing. We know that everything in streaming has its price, but you are in a better position to help us fully understand what that price entails.

Take Streaming Media's Autumn 2023 State of Streaming Survey

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 the past six months.

Evidence That Survives Time

From war crimes to war crime tribunals and war commemorations, how do we guarantee that content is available to play?

Key Considerations for Live Encoding

As more and more live streaming content is consumed on a widely disparate group of devices—including both lowerand upper-end mobile phones and tablets, as well as smart TVs and 4K-capable set-top boxes (STBs)—the decisions around choosing a live streaming encoder have grown more complex.

Take Streaming Media's Live Streaming Technology Trends Survey

New survey launches today covering live event market

System 73's Daniel Perea Strom Talks Improving Content Delivery

Streaming Media's Tim Siglin sits down with System 73's Daniel Perea Strom to discuss improving content delivery in this exclusive interview from Streaming Media East 2023.

Rob Collins of Starz Talks D2C Streaming App Development & Delivery

Streaming Media's Tim Siglin sits down with Rob Collins, Director of Software Development at Starz, to discuss streaming app development and delivery in this exclusive interview from Streaming Media East 2023.

Scripps' Yazmin Wickham Talks OTT App Development & Content Strategy

Streaming Media's Tim Siglin sits down with Yazmin Wickham of Scripps' Network to discuss OTT app development and content strategies in this exclusive interview from Streaming Media East 2023.

Dom Robinson Talks Streaming Sustainability and the LESS Accord

Streaming Media's Tim Siglin sits down with Greening of Streaming Founder Dom Robinson to discuss streaming sustainability and the LESS Accord in this exclusive interview from Streaming Media East 2023.

Fuse Media's Patrick Courtney Talks FAST Brand Verticalization and UX

Streaming Media's Tim Siglin sits down with Patrick Courtney of Fuse to discuss FAST brand verticalization and UX in this exclusive interview from Streaming Media East 2023.

Hub Entertainment's Jon Giegengack Talks Shifting SVOD Strategies

Jon Giegengack of Hub Entertainment Research talks about shifting SVOD strategies with Tim Siglin in this exclusive interview from Streaming Media East 2023.

Ai-Media's Matthew Mello Talks the Evolution of AI Captioning

Ai-Media's Matthew Mello talks with Tim Siglin about the evolution of AI captioning in this exclusive interview from Streaming Media East 2023.

Philo TV's Reed Barker Talks Economics of Live Linear Streaming

Philo TV's Reed Barker sits down with Tim Siglin to discuss the economics of live linear streaming in this interview from Streaming Media East 2023.

CDN77's Juraj Kacaba Talks Low-Latency Streaming and the Edge

CDN77's Juraj Kacaba sits down with Tim Siglin to discuss low-latency streaming and the edge in this interview from Streaming Media East 2023.

id3as CEO Adrian Roe Intros Norsk Low Code Live Video SDK

Adrian Roe of id3as sits down with Tim Siglin to introduce Norsk low code live video SDK in this interview from Streaming Media East 2023.

AiBUY's Randy Bapst Talks AI-Based OTT Overlay Transactions

Randy Bapst of AiBUY sits down with Tim Siglin to discuss AI-based OTT overlay transitions in this interview from Streaming Media East 2023.

Practical Approaches to Sustainable Streaming

In this article I'll expand on prior sustainability approaches, detail reasons to consider additional areas of power-consumption optimization, and invite diverse stakeholders across streaming workflows to engage with Streaming Media magazine, GoS, and like-minded stakeholders in a mid- to late-2023 initiative around the LESS Accord, with an overall goal of readers recommending measurable best practices for consideration by September 2023.

Jackie Donaldson Talks the Challenges of Consulting with Major Content Companies

Jackie Donaldson of Velvet Hammer Consulting sits down with Tim Siglin for a chat about the challenges of consulting with major content companies in this interview from Streaming Media East 2023.

Vindral CEO Daniel Alinder Talks Latency, Sync, 8K, and Vindral

Tim Siglin of Help Me Stream Research Foundation sits down with Daniel Alinder of Vindral to discuss latency, sync, 8K, and Vindral in this Streaming Media East 2023 interview.

Estrella Media's Christina Chung Talks Expanding AVOD Channels' Targeted Reach Via Media Partners

Estrella Media's Christina Chung talks with Tim Siglin of Help Me Stream Research Foundation about expanding AVOD channels' targeted reach via media partners in this Streaming Media East 2023 interview.

Boston 25 News' Ben Ratner Talks AI, Social, and the Future of Broadcast News

Tim Siglin of Help Me Stream Research Foundation sits down with Ben Ratner, the Director of News Technology at Boston 25 News, for a chat about AI, social media, and the future of broadcast news.

Dropp's Sushil Prabhu Talks Streaming Micropayment Tech and Strategy

What are micropayments, and why are they attracting recent industry attention? Tim Siglin speaks with Sushil Prabhu of Dropp about why effective micropayment technology is needed now more than ever due to subscription fatigue and how Dropp has created a hybrid system of banking technologies combined with distributed ledger technologies to create a seamless method for users to pay for individual pieces of content.

TeleUP's Gustavo de Medeiros Talks Digital Rights and Rural Streaming Delivery

Tim Siglin of Help Me Stream Research Foundation and Contributing Editor of Streaming Media Magazine sits down for a talk with Gustavo Neiva de Medeiros, the President of TeleUP, to discuss digital rights and rural streaming delivery in this interview from Streaming Media East 2023.

MagellanTV's James Lauzun Talks Licensing, Marketing, and Distributing Documentary Content

Tim Siglin talks to James Lauzun of MagellanTV about the ins and outs of running a niche streaming OTT service from an SVOD and FAST content and monetization strategy standpoint, including subscription rates, content rights, and distribution, in this interview from Streaming Media East 2023.

Not So FAST? Spring 2023 State of Streaming Survey Says...

New 2023 Spring edition of State of Streaming survey launches, shows shifting focus

The State of Real-Time Streaming 2023

In this article, we'll look at the state of real-time streaming a few months into 2023, including several use cases that hold longer-term promises. But before we do so, here's a baseline definition of real-time streaming, as used in the survey: Real-time streaming is "device-synchronized delivery to hundreds of thousands of viewers at less than 500 milli­seconds per user."

The State of Enterprise Video 2023

From road warriors to remote-only companies, enterprise video is shifting. It is, to put it mildly, in a state of flux. At the same time, though, so is the state of business. Given those two facts, the question I'll attempt to answer in this year's State of Enterprise Video is whether these coexistent movements will occur in lockstep or as polar opposites.

Take Streaming Media's Spring 2023 State of Streaming Survey

The teams at StreamingMedia.com and Help Me Stream Research Foundation are getting a jump on spring by releasing the Spring 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 the past six months.

Video Trends in Higher Education Brief Launches

Download a copy of the Panopto-sponsored survey brief today!

Enterprise Video Usage Report Launches

Second annual survey highlights trends in hybrid work environments

Do Our Technology Advances Slow Down Justice?

Far from content being scarce, the integration of streaming into professional- and citizen-based news-gathering has generated such a monumental level of potential war-crime footage that every day sees an additional 10-100 documented cases of crimes against humanity. And this increased footage brings with it both greater accountability and a significantly higher backlog of cases that need to be tried.

State of Streaming Autumn 2022 Report Launched

New report expands on details provided during recent Streaming Media West keynote

Why Edge Computing Matters in Streaming

With so much of today's internet traffic flowing through large data centers—some estimates say that 20% of all of the world's data traffic is concentrated in a few counties in northern Virginia, with 80% of that being IP video traffic—how are we going to move from the centralized delivery model of data centers that are a million or more square feet in a single-floor cavernous facility to the edge, where pro­ces­sing can occur closer to the homes of even the remotest rural areas of the U.S.?

Take Streaming Media's Autumn 2022 State of Streaming Survey

Every 6 months, we gauge the state of the streaming industry with a survey looking at monetization, audience sizes, video quality choices, and more. Take the survey and be entered into a drawing for 1 of 2 $175 Amazon gift cards. Survey closes Sarturday, November 5!

RealSprint's Daniel Alinder Talks Sub-Second Latency and AV1 Encoding

Streaming Media's Tim Siglin interviews RealSprint AB CEO Daniel Alinder in the NETINT booth at IBC 2022 in Amsterdam.

AV1 Hardware Solutions at IBC

Aims to lower overhead, raise performance, diminish power for open-source codec

Real-Time Streaming Business Value Report Launched

Report delves into ways to deliver, monetize real-time streaming

Video Trends in Higher Education Survey Launch

New survey explores the use cases for video in higher education

It's Not Easy Streaming Green

Innovation challenges meet power-consumption realities, with a need to address the balance of both as well as the reuse of old technologies that still have usable life.

Transitions

Tim Siglin reflects on his 25-year-long career as a writer, instructor, and consultant in the streaming industry along with his professional partnership with Eric Schu­macher-Rasmussen.

Survey: Enterprise Video

Annual survey of enterprise video asks readers to update us on use of video in the workplace

Lightcast's Andreas Kisslinger Talks Innovative OTT Monetization Strategies

Lightcast CEO Andreas Kisslinger explains how OTT publishers can pursue "beyond the beaten path" strategies for boosting ROI and how Lightcast can help in this interview with Streaming Media's Tim Siglin at Streaming Media East 2022.

Interpret's Brett Sappington Talks Media and Entertainment Fragmentation

While the pandemic era has brought a substantial uptick in media consumption, and tremendous growth in streaming, the overall mix has shifted, according to Interpret's Brett Sappington, whose survey findings show fragmentation both in streaming service options and the types of entertainment--gaming, short-form content--coming to the fore, in this interview with Tim Siglin at Streaming Media East 2022.

Roku's Jessica Masters Talks Cord-Cutters and OTT Monetization Trends

Are cord-cutting and FAST driving OTT growth in 2022? Roku US Head of Verticals Jessica Masters discusses OTT monetization and emerging viewership and adoption trends in OTT in this interview with Streaming Media's Tim Siglin at Streaming Media East 2022.

Brightcove's Yuriy Reznik Talks 2022 Emmys and Context-Aware Recording

Brightcove VP of Research discusses the benefits of Brightcove's context-aware encoding and how the renditions it provides differ from the content-aware encoding provided by other vendors in this interview with Streaming Media's Tim Siglin at Streaming Media East 2022.

id3as' Dom Robinson and Help Me Stream's Tim Siglin Talk Greening of Streaming

id3as' Dom Robinson and Help Me Stream's Tim Siglin discuss the latest Greening of Streaming developments--including taking the conservation case to Parliament--in this interview from Streaming Media East 2022.

Of Subscriptions and Submarines

What do Lewis Carroll, OTT subscriptions, and submarine power cables have in common? Read on!

Location, Location, Location: Cloud vs. On-Prem vs. Hybrid Streaming Workflows

Everything streaming is moving to the cloud, right? Not so fast. Where you keep your content and do your work depends on your own particular circumstances. And on-prem is by no means dead.

Streaming Video Alliance's Jason Thibeault Talks State of the SVA

Streaming Video Alliance's Jason Thibeault and Streaming Media's Tim Siglin discuss the maturation of the streaming industry, the Greening of Streaming, Women in Streaming Media, and the growth of the SVA over the last 2 years in this interview from Streaming Media East 2022.

Red5 Pro's Chris Allen Talks Real-Time Streaming

Red5 Pro CEO Chris Allen discusses the growing market for ultra-low latency, interactive streaming in applications like auctions, betting, and video conferencing and a multi-cloud approach to delivering it in this interview with Streaming Media's Tim Siglin at Streaming Media East 2022.

kweliTV's DeShuna Spencer Talks Celebrating Global Black Stories

kweliTV Founder DeShuna Spencer discusses how the OTT channel curates affirming stories for the global African diaspora rather than focusing on Black trauma like more mainstream services in this interview with Streaming Media's Tim Siglin at Streaming Media East 2022.

Research Brief Exposes File-Transfer Challenges and Opportunities

Legacy solutions don't address overall workflow complexities, especially in the face of partner growth, increased production scale, and disparate storage and workforce locations. This new survey-based research brief highlights the complexity of delivering and tracking file transfers, and provides insights into current industry trends.

LiveU's Mike Savello Talks Going Mobile with Hybrid, REMI, and Cloud Workflows

LiveU VP of Sales discusses how LiveU is enabling the evolving trend toward multicam mobile, REMI, and cloud production using bonding-based workflows in this interview with Streaming Media's Tim Siglin at Streaming Media East 2022.

EZDRM's Olga Kornienko Talks Benefits of Multi-Cloud DRM

EZDRM COO and Co-Founder Olga Kornienko discusses the value of DRM for large-scale live events and the fail-safe benefits of a multi-cloud DRM-as-a-service approach in this interview with Streaming Media's Tim Siglin at Streaming Media East 2022.

Panopto's Chris Knowlton Talks the Value of VOD Content Searchability

Panopto Chief Evangelist Chris Knowlton discusses the advantages of making searchable training content available on-demand to reinforce what students learn in a live presentation in this interview with Streaming Media's Tim Siglin at Streaming Media East 2022.

Vimond's Megan Wagoner Talks Acceleration of Cloud Broadcasting

Megan Wagoner of Norway-based OTT Video CMS provider Vimond discusses the current state of cloud broadcasting and how the pandemic has accelerated migration to the cloud in this interview with Streaming Media's Tim Siglin at Streaming Media East 2022.

Bulldog DM's John Petrocelli Talks Post-Pandemic Streaming at Scale

Streaming Media's Tim Siglin and Bulldog DM's John Petrocelli discuss how tentpole live streaming events have changed over the last three years for the streaming pros who deliver them, the audiences that engage with them, and the brands that invest in them in this interview from Streaming Media East 2022.

CNN's Ben Ratner Talks Cloud and REMI Production at Streaming Media East 2022

Streaming Media Contributing Editor Tim Siglin and CNN Operations Manager discuss the persisting benefits of cloud and hybrid production as practiced at CNN in this interview from Streaming Media East 2022.

Survey: The Business Value of Real-Time Streaming

Real-time streaming at global scale has long been the holy grail for live delivery, and a new Streaming Media survey looks to gain insight into both the current state of real-time streaming and where it's headed in the near future, particularly for sports and betting.

Take the Spring 2022 State of Streaming Survey

Every 6 months, we gauge the state of the streaming industry with a survey looking at monetization, audience sizes, video quality choices, and more. Take the survey and be entered into a drawing for an Oculus Quest 2. Survey closes Friday, May 12!

The State of Real-Time Streaming 2022

The pandemic highlighted the need for ultra-low-latency video. Here's a look at how the industry has responded, from LL-HLS and DASH to WebRTC

The State of Enterprise Video 2022

Moving from virtual meetings to hybrid and back again has us tired all of the time, but it's not going away anytime soon. Welcome to the golden age of enterprise video.

Streamticker 2022: The Biggest Streaming Mergers and Acquisitions from Last Year

2021 was a heck of a year for streaming industry mergers and acquisitions, and there's no sign of them slowing down. Here are the deals that set the stage for 2022.

We're All Video Distributors Now

One of the unheralded shifts spurred on by the COVID pandemic has been an increase in the number and types of organizations that are creating and distributing their own video content.

Will OTT Consolidation Hamper Innovation?

The past 18 months have seen no shortage of mergers and acquisitions, and it has me wondering if all this consolidation will lead toward innovation. My gut says no, and plenty of industry pundits agree, but it could bring improvements to the customer experience.

Take the Secure Streaming and Broadcast Workflows Survey

The latest Streaming Media survey covers how both streaming and broadcast workflows are implementing technologies and strategies to secure content every step of the way. Take the survey and be entered to win either an Oculus Quest 2 or a $250 Amazon gift card!

Religious Organizations Take Streaming to the Next Level

Streaming video is helping houses of worship maintain and grow communities of believers in uncertain times. Here's how Jewish Broadcasting Service, Southeast Christian Church in Kentucky, St. Thomas Church on Fifth Avenue in New York City, and Preaching Christ Church in Tennessee are doing it.

Beyond Software: Hardware Processing for Streaming at Scale

Whether you use the cloud or a hybrid solution to encode your live or on-demand streaming content, high-efficiency hardware-based encoding has come of age. This article explores the math and science behind these at-scale solutions that are not only good for business, but also good for the environment.

Take the Autumn 2021 State of Streaming Survey

Share your professional and personal insights and enter to win an iPad or Osprey Talon 4K-SC hardware encoder

Collecting 'Junk' for Better Streaming

Got junk? The Help Me Stream Research Foundation can take your tech castoffs and use them to research better streaming practices, repurposing it into efficient and inexpensive solutions that can run on intermittent power—dovetailing with the efforts of another new organization, Greening of Streaming.

The Algorithm Series: QUIC Ways to Stream

Will 2022 be the year UDP finally shows its streaming mettle? The Quick UDP Internet Connections (QUIC) protocol might make the difference. First, though, OTT platforms need to make technical decisions about HTTP/3 that could further fragment the market.

Why Is Watching Sports on OTT Harder Than Watching on TV?

Streaming is supposed to provide a better experience than television. So why is watching the Euro 2020 on the ESPN app such a poor experience?

The State of Enterprise Video 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

Take the Content Delivery and Edge Compute Trends Survey

New survey explores the current content delivery landscape, with a focus on security and edge compute

Take the State of Enterprise Video Survey

New survey offers you a chance to tell us how your use of video for work has changed, and what you think the next few months will bring

Key Challenges of Video Service Delivery in 2021

Harmonic's Rob Gambino and Streaming Media's Tim Siglin discuss major, minor, and emerging concerns with video service delivery alongside survey results in this clip from Streaming Media Connect 2021.

How Fast is Addressable TV Advertising Growing?

Streaming Media's Tim Siglin and Harmonic's Rob Gambino discuss findings from a recent streaming industry survey on the timeline for new and expanded investments in addressable advertising and why it hasn't taken the industry by storm in this clip from Streaming Media Connect 2021.

Why Streaming and VOD Providers are Moving to the Cloud

Help Me Stream's Tim Siglin and Harmonic's Rob Gambino discuss recently gathered data on the migration to cloud infrastructure across the streaming industry in this clip from Streaming Media Connect 2021.

From Zoom Fatigue to Serendipity

It's March. Again. And we're still all on Zoom. It's been a lifeline, but it'll never replace in-person meetings and conferences.

Take the "OTT Trends 2021" Survey

Our latest Streaming Media survey looks specifically at the opportunities and challenges in the OTT space. Take it and register to win a live streaming bundle worth $300!

The Greening Of Streaming: Akamai Achieves Renewable Energy Goals Despite Pandemic Surge

The content delivery network used only renewable energy for its east coast U.S. data center in 2020, a year marked by notable traffic spikes for video, online gaming, and software downloads

Take the State of Streaming Spring 2021 Survey

We're sizing up the size and health of the streaming industry in early 2021, and we need your help. In return, you'll be among the first to get a copy of the report and be entered into a drawing for an Oculus Quest 2

The Algorithm Series: Digital Rights Management (DRM)

The math behind the magic of protecting live and on-demand streaming video content

A Look Back at Streaming Video's 2020

From the rise of Zoom to the fall of MPEG, 2020 has been a year of surprises.

The State of Streaming Autumn 2020

The latest State of Streaming report shows that in addition to increased viewing, the pandemic has hastened streaming publishers' moves to the cloud and software-defined infrastructures.

The Algorithm Series: Live Event Scaling

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.

5G Use Cases for Video Streaming

Zixi's Gordon Brooks and Streaming Media's Tim Siglin break down recent "State of the Streaming Industry" survey findings on how the streaming industry is using 5G.

Benefits of Moving to a Cloud Streaming Architecture

Zixi's Gordon Brooks and Streaming Media's Tim Siglin and Eric Schumacher-Rasmussen discuss recent survey results on the benefits of streaming architecture virtualization in this clip from Streaming Media West Connect 2020.

Nearly Half of Global Viewers Added a Streaming Service Since March, Limelight Says

A new report by Limelight Networks tracks significant shifts in consumer streaming, including a marked increase among younger viewers

Is the Pandemic the Death Knell for the Multiplex?

In a world dominated by streaming, cinemas still offer the optimal viewing experience for movies. OTT will never replace that.

Low Latency HLS Spec Nears Finalization

Beyond the Pantos spec and into DASH, LL-HLS finds traction and a potential tie-in with CMAF

Launching Rockets

Live streaming brought the launch of Endeavour into our living rooms, and inspired our imaginations to quest for what lies beyond

The Algorithm Series: Video Player Performance

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?

Take the State of the Streaming Fall 2020 Survey

How has the streaming industry changed in the last 6 months, and what's in store for the future? Take our Fall 2020 State of the Streaming Industry survey and get a copy of the exclusive report before anyone else.

Content Delivery at the Edge in 2020

Akamai's Peter Chave and Streaming Media's Tim Siglin discuss the current state of edge compute and how CDNs have adjusted to unprecedented surges in 2020 in this clip from Content Delivery Summit 2020.

How AV1 Improves 8K Delivery

Bitmovin's Paul MacDougall and Streaming Media's Tim Siglin discuss benefits built into the AV1 codec that enhance the efficiency of 8K delivery, and what that means in terms of codec adoption and for CDNs and consumers going forward in this clip from Streaming Media East Connect 2020.

Defining and Assessing Quality for Emerging Codecs

Vimeo's Vittorio Giovara, Mozilla's Nathan Egge, and Streaming Media's Tim Siglin discuss how AV1 leverages bit depth to improve video quality.

Shouldering Our Responsibility to Educate the Streaming Market

As companies and individuals pivot online in the "new normal," it's up to us in the streaming industry to put education ahead of profit

The Greening of Streaming

The time has long since passed to turn our attention to making the streaming delivery ecosystem more environmentally friendly. Here are some of the key challenges, as well as some suggested first steps towards solutions.

Report: Streaming Monetization in 2020

How exactly do organizations generate video-based revenues? A new report from Streaming Media, Unisphere Research, and Amazon Web Services sheds light on subscription vs. advertising vs. transactional, SSAI, and more.

Buyer's Guide to Live Webcasting Hardware

Software-based webcasting tools are ubiquitous, but there are times when only hardware will do. Here's a look from single-button hardware all the way up to portable vision mixers.

The State of Enterprise Video 2020

Even before the COVID-19 crisis hit, enterprise video was moving into a new phase, and organizations face more options than ever to address security and pricing concerns and solve the age-old CapEx vs. OpEx challenge

The State of Streaming 2020 Research Report

Live or VOD? Cloud or on-prem? The 2020 State of Streaming report reveals exclusive insights into the workflows behind the screens—download your copy now.

Back to the Future

A look at streaming media's past can give us guidance on our journey toward where we're heading next

The Algorithm Series: The Math Behind the CDN

Delivering content at scale requires a number of precise, discrete, yet interconnected steps, starting with an acute awareness of server loads.

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.

CES 2020: ATSC 3.0 Ready to Roll Out

NAB and others have been working on the ATSC 3.0 spec for a decade, and in 2020 we'll finally see it in action across the United States

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

Delta's CEO announced that the airline would let travelers stream content on Delta Studio as soon as they check in to their flight, and may introduce a "binge button"

Take Our Streaming Monetization Survey

This time of year, your mind is probably on your money—so why not take a few minutes to respond to our survey about how you are (or aren't) monetizing your streaming content?

SMW '19: Tim Siglin and Friends Wrap Up Streaming Media West

Streaming Media Contributing Editor Tim Siglin is joined by fellow contributing editor Robert Reinhardt and Editor-in-Chief and VP Eric Schumacher-Rasmussen as he wraps up 2 days of interviews at Streaming Media West 2019.

SMW '19: Flavor Inc.'s Jose Castillo Talks Streaming Media Past and Future

Streaming Media contributing editor Tim Siglin interviews Flavor Inc. President Jose Castillo at Streaming Media West 2019.

SMW '19: Comcast's Matt Smith Talks and B2B and D2C OTT

Streaming Media contributing editor Tim Siglin interviews Comcast Technology Solutions Executive Director Matt Smith at Streaming Media West 2019.

SMW '19: Peyote Perryman Talks Bonded Streaming and Bass Fishing

Streaming Media contributing editor Tim Siglin interviews Digital P Media's Peyote Perryman at Streaming Media West 2019.

SMW '19: EZDRM Founder Olga Kornienko Talks Global DRM

Streaming Media contributing editor Tim Siglin interviews EZDRM Co-Founder & CEO Olga Kornienko at Streaming Media West 2019.

SMW '19: RealEyes Talks Cross-Platform Streaming Challenges

Streaming Media contributing editor Tim Siglin interviews RealEyes Media CTO Jun Heider at Streaming Media West 2019.

SMW '19: Mux Talks Measuring Player Performance

Streaming Media contributing editor Tim Siglin interviews Mux Founder & Head of Product Steve Heffernan at Streaming Media West 2019.

SMW '19: Brightcove Talks Context-Aware Encoding, 4K, and HEVC

Streaming Media contributing editor Tim Siglin interviews Brightcove Technology Fellow Yuriy Reznik at Streaming Media West 2019.

SMW '19: id3as' Dom Robinson Talks SMAF and IP Multicast

Streaming Media contributing editor Tim Siglin interviews id3as Founder and fellow Streaming Media Advanced Forum co-host Dom Robinson at Streaming Media West 2019.

SMW '19: DVEO Talks Cloud Encoding on the Rise

Streaming Media contributing editor Tim Siglin interviews DVEO founder Laszlo Zoltan at Streaming Media West 2019.

SMW '19: IBM's Scott Grizzle Talks AI and What's New with Watson

Streaming Media contributing editor Tim Siglin interviews Scott Grizzle, WW Channels & Alliances, Watson Media & Weather, IBM at Streaming Media West 2019.

SMW '19: Awesomeness Talks Reaching Gen Z Across Streaming Platforms

Streaming Media contributing editor Tim Siglin interviews Awesomeness Co-Heads Rebecca Glashow & Shelley Zimmerman at Streaming Media West 2019.

SMW '19: Teradek Talks End-to-End Encryption and 4K HEVC

Streaming Media contributing editor Tim Siglin interviews Teradek VP of Sales Jon Landman at Streaming Media West 2019.

SMW '19: Kaltura Talks Award-Winning Video Platforms and Extended Reality

Streaming Media Contributing Editor Tim Siglin interviews 4-time 2019 Readers' Choice Award winners Liad Eshkar and Gil Shefler of Kaltura at Streaming Media West 2019.

Streaming to Protect and Serve: Video in Law Enforcement

A dramatic uptick in the use of live streaming by law enforcement agencies has brought both opportunities and challenges

SMW '19: BuyDRM CEO Christopher Levy Talks Lifecycle DRM

Streaming Media contributing editor Tim Siglin interviews BuyDRM CEO & Founder Christopher Levy at Streaming Media West 2019.

SMW '19: Torque's Darcy Lorincz Talks Motor Esports

Streaming Media contributing editor Tim Siglin interviews Torque Esports' Darcy Lorincz at Streaming Media West 2019.

SMW '19: Tulix Talks Low-Latency Streaming

Streaming Media contributing editor Tim Siglin interviews Tulix CEO George Bokuchava at Streaming Media West 2019.

SMW '19: FandangoNOW Talks Mentoring and TVOD

Streaming Media Contributing Editor Tim Siglin interviews FandangoNOW Director, Software Engineering Rema Morgan-Aluko at Streaming Media West 2019.

SMW '19: Wowza Talks ClearCaster Expansion

Streaming Media contributing editor Tim Siglin interviews Wowza Media Systems Director of Sales Engineering Tim Dougherty at Streaming Media West 2019.

SMW '19: Telestream Talks Wirecast Now and Future

Telestream Senior Product Manager Lynn Elliott and Streaming Media Contributing Editor Tim Siglin discuss current and upcoming developments for Telestream's Wirecast live production solution in this interview from Streaming Media West 2019.

Streaming Live From the Battlefield: Military Video in 2019

Metadata and low-latency video create a tactical advantage in intelligence-gathering and decision making. Discover why HEVC is gaining momentum in the armed forces, and Android is preferred over iOS.

Netflix's Stock Price Tumbles as Higher Prices Lead to Churn

Why did Netflix's stock fall in Q2? Because the OTT leader's price increase lead to service cancellations. That's a warning to all SVODs: If it can happen to Netflix, it can happen to any service.

Take Two Streams: Streaming Video on the Rise in Modern Medicine

From training to remote observations, the use of streaming video in the medical and pharmaceutical markets is growing.

Engineering Women: IBC Plays Host to a Powerful Force for Change

Women in Streaming Media has announced a mentoring program to encourage and empower talented women in the industry.

Achieving Zero Latency for Video and Audio Is a Zero-Sum Game

In the AV world, zero-frame latency isn't just a pipe dream—it's a requirement. Here's why the streaming industry would do well to pay attention.

Two Quick-Fix Solutions That Became Long-Term Problems

When will the industry jettison HTTP-segment-based streaming and buffer-based playback, both of which hold us back? How about right now, our columnist proposes.

Announcing the State of Streaming 2019 Survey: We Need Your Help

StreamingMedia.com is undertaking the first-ever survey calculating the size and health of the entire streaming industry. Take a few minutes to answer our questions and you just might win a prize!

For Thought-Provoking Video, Forget About Slick Production Values

In a previous age, videoconferencing was bright, sterile, and unpleasant. It lacked the multi-sensory input that makes face-to-face meetings valuable.

Streaming Innovation in Manufacturing: Building the Future

The assembly line has changed. Streaming video and audio, as well as machine learning and computer vision, are helping manufacturing become smarter and leaner.

SME '19: Tim Siglin Recaps Highlights of Streaming Media East

Tim Siglin of Streaming Media and Help Me! Stream hits the high points of two days of interviews and industry trends from Streaming Media East 2019.

SME '19: Twitch's Tarek Amara Talks Multi-Codec Streaming

Streaming Media's Tim Siglin and Twitch's Tarek Amara discuss Twitch's developing the emerging codec landscape and Twitch's multi-codec content delivery strategy on the show floor at Streaming Media East 2019.

SME '19: fuboTV's Geir Magnusson Talks Server-Side Ad Insertion

Streaming Media's Tim Siglin and fuboTV CTO Geir Magnusson discuss SSAI and ad personalization on the show floor at Streaming Media East 2019.

SME '19: Notre Dame's Eric Nisly Talks University Social Streaming

Streaming Media's Tim Siglin and Notre Dame Studios Lead Streaming Engineer Eric Nisly discuss streaming operations at the University of Notre Dame at Streaming Media East.

SME '19: Colin Sandy Says Streaming and AV Are Converging and Clashing

Streaming Media's Tim Siglin and Colin Sandy of Sandy Audio-Visual discuss the convergence of Streaming and AV.

SME '19: RealEyes' David Hassoun Talks Troubleshooting Large-Scale Live Streams

Streaming Media's Tim Siglin and RealEyes CEO David Hassoun discuss large-scale livestream monitoring and analysis on the show floor at Streaming Media East 2019.

The State of Enterprise Video 2019

Analytics, scale, quality, and artificial intelligence are top trends in enterprise video. And live streaming is catching on in a variety of new areas.

SME '19: Datazoom’s Diane Strutner Talks Real-Time Data and Women in Streaming Media

Streaming Media's Tim Siglin and Datazoom's Diane Strutner discuss Datazoom's real-time video data infrastructure platform and the latest developments with Women in Streaming Media in this interview from the show floor at Streaming Media East 2019.

SME '19: IBM Watson's Scott Grizzle Talks Live Captioning and the Rise of IP Video

Streaming Media's Tim Siglin interviews IBM Watson Media & Weather Senior Solutions Manager Scott Grizzle at Streaming Media East 2019.

SME '19: Stratigro's Denise Alison Talks Social Media Marketing

Streaming Media's Tim Siglin and Stratigro founder Denise Alison discuss how Stratigro works with service-based entrepreneurs to improve their B2B social media marketing strategies in this interview from Streaming Media East 2019.

SME '19: BritBox' Soumya Sriraman Talks OTT Targeting and Engagement

Streaming Media's Tim Siglin interviews Soumya Sriraman and Efe Akbulut of BritBox at Streaming Media East 2019.

SME '19: Red5 Pro’s Chris Allen Talks WebRTC and Ultra-Low- Latency Streaming at Scale

Streaming Media's Tim Siglin and Red5 Pro CEO Chris Allen discuss peer-to-peer, WebRTC, and sub-500ms latency at million-streams scale on the show floor at Streaming Media East 2019.

SME '19: Liz Hart Talks Large-Scale Live Streaming

Streaming Media's Tim Siglin and Liz Hart of Liz Hart Events discuss life inside the broadcast truck at high-profile events in this interview from the show floor at Streaming Media East 2019.

The State of WebRTC and Low-Latency Streaming 2019

It's not a standard yet, but that will likely change. Here's a detailed look at the state of WebRTC, the project that could finally deliver instantaneous video streaming at scale.

Buyers' Guide to Context-Aware Encoding 2019

2018 was the year that context-aware encoding (CAE) went mainstream, but 2019 will be the year that context-aware encoding reaches critical mass.

The State of the OTT Market 2019

Where do the video-on-demand, live linear, and live event markets stand now? And what's coming next, as streaming media delivery enters its third decade?

Buyers' Guide to Encoding Appliances 2019

Software encoding, especially in the cloud, is all the rage these days. So why stick with on-premises hardware? There are good reasons for keeping operations in-house.

3 Things the Streaming Industry Must Do to Prepare for ATSC 3.0

This is "The Year Before the Year of ATSC 3.0," and that means preparation—not just for broadcasters, but for the streaming industry, as well.

ATSC 3.0 and the Future of Broadcast Television: OTA Meets OTT

A new television standard, expected to debut in live broadcasts by 2020, brings the best of streaming—such as 4K video—to over-the-air delivery.

SMW '18: Tim Siglin Recaps Highlights of Streaming Media West

Streaming Media's Tim Siglin discusses key topics of Streaming Media West 2018, including microservices, interactive streaming, eSports, MR/AR (but not VR), low latency, and Women in Streaming Media.

SMW '18: nanocosmos' Oliver Lietz Talks Interactive Streaming and H5Live

Streaming Media's Tim Siglin interviews nanocosmos CEO Oliver Lietz at Streaming Media West 2018.

SMW '18: Brightcove's Lexie Pike Talks SSAI and Standardization

Streaming Media's Tim Siglin interviews Brightcove's Lexie Pike at Streaming Media West 2018.

SMW '18: Meet Group's Lauren Hallanan Talks Solo Streaming and Dating Apps

Streaming Media's Tim Siglin interviews Meet Group VP of Livestreaming Lauren Hallanan at Streaming Media West 2018.

SMP '18: Ellation's Michael Dale Talks Multichannel OTT

Streaming Media's Tim Siglin interviews Ellation VP Engineering Michael Dale at Streaming Media West 2018.

SMW '18: VideoLink's Kevin McCarthy Talks ReadyCam Studios

Streaming Media's Tim Siglin interviews VideoLink Director of Production Kevin McCarthy at Streaming Media West 2018.

SMW '18: Twitch's Tarek Amara Talks Multi-Codec Streaming

Streaming Media's Tim Siglin interviews Twitch's Tarek Amara at Streaming Media West 2018.

SMW '18: THEO Technologies' Pieter-Jan Speelmans Talks Modular Player APIs

Streaming Media's Tim Siglin interviews THEO Technologies CTO Pieter-Jan Speelmans at Streaming Media West 2018.

SMW '18: Mobeon's Mark Alamares Talks Mixed Reality Storytelling

Streaming Media's Tim Siglin interviews Mobeon CEO Mark Alamares at Streaming Media West 2018.

SMW '18: Chris Knowlton Talks Microsoft Stream

Streaming Media's Tim Siglin interviews Microsoft Principal Lead Program Manager Chris Knowlton at Streaming Media West 2018.

SMW '18: JD Fox Talks Making Small-Market Sports Streaming Look Big League

Streaming Media's Tim Siglin interviews JD Fox, Director of Partnerships and Product Management at PrestoSports, at Sports Streaming Summit and Streaming Media West 2018.

SMW '18: IBM Watson Media and Weather's Scott Grizzle Talks Finding Solutions

Streaming Media's Tim Siglin interviews IBM Watson Media and Weather Senior Solutions Engineer Scott Grizzle at Streaming Media West 2018.

SMW '18: Cisco's Sangeeta Ramakrishnan Talks Machine Learning and eSports

Streaming Media's Tim Siglin interviews Cisco Distinguished Engineer Sangeeta Ramakrishnan at Streaming Media West 2018.

SMW '18: Beamr's Mark Donnigan Talks All-In HEVC

Streaming Media's Tim Siglin interviews Beamr VP Marketing Mark Donnigan at Streaming Media West.

SMW '18: First Tube Media's Andrew Beranbom Talks Bands, Brands, and Platforms

Streaming Media's Tim Siglin interviews First Tube Media CEO Andrew Beranbom at Streaming Media West 2018.

SMW '18: Mainstreaming's Mike Smith Talks Hypernode Technology

Streaming Media contributing editor Tim Siglin interviews Mainstreaming Global VP, Solutions Engineering Mike Smith at Streaming Media West 2018.

SMW '18: MediaKind's Mark Russell Talks Microservices

Streaming Media's Tim Siglin interviews MediaKind CTO & Head of Strategy Mark Russell at Streaming Media West 2018.

SMW '18: Teradek's Jon Landman Introduces the HEVC-Ready VidiU GO

Tim Siglin interviews Teradek VP Marketing Jon Landman at Streaming Media West 2018.

Portable Streaming Encoders Shrink and Grow

As companies launch small-form-factor encoders (SFFEs) for live streaming and (sometimes) recording, one of the biggest questions potential users ask is whether these devices offer the same encoding functionality as larger units.

How Australia's Optus Missed the Goal at the World Cup

Optus claimed it experienced "unprecedented demand" for live video streaming during the 2018 World Cup, but what else would it expect?

Charting Where Enterprise Video Will Go in the Years Ahead

What's new and next for corporate video? Improved search and discovery, an eye toward monetization, and a resurgence of on-prem or hybrid solutions.

Digging It! Streaming Video in Mining and Offshore Exploration

The streaming world is bigger than Netflix and UGC. Learn how exploration and engineering companies use rugged systems to stream video from the harshest conditions on the globe.

Streaming Video Exploration Makes the World a Little Smaller

Both armchair explorers and scientists are making use of new video technologies that are able to see more deeply than human vision can.

Come Together: Streaming in Professional Music Production

Services like Spotify get all the headlines, but there's a not-so-quiet revolution in music production, and low-latency streaming is driving it.

Help Us Help Others Stream: The Online Video Industry Gives Back

This is the birth of a non-profit that could make a difference in the lives of many. If you have streaming skills and you'd like to help NGOs working in economically distressed areas, read on.

Next-Generation Content Delivery: The Shift Is Underway

What will it take for live streaming to finally match the global scale of traditional TV? A look at the next 18 months of next-gen video delivery.

SME 2018: ABC's Raj Moorjani Talks Immersive Storytelling

Streaming Media's Tim Siglin interviews ABC News Product Manager Raj Moorjani at Streaming Media East 2018

SME 2018: Vimeo's Harris Beber Talks Monetization on Ad-Free Video Platforms

Streaming Media's Tim Siglin interviews Vimeo CMO Harris Beber at Streaming Media East 2018.

SME 2018: SeaChange's Kurt Michel Talks Content Management and Metadata Enrichment

Streaming Media's Tim Siglin interviews SeaChange's Kurt Michel at Streaming Media East 2018.

SME 2018: TIME's Mia Tramz Talks Brand Impact and Immersive Media

Streaming Media's Tim Siglin interviews TIME's Mia Tramz at Streaming Media East 2018.

SME 2018: RYOT Studio's Kathryn Friedrich Talks Storytelling and Brand Engagement

Streaming Media's Tim Siglin interviews RYOT Studio's Kathryn Friedrich at Streaming Media East 2018.

SME 2018: GigCasters' Casey Charvet Talks Large-Scale Live Event Streaming

Streaming Media's Tim Siglin interview GigCasters' Casey Charvet at Streaming Media East 2018.

SME 2018: RealEyes' Jun Heider Talks AI, MAM, and Advanced Video App Development

Streaming Media's Tim Siglin interviews RealEyes Media Chief of Technology Jun Heider at Streaming Media East 2018.

SME 2018: Red5 Pro's Chris Allen Talks Ultra-Low Latency Large-Scale Streaming

Streaming Media contributing editor Tim Siglin interviews Red5 Pro CEO & Co-Founder Chris Allen at Streaming Media East 2018.

SME 2018: Mobeon's Mark Alamares Talks Challenges of Making Immersive Video Mainstream

Streaming Media Contributing Editor Tim Siglin interviews Mobeon CEO Mark Alamares at Streaming Media East 2018

SME 2018: Roku's Bernarda Duarte Talks Channel Acquisition and OTT Direct Publishing

Streaming Media's Tim Siglin interviews Roku's Bernarda Duarte at Streaming Media East 2018.

SME 2018: IBM Cloud Video's Scott Grizzle Talks Protocols, Codecs, and Latency

Streaming Media Contributing Editor Tim Siglin interviews IBM Cloud Video's Scott Grizzle at Streaming Media East 2018

SME 2018: Kelley Green Consulting's Lisa Larson-Kelley Talks App Development and Facebook Live

Streaming Media Contributing Editor Tim Siglin interviews Kelley Green Consulting's Lisa Larson-Kelley at Streaming Media East 2018.

SME 2018: Streaming Video Alliance's Jason Thibeault Talks Machine Learning and Content Delivery

Streaming Media Contributing Editor Tim Siglin interviews Streaming Video Alliance's Jason Thibeault at Streaming Media East 2018

SME 2018: Knowledge Vision's Michael Kolowich Talks Knovio Live and Multimedia Webcasting

Streaming Media Contributing Editor Tim Siglin interviews Knowledge Vision's Michael Kolowich at Streaming Media East 2018

SME 2018: RealNetworks Founder Rob Glaser Talks RMHD and Real's Longterm Strategy

Streaming Media's Jan Ozer interviews RealNetworks Founder Rob Glaser at Streaming Media East 2018.

SME 2018: Brightcove's Matt Smith Talks Machine Learning and Context-Aware Encoding

Streaming Media Contributing Editor Tim Siglin interviews Brightcove's Matt Smith at Streaming Media East 2018

SME 2018: IAB's Eric John Talks Brand Safety, Blockchain

Streaming Media Contributing Editor Tim Siglin interviews IAB's Eric John at Streaming Media East 2018

SME 2018: Technicolor-Postworks Colorist Anthony Raffaele Talks 4K and HDR

Streaming Media Contributing Editor Tim Siglin interviews Technicolor-Postworks' Anthony Raffaele following his keynote at at Streaming Media East 2018

SME 2018: Teradek Talks New Contribution and Distribution Solutions

Teradek VP Sales Jon Landman discusses live streaming problem-solving and new announcements at Streaming Media East 2018.

Streaming Options for Foreign Travelers Are Improving—Slowly

When it comes to subscription video on-demand, increasingly you can take it with you. Some services now let subscribers stream while abroad.

Buyers' Guide to Encoder Appliances

Sometimes software-only solutions just don't cut it. Here's how to understand the tradeoff between hardware and software encoding, and how to select the best appliance when low-latency and delivery matter.

20 for 20: The Top Mergers and Acquisitions of the Past 20 Years

Streaming Media has been around for 20 years, and has seen a lot of interesting technologies, opportunities, and business acumen come together.

20 for 20: The Most Important Standards of the Last 20 Years

To celebrate Streaming Media's 20th year, here's an overview of 20 major patents and standards that have impacted the growth of the streaming media industry.

The State of Enterprise Video 2018

Enterprise video platforms set themselves apart from their media and entertainment counterparts, and vendors learn it takes significant reengineering to serve the business market.

Top 20 Streaming Technologies of the Last 20 Years

It's our 20th anniversary, and so we're taking a look back at the 20 technologies that have dominated—and sometimes frustrated—the streaming media industry over the past 20 years.

Streaming Forum Keynote: Sky Spins Up New Channels in Minutes

Sky principal streaming architect Jeff Webb shared how a move from appliance-based workflows to container-based workflows now means that the broadcaster can spin up new channels in minutes, a process that used to take up to 4 weeks

Buyers' Guide to Content- and Context-Aware Encoding 2018

A new generation of encoders looks at the context of content to deliver better video playback and higher efficiency. Here's what publishers need to know about CAE.

Analysis: Is Ooyala Worthless?

Telstra writes down final investment in Ooyala, will exit ad tech acquired from Videoplaza. What went wrong?

Seed Money: 6 Ways Streaming Video Plays a Role in Farming

In chores such as cattle wrangling and crop rotation, streaming video is surprisingly important to those working in agribusiness.

The Streaming Video Revolution Is About More Than Entertainment

Industries such as agriculture, mining, music, and manufacturing have all been transformed by audio and video streaming. In 2018, we'll take a deeper look.

The Streaming Industry Is Dead, and It's Never Been Hotter

Over the decades the streaming video industry has migrated into hundreds of other industries, and what was fringe is now mainstream.

SMW 17: Brightcove's Anil Jain Talks Securing Live-Streamed Content

Streaming Media's Tim Siglin interviews Brightcove EVP & GM, Media Anil Jain at Streaming Media West 2017.

SMW 17: Bulldog's John Petrocelli Talks Branded User Experiences

Streaming Media's Tim Siglin interviews Bulldog Digital Media CEO John Petrocelli at Live Streaming Summit 2017.

SMW 17: Gabriella Mirabelli Talks Leveraging Data Science in Online Video

Anatomy Media's Gabriella Mirabelli explains how content owners can leverage data science in online video without being data scientists in this interview with Tim Siglin at Streaming Media West 2017.

SMW 17: Mobeon's Mark Alamares Talks 360/VR Immersive Storytelling

Streaming Media's Tim Siglin interviews Mobeon CEO Mark Alamares at Streaming Media West 2017.

SMW 17: VideoRx's Robert Reinhardt Talks SRT and the Future of Codecs

Streaming Media's Tim Siglin interviews VideoRx's Robert Reinhardt at Streaming Media West 2017.

SMW 17: Microsoft's Andy Beach Talks Machine Learning and Media

Streaming Media's Tim Siglin interviews Microsoft Principal SDE, Communications & Media Andy Beach at Streaming Media West 2017.

SMW 17: IBM's Scott Grizzle Talks Watson and Video Enrichment

Streaming Media's Tim Siglin interviews IBM Cloud Video Senior Solutions Engineer Scott Grizzle at Streaming Media West 2017.

SMW 17: Brightcove's David Sayed Talks Context-Aware Encoding

Streaming Media's Tim Siglin interviews Brightcove VP of Product Marketing at Streaming Media West 2017.

SMW 17: AWS Elemental's Keith Wymbs Talks Live 4K in the Cloud

Streaming Media's Tim Siglin interviews AWS Elemental CMO Keith Wymbs following Wymbs' opening keynote at Streaming Media West 2017.

SMW 17: Teradek's Jon Landman Talks Mobile Switching, VR Stitching, and HEVC Encoding

Streaming Media's Tim Siglin and Teradek's Jon Landman discuss the latest from Teradek, including HEVC cloud transcoding, wireless transmission, and VR/360 capture, stitching, and streaming.

SMW 17: Magewell's Darry Spangler Talks 4K Live Capture

Magewell's Darryl Spangler and Streaming Media's Tim Siglin discuss 4K live capture and Magewell's Streaming Media Reader's Choice-winning solutions in this interview from Streaming Media West 2017.

SMW 17: id3as's Dom Robinson Talks Muxing, Multicasting, and Architecting CDNs

Streaming Media's Tim Siglin interviews Dom Robinson, id3as founder and author, Content Delivery Networks: Fundamentals, Design, and Evolution at Streaming Media West 2017.

SMW 17: Deluxe's Rick Phelps Talks Full-Service Broadcast Content Delivery

Streaming Media's Tim Siglin interviews Deluxe Entertainment SVP, Broadcast Sales Rick Phelps at Streaming Media West 2017.

SMW 17: DVEO's Nick Joseph Talks DOZER, Lower-Latency HLS

Streaming Media's Tim Siglin interviews DVEO Sales Engineer Nick Joseph at Streaming Media West 2017.

SMW 17: BlueFrame's Chris Knowlton Talks Cost-Effective End-to-End Streaming for DII College Sports

Streaming Media's Tim Siglin interviews BlueFrame Technology Partner & Chief Strategy Officer Chris Knowlton at Streaming Media West 2017.

SMW 17: StreamOne's Ruud van der Linden Talks OVP Pre-Integration

Streaming Media's Tim Siglin interviews Ruud van der Linden, Founder and CEO of Netherlands-based online video platform StreamOne, at Streaming Media West 2017.

SMW 17: Beamr's Dror Gill Talks Integrated Video Encoding and Optimization

Streaming Media's Tim Siglin interviews Beamr CTO Dror Gill at Streaming Media West 2017.

The Chinese Streaming Market Rife With Possibilities and Pitfalls

Western publishers that want to stream video to audiences in China need to overcome unique hurdles that are more political than technical.

IMF: One Format to Rule Them All or Just One More Format?

The Interoperable Master Format (IMF) offers the appeal of a universal distribution format for all video, but it's not quite there yet. Here's where development stands today.

Is Apple's Move to HEVC About Effectiveness or Efficiency?

The latest macOS includes support for HEVC, but not for older Macs. In the rush to support higher resolutions and lower files sizes, are too many people being left out?

MAM and DAM Evolve Into the Cloud, Going Beyond the Basics

Managing media assets is about far more than storing and finding clips, and cutting-edge MAM and DAM systems are moving to the cloud and taking on VR and 4K.

Apple TV Goes 4K

Company finally catches up with Roku, hints that the new video encoder for iPhone 8 and iPhone X is HEVC

Lock it Down: How to Keep Enterprise Video Safe and Secure

From pipes to pixels, enterprise video security is becoming big business. This article puts a spotlight on three types of content security solutions: encryption, rights management, and content management.

Beyond TCP: Meet the Next Generation of Transport Protocols

Lower latency while increasing reliability: That's the promise of alternate transmission protocols that expand on TCP or simply replace it as the streaming transmission champ.

A King’s Ransom: Why Do OTT Subscription Costs Keep Rising?

The subscription video market is getting crowded, so why aren't prices declining? To understand that, first understand which actors are driving the market.

HDR: The More Bits, the Better

Apple's new Macs feature 10-bit HEVC decoding for HDR video viewing. To understand why that's important, it's worth a look at an old technology—film cameras

Dying to Stream: The Rise in Violent Acts Streamed Live Online

Another week, another story of a horrific act live streamed across the internet. Live video makes this possible. Now, how does the industry stop it?

Is Premium OTT Content Worth the Price?

By focusing on premium content—with hefty licensing and production costs—OTT services are hurting themselves and their subscribers

How to Design an Automated Workflow

Create automated systems and save your employees' work hours for other jobs. Here's how to create a video workflow that improves both productivity and quality.

How to: Video Quality Optimization

From spatial to temporal to perceptual, optimizing video depends on how it's measured. This how-to guide explores recent advances taking place in video quality.

Buyers' Guide to Unified Communications 2017

Simply being able to connect enterprise devices isn't the real goal. In the march to HEVC, could UCC interoperability issues become a thing of the past?

Buyers' Guide to Enterprise Video Platforms 2017

The questions companies need to answer: Build vs. buy? Cloud, on-premises, or hybrid? Here's what to decide before staring a search.

Buyers' Guide to Media Servers 2017

From 4K to MP4, media server software keeps innovating our industry toward its OTT future. Best of all, there are options right for every budget.

NewTek Goes Full 4K with the IP-Based TriCaster TC1 Live Production System

The TC1 supports acquisition resolutions up to 4Kp60 and can stream directly to Facebook Live, YouTube Live, Microsoft Azure, Periscope, Twitch, and other streaming sites

Buyers' Guide to Media and Entertainment Video Platforms 2017

From 4K to PPV, media and entertainment platforms can help publishers realize and monetize their OTT visions. Here are the extras that set the best apart.

Buyers' Guide to Transcoders 2017

Cloud transcoding is growing in popularity, but sometimes only a dedicated appliance will do. For automated video workflows at scale, here's what businesses need to know.

Buyers' Guide to Encoding 2017

From pico to infinite, encoders come in all shapes and sizes. Here's all the information businesses need to choose the best encoder for their situation.

The Biggest Streaming Media Mergers and Acquisitions of 2016

Niagara, IBM, ComScore, and More: 2016 yielded lower innovation, greater consolidation, and a whole lot of big-ticket M&A activity.

The State of Enterprise Video 2017

In an exciting period of revival, new features and new formats stemming from last year's entertainment solutions bring significant changes to the enterprise. Here are seven areas to watch.

The State of QoS 2017

Despite some much-hyped problems, 2016 was a watershed year for online video quality of service (QoS), and 2017 promises further advances.

Buyers' Guide to Content Delivery Networks 2017

Contrary to popular belief, CDNs aren't going away—for good reason—but their pricing models are changing. Here are the costs companies need to consider.

Streaming Meets Unified Communications: Convergence Is on the Way

Social media, online video platforms, and knowledge management systems are coming together to create the future of enterprise communications.

Latency Sucks! So Which Companies Are Creating a Solution?

It's one of the biggest challenges facing live video streaming today, and it's remained frustratingly stubborn. Explore the technical solutions that could finally bring latency down to the 1-second mark.

Cut the Cord, Plug In an Antenna: It's Prime Time for Subchannels

TV Everywhere is plagued by connection difficulties, while quality is improving on over-the-air digital subchannels. The home antenna is making a comeback.

NewTek and Wowza Release MediaDS

Encoder offers NewTek proprietary IP inputs, world-class color correction, and an integrated Wowza Streaming Engine for live delivery

The China Problem: Government-Sponsored Formats Are Incompatible

Ever heard of the Audio Video Standard (AVS)? What about China Blue High-Definition (CBHD)? China's homegrown standards keep Western companies at bay.

How to Monetize: AVOD, TVOD, or SVOD?

In quotes from a Streaming Media/Unisphere survey, our readers talk about the biggest monetization opportunities and challenges facing them today and tomorrow

Video: Microsoft Seeks Elegant Ways to Match Esports Broadcasters to Their Audience

Microsoft's Andy Beach and Streaming Media's Tim Siglin discuss the latest strategic developments around live-streamed and VOD esports in this interview from Streaming Media West 2016.

Video: DVEO Takes Aim at Server Market

DVEO CEO Laszlo Zoltan explains to Streaming Media's Tim Siglin how DVEO, with products in multiple categories, works to establish a beachhead in the server market, in this interview from Streaming Media West 2016.

Video: Facebook Live and the State of Live UGC Video

Yahoo's Omer Luzatti and Streaming Media's Tim Siglin discuss the rise of Facebook Live, who else has a shot at live UGC market share, and the challenges of scaling in this interview from Streaming Media West 2016.

Video: EuclidIQ Partners to Provide End-to-End OTT Encoding Solution

EuclidIQ's Frank Capria and Streaming Media's Tim Siglin discuss Euclid's new OptiiQ.ly and UptiiQ solutions and improving the viewer experience for online and OTT video in this interview from Streaming Media West 2016.

Video: New Brightcove Platform Embraces Post-Flash World

Brightcove's Matt Smith and Streaming Media's Tim Siglin discuss the death of Flash, the dawn of DASH, the impact of VPAID, and monetization in this interview from Streaming Media West 2016.

Video: Bitmovin Provides Adaptive Streaming Infrastructure, HTML5 Cloud Encoding for Enterprise and Integrators

Bitmovin CEO Stefan Lederer describes Bitmovin's enterprise focus, cloud encoding and player infrastructure, DRM, 24/7 worldwide support, and increasing attention to VR 360 in this wide-ranging interview with Tim Siglin at Streaming Media West 2016.

Video: Mirror Image Develops Cloud Application Logic, Adopts Dynamic Delivery Network Model

In this interview at Streaming Media West 2016, Mirror-Image CEO Gustav Vik and Streaming Media's Tim Siglin discuss Mirror Image's innovative edge-caching model, and new Ad Block Override solution.

Video: Best Practices for Live Captioning

LinkedIn's Heather Hurford and Streaming Media's Tim Siglin take a deep dive into the current challenges of closed-captioning live-streamed video in this interview from Streaming Media West 2016.

Video: First Look--Epiphan Pearl-2

Epiphan's David Kirk gives Streaming Media Producer's Tim Siglin the skinny on Epiphan's new 4K-capable streaming appliance, the Pearl 2, at Streaming Media West 2016.

Video: Ustream Offers Full VOD Capabilities as Part of IBM Cloud Video

Ustream's Alden Fertig and Streaming Media's Tim Siglin discuss Ustream's expansion into VOD and enterprise since being acquired by IBM Cloud Video in this interview from Streaming Media West 2016.

Video: Flash is Dead; What Encoding and Engineering Challenges Await?

Viacom VP Engineering Jeff Tapper and Streaming Media's Tim Siglin survey the encoding and engineering landscape of online and mobile video in life after Flash.

Video: Wowza Announces GoCoder SDK App Challenge Winner

In early 2016, Wowza unveiled the GoCoder SDK, which accelerates live streaming mobile app development, and challenged users to create the best GoCoder app. The winners were revealed in this interview at Streaming Media West.

Measuring Success: The Multiplatform Analytics Challenge

Counting viewers has always been a difficulty for streaming publishers, and today's multiplatform world makes the issue more demanding than ever. The answer is to radically rethink video analytics.

Alibaba Group Dominated Partner Announcements at this Year's IBC

Eastern powerhouse Alibaba has reached America's shores. Here's what the industry needs to know about Amazon's fiercest competitor.

Less Hype, More Market Research

A look back at the history of our industry reveals that critical decisions have been made on nothing but gut feelings. It's time for a more research-based approach to move streaming media forward.

Survey: Do You AVOD, SVOD, or TVOD?

Fill out the Streaming Media/Unisphere survey on VOD monetization and have a chance to win an iPad Pro.

Infographic: Next-Gen Video Formats

OTT decision-makers are bullish on HDR, HFR, VR, and 4K, according to results of a survey by Streaming Media and Unisphere Research

Beyond Standards: Moving Past MPEG to Create a Video-Friendly Web

As over-the-top video continues to grow in popularity—call it the "Netflix-ification" of the web—the streaming standards the industry relies on begin to feel the strain.

The Summer of Streaming Love: Will Netflix Take Over the World?

The origins of the internet date back to hippie-era San Francisco, where the building blocks were created. This summer, online video is set for a similar revolution.

Live-Switching and Streaming From Mobile Devices

The pocket-size production studio known as a smartphone has a camera, cellular data or Wi-Fi connectivity, and an external microphone input. Here are two different ways to live stream video from mobile devices.

HLS Now Supports Fragmented MP4, Making it Compatible With DASH

iOS and macOS announcements aren't the only things coming out of WWDC 2016: Apple announced that HLS will support fragmented MP4. Here's why that means huge cost savings for video providers.

The Worldwide Video Revolution Is Happening on Small Screens

Inexpensive access to smartphones is letting people around the world add their voices to the chorus, creating a new wave of user-generated content.

CDNs Need to Meet Demand of 38.5B Connected Devices by 2020

In a Content Delivery Summit 2016 opening keynote, Level 3's CTO said that 90 percent of all IP traffic will be video in only a few years.

Open Caching and the Future of Streaming

At the Content Delivery Summit today, Qwilt's Mark Fisher discussed how open caching can increase capacity at reduced cost

30 Days to a Better (Streaming) You: Conferences Lead the Way

Spring is the time to sharpen your streaming skills. If you started with NAB last week, be sure to continue your journey with Streaming Media East in May.

The State of Mobile Video 2016

Like it or not, that phone in your pocket isn't going to get any smaller. Streaming video is driving the trend for bigger screens and better connection speeds in the coming year.

Buyer's Guide to Media and Entertainment Video Platforms 2016

Here's how to choose a collaborative system for both creating media content and then managing and securely distributing that content.

The Biggest Streaming Media Mergers and Acquisitions of 2015

From A(OL) to V(erizon) we look at the mergers and acquisitions that mattered in the last year. Here's a look back, with an eye toward what they portend for the future.

Buyer's Guide to Enterprise Video Platforms 2016

Security, mobility, formats, and location lead the list of considerations when choosing an EVP. Here's how to shop for and test a solution.

Buyer's Guide to CDN Services 2016

From pure-play to piecemeal, CDN services offer significant benefits. Here are the major features to look for at a time when the lines around CDN services are getting blurred.

The State of Enterprise Video 2016

Balancing the need for security with employees' desire to use their own devices at work, enterprise video delivery platforms are more than just a pale imitation of consumer platforms.

A Stitch in Time: How Stream Stitching Beats the Ad Blockers

Ad blockers are the bane of online video publishers everywhere. Can stream stitching, also known as server-side ad insertion, save the day?

Leaping Into 2016: What Still Needs to Be Solved in Streaming

Three items for the online video industry's to-do list: Challenges for optimization, latency, and encoding that can be fixed in the short term.

Testing the Vitec MGW Ace and MGW D265 for HEVC Encode/Decode

While Vitec's latest encoder and decoder are strong products by themselves, they're even more impressive when used together in a complete end-to-end solution.

The Forecast for 2016 Is Mostly Cloudy With a Chance of Streaming

Presenting a weather report on the industry's accelerated move toward cloud-based video acquisition and delivery.

Streaming Thankfulness

Many streams make light work as our Streams of Thought columnist shares his gratitude this Thanksgiving.

Streaming Media West '15: A Closer Look at the Epiphan Pearl and SDI2USB

Streaming Media's Tim Siglin and Epiphan's Dave Kirk discuss Epiphan's capture, encoding, and live streaming workflow solutions at Streaming Media West 2015.

Streaming Media West '15: How PAC-12 Networks Keeps Viewers Watching and Measures Engagement

Streaming Media's Tim Siglin and PAC-12 Networks' Ryan Currier discuss strategies for sustaining and measuring viewer engagement at Streaming Media West 2015.

Streaming Media West '15: Stop Equating Video Quality with Bit Rate

Streaming Media's Tim Siglin and SSIMWave chairman and chief scientist Dr. Zhou Wang discuss encoding optimization and quality-of-experience assessments for online video at Streaming Media West 2015.

Streaming Media West '15: Unifying the Playback Experience Across Multiple Platforms

Streaming Media's Tim Siglin and Microsoft's Andy Beach discuss Azure cloud management and automation, UHD vs. HDR, delivering playback experience across multiple platforms, and more

Streaming Media West '15: Stream-Stitching: Replacing Content and Replacing Ads

Streaming Media's Tim Siglin and Anvato's Matt Smith discuss stream-stitching, ad insertion, HDR, and more at Streaming Media West 2015

Streaming Media West '15: Lockheed Martin and On-Prem vs. Cloud

Streaming Media's Tim Siglin and Lockheed Martin's Eric Hards discuss on-premise vs. cloud and the RFP process.

Streaming Media West '15: What Enterprise Customers Want from Online Video Providers

Streaming Media's Tim Siglin and Oracle's David Boyll discuss key features of OVPs for enterprise clients at Streaming Media West 2015

Streaming Media West '15: Elemental, AWS, and the State of Cloud Transcoding

Streaming Media's Tim Siglin and Elemental Technologies' Aslam Khader discuss developments since Amazon Web Services' acquisition of Elemental and the software-driven cloud delivery, HEVC, HDR, and UHD.

Streaming Media West '15: Yahoo Takes the NFL Global

Yahoo says it delivered 33 million steams to 15 million unique viewers of the October 25 Jacksonville-Buffalo NFL game

Streaming Media West '15: Why Put All Your Bits into More Pixels When You Can Put Better Pixels Up?

Streaming Media's Tim Siglin and Akamai's Will Law discuss new technologies affecting OTT and the streaming industry

Streaming Media West '15: Xbox Live Behind the Scenes

Xbox Live's Corey Smith shared behind-the-scenes details about the Xbox Live Events interactive platform and a recent Xbox One event

Streaming Media West '15: Talking Xbox Live with Microsoft's Corey Smith

At Streaming Media West 2015, Streaming Media Contributing Editor Tim Siglin and Opening Keynote Presenter Corey Smith of Microsoft's Xbox Live discuss what's next for Xbox Live, HDR, and the live linear platform Microsoft used to deliver Smith's keynote worldwide via Xbox.

Streaming Media West '15: Introducing the Roland V-1HD

Tim Siglin and Rob Read discuss the V-1HD, Roland's just-announced portable 4 x HDMI input switcher

Heads Roll in a Time of Transition for the Online Video Industry

The future is up for grabs as viewers move from broadcast and cable to online, but will greedy royalty fees slow growth at a critical moment?

Implementing Real-Time Video Collaboration in the Enterprise

For many companies, the path is clear: understanding, championing, and leveraging video collaboration for more efficient business models.

When Travelers Go Abroad, Online Video Services Don't Follow

Add streaming video to the list of travelers' woes, right behind jetlag and missed connections. The solution is simple, but completely ignored.

Commentary: Apple Has Lost Its Way with New Apple TV

The new device, announced at this week's Apple keynote, has a number of ill-conceived design limitations, a few outright flaws, and a gaping privacy issue.

Haivision Launches the Calypso Enterprise Video Platform

This enterprise-ready video hub includes simulated multicast delivery and strong multi-location support. Native apps will follow in six weeks.

Authentication Remains a Challenge, and Not Just for Streaming

Broadcast snafus for pay-per-view events show ongoing authentication flaws, but seamless authentication via intelligent request routing might save the day for both broadcast and streaming

Time Flies: The Art and Technology Behind Great Timelapse Videos

Creating jaw-dropping slow-motion and timelapse effects is now easier and more affordable than ever. Here's how to speed up or slow down time like a pro.

Esports: Is This the Next Big Thing in Streaming Video?

Esports are the streaming industry's best-kept secret, but recent developments suggest they're quickly taking center stage.

Skype TX: Could Skype's New Offering Create a News Revolution?

The NewTek TalkShow VS-100 is based on Skype TX, which brings simple videoconferencing to the broadcast video workflow.

Cedexis: Pros and Cons of Cloud and Hybrid CDN Delivery

Are cloud data centers growing at the expense of content delivery networks (CDNs)? Are there limits to a cloud-only approach? Cedexis' Pete Mastin examined these questions at the Content Delivery Summit.

Streaming Media East '15: Benchmarking Your Video Workflow

Streaming Media East panel highlights results of a survey covering all aspects of the video workflow, from acquisition to propagation

Valve: Delivering Content to More Than 125 Million Users

At the Content Delivery Summit, attendees learned how Valve's Steam platform keeps up with demand from 9.5 million concurrent players who play 2 billion minutes per day

Pandora: Capacity Has Grown 50x in Eight Years

Pandora CIO Steve Ginsberg shared some of Pandora's network and delivery secrets at the Content Delivery Summit in New York

VITEC Aces HEVC

Company serves today's market by focusing on 1080p with its MGW ACE, builds for tomorrow with an eye towards 4K

Wowza Streaming Cloud Eases Live Event Setup

Company offers simplified pay-as-you-stream version complete with playout, which can be configured in advance or soon before a live event

The Fate of Broadcast TV in 2015: Last Gasp or Second Wind?

While video streaming has increased, so has the number of over-the-air broadcast channels. Can broadcasters stop the planned broadcast spectrum auction?

Presenting Streaming Media's Gear of the Year, 2014-15

Some of our top writers studied the gear releases from the past 12 months to honor the most interesting, innovative, and altogether breakthrough video products and technologies.

The Biggest Streaming Media Mergers and Acquisitions of 2014

A look back on the past year's mergers and acquisitions, with an eye toward what they portend for the future.

Buyer's Guide to Media and Entertainment Video Platforms 2015

Filming in remote locations becomes much easier with the right MEVP as a partner. Here are five questions to ask before making a purchase.

The State of Content Delivery 2015

Mobile device adoption, security requirements, and the rapid growth of premium OTT video will all challenge CDNs in the coming year.

Pumping AIR into the Flash Debate

Even on mobile devices, Flash isn't really gone. We talked to Adobe to clarify how Flash Player and Adobe Integrated Runtime (AIR) continue to grow together.

The State of Mobile Video 2015

Sharper screens, multicast, and phablets set the stage for the year ahead. As consumers watch more on mobile devices, how many subscriptions will they pay for?

Buyer's Guide to Enterprise Video Platforms 2015

You need to look at six key areas when choosing a platform to manage your enterprise video, including the platform's strategy for mobile, security, SharePoint, and adaptive bitrate.

The State of Media Servers 2015

Do we even need media servers in 2015? You bet we do; HTTP servers simply aren't up to live streaming and adapting to new technologies. Here's a survey of the media server market as it stands today.

The State of Enterprise Video 2015

2014's planning has turned into 2015's execution, but corporate video is still evolving slowly as enterprises figure out how to deal with moving away from overlay, whether or not to embrace the clooud, and what role (if any) integration with SharePoint and Skype for Business will play.

Aframe, massAV, and the Game of “Musical Chairs”

Aframe offers a cloud-based, SaaS approach to video management and storage, charging by the seat. Here's a look at how one company, massAV, works with Aframe to collaborate on video projects while keeping seat rental costs down.

First Look: NewTek TalkShow VS-100

NewTek jumps into remote news gathering with the TalkShow VS-100, a Skype TX-based product that dramatically improves the Skype video experience.

RGB Networks Sold to Imagine Communications for Undisclosed Sum

The move—the fourth recent acquisition by Imagine—further consolidates the TV Everywhere landscape, and is focused on ad-insertion technology.

The Challenge for Next-Generation Enterprise Video Platforms

Are video platforms geared toward the enterprise more than just repackaged entertainment platforms? Here's how to make a choice.

Thoma Bravo Sells Telestream to Allow Exit, Growth Acceleration

Genstar Capital purchases Telestream for an undisclosed sum, with an eye on increasing revenue for the already-profitable company

The Challenge of Mobile Video: Big Returns for Small Screens

The technology barriers are almost gone, and mobile video is growing faster than desktop. So when will mobile video delivery finally be profitable?

HDMI Fails at 4K; Will CES Show a Faster Wireless Connector?

Streaming 4K video will be a major theme at next week's CES, but manufacturers need to ditch the outdated HDMI connector for TV viewing.

Video in the War Zone: The Current State of Military Streaming

For the armed forces, streaming is a matter of national security. Here's an exclusive look at how the military, from analysts to ground troops, is using streaming video.

State of CDN Services Survey: A Supply and Demand Mismatch?

Social media video only accounts for 8% of content from a delivery perspective, but 23% from a consumption standpoint, according to a recent study by Streaming Media and Akamai. Why the disconnect?

Four More Ways Streaming Quality Must Improve to Compete With TV

Viewers aren't seeing 50 shades of gray because streaming video color calibration is outdated. Here's what else needs to impove.

Elemental Pushes Concept of Software-Defined Video

Elemental co-founder Sam Blackman talks networking and video workflows using off-the-shelf hardware rather than specialized processors

Online Video Must Improve Streaming Quality to Compete With TV

There are seven glaring quality issues that still plague online video. The industry needs to get serious if it hopes to rival television in popularity.

The Google Video Quality Report: What it Means for Video

Some connections are too slow for HD YouTube streaming. A helpful metric from Google explains why some viewers see a less-than-pristine picture.

Bit by Bit, Europe Leads the Way in Data Roaming Charges

A move by the European Union to control data roaming rates could lead to streaming throughput improvements that benefit mobile video.

VITEC and the Art of Low Latency

As IBC approaches, VITEC doubles down on lower latency products such as its Media Gateway Pico, which features no moving parts in form factor the size of a cigarette pack

Online Video Insiders Aren't Using Second-Screen Apps: Study

While there's a lot of hype around second-screen apps and personalized recommendations, video pros aren't fans. So who's the audience?

The Many Meanings of E-CDN: Viewing the Options

When it comes to using enterprise content delivery networks to stream video, companies face the choice of cloud, in-house CDN, or hybrid.

Don't Just Compress the Video, Compress the Content

Researchers are creating algorithms that remove non-essential information from a video, allowing viewers to watch it faster than in real-time.

VBrick Revs Up Video Webcasting Platform at Streaming Media East

Responding to the need for large-scale enterprise video solutions, VBrick debuts VBrick Rev, a portal for live and on-demand video.

Streaming Media East: Netflix Making the Move to HEVC, but Efficiency Gains Lag

Netflix discusses embracying HEVC (slowly), pushing 4K, and embracing IMF/MXF as a high-quality input format

Verizon Content Delivery Summit Keynote: Removing Complexity

During his keynote address, Chris Carey showed how the VDMS acquisitions would simplify digital content delivery for its customers.

Comcast Content Delivery Summit Keynote: Live Linear Explained

Using its IP video development platform VIPER, Xfinity TV Go offers next-generation products and services for on-demand and live linear content.

Content Delivery Summit: Google Talks YouTube Views, Caching

Google continues to build out POPs worldwide to reach more than a billion viewers and handle more than 100 hours of content uploaded per minute

Forget 4K, Think 4D: Time Could Be a New Wrinkle in Online Video

Science fiction or science fact? 3D video was a bust with consumers, but 4D could add an exciting new dimension to streaming video.

How to Build a Multiscreen Online Video Workflow

It's important to think ahead when preparing content for different screens in different environments. Read on for best practices from experts.

Industry Experts Discuss the Future of MPEG-DASH at NAB

The DASH Talks, a gathering of DASH supporters, compared notes on the standard's advancement, and highlighted the work being done.

Video Gear Gets Smaller, But One Hurdle Remains

The gear needed to shoot video on-the-go has gotten smaller and more convenient, but one obstacle is holding back even greater advances.

The Biggest Streaming Media Mergers and Acquisitions of 2013

From Samsung buying up Boxee to multiple acquisitions by Verizon and Yahoo, the past year was loaded with M&A activity that reflected streaming's ever-shifting landscape.

Cedexis’ Openmix and Radar Measure the Cloud, Using the Cloud

Partners include Juniper, Rackspace, Amazon, Limelight, Tata, and more as services now measure more than 100 cloud and CDN platforms

Take Our Second-Screen Application Trends Survey and Win an iPad

StreamingMedia.com and Unisphere Research want to know what streaming insiders think of companion viewing apps. Let us know and you could win an iPad Mini.

The State of Enterprise Video 2014

Streaming video is changing the way that business gets done. This year, making enterprise content accessible to mobile devices is a key challenge.

The State of Protocols and Formats 2014

From AVC to WebM, here's a look at the status of the acronyms that define the streaming media world.

A Buyer’s Guide to Multiformat Media Servers

4K and DASH muddy the waters, but the need for servers that can deliver multiple formats and handle closed captioning and ad insertion has never been clearer.

A Buyer’s Guide to Enterprise Video Platforms

The BYOD trend, closed captioning, and cloud services present three key areas that enterprises should address when purchasing an enterprise video platform.

The State of OTT 2014

Are we closer—or further away—from one-size-fits-all media consumption? In this article from the 2014 Streaming Media Industry Sourcebook, we take a look at the OTT landscape from a technology, carrier, and multi-channel video programming distributor standpoint.

First Look: Wowza Streaming Engine 4

Expect big changes from the renamed Wowza Media Server, which now offers a GUI. Both first-timers and power users will be happy about it.

Goodbye Wowza Media Server, Hello Wowza Streaming Engine

The latest version of Wowza Media Server includes a name change and a graphical user interface to make the product easier.

Brightcove Acquires Unicorn Media

Unicorn's Once technology gives Brightcove an end-to-end solution for mobile and ad insertion, with an eye towards getting around the increasingly prevalent use of ad blockers

Enterprise Rushes to the Cloud, Yet Significant Hurdles Remain

A move to the cloud makes sense for most business video initiatives, but pay special attention to issues such as security and bandwidth optimization.

Streaming New Year’s Resolutions for 2014

Now that the new year is here, it's time to make plans for the twelve months ahead. Here are six goals for the betterment of the streaming media industry.

Optimizing Supply Chains for Online Video

To understand data networks, think of the online video industry less as broadcasting and more as the transportation of goods.

Live Streaming With Mobile Devices: The BYOD Challenge

Mobile video in the enterprise is taking off, bringing with it increased security risks and unforeseen content management problems.

Don't Bury Television Yet, Says CNN's Caleb Silver at Streaming Media West

The online video audience continues to grow exponentially, but live events and appointment viewing habits mean traditional TV remains strong, and will continue to be for a long time

BBC Talks Resilient Cloud-Based Broadcast System

At Streaming Media West, BBC senior technical architect Stephen Godwin gave an in-depth look at the broadcaster's new Video Factory workflow

Online Video Captioning Is Critical, Offers Multiple Benefits

Reaching the hearing impaired is only the beginning: A Streaming Media West panel showed that online video captions deliver a variety of tangible benefits. Captions cost, but they also pay.

Streaming Media West Panel Offers Live Streaming Tips and Tricks

A panel of online video veterans presented their best live streaming advice. The difference between a free and a $40,000 encoder isn't just the cost.

Videoconferencing Grows With Rich Media Preservation

Educational institutions and businesses are creating innovative solutions that combine online video instruction and interactivity.

Videoconferencing Meets Streaming -- Finally

It's taken almost 20 years, but enterprise video solutions are finally integrating with videoconferencing tools, and everybody wins.

Wowza Acquires Camfoo

Acquisition complements Wowza's commitment to cloud-based services, which was amplified at IBC by a tighter integration between Wowza Media Server and Amazon CloudFront.

NewTek Intros TriCaster 410 for "Entry-Level Professionals"

Company seizes opportunity to bring HD-SDI to sub-$10k market, along with virtual set enhancements and other features previously available only in higher-priced models

New DASH-AVC/264 Guidelines Include Support for 1080p Video

Ahead of IBC, the DASH Industry Forum has released version 2 of the DASH-AVC/264 guidelines, moving MPEG-DASH to full HD and multichannel audio, among other improvements

Online Video Jumps on the Big Data Bandwagon

It's the era of big data, and online video publishers are embracing this trend in a big way. Learn what deep analytics have to offer the streaming video industry.

For UltraHD Streaming, Studios Need to Forge a Desperate Alliance

Consumers will never go for 4K video that stumbles on the last mile. Here's what the major studios can do about it.

MPEG-DASH Industry Forum Releases Implementation Guidelines

The DASH-IF continues move toward interoperability points and even H.265 integration. Publication will follow in mid-July.

Sonic Foundry Launches Mediasite 7

Companies flagship Mediasite ML HD gets hardware boost, software update featuring multiple video feed synchronization

Wowza Enters Mobile Encoding Space with GoCoder

Company's GoCoder app integrates with flagship media server for live streaming from iPhones over Wi-Fi and cellular

Will HEVC/H.265 Kill the Data Center?

QuickFire thinks so, which is why it's introducing the T-Video Transcoding Platform V1100, a single-RU box with multiple Ethernet connectors and 11 quad-core Core i7 mobile CPUs

Rovi Introduces MainConcept HEVC SDK

Claims to achieve transcoding conversion time savings via software using a single decoded stream and offering up to 10 simultaneous re-encodes for any given stream

Streaming Media East: Large Events Drive TV Everywhere

A&E, Epix, Ooyala see TV Everywhere turning mainstream, moving towards "individualized channels" in the not-too-distant future

PeerApp Announces New Revenue-Sharing Model

Offers framework in which pure-play CDNs and service providers can collaborate and generate shared revenue

DASH-AVC/264: Paring Down MPEG-DASH

DASH-IF introduces a leaner, meaner H.264/fMP4 approach, officially called DASH-AVC/264

Content Delivery Summit 2013: New Challenges and Opportunities

Transparent caching, federation, and the never-ending growth of video traffic

Commentary: Adobe Goes All In on the Cloud

Adobe officially changes all the Creative Suite products to Creative Cloud. While that might make logical sense, the shift could create problems for end users and, ultimately, for Adobe, too.

DB Plugins Launches dbObscura To Protect Media Files

Linux-based solution is intended to secure media files in Oracle databases throughout workflow cycle

Commentary: HLS's Ubiquity May Be DASH's Gain

Now that virtually all major players support Apple's HLS, the shortcomings of that de facto standard may lead to more widespread implementation of MPEG-DASH

Commentary: Will Flash Player Survive?

Recent announcements surrounding Adobe's plans for Primetime—including the inclusion of HLS and DASH support—beg the question: Why isn't the venerable Flash Player getting key upgrades?

Commentary: H.265 and 4K Ultra HD—History Repeats Itself?

Technology alone may not be enough to drive consumer and broadcast adoption

2K and 4K Televisions: Will Consumers Show an Interest?

Can 2K and 4K TVs generate the excitement that 3DTVs lacked? Manufacturers hope so. Here's what it will take.

RealNetworks Helix Broadcaster Brings Encoding and Server Together

Helix Broadcaster offers H.264 encoding and Helix server software on new proprietary hardware, including 1RU, 3RU, and blade configurations

Qualcomm, LG Show Off 4K Content at Mobile World Congress

The Consumer Electronics Show teased 4K recording and content, but Mobile World Congress delivered. Is 4K streaming next?

What Is 2K and 4K Video?

As we move beyond 1080p, consumers and the online video world are being enticed by 2K, 4K, and 4K Ultra HD (UHD). Here's a look at what those all mean, as well as what the future might hold.

The State of OTT Content Delivery 2013

Over-the-top delivery is shifting to more than just in-home content. Learn how the cloud, network DVRs, DASH, and DRM are combining to make TV Everywhere truly everywhere.

Streaming to the Converted: How One Church Serves Two Locations

A unique online video solution with nDVR helps Tennessee's Indian Springs Baptist Church preach to more than just the choir.

A Buyer's Guide to Format Conversion Tools

Do you need to transrate, transcode, transmux…or all three? Here are four essential questions to ask before making a purchase.

The State of Streaming Media Protocols 2013

It's all about DASH: Adoption is moving at a rapid pace, as industry insiders see a strong need to get DASH implemented in the field in the coming year.

Preparing for IPv6, a New System for Internet Addressing

The move to IPv6 is certain to be painful. Here's what the streaming industry needs to know about device-level addressability in an everything-connected world.

A Buyer's Guide to Nonlinear Editors

It's not a question of which editing program is best, but which is best for a certain user undertaking a certain project. Here are the points to consider when selecting an editor.

The State of Mobile Video 2013

Tablets and phones now account for most video consumption, with implications for both carriers and advertisers.

A Buyer's Guide to Streaming Appliances

When is a streaming appliance a good addition to an online video workflow? Read on for the answers, as well as the different types of streaming appliances.

A Buyer's Guide to Non-Real-Time Hardware Transcoders

File-based hardware solutions present a unique set of decision points. Some offer faster-than-real-time encoding, even with ad insertion.

A Buyer's Guide to Workflow Systems

Online video workflows are complex and tricky to pin down, but focusing on a few key areas can make the entire system much more manageable.

Intel Media Finds that Hardware Is the Easy Part: Commentary

The real challenge in creating a breakthrough set-top box is providing access to unbundled premium channels.

A Buyer's Guide to Live Software Encoders

Assessing your workflow is the most crucial step in making a live software encoder purchasing decision.

A Buyer's Guide to Multiformat Streaming Media Servers

MPEG DASH is the biggest factor to consider -- or is it? Here are the key features to know about before making a decision.

Cedexis Saves Load Times with Billions of Tests per Day

Learn how one company's automated CDN and ISP testing enhances traffic delivery for streaming video and more.

What Is Google TV?

Is Google TV the smart TV platform of the future,or still just "beta" software?

What Is Transparent Caching?

Transparent caching benefits both the end user, who gets the content they want more quickly, and the CDNs and ISPs delivering the content.

Two Worlds Collide: Smooth Streaming Meets Flash Player

Microsoft launches a preview Smooth Streaming plug-in for Adobe's Strobe player; shared use of H.264, AAC, and fragmented MP4 makes it possible.

Vbrick Goes 2.0 for 9000 Series, Moves to Ultra-High Densities

Government Video Expo attendees will get a first look at the 9000 series' mix-and-match encoding and decoding.

Boxee and Walmart Put Disappointment Under the Tree

Walmart sees high returns for the Boxee TV. We test one and find out why: its cloud DVR feature only works in eight markets.

KIT Digital Will Restate All Earnings for the Past 14 Quarters

KIT's stock tumbles as the company loses two-thirds of its market value and considers selling off assets.

Kaltura Raises $25 Million

Company eyes Asia and plans to expand its presence in the educational technology sector

Haivision Launches Makito X2 Line, Gets 'Seriously Stupid' About Encoder Densities

Visitors to the Content and Communication World expo in New York City can get a first look at Haivision's high-density lineup.

Wowza Media Server 3.5 Includes Support for Closed Captioning, Transcoder Overlays, and More

Modifications to the server also include HTTP origin delivery of ABR content into caching networks

Lockheed Martin Makes the Case for Video In the Enterprise

The aerospace giant joins Cisco in a panel discussion on how best to get executive buy-in for an enterprise video solution.

TV Guide Seeks to Simplify Video Discovery

At Streaming Media West, TV Guide discusses the company's strategy for helping viewers find what to watch in an increasingly fragmented video world

RealNetworks Launches DASH-Compatible Helix Server

Helix Universal Server version 15 offers support for MPEG DASH, as well as for fragmented MP4 and MPEG-2 Transport Streams

Streaming Servers 2012: New Features, New Opportunities

Adobe, Anevia, CodeShop, Microsoft, and RealNetworks talked last week at the Video Infrastructure Summit about their servers' latest features and what we can look for next

Apple Bets on Books, not Video, to Sell New iPad mini

With today's introduction of the iPad mini, Apple attempts to fit a glorified e-reader between iPod touch and full-size iPad

Olympics, Red Button, and Tablets: BBC Future Media at Streaming Media Europe

With more than 111 million total video requests, the London 2012 games reached over 65 percent of the adult UK population

SyncTV, TVinci Talk OTT at TVNext

How can OTT co-exist with traditional cable offerings? Two sessions at this week's TVNext conference explored the possibilities

Vote for President by Streaming Video: Could this Be the Future?

Imagine a future where Americans elect presidents by video, having their votes and faces recorded in a national database.

MPEG DASH and HEVC Dominated the Discussions at IBC

Even in a down economy, Amsterdam's IBC conference was able to grow total attendance -- something it's done for the past decade.

Adobe Pass Graduates to 2.0

Company says Pass successfully served millions of authenticated streams during the London Olympic Games

Google TV Devices Race to the Bottom

New units hit the market offering lower prices, but pared-down features. Will we see a Google TV price war for the holidays?

Studios Push Blu-Ray for the Holidays, but Disc's Time Is Ending

The major studios are making a concerted effort to sell classic movies on Blu-ray, but streaming is rapidly taking over from optical discs.

When Will H.265 HEVC Arrive and What Will it Mean for MPEG DASH?

The latest draft of the high-efficiency video coding codec appears to point to early 2013 for the final specification.

Adobe and Wowza Partner on Olympic DASH

The two server competitors provide interoperable delivery of adaptive streams during the 2012 London Olympics.

Widespread Metadata Use Is Almost Here, but How Far Is 'Almost'?

The online video industry is on the verge of offering useful new features powered by metadata. But when will the promise become a reality?

The 2012 Streaming Media Game Changers

We take a mid-year look at the mergers and acquisitions, fragmentation, and game-changing trends that will disrupt the entire streaming media industry.

Brightcove Acquires Zencoder

Brightcove buys the Bay Area cloud computing company for $30 million; will allow it to remain independent and even power competing services.

VBrick's Integration Strategy

As asset management becomes more important than ever, streaming veteran VBrick continues to expand it's end-to-end offerings

MPEG LA Requests Patents for High Efficiency Video Coding

Also, the MPEG Industry Forum closes up, its mission to promote a standards-based solution a success.

Vimeo Members Hit by Phishing Email Scam

A high-level phishing attack targeted members of the video sharing site Vimeo, and purported to come from Washington Post reporters.

Apple iOS 6 Gains True Music Streaming

Music playback in iTunes Match no longer requires downloading, but will work a little more like Pandora, Rhapsody, and Spotify.

The Changing Face of InfoComm

Several streaming companies are exhibiting and speaking at the AV show, and one major player has dropped out.

Apple WWDC: A MacBook with 5.1 Million Pixels

Apple pushes the Retina Display to center stage, offers laptops capable of viewing 2K video content

Transparent Caching Meets CDNs at Content Delivery Summit

Partnership announcements and a session at the recent Content Delivery Summit highlight a major convergence trend.

TalkPoint Conveys Self-Service Webcasting

TalkPoint's new Convey service lets users control the webcasting process from end to end with customizable features.

Adobe Media Server: What's Behind the Name Change?

Adobe's updated media server takes the focus off Flash and offers enhanced HLS support. But what about DASH?

Diving in Deep with Digital Rapids Kayak and Azure Media Services

Digital Rapids transcoding and workflow platform complements Windows Azure Media Services.

KIT Digital Earnings Down for Q1

KIT's earnings report shows a non-GAAP operating loss of $8 million for the first quarter, down $24.5 million from income of $16.5 million the previous quarter

Revision3's Louderback Talks Technology, Traffic, and Takeovers

Ever-increasing bandwidth, processor speed, and storage capabilities will revolutionize video in the next few years, Louderback says at Streaming Media East

Adobe Creative Cloud: Is this Ship on the Rocks Already?

By offering subscription pricing Adobe has found a path to higher revenue, but Creative Cloud is in dramatic need of a course correction.

Adobe's Mid-Sea Change of Course

Adobe's transition from perpetual license to monthly subscriptions for its Creative Suite offerings presents delivery and pricing challenges. Will it be smooth sailing or rough seas ahead?

Elemental Raises Another Round, Gains $13M in Series C Funding

While it still has Series B funding in the bank, Elemental takes on Series C. CEO plans to add personnel in Europe and Asia.

Will You Rent Your Next Live Encoder?

Cloud streaming delivery models such as Microsoft's Windows Media Azure could change the landscape for dedicated encoders

Epix's Premium Movies Become a Hot Property for Netflix and Apple

Netflix has exclusive streaming rights to Epix's library, and wants to renew before Apple can jump in.

Adobe Creative Cloud: This Ain't Dropbox

Adobe is offering automated actions on files stored in its Creative Cloud, including preview rendering, layer manipulation, and metadata generation

NAB Report: DASH Picks up Steam with Additional Support

Microsoft and Wowza voice their support for MPEG DASH, which is gaining ground faster than many would have predicted.

Wowza Brings Network DVR Functionality out of Beta

nDVR integrates well with live streaming, can be used as an asset management system

NAB Report: Microsoft Offers a Window into Azure Media Services

London Olympic Games will be an early showcase for the services, which offers custom media solutions for companies with widespread delivery needs.

Buyer's Guide: Live Encoders

When it's got to be streamed live, you can't cut corners. Here's a list of questions to ask when selecting a live encoding solution.

Buyer's Guide: Live Transcoders

What to look for when you need to transcode and transrate more than just one format

Buyer's Guide: Hardware and Cloud Transcoding

Sometimes a software-only solution won't do the trick. Here's what to look for when you need to do your transcoding via hardware or in the cloud.

Adobe Edge Preview 5: A First Look

Adobe Edge allows the creation of custom JavaScript-based players and surrounding elements, providing a boon to web developers and online video publishers alike

2011's Online Video Acquisitions Set the Stage for an Interesting 2012

Acquisitions and mergers in 2011—including Cisco-Inlet, Polycom-Accordent, Akamai-Cotendo, and Thoma Bravo-Telestream—will have a significant impact on the online video landscape in 2012 and beyond.

HP Z820 Packs Streaming and Transcoding Power

With double the memory of the HP Z800, the HP Z820 should find a home in many online video workflows

The State of Enterprise Video 2012

Corporate IT managers grapple with the new bring-your-own-device culture, a new take on unified communications, and the rise of ECDN solutions.

How to Maximize Your Metadata

Tips and tricks to make metadata work for you. For generating interest in online video content, metadata is one of the most powerful tools available.

Mobile World Congress Puts an Emphasis on Video Streaming

The Samsung-Apple rivalry continued, even though Apple wasn't in attendance. Google put the fun of Ice Cream Sandwich on display with a carnival-like booth.

The Battle for Tiny Bits

Whether it's video file fragments, pieces of the wireless spectrum or dollars and cents, tiny bits are having a mighty big impact on the direction of online video

Buyer's Guide: Player Technology

Since there's no single player that works on all devices, you've got questions to answer before you settle on one for your content.

Buyer's Guide: Metadata

Video indexing and metadata extraction services help viewers find the clips they want to see. Here are key questions to ask before making a purchase.

'HP Has Our Swagger Back,' Declares Whitman at Partner Conference

Whitman, HP's new CEO, addresses the Palm WebOS, innovation, Autonomy, and software/hardware integration.

HP Z1 Workstation: A Collapsible Powerhouse for Field Encoding

At the Vegas launch, HP bets that corporate, video, and media production firms will crave the all-in-one workstation.

Apple and Microsoft to Google: Don't Be Evil about Patents

Google's position on essential patents seems to vary depending on its own best interests.

Super Bowl Streaming: 2.1 Million Served

NBC's Super Bowl streaming numbers don't tell the whole story, and once you break them down, they don't look quite so rosy.

Redbox Partners with Verizon to Offer Streaming Movie Service

By working with a partner, Redbox is putting its reputation in another company's hands. But will the new service dilute the brand?

Super Bowl Streaming Fail

The NFL's rookie Super Bowl streaming effort was marred by illegible graphics, widely varying image quality, and up to a minute time lag behind the broadcast

Livestream Announces NewTek TriCaster Plugin

The first plugin to use the TriCaster SDK, Livestream offers one-click high-def encoding.

The Changing Mobile Landscape: RIM Struggles, Apple Surges

In the topsy-turvy mobile world, AT&T gives away spectrum after arguing about a spectrum shortage, and RIM makes a drastic change but doesn't see the need for drastic changes.

Are MSNBC's Online Videos Getting a Once over?

Research reveals that Unicorn Media Once is serving MSNBC videos to the iPhone.

ViewCast Announces High-Density Niagara 9100 Series

The latest additions to ViewCast's Niagara line allow for multiple analog or digital inputs when dense clusters of encoders are needed

Will UltraViolet's Weak Takeoff Hurt DASH's Chances?

Slow uptake, technical problems, and poor user reviews bring UltraViolet's future into question

NFL High-Quality Highlights Hardly Worth the Effort

It takes a bit of computer savvy to view high-quality video on NFL.com; might be worth it for the Super Bowl but not if you just want to see the last play of the Broncos-Steelers game

Google TV Rebounds with New Chipset Partners and Devices

On the eve of the Consumer Electronics Show, Google makes a splash with key partnerships that promise a strong year for the battered connected TV platform.

Logitech Updates the Revue (Sort Of)

The long-awaited firmware update eliminates basic features from the Google TV 2.0 feature set. Why is Logitech hamstringing its own device?

A Tale of Two Tablets: Kindle and Nook Battle for Christmas Sales

Amazon favors a locked-in approach for media consumption, while Barnes & Noble offers an open experience. Apple's iPad, however, remains the tablet to beat.

MPEG DASH Specification is Ratified and Streamlined

An MPEG meeting in February will further shape the spec as it moves to general adoption.

Microsoft Silverlight Turns 5 (But Will there Be a 6?)

Microsoft launches Silverlight 5, keeping a promise for GPU decoding and equality for browser-based applications

Review: NewTek TriCaster TCXD850 Extreme

Does this all-in-one video mixer have what it takes to stream your next event? We put the robust TriCaster TCXD850 Extreme to the test in this exhaustive review.

AT&T and T-Mobile Withdraw Merger Request; Spectrum Is Key Issue

While AT&T needs spectrum, the DoJ's antitrust concerns could scuttle its plans.

Can You Stream It? This Site Answers the Question

A new site searches Netflix, Amazon, Hulu, and others to answer the question vexing many an online video fan

CFF: One Format to Rule Them All?

The move towards MPEG DASH and the fragmented MP4 (fMP4) common file format may finally offer DVD-like interoperability for web video

Google TV May Not Miss Flash ... Eventually

Will Logitech's multi-million-dollar Revue "mistake" and Adobe's Flash for the Digital Home about-face hinder Google TV web browsing?

Flash Into (Not so) Thin AIR

Adobe Flash Player for Mobile's demise doesn't mean Flash on mobile is dead, but the transition to AIR brings its own challenges

MPEG DASH: The File Format of the Future?

A common file format for HTTP video delivery might be just around the corner, according to panelists at Streaming Media West

Internet Raises Alarm over HR 3261, Allows Sites to Be Shut Down

Free speech advocates decry SOPA bill, which gives broad powers to stop copyright infringement.

Will Streaming Kill Netflix? 800,000 Members Flee this Quarter

Earnings report offers cautionary tale on streaming-only services as company sheds subscribers.

What CDNs Are Missing

Application Trends panel at Content Delivery Summit 2011 Europe explores enhanced CDN delivery.

Compact Upload Solutions Create a Live Video Revolution

How fast will technology replace the camera truck or the news crew? A Streaming Media Europe panel looks ahead.

New Protocol HLS Carries Plenty of Old Baggage

A 15-year-old packet delivery system is buried within HTTP Live Streaming. It's time to rebuild it from the ground up.

Adobe MAX Conference Dazzles Audience with Video Innovations

Applications on display showcase real-time collaborative viewing and synchronized crowd-sourced video.

Adobe's Mobile Strategy: Not Dead Yet

The company affirms support for Apple iOS, Google Android, and RIM QNX mobile devices during conference keynote.

Dish Launches Blockbuster Movie Pass, but Faces Serious Hurdles

Anyone who thought Netflix got negative publicity, wait and see what happens to Blockbuster.

Adobe AIR 3 to Accelerate Performance on iOS Devices

New version of desktop Flash Player to add baked-in rental and content protection.

Flash Media Server 4.5 Delivers to iPad & iPhone

New version of Flash Media Server offers expanded, dynamic protocol support, including HTTP Live Streaming to iDevices, as well as DRM enhancements

Apple TV Show Rentals: Was 99 Cents Too Expensive?

As Apple abandons TV show rentals on Apple TV, questions remain about the technical limitations of iTunes in the Cloud.

BlackBerry and Android: Together at Last?

With WebOS now history, BlackBerry adds a novel feature to its QNX OS: the ability to run Android apps on the PlayBook.

Walmart Shutters its Music Store—Again!—but Video Survives

Retailer shuts off MP3 store purchases this Friday, plus nixes WMA DRM servers.

The TouchPad Is Dead; Is Adobe's Mobile Strategy Next?

HP deep-sixed the tablet that "works like nothing else," and possibly the WebOS along with it.

Free Online Video Can Change Lives, Even a World Away

While technology has brought changes across the United States, its power to connect is touching even those in less-developed nations.

Google's Motorola Conundrum: Dominance, Innovation, or Protectionism?

Google's acquisition of Motorola Mobility brings the company's Android strategy into question

DEG Report Shows Discs Still Tower Above Online Sales, Rentals

While online movie sales and rentals are up, Blu-ray players and Redbox rentals still pose a huge challenge to online.

Adobe's Edge is HTML5 at the Core

Public preview of new HTML-only tool brings familiar Flash interface to HTML5 development.

One Operating System, Two Platforms? Apple iOS 5 & Mac OS X Lion

Catching up with Android is a key goal for iOS 5, while Mac OS X Lion shows off media creation and consumption chops borrowed from iOS.

HBO Go iPad App Gets 1 Million Downloads in First Week

HBO Go represents the premium TV service's launch into the realm of TV Everywhere, and subscribers are flocking to get access on the iPad, iPhone, and other devices.

Demo: Transparent Caching Platforms

While service providers are rolling out their own CDNs, that solution takes 12 to 18 months. What to do in the meantime? One speaker at the Content Delivery Summit suggests putting transparent caching out at the edge.

Microsoft Launches Transform Manager

Tie-in to Expression Encoder 4 Pro allows conversion of existing libraries to IIS Smooth Streaming

Royal Wedding Stream Viewership Bodes Well for Flash Mobile, RTMP

Streaming of the Royal Wedding revealed a resurgence in RTMP traffic, which may be tied to the growth in Flash Mobile on Android devices

HBO, AOL Keynotes to be Webcast Live from Streaming Media East

We'll also be posting videos from sessions and interviews during the show. Here's a preview of what else to look for at Streaming Media East next week.

Amazon EC2 and Sony PSN Failures Highlight Need for Education

The recent Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud outage and the breach of Sony's PlayStation Network revealed the weaknesses of the cloud

Cisco, Technicolor Invest in Metadata with Digitalsmiths

Digitalsmiths closes funding round with participation from ongoing local investors and big names like Cisco and Technicolor

UltraViolet: Does the DECE Finally Get DRM Right?

The Digital Entertainment Content Ecosystem (DECE) is trying to bring together an amalgam of DRM schemes that will let consumers achieve the long-sought goal of "buy once, play everywhere."

Online Video Collaboration Tools: A Buyer's Guide

Tools from Accordent, Adobe, Brainshark, HP, Market7, Mixmoov, VUELIVE, and Watchitoo each offer a different take on online video collaboration

Mobile Devices in the Enterprise: This Changes Everything—Streams of Thought

Enterprises will have to adapt to mobile device usage much the same way the adapted to employees' personal PC expectations a decade ago

Wowza Media Server 3: Any-Screen Delivery Done Right

Wowza revamps architecture and adds transcoding and DVR modules, offers free upgrade to Wowza Media Server 2 licensees

Is Google the New Acacia?

Google says that its acquisition of Nortel's patents is a defensive move, but if it uses the patents to stifle innovation, then Google risks becoming what it claims to abhor

Adobe to Bring Flash Access to Mobile Devices

Adobe's Flash Access DRM solution is coming to Android tablets and other mobile platforms later this year

Amazon's Cloud Player Beats Apple to the Streaming Punch

While Apple's MobileMe languishes and iTunes music streaming remains but a music-lover's wish, Amazon's new cloud-based music and storage service offers an iTunes alternative for the web and Android devices

Adobe Pass Speeds TV Everywhere with Single Sign-On System

New hosted service acts as a virtual service provider for content owners and cable MSOs.

Jim Cramer Talks Mobile Video with AT&T, Sprint, Verizon at CTIA

The Mad Money host peppers the wireless companies' CEOs with questions about video quality and the next big thing.

AT&T and T-Mobile: What's Behind the Deal?

The proposed AT&T/T-Mobile merger is more than just a quick way to leverage new technologies and grow AT&T's subscriber base: It could have a serious impact on HD video streaming growth.

CTIA, NAB, and the FCC Battle Over Wireless Spectrum Reallocation

Freeing up spectrum is needed to allow the economy to recover, claims FCC Chairman.

What Is a Content Delivery Network (CDN)?

A definition and history of the content delivery network, as well as a look at the current CDN market landscape

Adobe Wallaby is No Magic Bullet for Flash-to-HTML5 Conversion

As much a vision statement as a technology preview, Adobe's Wallaby Flash-to-HTML5 converter doesn't eliminate all the heavy lifting required to get Flash content to play in non-Flash-compatible devices

The State of Metadata in 2011

2010 saw consolidation, and 2011 promises to be a watershed year for video metadata and search.

Consolidation in the Streaming Media Sectors

Consolidation continues across all sectors of the streaming industry, and a major IPO is scuttled.

Assuring Video Quality

When we're at the point where all encoders work just as well, how do we measure quality? From PSNR to SSIM to ‘golden eyes,' here's a look at how video quality can be assessed.

How to Set Up a Streaming Server, from A to Z

From ABR to Zeri, here's what you need to know to get started with your streaming server.

Technicolor Sells Off Thomson Video Networks

Following the sale of the Grass Valley Group, Technicolor is now selling the Thomson Video Networks assets to a strategic investment fund backed by the French government

Adobe Releases Flash Player 10.3 Beta

The latest Flash Player beta, released only a month after the full version of Flash Player 10.2, offers media measurement, local storage/privacy integration, and acoustic echo cancellation for video chat applications

Irdeto Introduces ActiveCloak: DRM May Be Only Half The Battle

Irdeto turns obfuscation into a dynamic solution via its new ActiveCloak platform

Apple and Intel’s Thunderbolt Could Revolutionize Portable Live Streaming Production

Apple announced today that it's the first to implement Intel's 10Gbps connector in its new MacBook Pro machines, allowing multiple uncompressed HD video streams to flow in and out of the laptops

Amazon Challenges Netflix and Hulu With Free Streaming for Prime Members

Amazon offers free streaming of 5,000 movies and TV shows to Prime members, but is it enough to make Netflix and Hulu notice?

Securing the Enterprise Against Smartphones

As more and more employees use their smartphones on enterprise networks, security firms are taking a cue from content protection and controlled-access media technologies

Mobile World Congress Highlights LTE Advances

Whether you call it 3.5G, 4G, or just LTE, the Long Term Evolution standard is reshaping data delivery to mobile devices.

Google's WebM to Face Patent Challenge?

Last week, MPEG LA issued a patent pool request, which Google brushed off as "old news"

Nokia Abandons Symbian, Focuses on Windows Phone 7

Nokia's platform shift also drops Linux-based MeeGo in favor of Microsoft's mobile OS

Android On the Rise, Apple iOS Steady; Whither Symbian?

In the latest market studies, Android ascends and Apple's iOS remains solid, while Nokia's Symbian Drops

Elemental, Media Excel Plot 2011 Strategies

Elemental announces new investment and both it and Media Excel push forward with expansion plans for their hardware and software transcoding products

Google's Rejection of H.264 in Chrome Means a Unified HTML5 Video Tag is Now a Pipe Dream

Google's attempt to clarify its decision to drop H.264 from Chrome in favor of WebM creates even more questions than it answers

Verizon iPhone vs. AT&T iPhone: What We Know So Far

Verizon's iPhone will offer Wi-Fi hotspot functionality and possibly an improved antenna, but comes up short against some features already on the AT&T version, such as the ability to use data and voice at the same time.

Italy's AGCOM Moves to Regulate YouTube, Other Video Sites

"YouTube is like a TV" statement may bode ill for user-generated content sites that operate in Italy

iGugu: What Happens When Internet TV Technology Isn’t Ready for Prime Time

Igugu's approach to getting the web onto television may have some merit, but the current implementation leaves much to be desired

The Carrot or The Stick: Wresting Control of the Broadcast Airwaves

The battle between broadcasters and wireless providers heats up with remarks made by FCC Chair Julius Genachowski at CES last week

Verizon, Apple, and AT&T: A Battle of Incremental Proportions

Verizon gains the iPhone 4 and Apple puts incompatibility before sanity with a version that's a step backward from what AT&T users can do today

Mac App Store Launches Thursday

Say goodbye to demos, trials and maybe even bundles as Apple's Macintosh a App Store platform launches

CES Warm-Up: Whither Google TV?

In advance of this week's Consumer Electronics Show, expectations and rumors about about Google's nascent set-top box platform

Streams of Thought: Learning to Love Another

In which an unabashed Apple lover finds a newfound admiration for Microsoft

Set-Top Boxes Go on Holiday (Sale)

Apple TV's re-emergence educates consumers to streaming's promise and pitfalls, benefits entire set-top box market

A Nation of Have Nots

An FCC study reveals that a majority of Americans are unable to stream HD content.

Cisco TelePresence: Radical Collaboration

At Net:Work 2010, Cisco execs VP talk about fiscal benefits of internal enterprise video collaboration

Commentary: Apps, Plug-Ins, and Old-School Players

Sure, there's an app for that, but is that a good thing? When it comes to online video, the author finds that apps often bring more hassles, not fewer.

Making Sense of the Google/Widevine Deal

Longstanding DRM and video optimization company gives Google solid controlled access technology for the Google TV and Android ecosystem

Digitalsmiths Acquisition Fills Out Metadata Portfolio

The combined company's offerings will service film, news, sports, and television.

Apple Releases iOS 4.2

The new OS for iDevices brings long-awaited features and functionality, including TV episode rentals, to the iPad, iPhone, and iPod Touch

Hulu and the Future of TV

Hulu CEO Jason Kilar talks about his team, his strategy, and the company's pursuit of better advertising

Irdeto Provides Content Protection on Logitech's Google TV Device

Irdeto is working with Netflix and other content providers to enable access to premium content on the Revue device for Google TV

Streaming Media West Keynote: Adobe Advances Consistency Across Devices with Flash 10.1

Consistency, quality, ubiquity are keys to the multi-screen revolution, said Adobe's Jennifer Taylor during her Streaming Media West keynote

If You Publish It, Will They Come?

Online Video Platform Summit explores the importance of both video SEO and social media recommendation

First Look: Microsoft IIS Media Services 4

Moving beyond Windows Media—and Silverlight—to bring multi-platform, multi-device, multi-protocol goodness, the new IIS Media Services 4 is part of a suite of offerings set to vault Microsoft's media delivery offerings into the future

The RIM PlayBook is Riding on AIR

At the Adobe MAX conference, RIM's president spoke about the importance of Adobe AIR to the hot new tablet.

3Crowd Attempts to Aggregate Aggregators

By aggregating CDN delivery, the company hopes to offer more flexible service at a lower price.

Adobe MAX 2010: Kick-off Keynote

Kevin Lynch shows off Flash—and HTML5 with CSS3—fueling Adobe's changing landscape.

The Search vs. Recommendation Conundrum

Online Video Strategies and Streaming Media Europe panels offer content owners deeper insight into this growing dilemma

Review: Wowza Media Server 2

Anthony Rose Talks YouView in London

Address predicts a convergence of viewing models, with more people turning to the Internet to view shows and events.

Streams of Thought: All Eyes Toward Europe

Google TV, Apple TV, and TiVo: More Than Just Pretty Faces

Behind the screens, set-top boxes powered by Apple, Google, and TiVo have their own approaches to online video for the living room

Online Video Through Broadcasting Eyes

A three-hour discussion at IBC reveals how traditional broadcasters see the online video industry.

IBC 2010: A Look Back

A wrap-up of this year's happenings in IBC, from two distinct perspectives. Plus, a rogues' gallery of photos of familiar faces in Amsterdam

Front Porch Digital Moves Online with DigitalSmiths

By building on DigitalSmiths' VideoSense, Front Porch Digital is pushing its "three M"—migrate, manage, market—strategy into the realm of online video

First Look: Flash Media Server 4

Anystream: What Will Telestream Do With It?

At IBC, Telestream outlined the role Anystream's Agility would play in its Vantage transcoding workflow solution

First Look: Flash Media Server 4

Today Adobe announced the immediate availability of Flash Media Server 4, including Flash Media Enterprise Server, which includes "Fusion," an approach to multicasting that combines IP multicasting with what the company calls "application multicasting." Here's a detailed look at what's available in each of the three new FMS products, including a look at a test implementation by MediaPlatform.

IBC 2010: Here Comes 3DTV

If there's any buzz word for IBC 2010, it's 3D. But will it make it beyond the television set?

Apple's HD Streaming Gamble

Whether Apple delivers from in-house or via CDN, Apple's new approach sets streaming bar high. But yesterday's Apple TV announcement suggested they might not always be able to reach it.

Analysis: Would Skype Vault Cisco into Streaming?

Rumors are flying that Skype's IPO might be pre-empted by an offer from Cisco. What would such an acquisition mean for the ever-growing "human network"?

Streams of Thought: WebM Strategies for the Hacking Crowd

To Infinity and Beyond: MPEG LA Extends H.264 Internet Video Moratorium Indefinitely

The standards body extended in perpetuity the royalty-free license on internet video that's free to users from 2015

The Transformation of Transcoding

What was once an easily defined process has become much more complex, as have the solutions that perform it

Will Terrestrial Radio Save Its Streaming Counterpart?

Mandatory inclusion of FM chip in CE devices may win lower streaming radio royalties

Consumers Not Getting Broadband Speeds Advertised, says FCC Study

Study also notes that video is the main driver behind bandwidth usage, and that most mobile data is consumed via wireless cards, not mobile devices

Post-PC Era? Maybe Not

Mobile data usage for devices—including laptops—continues to surge. But that doesn't necessarily mean the average user isn't using their PC to watch content.

Case Study: A Streaming Merit Badge?

With the help of AT&T and Ustream, the Boy Scouts of America delivered its 100th anniversary celebration to Scout troops across the U.S.

Elemental Technologies Closes Series B Funding Round

Existing investors joined by Steamboat Ventures, which is affiliated with new Elemental client ABC News

Back to Basics: What Is Open Source Software?

Now that Google has open-sourced VP8 as part of its WebM initiative, the once-esoteric question "What is open source anyway?" takes a highly tactical turn

DRM: The Big Two

When it comes to digital rights management and content protection, Microsoft PlayReady and Adobe Flash Access aren't the only names in town, but they're the biggest. Here's a look at the latest features in each.

RGB Networks Acquires RipCode

Private deal consolidates three-screen solution on to carrier-grade chassis

DigitalSmiths Releases VideoSense 3.0; Metadata Geeks Rejoice

User interface optimized to let users drill down through customized time slices

Octasic Announces New 1080p-Capable DSP Transcoding Series

New OCT2200 series capable of two 1080p HD transcodes without additional hardware assistance

A Look Inside Flash Player 10.1

Adobe promises more stability and better performance for Flash on the Mac, but for now, only Windows gets hardware acceleration

Infocomm 2010: Streaming Video Key to Telepresence, Rich Media Capture Announcements

Announcements from Accordent, Sonic Foundry, Cisco, Ncast, Wowza, and LifeSize highlight telepresence and rich media capture news at the Las Vegas event

Google's WebM Strategy: Open-Source Approved or Patent Exposure Minefield?

Google seems more concerned with modifying its WebM FAQ than it is with helping the online video world understand the practical and financial benefits of an open-source competitor to H.264.

InfoComm 2010: The Accidental Streaming Show

The InfoComm show's influence on streaming continues to expand in areas of audio distribution, digital signage, rich lecture/media capture, and telepresence.

Apple Announces iPhone 4 with Front-Facing Camera, Video Calling

At Apple's WWDC, Steve Jobs announced the iPhone 4, which has an improved display and a front-facing camera that allows for video calls

Apple's iPhone 4: A Tale of Two Platforms—HTML5 and The Other One

Steve Jobs prefaced his Apple WWDC announcements with HTML love, but...

WebM: Not Ready for Prime Time?

A few weeks into Google's "open sourcing" of VP8, the move has generated more questions than answers

An ISP's Edge in the CDN Game?

Edgeware and MediaMelon Attempt to define next-generation CDN with a "federated" approach to content delivery

Does Interphone Report Spell Trouble for Mobile Streaming?

GSMA welcomes report saying link between mobile phones and brain cancer is "inconclusive," yet researcher admits potential flaws and calls for further study

Streams of Thought: The Benefits of Going Virtual for Trade Shows

Streaming Media East 2010 Keynote 2: Yahoo's Rebecca Paoletti

Freaks and Geeks: Yahoo's head of video strategy looks at the importance of collaboration between creatives and tecnologists, as well as ways to make advertising work

A Look at Adobe's Flash Access and Player Roadmap

Flash Access is another step in the path leading to HTTP Streaming and Flash Player 10.1

Streaming Media East Keynote: Kodak's Jeffrey Hayzlett

Eastman Kodak's chief marketing officer talks about the company's embrace of digital video

SeaWell Launches Lumen1000 Appliance

Scalable video coding company sheds light on its hardware-software combination

The Economics of Live Events

The advent of the 21st century's second decade offers the opportunity to look back to gauge the newsmakers and news breakers of 2000-2009. In the streaming world, where we're now into the 14th year, the pace of innovation means that new technologies are being tried, and old technologies are being retested-some for the third or fourth time, depending on the corporate and individual memories of these technologies and on previous business execution attempts.

Octasic Moves Transcoding to the Core

Low-power, clockless DSP at heart of system claiming to be twice as inexpensive as x86 transcoding solutions.

Back to Basics: Hardware Acceleration

As more and more high-definition (HD) content is acquired, edited, and pushed out to the web, mobile, devices and set-top boxes, the demand for a higher-quality user experience is rapidly followed by a need for hardware acceleration. But what exactly is hardware acceleration?

Streams of Thought: What We Can Learn From Broadcasting

While the streaming industry likes to think of itself as the answer for over-the-air (OTA) broadcasters' legacy solutions, the fact is that we can gain a significant amount of insight from the tried-and-true methods of OTA broadcasters. I'll touch on just a few of them here.

Widevine Expands Its DRM, Video Optimization Offerings

Once a pure-play DRM solution provider, Widevine's video optimization may be its strongest competitive advantage

Adobe to Launch Flash Access 2.0 Next Month; Irdeto Announces Hosted Flash Access Service

Even before launch, Flash Access 2.0 ecosystem enhancements by Irdeto are intended to speed adoption

Level 3 Talks Vyvx, Expansion

Expanded capabilities of the Vyvx VenueNet live broadcasting standard go hand in hand with Level 3's growing global reach

NAB 2010: It's All About the Workflow

Despite the buzz about 3D TV, the true star of the show was workflow automation, as exemplified in new releases from ViewCast, Telestream, and Microsoft

Stream or Die: NAB Showcases Portable Streaming Production

Newtek's TriCaster and VBrick's Mobile Broadcasting System are just a few of the enhanced solutions on display at this week's NAB show, and live streaming is the topic of a special "Stream or Die" panel discussion Tuesday evening.

iPad - Dead End for Flash?

On the eve of Adobe's official unveiling of CS5 at NAB, the announcement of the Apple iPhone 4.0 SDK might spoil the party

Elemental Reveals Live Encoding Solution

Elemental Technologies is leveraging its massively parallel GPU solution for live encoding with Elemental Live

Commentary: Working Around the Web

This week's iPad launch ushers in new workarounds and developer challenges at the same time it poses a threat to Adobe's web video dominance with Flash.

Commentary: Mamas, Don't Let Your OVPs Grow Up to be CDNs

Some analysts posit that the next logical step for online video platforms is to become CDNs, but it's more likely that CDNs will push into the OVP market.

Commentary: HTML5 Video—Must It Be Free?

Now that Microsoft has announced HTML5 support, the question remains: Will HTML5 video end up being open source or standards-based?

HTML5's Open Source Solution?

Kaltura provides a toolkit for HTML5 embedded video, with a fallback to Flash or Ogg Theora when H.264 isn't available in a user's browser

HTML 5 and Internet Explorer 9: What We Know, What We Don't

Yesterday's announcement that Internet Explorer 9 supports HTML 5 set off a tech media frenzy. So which video codec will Microsoft choose?

RSA Conference 2010: Is Security Relevant to Streaming?

The RSA Conference keynote and sessions advocate a proactive approach to encryption and user identification that warrant closer attention from the streaming industry.

Blackwave's New Chorus Harmonizes High-Output Delivery

Blackwave's R7 release adds redundancy and Flash Media Server 3.5 to its high-performance streaming software.

HIMSS 2010: The Doctor (of Technology) Is In The House

New telepresence upgrades from Polycom and Cisco aid healthcare streaming solutions

On2 Shareholders Approve Google Acquisition

On2 announced today, after suspending two previous special meetings, that it has enough shareholder votes to complete a merger with Google.
Wed., Feb. 17, by Tim Siglin

Mobile World Congress 2010: New Mobile Operating Systems From Microsoft, Samsung, Symbian, and Nokia/Intel

Fragmentation in the mobile OS category may be a play to gain additional application revenues, with improved and open source operating systems potentially acting as loss leaders.
Tues., Feb. 16, by Tim Siglin

Mobile World Congress 2010: GSMA Attempts To Counter Apple With Device And App Initiatives

The GSMA's embedded device, API, and app store consolidation push raises ongoing innovation questions, especially with lack of Apple presence at the Mobile World Congress.
Tues., Feb. 16, by Tim Siglin

Mobile World Congress 2010: The Move To LTE For 4G

Will your next phone—or pacemaker—work on any one of the world's mobile networks? As more carriers move towards the Long Term Evolution (LTE) standard for 4G, the answer may be "yes."
Mon., Feb. 15, by Tim Siglin

SlingPlayer Mobile for iPhone 3G Finally Approved

Long-awaited mobile streaming option makes waves in U.S. while Mobile World Congress gets underway in Barcelona
Mon., Feb. 15, by Tim Siglin

The Great Land Grab: A Look Back at the Last Year in Media & Entertainment

A year of growth for the media and entertainment industries, 2009 was characterized by those industries solidifying the previous year's gains in viewership, testing new models, and announcing, toward year's end, new versions of old business models, such as subscriptions for previously free content.

Blackwave Takes On Asian CDN Market, Asian Style

A different market approach allows U.S. company Blackwave to prosper in Asia, where it's recently opened headquarters in Tokyo and Seoul.
Wed., Feb. 10, by Tim Siglin

IVT Closes $5.5 Million Funding Round

California-based IVT plans to use the $5.5 million in Series B funding for expanding its go-to-market efforts for its webcasting and online meetings platform.
Tues., Feb. 9, by Tim Siglin

Free Enterprise

Corporate video solutions are moving away from centralized, rigid structures to give users more freedom and flexibility

HTTP Streaming: What You Need to Know

Understanding this hybrid delivery approach is key to advancing robust streaming solutions.

YouTube: The Place for Politics?

From President Obama to the Tea Party to a "re-enactment" of the Proposition 8 trial, politicians and activists of all persuasions are turning to streaming video to make their point.
Tues., Feb. 2, by Tim Siglin

Commentary: An iPad By Any Other Name

From the name to its lack of video features - including camera and Flash support - Apple's new iPad deserves equal parts criticism and praise.

The Devil's in the Details

When it comes to reporting and analytics, make sure you’re getting all the information you need.

Live Streaming of Large Events: Is it Worth It?

Last week's "Hope for Haiti" telethon was streamed to PCs and mobiles, as well as broadcast on dozens of TV channels. But a close look at the numbers reveals both the promise and the potential pitfalls of webcasting large events.

Time to Show YouTube (and Hulu?) the Money

YouTube announced that it will offer a select number of Sundance Film Festival entries for rental, while Hulu appears poised to start charging for some content.
Fri., Jan. 22, by Tim Siglin

News Video Sites Consider Charging for Content

Current events such as the earthquake in Haiti are driving traffic to news sites in unprecedented numbers, leading to renewed interest in charging for news video online.
Tues., Jan. 19, by Tim Siglin

Review: video.Market7.com

The annotated player Market7 provides sets it apart from other collaboration tools, even if those other tools might do a better job with collaborative scripting and resource allocation.

Courtroom Streaming Attracts Supreme Attention

Supreme Court argument leads to ban on streaming in a case challenging California's gay marriage ban, but for how long?
Tues., Jan. 12, by Tim Siglin

CES 2010: Streaming Leads Consumer Electronics Growth

At this year's Consumer Electronics Show, integration and service are the name of the game, with increased emphasis on mobile video and the digital living room.
Thurs., Jan. 7, by Tim Siglin

2009: The Year in Review

A look back at the most significant developments of the last year, from large-scale webcasts to adaptive bitrate streaming to new developments in the set-top box category.
Mon., Jan. 4, by Tim Siglin

Streams of Thought: When HD Isn’t HD

Review: Digital Rapids TouchStream

Digital Rapids' TouchStream works equally well in an integrated environment as in its intended field use, and the touches that it has for field production show the level of detail in which the company understands the production workflow.
by Tim Siglin

On2 Acquisition Vote Meeting Adjourned

Halted special meeting to vote on Google's acquisition of On2 delayed until December 23
Tues., Dec. 22

Broadcasters And FCC Debate Extra Spectrum

Broadcasters, MSOs, telcos, and wireless providers are all attempting to lay claim to the over-the-air spectrum freed up by this year's conversion to digital television.
Tues., Dec. 15, by Tim Siglin

Apple Buys Lala, Vevo Launches

Apple's purchase of Lala suggests that iTunes might begin to offer a streaming listening service, while Vevo hopes to become a Hulu for music videos.
Mon., Dec. 7, by Tim Siglin

Streaming Media West 2009 Keynote 3: Emil Rensing, CDO, EPIX

On Thursday, the final day of Streaming Media West 2009, EPIX chief digital officer Emil Rensing showed off his company's solutions to three-screen TV Everywhere.
Fri., Nov. 20, by Tim Siglin

Streaming Media West 2009 Keynote 2: Mark Whitten, Xbox LIVE

Wednesday's keynote was a nod to the past and a view of the future, Xbox style.
Wed., Nov. 18, by Tim Siglin

Metadata: What You Need to Know (And Why You Need to Know It)

Want people to be able to find your video online? Then you need to pay attention to your metadata.
Thurs., Nov. 18, by Tim Siglin

Streaming Media West 2009 Keynote 1: Bill Stone, President, FLO TV

Kicking off Streaming Media West, FLO TV president Bill Stone talked about how mobile television is growing on the mobile phone but also expanding on to other consumer devices.
Tues., Nov. 17, by Tim Siglin

Elemental Server Provides Enterprise-Class GPU Transcoding Acceleration

The GPU versus CPU debate begins in earnest with the shipping version of Elemental Server, which the company is making available today.
Thurs., Nov. 12, by Tim Siglin

NewTeeVee Live 2009: Looking Back, Looking Forward

TV Everywhere, Internet Everywhere, Content Everywhere? Predictions for the future of video help set the stage for next week's Streaming Media West
Thurs., Nov. 12, by Tim Siglin

An Olympic Feat

Technology vendors—Microsoft, Akamai, iStream Planet, Vertigo, and Inlet—line up to create HD Olympic moments
Tues., Nov. 10, by Tim Siglin

Not So Fast, EchoStar: Cable MSOs Look For Other "Sling" Options

Rather than embrace a place-shifting set-top box from EchoStar's Sling Media, cable MSOs may wait for a CableLabs' approved alternative.
Fri., Nov. 6, by Tim Siglin

Streaming Media Invades The Living Room (Again)

New initiatives from Sling, Sonic Solutions, Roku, and ioko herald a third wave of home entertainment streaming devices.
Tues., Nov. 3, by Tim Siglin

Ankeena And Juniper Networks Announce Partnership

Ankeena, formerly Nokeena, announces partnership with Juniper Networks to prioritize video through "big iron"
Wed., Oct. 28, by Tim Siglin

Streams of Thought: Streaming Media's Fall Events: Great Expectations

Will Wireless Spectrum Expansion be a Byproduct of the Net Neutrality Debate?

Last week's Net Neutrality war of words may provide the FCC a bit of bargaining power as carriers like AT&T and Verizon Wireless look to increase mobile reach into rural areas.
Tues., Oct. 27, by Tim Siglin

SUPERCOMM 2009: Broadband Life and Net Neutrality

Show once again gives carriers a major platform to discuss key issues, and net neutrality's risen to the top
Thurs., Oct. 22, by Tim Siglin

ATSC Adopts Mobile DTV Standard

The ATSC's Mobile DTV has the potential to seriously impact and disrupt both traditional broadcasting and online video, even beyond mobile devices.
Mon., Oct. 19, by Tim Siglin

Streaming Media Europe Keynote #4: Creating Original Online Video Content—Where is the Funding?

ITN On managing director Nicholas Wheeler talked about a newer, more speculative modelof content creation.
Fri., Oct. 16, by Tim Siglin

Streaming Media Europe Keynote #3: Disney's Anytime, Anywhere Strategy

Myles MacBean of Disney Online EMEA explained the studio's integrated, converged approach to delivering content to multiple devices in multiple iterations.
Fri., Oct. 16, by Tim Siglin

Live Events Online: Getting Used to Mediocrity?

The England vs Ukraine football match provides fodder for Streaming Media Europe discussion on live events streamed online, as reaction from the general public is lukewarm at best.
Thurs., Oct. 15, by Tim Siglin

Navigating the Enterprise Video Workflow

Four multinational corporations—CA, Lockheed Martin, Merck, and QAD—are taking enterprise video beyond the basics.

Adobe MAX: Flash for the iPhone? Not Quite

While not the full Flash solution everyone's been hoping for, several developers have created applications for the iPhone that are pushing the potential boundaries of the mobile device.
Mon, Oct. 5, by Tim Siglin

Adobe MAX Day 1: HTTP Delivery, Flash Player 10.1, Bit Encryption, and More

Adobe announces bit encryption DRM, HTTP delivery, Flash Player 10.1 and RTMFP at its annual MAX user conference, which kicks off today in Los Angeles.
Mon., Oct. 5, by Tim Siglin

Cisco, IBM, and Tandberg: Telepresence's Shrinking Presence

IBM adds Cisco Telepresence to its offering, while Cisco gobbles up Tandberg.
Mon., Oct. 5, by Tim Siglin

Akamai Announces HD Network

Delivering on CEO Paul Sagan's vision from Streaming Media East, Akamai delivers HD for Flash, Silverlight, and iPhone via HTTP.
Wed., Sept. 30, by Tim Siglin

Turner Sports and NBA Digital: Streaming A Different Kind of Training

NBA.com is streaming live video of training camps from the Atlanta Hawks, Boston Celtics, Denver Nuggets, Los Angeles Lakers, and Washington Wizards.
Wed., Sept. 30, by Tim Siglin

Intel's Moblin 2.1 Linux Operating System to Support AIR, Silverlight

Moblin 2.1 can run on anything from mobile phones to full PCs, and its Silverlight and AIR support offers a compelling alternative to the iPhone OS. Also announced were a new GPU and chip enhancements.
Wed., Sept. 23, by Tim Siglin

HP SkyRoom Offers High-End Streaming, Collaboration

New SkyRoom offering from HP combines high-quality videoconferencing with full-motion and multiple display collaboration, including both 2D and 3D graphics.
Tues., Sept. 22, by Tim Siglin

Aprico, Elemental, and ViewCast Highlight New Offerings at IBC

Aprico showed off its recommendation and and targeting technology, Elemental demonstrated its Adobe CS4 plug-in, and ViewCast highlighted its all-in-one H.264 encoding solution, the Niagara 2120.
Tues., Sept. 15, by Tim Siglin

IBC 2009 Starts with a Bang

Adobe announces bit-level encryption, Envivio provides live iPhone encoding tools, and much more
Thurs., Sept. 10, by Tim Siglin

Adobe Announces Story Scriptwriting Collaboration Tool

Adobe Story, which runs on the web or via a synchronized AIR application, allows multiple users to collaborate on script creation, making Creative Suite a full-fledged production software package.
Thurs., Sept. 10, by Paul Schmutzler and Tim Siglin

The FCC Offers You Its (Wireless Broadband) Protection

A newly issued FCC Notice of Inquiry is intended to protect consumers while fostering innovation, and could have significant impact on mobile video adoption as well as next-generation networks.
Mon., Aug. 31, by Tim Siglin

Yahoo's Launchcast Wins Royalty Case Against Sony

An appeals court decided that Launchcast isn't interactive enough to require the service to pay so-called "enhanced performance fees."
Mon., Aug. 24, by Tim Siglin

HSN Brings Video Shopping to iPhone

On-demand and live streams are the highlight of the former Home Shopping Network's iPhone app.
Tues., Aug. 18, by Tim Siglin

Streams of Thought: Signs, Signs, Everywhere a Sign

Digital signage is an industry that has evolved in parallel to streaming, with a variety of technical offerings that offer clues about how streaming might address its next challenge.

Livestream Launches APIs and Player Plug-In For Brightcove Platform

Company expands ability for its own and Brightcove's customers to access underlying live publishing; other APIs include chat and program guide.
Mon., Aug. 10, by Tim Siglin

Extreme Media Player Makeover: OS Update Edition

With Apple and Microsoft launching new operating systems soon, media players will get long-awaited updates.
Fri., Aug. 7, by Tim Siglin

Google To Acquire On2

Innovation mentioned as key reason for acquisition
Wed., Aug. 5, by Tim Siglin

Can Streaming Offset Losses In Traditional Revenue?

For those of us in the industry, the answer to that question is "Yes, and then some." But a series of recent earnings reports and research papers demonstrate that both the question and the answers are significantly more complex.
Tues., July 28, by Tim Siglin

Streaming Media Podcast #32: Mirror Image and Wowza Media Systems

In this episode, Tim Siglin explores the benefits of a single codec, H.264, for mobile delivery from two perspectives: a single media server (Wowza, represented by Dave Stubenvoll) and a content delivery network (Mirror Image Internet, represented by Martin Hayward).
Fri., July 24, by Tim Siglin

Starbak HDDE: High-Definition Digital Signage Converges With Streaming

New set-top box allows additional quality and functionality as Starbak enters the digital signage market from an enterprise content delivery network angle.
Tues., July 21, by Tim Siglin

iVMS Mobile: Mobile Monitoring of Video Quality

Ineoquest offers up Apple iPhone app for service provider personnel to monitor video quality of service from the field.
Tues, July 21, by Tim Siglin

Royalties Set for Internet Radio

Licensing terms for "pure play" webcasters are in effect until 2015, leaving terrestrial radio as the only outlet that doesn't pay some sort of royalty for playing music.
Tues., July 14, by Tim Siglin

Remembering Neal Page, Industry Pioneer

Inlet CEO Neal Page passed away last night after a long battle with cancer.
Tues., July 7, by Tim Siglin

HTML5 Video Tags: Inevitable or Pipe Dream?

Activism, Working Groups and the dream of a single online video codec
Tues., July 7, by Tim Siglin

The Past, Present, and Future of Metadata

Metadata might be really boring, but the things that can be done with metadata are very cool and absolutely crucial to the future of online video. A recent panel discussion at the Open Video Conference exposed the challenges and opportunities metadata poses.
Wed., July 1, by Tim Siglin

Nokeena Raises $6.5 Million In New VC Funding

Nokeena Networks says it will use the new funding, led by Mayfield Fund, to step up its sales and marketing efforts as well as expand infrastructure to appeal to CDN partners.
Thurs., June 25, by Tim Siglin

Streaming Media Podcast #31: Adobe, Akamai, and Level 3 on Open Source Video

What exactly are content creation and content delivery network representatives doing at an open source "open video" conference, and is it relevant to the streaming media business? Tim Siglin sits down with representatives from Adobe, Akamai, and Level 3 to find out.
Tues., June 23, by Tim Siglin

Video Culture: The Potential Reshaping Of The Online Video Landscape

Content owners, content distribution networks, and real business opportunities are all part of the discussion at the Open Video Conference in New York
Fri., June 19, by Tim Siglin

Adder and Avocent Branch From KVM Solutions To Streaming Delivery

At this year's InfoComm, the AV and streaming industries are finding ways to talk to each other, as new products from Adder and Avocent demonstrate.
Thurs., June 18, by Tim Siglin

CQ And SVSi Showcase Streaming Digital Signage Solutions at InfoComm

CQ is massively scaling delivery across traditional Gigabit managed switches, while SVSi is using H.264 to deliver content to digital signage in a variety of key verticals
Thurs., June 18, by Tim Siglin

Streams of Thought: Too Much of a Good Thing?

A supply-demand imbalance between advertisers and content distributors has inundated the web with ads. So what does this mean for the future?

Streaming Media Podcast Episode #30: Nokeena Co-Founder Prabakar Sundarrajan

Tim Siglin sits down with Prabakar Sundarrajan, Co-Founder and CTO of Nokeena Networks, for a wide-ranging interview on the topics of defining "television quality" on the web, adaptive streaming and the difference between quality of service and quality of experience.
Mon., June 15, by Tim Siglin

iPhone Envy Brings Out Innovation

Prior to Apple's WWDC event that kicks off today, the Palm Pre and a doubleTwist are making waves.
Mon., June 8, by Tim Siglin

QuickTime X: Rebuilding the Player and the Backend

Apple announced today that the next version of QuickTime will include HTTP streaming and hardware acceleration, as well as editing tools in the new player interface.
Mon., June 8, by Tim Siglin

Streaming Media Podcast #29: Datmedia's New Enhanced Podcasting Tool

An interview with Jay Pritchard, CTO of Datmedia Ltd., about a new enhanced podcasting service and Datmedia's take on the U.S. market. Recorded during the recent Streaming Media East show.
Wed., May 27, by Tim Siglin

HD Online at the Tipping Point

In a Streaming Media East keynote that deserves a more detailed look, Akamai’s Paul Sagan traced the history of internet video and proposed that it’s finally at the point where it’s truly competitive with TV.
Fri., May 22, by Tim Siglin

Streaming Media Podcast #28: Ooyala Updates Its Platform

Ooyala CTO Sean Knapp talks about the company's respect for other platforms, metrics, and a new player for Ooyala's online video platform.
Thurs., May 21, by Tim Siglin and Jose Castillo

Streaming Media East: Verizon and boxee Want In To Your Living Room

Keynotes from Verizon and boxee pushed forward the concept of getting online video into the living room, though each company takes a radically different approach.
Wed., May 13, by Tim Siglin

Streaming Media East: Pre-Conference Workshops Provide Practical Solutions

Workshops focusing on Silverlight, H.264, Flash, and video blogs provided attendees with detailed insights and hands-on experience.
Tues., May 12, by Tim Siglin

Streaming Media East: Day 1 Keynotes Highlight Entertainment and Enterprise Challenges

Akamai CEO Paul Sagan talked about the HD "tipping point" while Bank of America's Gregg Moss addressed issues faced when streaming within enterprise environments.
Tues., May 12, by Tim Siglin

Back to Basics: Making Flash Play

Flash files are everywhere, and most consumers play them back without giving them a second thought. If you're a content creator, though, making sure they play back correctly can be a tricky proposition. Here's a look at the different Flash file formats and how to use them.
Mon., May 11, by Tim Siglin

NAB 2009 Highlights

Attendance was down, but that was good news for people who made the trip to NAB this year. Easy access to vendors provided plenty of "eureka" moments, particularly in the areas of mobile video and automated transcoding.
Tues., April 28, by Tim Siglin and Eric Schumacher-Rasmussen

Streaming Media Podcast #27: Wowza Media at NAB

Wowza's NAB show floor preview of its upcoming Pro Advanced server raised several questions about the combination of Flash and Silverlight, so Tim Siglin sits down with Wowza CEO Dave Stubenvoll to address those questions.
Mon., April 27, by Tim Siglin

Flash and Silverlight, Together at Last

Wowza Media Server Pro Advanced will allow H.264 encodes to be played back in Flash, Silverlight and other players.
Mon., April 20, by Tim Siglin

Streaming Media Podcast #26: Inlet's Armada Version 3.0

Tim Siglin talks to Andy Beach and John Bishop of Inlet Technologies, about the version 3 release of Armada, Inlet's automated transcoding and quality control system, which will be demonstrated at NAB starting this weekend.
Tues., April 14, by Tim Siglin

What to Look for at NAB

This year's National Association of Broadcasters show should be an especially important one for streaming. Here's what to look for, particularly in the categories of transcoding, HD, metadata, and mobile video.

Streams of Thought: Back to Basics

So far in 2009, competitive strategies are shifting, innovation is continuing, and a tipping point of new users appears to have been reached. All three trends mean good things for the streaming media industry.

Review: Adobe CS4 Production Premium

Although the release of CS4 pushes Adobe’s video software further into the spotlight, it doesn’t make as large a first impression as its predecessor did.

Intel's Nehalem Provides Boost for Single and Multi-Core Transcoding Tools

Released today, Intel's new Nehalem chip should benefits workstation users of every type of transcoding tool and video editing platform, and is already in use at DreamWorks Animation.
Mon., Mar. 30, by Tim Siglin

Streaming Media Podcast #25: Intel's New Nehalem Processor

A discussion with Intel's Kirk Skaugen about the company's new Xeon 5550 Nehalem processor, and its implications for transcoding and video editing.
Mon. Mar. 30, by Tim Siglin

Microsoft MIX 09: Live Smooth Streaming, Silverlight 3 and Internet Explorer 8

Microsoft held its annual developer confab in Las Vegas last week, rolling out new opportunities in streaming, most notably live Smooth Streaming and Silverlight 3.
Tues., Mar. 24, by Tim Siglin

iPhone 3.0 Software To Feature Streaming And HD Video For iPod touch and iPhone

Apple finally plans to expand video capabilities of both the iPhone and iPod touch, though exactly what form that will take isn't entirely clear.
Wed., Mar. 18, by Tim Siglin

Mergers, Acquisitions, and Downscaling in Tough Times

The acquisition of Ancept Media Server attempts to leverage complementary technologies to strengthen ViewCast's market position, while Hearst's hiring of George Kliavkoff as it takes a major newspaper online-only hints at old media's need to embrace new media in order to survive.
Tues., Mar. 17, by Tim Siglin

How to Choose an Encoding Solution

Increases in CPU power and the advent of portable appliances mean there are more encoding options than ever before.
Fri., Mar. 6, by Tim Siglin

HaiVision/Video Furnace Merger Brings Live HD Streaming to the Forefront

The combination of HaiVision and Video Furnace shows the potential synergies between hardware and software in the H.264 streaming realm.
Fri., Feb. 27, by Tim Siglin

Going Mobile in Barcelona

Despite a slightly smaller show floor than in the past, this year’s Mobile World Congress in Barcelona offered up plenty of mobile streaming news, including new solutions from On2, Media Excel, Mirial, and MobiTV, as well as the Adobe-backed Open Screen Project.
Mon., Feb. 23, by Tim Siglin

The H.264 Licensing Labyrinth

Confusion and consternation abound over H.264 licensing terms. Here's a brief overview.

Cue the Strangelove Moment: Media & Entertainment Year in Review

2008 was the year that big media learned to stop worrying and love—or at least accept—online video.

Surveying the Mobile Video Landscape

While monetization remains elusive, technology advances in 2008 and on tap for 2009 set the stage for increased delivery and consumption of video on mobile devices.
Thurs., Feb. 5, by Tim Siglin

Distributed Social Networks: Promises and Pitfalls

As users attempt to maintain identities and assets, including video, across multiple sites, the W3C held a workshop to address opportunities and challenges offered by distributed social networks.
Fri., Jan. 30, by Tim Siglin and Christine Perey

Back to Basics: Of Players and Plug-Ins

The move to browser plug-ins for watching online video, added on top of the earlier availability of multiple standalone players is, at the very least, confusing to those who seldom think about the technology that we use every day, except when they really want to watch a key event.
Tues., Jan. 27, by Tim Siglin

Inauguration Offered the Online Video Industry a Chance to Shine, Reassess

From the official stream from the Presidential Inauguration Committee to virtually every major news outlet, online video was on center stage for the inauguration of President Obama.
Wed., Jan. 21, by Tim Siglin

Online Video Funding Should Continue In 2009

Despite the downturn, and the increasing cost of capital, online video funding appears to be moving forward, even if the days of experimental capital are over.
Thurs., Jan. 15, by Tim Siglin

Reviewed: Adobe Creative Suite 4 Production Premium

Each and every one of the suite’s features and technologies has been improved in CS4, some significantly. With an eye toward accelerating encoding workflows and an initial foray into mission-critical metadata entry and retrieval, the product offers noteworthy improvements that merit attention.
Thurs., Jan. 8, by Paul Schmutzler and Tim Siglin

iTunes Music Store Goes DRM-Free

At its final Macworld keynote, Apple announced that it's getting rid of DRM for iTunes Music and introducing a new tiered pricing plan.
Tues., Jan. 6, by Tim Siglin

YouTube Saga Mirrors iTunes Negotiations

Recent events, including Warner Music’s removal of its videos, appear to prove YouTube's value to music labels and recall similar issues that arose between the labels and Apple.
Mon., Jan. 5, by Tim Siglin

Streams of Thought: Give!

With the holiday season upon us, streaming professionals should consider giving their time to a good cause.
Tues., Dec. 30, by Tim Siglin

Streaming Continues to Grow, But Physical Media Still Wins Out

New studies from Deloitte and Ipsos show impressive growth in online video usage, especially among women, but when it comes time to pay for content, viewers are still more likely to purchase on DVD.
Fri., Dec. 19, by Tim Siglin

Back to Basics: H.264 Licensing Terms

Confusion and consternation abound. Here's a brief overview and analysis of H.264 licensing terms.
Fri., Dec. 12, by Tim Siglin

Review: Datmedia Datpresenter

While imperfect, Datpresenter is a good choice for those looking to create and deliver internet TV channels.

Review: Gomez Active Streaming XF

Gomez's first foray into large-object and streaming-delivery testing for CDNs seems to be a good initial launch.

Sun's JavaFX Sets Out to Challenge Flash and Silverlight

The JavaFX Production Suite, targeted at web developers and designers, offers integration with Adobe tools while potentially offering competition to Adobe's AIR efforts. Meanwhile, On2 plays both sides of the fence.
Mon., Dec. 8, by Tim Siglin

Back to Basics: H.264 Transcoding for Flash

At Adobe MAX in Milan earlier this week, Flash developer Fabio Sonnati presented a session packed with suggestions for transcoding H.264 video for Flash delivery.
Fri., Dec. 5, by Tim Siglin

A Closer Look at Adobe Flash Media Server 3.5

Two new features—Dynamic Streaming and Digital Video Recorder functionality—are the culmination of Adobe's latest attempts to maintain video quality in the face of network unreliability.
Wed., Nov. 19, by Tim Siglin

Everything Changes In (A) Flash

Adobe's Flash Media Server 3.5, used in beta by CDNs like CDNetworks, competes with Wowza's newly announced pay-as-you-go streaming server subscription service.
Mon., Nov. 17 by Tim Siglin

Mrs. P: Learning From TV to Teach Online

When content is king, knowing the proper medium and placement are key. New forays into online-only content like Mrs. P are demonstrating innovative approaches that don’t disregard the lessons of television.
Fri., Nov. 14, by Tim Siglin

GOTV: Get Out the Video

From live streaming of breaking news to user-generated content to video-promoted giveaways, online video did more than just provide election coverage to people away from their televisions.
Wed., Nov. 5, by Tim Siglin

Back to Basics: Advertising Rates and Metrics

This installment of our Back to Basics series looks at some common terms used when discussing advertising rates and metrics, as well as why they matter.
Fri., Oct. 31, by Tim Siglin

Back to Basics: HTTP Streaming

The term "HTTP streaming" got tossed around quite a bit at last week's Streaming Media Europe as a way to get through corporate firewalls. But not all "HTTP streaming" is created equal, nor is it always actually streaming.
Fri., Oct. 24, by Tim Siglin

Streaming Media Europe Day 1

Sessions on a variety of topics from mobile video to content delivery to viewership habits show why Europe is the streaming growth leader
Thurs., Oct. 16, by Tim Siglin

Streams of Thought: Creative Suite Turns 4

Adobe's Creative Suite 4 features improvements in the areas of native tapeless workflows, encoding, metadata, and Flash/After Effects integration and finally land just in front of Final Cut Studio.

October Surprises: Wal-Mart Turns off DRM, iTunes Threatens to Shut Down

Wal-Mart adds fuel to the DRM-free MP3 fire by shutting down its DRM servers, while Apple threatens to shut down iTunes if the Copyright Review Board hikes mechanical reproduction royalties. Meanwhile, streaming radio might get a break.
Fri., Oct. 10, by Tim Siglin

Review: The Video-Enabled Adobe Acrobat 9

With deep Flash integration, including the ability to convert multiple video formats for Flash Video playback, the new version of Acrobat 9 isn't your grandma's e-paper.
Fri., Oct. 3, by Tim Siglin

From C-SPAN to Drudge, Pelosi Speech Video Makes Waves

One thing that every politician agrees on: Political web video is a blessing and a curse. Just ask Nancy Pelosi, whose widely viewed speech yesterday gave Republicans plenty of ammunition with which to defend their vote against the bailout plan.
Tues., Sept. 30., by Tim Siglin

Disney-ABC, Roku Keynote Streaming Media West, Day 2

Disney-ABC is focusing on syndicating its online video player, and not just its content, while Roku looks to the future of set-top boxes.
Wed., Sept. 24, by Tim Siglin

Flash Video Compression Choices

Should you use Flash Media Encoding Server or the new CS4 Adobe Media Encoder? We break down the differences, from grid and batch encoding to VP6 and H.264.
Tues., Sept. 23, by Tim Siglin

Online Video vs. ISPs: How Much is too Much?

As online video pushes the limits on bandwidth, ISPs struggle to balance fairness with cost. Today's session at Streaming Media West highlighted some of the challenges.
Tues., Sept. 23, by Tim Siglin

Commentary: Pieces of (VP)8

On2 supporters cry foul, both before and after the company announces VP8. But On2’s announcement actually raises more questions than it answers, and it’s too soon to tell what impact it will have on the online video world.
Fri., Sept. 19, by Tim Siglin

Streaming Media Podcast #23: Making Video Simple

Tim Siglin talks with Robert Manoff, CEO of Jambo Media, LLC, about the way the Jambo Video Network provides simple video services to mid-size web publishers—what Jambo calls the "upper-middle-class" of video publishers with relatively small, but very loyal, audiences.
Thurs., Sept. 18, by Tim Siglin

Is Napster Best Buy's Alternate Apple Strategy?

The announcement that the electronics big-box store will buy Napster puts Circuit City, others in tenuous situation.
Tues., Sept. 16, by Tim Siglin

IBC 2008 Kicks Off

Highlights in the early announcements from Amsterdam—from companies like Microsoft, Digital Rapids, HaiVision, and Motorola—emphasize the growth in H.264 and set-top box penetration.
Fri., Sept. 12, by Tim Siglin

Streams of Thought: H.264 Wins—Now What?

WIth Microsoft's announcement that it's adding H.264 playback to Silverlight, some would argue that H.264 has emerged triumphant in the codec wars. So what does that mean for the future of online video?
Tues., Sept. 9, by Tim Siglin

Sports Flash

Adobe claims the gold in the Olympics and introduces live NFL football delivered in Flash, which debuted Thursday night.
Fri., Sept. 5, by Tim Siglin

Streaming the Conventions

Nominees and political parties firmly embrace an alternate media distribution lifestyle. And while platform limitations were politics as usual for video from the two major parties, independent candidate Ron Paul's video was viewable on all three major operating systems.
Fri., Sept. 5, by Tim Siglin

NBC Has a VHS Olympic Moment

Just as VHS didn't kill the multiplex, record-setting streaming audiences during the Beiijing Games appear to have actually translated into a boost to TV viewership.
Fri., Aug. 22, by Tim Siglin

Streaming Media Podcast #22: The Olympics

Tim's daughter talks about staying up late and watching the Olympics while Jose shares tips on how she can illegally watch the Olympics whenever she wants. Tim kicks Jose under the table. We all decide that Microsoft Silverlight looks great and was easy to install. Tim promises to watch the opening ceremonies before the games end on NBCOlympics.com
Wed., Aug. 20, by Tim Siglin and Jose Castillo

Is the RIAA’s “Making Available” Argument Still Valid?

A recent case brought aby a Recording Industry Association of America music label against a file sharer has been settled, but at significantly less per song than a similar case.
Tues., Aug. 19, by Tim Siglin

BitGravity’s Philosophy: Take It Easy

BitGravity’s seemingly slow approach in terms of CDN sales might be changing thanks to some new customer wins and the recent announcement of $2.5 million in funding.

Streams of Thought: The Patent Wars

As CDNs commoditize and streaming grows up, companies are gobbling up patents in an attempt to stay competitive. Who will come out on top?

Technicolor Dreams

Through acquisitions and partnerships, Thomson’s Technicolor is growing its business smartly in the United States and Europe, with an eye on Latin America and Asia for 2009.

Yahoo! Music Unlimited Turns Out To Be Limited

Another music service pulls the DRM plug, although unlike MSN Music, Yahoo! Music won't exit the music biz entirely, and will partner with Rhapsody. But some observers wonder how long even Apple can stay in the online music biz.
Thurs., July 31, by Tim Siglin

Streaming Media Podcast #21: Benjamin Wayne, Fliqz

In this week's podcast, Tim Siglin talks to Benjamin Wayne, CEO and Founder of Fliqz, who shares his opinions about what's wrong with video advertising CPM rates, agencies and the cost of content production.
Thurs., July 31, by Tim Siglin

Highwinds Lands Commitment from Technicolor

Highwinds RollingThunder CDN has chops, but also doesn't compete with its customers, as proven by recent deals with Castfire and Technicolor.
Tues., July 22, by Tim Siglin

Apple iPhone 3G Launch Marred by Activation Problems

Activation issues plague early adopters, but those who've been able to get their new iPhones up and running are seeing the potential of the device as a third computing platform.
Fri., July 11, by Tim Siglin

Streaming Media Podcast #20: All-Stars and Format Wars

The first in a series of podcasts with Streaming Media All Stars, this spirited discussion with Nico McLane includes Jan Ozer and several opinions on Windows Media, Flash, H.264 and the needs of enterprise user.
Fri., July 11, by Tim Siglin

Interoperability and Simplicity the Key Trends at Connections 2008

This year's Connections conference highlighted the paths and pitfalls to streaming in the home, with competing approaches offering simplified user experiences. And while there's a push towards a unified standard, its realizations seems a long ways off.
Tues., July 8, by IdaRose Sylvester and Tim Siglin

Google and Yahoo Roll out Flash Search

Adobe has released code to search engine giants Google and Yahoo! that allow them to index content ins SWF files, including metadata about Flash Video embedded in the SWF file.
Tues., July 1, by Tim Siglin

Rhapsody's New DRM-Free Tracks are Music to iPod Users' Ears

Real's Rhapsody music subscription service is now selling downloadable content that will play on any device, including the iPod.
Tues., July 1, by Tim Siglin

Streaming Radio Royalties Set To Affect Terrestrial Radio

SoundExchange using last year's Copyright Board decision as leverage against traditional radio, claiming that AM and FM stations should start paying performance fees. In the meantime, negotiations to cap internet radio royalty rates have stalled.
Tues., June 24, by Tim Siglin

Microsoft Lets the Music Play

Reversing a decision it made in April, Microsoft has decided to allow music purchased from its now-defunct MSN Music service to play on new or updated devices.
Friday, June 20, by Tim Siglin

Streams of Thought: Everything Old Is New Again

A "where are they now?" look at some of the names associated with the early days of the Streaming Media shows.

Apple's 3G iPhone Adds Increased Speed and Video Capabilities

At Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference 2008, Steve Jobs promised the new iPhone is twice as fast at about half the price. Other announcements included a revamp of QuickTime, while Sling showed off its new SlingMobile across the street.
Tues., June 10, by Tim Siglin

Streaming Media Podcast #18: Microsoft's New Video Tools

Tim interviews Chris Knowlton and Charles Finkelstein, both with Microsoft, regarding the new Expression Encoder 2, Silverlight 2 and IIS 7's ability to handle multiple video formats.
Mon., June 2, by Tim Siglin

Entertainment Device Deals Reshape the Streaming Industry Yet Again

A spate of announcements from TiVo, Amazon, and Netflix over the past two weeks point to the ways in which consumer entertainment has joined the enterprise on equal footing as a driver of the streaming industry.
Fri., May 30, by Tim Siglin

Streaming Media Podcast #17: Streaming Media East Wrap-Up

Tim Siglin wraps up Streaming Media East 2008 coverage with a series of interviews: Angelina Ward with Focal Press, Gerard Virga, COO at CDN Powerstream and Dr. Harsh Verma from R Systems.
Tues., May 27, by Tim Siglin

Streaming Media East 2008 Day 2: How CNNmoney Does It

In a freewheeling presentation and a spirited question and answer session, CNNMoney's Caleb Silver touched on the technology, the people and the raison d'être for CNNmoney.com using video.
Wed., May 21, by Tim Siglin

Streaming Media Podcast #16: Streaming Media East 2008

Jose Castillo and Tim Siglin talk about highlights from Streaming Media East in New York, including AT&T's re-emergence as a CDN, a jaw-dropping mobile video webcasting demo by Steve Garfield, and interviews with show attendees.

Streaming Media East 2008: Day 1: AT&T is Back in the Video Streaming and CDN Game

AT&T courts customers big and small as the telco returns to the video and content delivery space in a big way at Streaming Media East
Tues., May 20, by Tim Siglin

Online News: A Decade of Change or Stasis?

Assessments of online news from today sound similar to those from a decade ago. What's changed is that, whether old-school print journalists like it or not, video is absolutely central to a successful newspaper business.
Tues., May 13, by Tim Siglin

A Decade of StreamingMedia.com

With the 2008 Streaming Media East show next week in New York, the Streaming Media brand celebrates its tenth year. What a long, strange trip it's been—here's a guided tour of the ups and downs of our first decade.
Tues, May 13, by Tim Siglin

H.264 Adoption Creating an International Broadcast Muddle

With more and more broadcasters simulcasting content online in H.264, issues of licensing and piracy are once again coming to the fore.
Fri., May 9, by Tim Siglin

Telepresence: Are Rising Oil Prices Videoconferencing's Best Hope?

Today’s confluence of environmental, financial, and political issues—along with new solutions from Polycom, Tandberg, and LifeSize—have breathed new life into the world of videoconferencing. That’s good news: Ultimately, more videoconferencing leads to more webcasting.
Mon., May 5, by Tim Siglin

When DRM Key Servers Vanish, Where Do Users Turn?

Piracy and "borrowed" content is often in the news, but even legitimate purchasers sometimes face a conundrum, such as that posed when MSN announced that music files purchased before 2006 would no longer be supported beginning later this year.

Streams of Thought: Where Are They Now?

A few years ago, VH1 ran a program called Where Are They Now that tracked down artists that had faded from wider public view. So I thought it only fitting that, as part of this “Decade of Streaming Media.com” issue, I track down a few people who had played varying roles in the advent of streaming media.

Review: Inlet Technologies Spinnaker S3000

Another winning real-time encoder from Inlet

Streaming Media Podcast #15: NAB Day Two

Tim Siglin interviews two more companies at the National Association of Broadcaster's show (NAB) in Las Vegas: Akamai talks about its partnership with transcoding companies, while Wowza talks about competing with Adobe on a whole new price-point playing field.
Fri., April 18, by Tim Siglin

Streaming Media Podcast #14: NAB Day One

Tim and Jose explore topics of interest at the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) show, talking with companies about piracy, high-definition streaming and the disappearance of two major companies—Apple and Avid—from the show floor.

NAB 2008: Andy Beach Writes a Book . . . And Other Amazing Tales

Inlet's Andy Beach published a book on practical encoding, while his company and Adobe are showing off metadata and automated encoding solutions at the NAB show in Las Vegas.
Wed., April 16, by Tim Siglin

NAB 2008: Broadcasting by Any Other Name . . . Is Broadcasting

Not surprisingly, the takeaway from the president's keynote kicking off NAB 2008 is that broadcasting—whether it's online, offline or a combination of both—is alive and well. But clearly traditional broadcasters have much to learn from their web counterparts, and some key announcements indicate how the two worlds are merging.

Streaming Media Podcast #13: Broadcasting from 3G Mobile Devices

In this interview from the 2008 Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Cristoforo Mione of the Milan-based Mirial discusses the PSE Broadcast Genie, which takes video sent from a 3G mobile phone and converts it for television broadcast and web streaming.
Thurs., April 10, by Tim Siglin

Adobe Media Player Now Available

The new player—called AMP for short and first announced almost a year ago—will let viewers watch Flash Video content while online or offline, and lets content owners apply Flash Media Server Rights Management rules to their video.
Wed., April 9, by Tim Siglin

Streaming Media Podcast #12: Snacking on Mobile Content

An interview with representatives from mobile TV solutions provider NuNet on the implications of video "snacking" for consumers, content creators, and carriers alike.
Thurs., April 10, by Tim Siglin

Mobile Video: It's Not About the Phone

When it comes to getting the music and video you want on the go, forget the services, or even the phones, for that matter. What matters most is carrier lockdowns, as iPhone-related news this week suggests.
Fri., April 4, by Tim Siglin

CTIA Brings U.S. Mobile Video Into Focus

CTIA, the U.S. equivalent of the Mobile World Congress, is creating additional interest in streaming content to the mobile device by emphasizing new approaches. RealNetworks' Rob Glaser used his keynote to discuss "entertainment as a service."
Tues., April 1, by Tim Siglin

Alternative Flash Servers Follow H.264 Path

Last week Wowza introduced live H.264 capability in a preview version of Wowza Media Server Pro; Red5 promises live H.264 to come in an upcoming release of Red5 Server.
Tues, March 25, by Tim Siglin

Adobe Offers DRM with Flash Media Rights Management Server

New product offers protection and controls for FLV, F4V, and H.264, as well as attendant graphics and advertising, both online and offline.
Wed., March 19, by Tim Siglin

Operation MySpace and Kulabyte Bring Live HD Flash to the Web

The MySpace webcast of a concert for U.S. troops in Kuwait marked the debut of live HD Flash streaming. It wasn't perfect, but as a first test of Kulabyte's live encoding, it was an almost unequivocal success.
Tues., Mar. 11, by Tim Siglin

Apple’s iPhone Courts Enterprise, Disses Flash

The good news this week is that the APIs in the iPhone SDK boost audio and video options. The bad news is that it still won't support Flash.
Fri., March 7, by Tim Siglin

Adobe Ships Flex 3; Microsoft Shines Light on Silverlight 2

Things are heating up in the run-up to NAB, as Adobe completes the trilogy of Flash, Flex 3, and AIR , while Microsoft talks about what’s in Silverlight 2.
Tues., Feb. 26, by Tim Siglin

And Then There Were Three: RIP HD DVD

Toshiba’s decision to end HD-DVD production—leaving Blu-ray the clear leader and only the scarcely used EVD and VMD as the other HD alternatives—widens the window of opportunity for streaming media entertainment delivery, if only just a bit.
Mon., Feb. 18, by Tim Siglin

More Flash Brings More Light

Undoubtedly the biggest news in online video for 2007, the Silverlight/Flash battle is one that finds both Microsoft and Adobe significantly shifting their fundamental approaches, although in both cases, there’s historical precedent.

The Big Bang: Media & Entertainment Year in Review

Despite deterioration in the broader economic indicators, nonadvertising-driven entertainment models remain robust and advertising-supported media are feeling the pressure of web advertising.

Almost Grown: Advertising Year in Review

Rich media advertising continued to thrive in 2007, taking on its more established counterparts and holding its own.

Streamticker 2007: The Year in Mergers, Acquisitions, and Fundings

2007 proved to be the year of legitimate peer-to-peer networking and high-definition streaming, but the bigger news was that the "big kids" got involved in the streaming space in a way that left some smaller companies in awe of their larger siblings.

Streaming From the Mobile to the Newsroom and Game Show

At this year's Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, several companies are showcasing mobile products that fit into standard broadcasting workflow.
Wed., Feb. 13, by Tim Siglin

The Battle for Your Address Book May Involve Streaming for Social Networks

Social networking reworks the mobile address book into a rich media aggregation tool, with new offerings from Zyb, Yahoo, and others highlighted at this week's Mobile World Congress.
Wed., Feb. 14, by Tim Siglin

The Mobile Broadband Battlefield

Yahoo and Google getting into the mobile as broadband wireless web and rich media dominate growth discussions at global mobile phone event in Barcelona this week.
Mon., Feb. 11, by Tim Siglin

Streaming Media Podcast #10: Super Sports and Politics Edition

Jose and Tim discuss the Super Bowl, Super Tuesday, and the implications of streaming media on sports advertising and the political process. No, it's really not THAT boring!
Fri., Feb. 8, by Jose Castillo and Tim Siglin

Miss the Big Game? Stream the Ads

The year's most anticipated ads are still available online long after the Super Bowl, as well as highlights from the game itself.
Mon., Feb. 4, by Tim Siglin

Microsoft's Yahoo Offer Part of A Major Online Play

The tech giant likely sees Yahoo's effective rich and streaming media advertising success as a weapon against Google's text ads, which are proving less effective on social networking sites.
Fri., Feb. 1, by Tim Siglin

The Qtrax Announcement: Here We Go Again

If the news isn’t filled with politics, Super Bowl and economic stimulus stories, it’s filled with streaming media business models. And recent announcements from Qtrax, Last.fm, and Amazon indicate that there’s life yet in all three basic approaches to monetizing content.
Tues., Jan. 29, by Tim Siglin

Video Drives Apple's Innovation

Steve Jobs' yearly dog & pony show demonstrates just how important streaming and progressive downloading are to Apple’s strategy, from the new Macbook Air to the updated Apple TV.
Wed., Jan. 16, by Tim Siglin

Commentary—Macworld 2008: The Week That Copy-Protection DRM Dies?

Despite marked incredulity, the signs of the demise of copy-protection DRM in audio content seem to be everywhere.
Tues., Jan. 15, by Tim Siglin

CES 2008, Day 3: Podcasting

Products to capture and deliver podcasts abound at this year's Consumer Electronics Show.
Wed., Jan. 9, by Tim Siglin

CES 2008, Day 2: Home and Business Surveillance

Video camera systems, from the simple to complex, stream video content to home and business owners.
Tues., Jan. 8, by Tim Siglin

CES 2008, Day 1: HD Streaming

High-definition video streaming, both inside and outside the home, is all the rage at this year's Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.
Mon., Jan. 7, by Tim Siglin

CES 2008 Keynote: Bill Gates' Last Hurrah

Microsoft’s chairman reminisces on the past, pokes fun at the present, and pushing streaming as part of the company’s future—including a partnership with NBC to deliver video of the 2008 Summer Olympics with Silverlight.
Mon., Jan. 6, by Tim Siglin

CES 2008 Preview: Streaming the Show

With almost 150,000 attendees at the Las Vegas Convention Center and associated hotels, it might be better to stay home and watch the highlights from the Consumer Electronics Show.
Sun., Jan. 6, by Tim Siglin

So You Got a New Computer for Christmas. Now What?

Here’s a brief overview of the basic tools everyone needs to stream content from Flash, Windows Media, QuickTime, and Real sources.
Fri., Jan. 4, by Tim Siglin

Brighter Days Ahead for Internap’s CDN Service?

The company has set in motion a series of events that provide a compelling case—if the customers buy in.
Fri., Dec. 21, by Tim Siglin

HD For The Holidays: Formats, Formats Everywhere!

Now that HD streaming is upon us, what cameras and editing software should you buy—and what format should you invest in—to keep up with the Joneses?
Tues., Dec. 18, by Tim Siglin

Let's Work Together

Combining streaming, videoconferencing, instant messaging, and desktop or application sharing, collaborative computing has come of age.

Streams of Thought: Altering Course—The Adobe Warship Begins to Turn

Everywhere you look, Adobe shows signs of turning into a relatively successful hybrid company that uses the web and the desktop as equal platforms.

CDNs Rush to Add High-Definition Flash Streaming

With Adobe's announcement of Flash Media Server 3 last week, content delivery networks including Level 3, Limelight, and Swarmcast are announcing formal support for HD Flash.
Tues., Dec. 11, by Tim Siglin

Flash Media Server Spawns a Family

Released today, the new Flash Media Server 3 contains not just one but three server options. Also released today was Flash Player 9, which supports H.264 and On2's VP6-s. Read the story and listen to the accompanying podcast.
Tues., Dec. 4, by Tim Siglin

Streaming Media Podcast #9: Flash Media Server 3

Tim Siglin and Sam Mays of Fresh Punch, who is standing in for Jose this week, talk about Flash, including several tools showcased at Adobe's MAX 2007 conference that have found their way into the newly announced Flash Media Server 3.
Tues., Dec. 4

Apple Settles Burst Lawsuit

$10 million settlement gives Burst second major out-of-court patent defense win in as many years.
Tues., Nov. 27, by Tim Siglin

Changes At The Helm At Adobe and Avid Reveal Changes In Strategy

With both of their CEOs leaving, Adobe and Avid are resetting high-level management for the next phase of growth and, perhaps, significant changes in corporate direction.
Tues., Nov. 20, by Tim Siglin

Collaborating With Streaming

Accordent’s partnership with Tandberg is just one of many initiatives to bring the worlds of videoconference, telephony, and streaming video closer together.
Thurs., Nov. 15, by Tim Siglin

Streaming Media Podcast #8: Speaking Encode

A look back on the highlights of the Streaming Media West show, and a talk with encoding specialist Jan Ozer about the latest video encoding tools.
Thurs., Nov. 15

Streaming Media Podcast #7: Bebo Partners With Video Content Providers

Jose Castillo talks to Bebo's Jose Hernandez about the company's new partnerships.
Tues., Nov. 13

Streaming Media West: The 50,000 Foot View From 6 Feet

This year's Streaming Media West exhibited a diversity of both attendees—from the C suite to the creative class—and exhibitors, many of whom were there for the first time.
Fri., Nov. 9, by Tim Siglin

Streaming Media West: Keepin' It Real

Wednesday morning’s Streaming Media West keynotes explained some of the mysteries behind both user-generated content and professionally produced programming. For both Metacafe and National Geographic, a degree of authenticity has been key to success.
Wed., Nov. 7, by Tim Siglin

Streaming Media Podcast #6: A Sit-Down With "The Vlogfather"

Jose Castillo chats with vlogging pioneer Steve Garfield.
Mon., Nov. 5

Streaming Media Podcast #5: Misadventures in Video Conferencing

Jose and Tim reflect on videoconferencing's past and ponder its future with LifeSize Communications' Craig Malloy.
Mon., Nov. 5

BitTorrent's Gone Legit, But Still Faces Obstacles

As we lead up to one of Streaming Media West 2007's most anticipated keynotes—by BitTorrent President Ashwin Navin—we take a look at the company that's been both an innovator and a lightning rod for controversy.
Fri., Nov. 2, by Tim Siglin

Streaming Media Podcast #4: Finding The Needle in the Digital Haystack

In Episode 4, Tim Siglin and Jose Castillo discuss video search with Everyzing's Thomas Wilde.
Fri., Nov. 2

Streaming Media Podcast #3: Home-Brewed Media Transmissions

In Episode 3, Tim Siglin and Jose Castillo talk with Sling Media's Brian Jaquet.
Fri., Nov. 2

The New Streaming Media Podcasts

Tim Siglin and Jose Castillo have taken over the podcasting helm, and bring you insightful and lively interviews with some of the biggest names in online media. In the first two episodes, they talk with IdaRose Sylvester of IDC and Ripcode's Brendon Mills.
Tues., Oct. 30

Leopard Release Takes Cues From Online Video

Besides all the bells and whistles that you’ll read about (and use, if you upgrade to Leopard or make the move to a Mac) one thing struck me: the way Leopard handles media now—including images, audio and video—is mimicking the online world in a way that is a first for a desktop operating system.
Fri., Oct. 26, by Tim Siglin

Mobile Device Control, Streaming On Display At CTIA

Announcements from Microsoft, Vantrix, and Symbian highlight a show that's putting increasingly more emphasis on video.
Tues., Oct. 23, by Tim Siglin

EchoStar Plugs Into IPTV Via HomePlug Connections

The satellite company’s strategy came into clearer focus at the HomePlug Powerline Technology Alliance, where an EchoStar spokesperson outlined how set-top boxes from recently acquired Sling Media might move content around the home.
Thurs., Oct. 11, by Tim Siglin

Flash: Here, There, and Everywhere

The Moviestar engine will power more than Flash playback on the web—much more. At Adobe MAX 2007, the company offered some sneak previews of just how much.
Fri., Oct. 5, by Tim Siglin

Streaming Media Europe: It's About Quality, Not Quantity

London—on its best weather behavior—was the setting for this week’s European event. Though the show is considerably smaller than its U.S. counterparts, the quality of the conference sessions themselves often surpassed what we get stateside.

Streams of Thought: Gettin' High (Def) in Amsterdam

IBC 2006 was heavy on high-definition hype.

Adobe Media Player Beta Now Available

It's not the full-blown version--it doesn't support H.264, for instance--but Adobe announced the availability of its long-awaited media player at Adobe MAX 2007 in Chicago.
Mon., Oct. 1, by Tim Siglin

Sling Slides Into Echostar, Set-Top Box Field Narrows

The acquisition of a place-shifting device manufacturer by the Dish satellite owner potentially closes one door while opening another.
Fri., Sept. 28, by Tim Siglin

Does Media Need to Be Free?

Recent moves to "free" Big 3 content from pay-per-download sites like iTunes poses an interesting question: Would consumers rather pay for it and own it, or watch it for free but be limited to streaming-only access?
Tues., Sept. 25, by Tim Siglin

Second Life Gets . . . A Second Life

Origin Digital’s Odaptor platform serves as underlying technology for Second Life's new, improved video capabilities.
Tues., Sept. 18, by Tim Siglin

More Details on Microsoft's VC-1 Ecosystem Emerge at IBC

In addition the introduction of Microsoft's VC-1 SDK, IBC brought big news from the likes of Tarari, Dayport, Thomson,and SyncCast.
Thurs., Sept. 13, by Tim Siglin

IBC Offerings Expand Digital and Streaming Infrastructure for Broadcasters

Whether you’re a traditional broadcaster, a cable giant, or just a video podcaster, something new is waiting for you at this year’s IBC in Amsterdam.
Mon., Sept. 10, by Tim Siglin

IBC Demos Reveal Advances Across IPTV Ecosystem

Whether it’s acquisition on solid-state media, encoding, or delivery, streaming in the IPTV space continues to move steadily forward, as proven by announcements from the likes of Digital Rapids, ViewCast, and Akamai.
Mon., Sept. 10, by Tim Siglin

Adobe Demonstrates Flash Media Server 3, Adobe Media Player, and Cisco Integration at IBC

Ability to stream H.264 and AAC Plus, along with a tie-in to Cisco’s Content Delivery System, reveal more of Adobe’s larger plan to get video to three screens, even if it’s not FLV.
Thurs., Sept. 6, by Tim Siglin

Apple Delights, Infuriates With New iPods And iPhone Price Mods

The new WiFi-enabled iPod Touch looks tasty, but changes in the rest of the iPod line, a drop in the price of the 8GB iPhone, and discontinuation of the 4GB iPhone are leaving a sour taste in early adopters’ mouths.
Thurs., Sept. 6, by Tim Siglin

Nokia Breaks Ranks With Network Operators, Targets iPhone/iTunes

The handset manufacturer’s Ovi music portal leverages last year’s Loudeye acquisition to launch music and entertainment ecosystem in Europe and Asia.
Thurs., Aug. 30, by Tim Siglin

Vista Network Degradation Bug Linked to Streaming

Notice that your network transfer rate goes down when listening to audio or watching video in Vista? The bad news is you're not alone; the good news is that Microsoft says it's working on a fix.
Wed., Aug. 29, by Tim Siglin

Commentary: MTV Loses Its Urge, and So Do I

As MTV ends its partnership with Microsoft and starts one with Real, only one thing is clear: The online music world may be growing, but it’s still frustrating.
Fri., Aug. 24, by Tim Siglin

Streams of Thought: MLB's Foul Bawl

MLB Advanced Media's anger against the placeshifting technology of the SlingBox seems a bit arcane.

Review: Adobe Production Premium CS3

Integration among all products in the CS3 suite is exceptionally strong, and Adobe Media Encoder—an example of a program that spans several CS3 applications—is a solid product putting Adobe firmly in the running against other more established video software suites.
Thurs., Aug. 16, by Tim Siglin

Players and Codecs Come Under Hacker Scrutiny

Several sessions at Black Hat 2007 showed the need to continue to develop lean code and close potential vulnerabilities in media players that might be exploited by hackers.
Friday, Aug. 10, by Tim Siglin

Akamai’s Troubles: Much Ado About Nothing

Akamai continues to lose valuation—and Internap just reported a 2Q 2007 net loss of $1.7 million—but that doesn’t mean the entire CDN market is in trouble. In fact, if you’re really paying attention, you'll see that the space is stronger than ever.
Tues., July 30, by Tim Siglin

Latency: The Next Frontier

Now that the major codecs can deliver quality that is acceptable—or better—for most video, the next challenge to be overcome for streaming is latency. New products from HaiVision and W&W Communications aim to bring latency down to the point where streaming becomes tenable for high-speed surveillance apps

How To Convert Videos To Play On The iPhone

Whether you're one of the masses who bought one, or just need to deliver content to people who have, getting video on the iPhone isn't quite as simple as it looks. Here’s are some tips on how to create videos that can play on the new device.
Wed., July 18, by Tim Siglin

Net Radio Deadline Looms (Again)

Retroactive royalties kick in on July 15 timetable will trigger retroactive royalties, and recent hearings indicate Congress won’t intervene. But all hope is not lost, as royalty rate could still be overturned.
Tues., July 3, by Tim Siglin

Adobe’s Visual Communicator 3 Integrates with Flash Media Server

New version of Serious Magic’s flagship product adds multicamera preview and seamless Flash Video output at a reduced price.
Mon., June 25, by Tim Siglin

Commentary: Apple iPhone—A Browser’s Best Friend or Streaming Engine?

Apple realized they needed to allow third-party apps on the iPhone, and they finally heeded the call for a software development kit. And—surprise, surprise—it’s called Safari.
Tues., June 19, by Tim Siglin

Akamai Monitoring Tool Becomes Marketing Magnet

Akamai's internet monitoring tool shows both the big picture-the ebb and flow of net traffic in general-as well as a close-up on media content usage.
Tues., June 12, by Tim Siglin

Immersive Media Maps Streaming's Future

Technology players like Immersive Media are integrating streaming content into practical, everyday-use online products such as Google Maps’ new street-level views.
Friday, June 1, by Tim Siglin

Streaming Gives Tennis and More A Sporting Chance to Generate More Revenue

The business of streaming sports is alive, well, and pushing the technology and business envelope, as MLB Advanced Media partners with The Tennis Channel and upstart Marshall Media pushes the video quality envelope.
Fri., May 25, by Tim Siglin

Commentary: SM East 2007—More Substance, Less Hype

The show floor at the New York Hilton—bursting at the seams with exhibitors and attendees—buzzed with spirited discussions about Flash, Silverlight, citizen journalism, user-generated content, and the state of the industry.
Sun., May 20, by Tim Siglin

Streaming Media East 2007: What’s Next for Online Video Advertising?

The final panel of the show—which topped 3,400 registered attendees, a 25% increase over 2006—focused on one of the most contentious issues facing the media and entertainment sector: Just what kind of advertising works best?
Thurs., May 17, by Tim Siglin

Streaming Media East 2007: For The New York Times, Video Now Just as Important as Print

Keynote by The Grey Lady’s Martin Nisenholtz reiterates Times is in the journalism business, and video is now part of that business, even for publications with roots in print.
Wed., May 16, by Tim Siglin

Streaming Media East 2007 News Briefs: Microsoft Sees the Light, Sprint Learns its ABCs, and TiVo Finds itself

While Microsoft showed off Silverlight at the show, Sprint started delivering ABC content for free and TiVo introduced new search capability.
Tues., May 15, by Tim Siglin

CBS Syndication Deals Reveal Seismic Strategy Change

By pushing content to other sites while gathering content to show through its own distribution channels, CBS is hoping to offer advertisers more bang for the buck as we enter the high-stakes advertising season.
Mon., May 14, by Tim Siglin

Burst Gains Ground for its Patent Validity in Court Battle with Apple

With the lawsuits filed against Burst.com now through the Markman phase, it appears likely that Apple's best bet will be to settle with the smaller company.
Mon., May 14, by Tim Siglin

Connecting Streaming to the Living Room

Last week’s Connections 2007 conference in Santa Clara explored “Future Opportunities: The Next Big Thing” for streaming, with a focus on simplifying consumer choices and DRM.
Tues., May 8, by Tim Siglin

Bill Offers Possible Reprieve for Indie Internet Radio

From Capitol Hill to the hip-hop blogosphere, unlikely allies are coming together to push back against Copyright Royalty Board's modified royalty rate.
Mon., May 7, by Tim Siglin

Head of MPAA Calls for DRM That Allows for "Managed Copying"

MPAA Chairman and CEO Dan Glickman told an industry gathering that the industry "wholeheartedly" supports legitimate copying. Meanwhile, On2 adds DRM to its Flash codec while Amazon plans to offer DRM-free downloads.
Wed., April 25, by Tim Siglin

NAB 2007: Real-Time H.264 Compression Options Abound at NAB

Announcements from Digital Rapids, Envivio, and others continue to push forward the state-of-the-art for traditional, mobile, and net broadcasting.
Sun., April 15, by Tim Siglin

NAB 2007: Apple Expands Production Tools, Now Offers VC-1, Windows Media Video, and Flash Encoding

Even though they weren’t the focus of Apple’s NAB press conference, there are a few key benefits for content streamers in the company’s new Final Cut Studio 2.
Sun., April 15, by Tim Siglin

How to Choose the Best Settings for Delivering Video in Adobe Flash

Flash offers a variety of ways to display video content, each with its own particular benefits and drawbacks. Here are five questions you should ask before you begin encoding.
Wed., April 11, by Tim Siglin

EMI's Rejection of DRM May Help Apple Overcome Its European Woes

EMI deserves a hand for pioneering a return to consumer choice when it comes to the music they download. At the same time, the move may ease some of the pressure Apple is facing in the EU.
Tues., April 3, by Tim Siglin

How to Choose a Video Capture Card

For both live and on-demand content, proper capture is key to successful delivery. Here are the questions you need to ask in order to select the right one for your needs.Mon., April 2, by Tim Siglin

Adobe Creative Suite 3: New Launch Throws in the Kitchen Sink, Too

With implications for digital video professionals and web developers alike, CS3 offers major updates to just about every Adobe product, including Mac compatibility on almost all of them. Here’s a high-level look at the biggest product launch in the company’s history.
Tues., Mar. 27, by Tim Siglin

NSCA: Sounds Like Streaming

Systems contractor show once again proves that streaming is penetrating traditional analog audio strongholds, with implications that may benefit the entire streaming industry.

New Royalty Schedule May Scuttle Independent Internet Radio

The proposal to implement expensive and retroactive royalties on internet radio stations—and generate millions for SoundExchange—has created a backlash.
Tues., Mar. 13, by Tim Siglin

Linux Streaming Wins Respect in Europe

European Commission awards UK council that created “transparent” system to stream to constituents running Linux.
Wed., Mar. 7, by Tim Siglin

Sports Streaming Organizations Step Up Their Game

Servecast and the Sports Video Group are each hosting or partnering on high-profile industry events to keep pushing sports video as both a broadcast art and a significant revenue stream.
Mon., Feb. 26, by Tim Siglin

Streamticker 2006: The Deals That Reshaped the Online Video Space

Google, Adobe, Vitalstream, and more bring mergers and acquisitions of tech companies back to center stage in the mainstream media

The Perfect Storm: 2006 Media & Entertainment Year in Review

2006 was a turning point for streaming media, but which direction is it headed in now?

This Week in Streaming: New Approaches to Mobile Content

From both the programming and technology sides, announcements from ESPN, Media Excel, and ExpertVillage.com suggest the ways that mobile video is moving to the next level.
Wed., Feb. 14, by Tim Siglin

Digital Rights Management Takes Center Stage

From the unexpected—Steve Jobs coming out in favor of unprotected music—to the absurd—a man sued by the RIAA for downloading a paltry five songs—recent events highlight the fundamental problems with DRM.
Wed., Feb. 7, by Tim Siglin

Commentary: YouTube to Share Revenues—But With Whom?

YouTube's announcement that it will begin some sort of revenue-sharing program opens a Pandora’s Box of legal, ethical, and business questions.
Tues., Jan. 30, by Tim Siglin

The Week In Streaming: MIDEM, MySpace, and More

Announcements from MySpace, Merlin, France Telcom, and a Chinese search engine point towards the future of digital media online.
Wed., Jan. 24, by Tim Siglin

Ericsson Acquires Redback and Hires a Streaming Media Pioneer

A late-2006 acquisition plugs a hole for a service provider and creates a real-world lab for Alan Lippman.
Wed., Jan. 17, by Tim Siglin

HD Streaming Comes on Strong at CES 2007

Not content just to move standard-definition content around the home, consumer electronics companies are pushing HD content delivery to the forefront.
Thurs., Jan. 11, by Tim Siglin

Apple Drops the Computer, Picks up the Phone, and Streams to the Living Room

Steve Jobs's keynote at MacWorld was short on the Mac but long on mobile media and home entertainment, with the announcement of the iPhone and a demo of Apple TV.
Wed., Jan. 10, by Tim Siglin

Streaming Already the Rage at Consumer Electronics Show

SlingMedia, Sony, and Microsoft all announced products or initiatives to free streaming video from the PC and deliver it to other devices, while a portion of the stream of Bill Gates’ keynote was interrupted to protect intellectual property.
Mon., Jan. 8, by Tim Siglin

World Trade Centers Association Hopes Streaming Turns Education into a Revenue Source

Global 100 ties together vendor-sponsored education, streaming capabilities, and market experts for educational initiatives worldwide.
Wed., Dec. 20, by Tim Siglin

Sling Media Slings Content to the Masses

The popularity of the company’s easy-to-use, place-shifting Slingbox continues to grow as consumers look for new ways to control the content they watch.
Wed., Dec. 13, by Tim Siglin

Commentary: Cisco, TI "Go Video"

The big boys are embracing video, and not without warning. But it was the smaller, scrappy players that got them back in the game.
Tues., Dec. 5, by Tim Siglin

Akamai Adds Media Management Tools With Purchase of Nine Systems

In the ever-more-competitive CDN space, the acquisition of Nine Systems—and its Stream OS platform—expands Akamai's media management and publishing capabilities.
Tues., Nov. 28, by Tim Siglin

PS3, Zune, and More Highlight This Black Friday

From game consoles that download to music players that share content wirelessly, the nation’s biggest shopping day of the year is sure to include something for the streamer of your choice.
Tues., Nov. 21, by Tim Siglin

Review: NewTek TriCaster Pro

NewTek’s TriCaster Pro builds on the solid base of the initial TriCaster but adds features that make it worthy of use in a professional environment. The $6,995 price point positions the product well below the price of other all-in-one products currently on the market, most of which have been created by streaming-centric companies. Given NewTek’s background in video, audio, and RGBHV, the TriCaster product line—with a few tweaks—could rival and outdo products of many times its cost.

Review: Grass Valley REV Pro

As an acquisition, editing, and playback format, this newest Iomega mass-storage cartridge has potential, and Grass Valley has done a fine job augmenting Iomega’s product with its own brand of video hardware expertise. The drive and media both performed well; they have a sturdy, rugged feel, and, for an external device, the REV Pro is quiet during operation.

Review: Inlet Technologies Semaphore Pro 2

Semaphore is a positive first step in allowing an average user to accurately assess the quality issues that file-based broadcasting creates. As a standalone product, Semaphore allows for consistent quality control in the field; coupled with FathomPro, Semaphore creates a much more compelling scenario for enhancing mid-sized and large broadcasters’ workflows.

Streams of Thought: Passing It On: Recording (and Consuming) Our Hobbies and Habits

Several sites have sprung up recently that feature consumer-generated, how-to video content, a trend that carries with it deeper social meaning than initially meets the eye. Each of these sites—ViewDo.com, VideoJug.com, and ExpertVillage—have several social drivers in common.

TI Advocates for Moving Transcoding From the Core

Texas Instruments evangelizes just-in-time and point-of-presence transcoding through a new sponsored study from IDC, arguing that it's crucial for the proliferation of video entertainment and the devices that play it.
Thurs., Nov. 9, by Tim Siglin

Commentary: Here Come the Brides

A recent inquiry from a bride-to-be’s mother got me thinking: What could be a better sign that streaming has reached critical mass than webcasting the Big Day?
Wed., Nov. 1, by Tim Siglin

First Look: Adobe Soundbooth

Easier to use than Audition but nearly as powerful, Adobe’s new audio software sets its sights on streaming video producers and Flash developers.
Mon., Oct. 30, by Tim Siglin

Commentary: A Serious Acquisition Creates More Magic for Adobe

Adobe’s recent acquisition of Serious Magic is good news for current Adobe video customers, and bodes well for streaming users. And while Adobe’s thinking about acquisitions, here are some other companies it might be considering.
Wed., Oct. 25, by Tim Siglin

Review: Digital Rapids StreamZ

If your workflow requires both a transcoding and an encoding solution, and speed is paramount, strongly consider putting a StreamZ system on your short list.
Mon., Oct.9, by Tim Siglin

Licensing Sweetens Deal as Google Buys YouTube

YouTube’s deals with Universal and Sony BMG may have been the deal-clincher, as they could help reduce Google’s risk of taking on copyright infringement liability along with the user-video startup.
Tues., Oct. 10, by Tim Siglin

ESPN Shifts Mobile Video Focus

The network shut down Mobile ESPN after only seven months, realizing that customers weren’t willing to make service-provider choices based upon available video content.
Tues., Oct. 3, by Tim Siglin

Adobe Rolls Out Integrated PDF/Flash Products

Adobe puts Macromedia technologies to good use in the recently-released Captivate 2 and Acrobat 8 products.
Sun., Sept. 24, by Tim Siglin

Yes Virginia, There Is a Webcast

A recent symposium showed how streaming helped Virginia claim the title of Forbes’ Best State for Business.
Mon., Sept. 18, by Tim Siglin

Mobile Video in the Spotlight at IBC 2006

This year’s show demonstrates that the mobile video market is maturing rapidly, with an emphasis on DVB-H.
Thurs., Sept. 14, by Tim Siglin

IBC 2006: Is HD Coming, or is it Already Here?

Pre-IBC announcements show flurry of activity in HD streaming and broadcasting space
Fri., Sept. 8, by Tim Siglin

How-To Video Sites Gaining Traction

The appearance of UK-based Videojug.com suggests that the appeal of DIY video is growing, but potential investors in such sites would do well to consider three factors before signing the dotted line.
Wed., Aug. 30, by Tim Siglin

Cisco Solidifies VOD Footprint Through Arroyo Acquisition

Along with the Scientific Atlanta acquisition, the Arroyo deal positions Cisco to be a major player in the video-on-demand market.
Tues., Aug. 22, by Tim Siglin

Nokia’s Loudeye Acquisition Points to New Mobile Business Models

Since it gives Nokia control over encoding, distribution, and devices, it gives the company an end-to-end solution that may free mobile service providers to focus on their core competencies.
Tues., Aug. 15, by Tim Siglin

Telestream adds Popwire Tools to its Product Base

Acquisition solidifies Telestream’s place in the Mac encoding market while positioning both companies to pursue next-generation encoding tools.
Tues., Aug 8, by Tim Siglin

ViewDo.com Helps People Help Themselves

With social networking, advertising, and an eye toward product placement and manufacturer partnerships, this how-to video website has plenty of growth potential.
Tues., July 25, by Tim Siglin

Case Study: Video Interpreter Services at the Alameda County Medical Center

Tandberg and Cisco help non-English-speaking patients get the care they need by providing video communcations technology for interpreters.
Tues., July 11, by Tim Siglin

A Storage Area Network Primer

With the advent of lower-cost drives and ubiquity of 1GB Ethernet connectors, the cost and complexity of creating a storage area network (SAN) is falling. Is a SAN right for you?
Mon., July 3, by Tim Siglin

Parallels Desktop Lets Mac Users Do Windows (Media) Too

New virtual machine tool allows near full-speed access to processors on Intel-based Macs. And, unlike Apple's own Boot Camp beta, it lets users run Windows and OS X at the same time.

The (Small) Business of Streaming Media

When small businesses decide to enter the world of streaming media, the questions are the same as for large businesses: Should I outsource? Do everything in house? Or find a balance?
Tues., June 20, by Tim Siglin

iPodding InfoComm 06

The addition of podcast integration into rich media recording workflows highlighted product upgrades announced by Accordent, Anystream, and Sonic Foundry.
Mon., June 12, by Tim Siglin

Texas Instruments Provides Code Enhancements for DaVinci

DaVinci Technology Development Kit includes bundled codec package and software modules, taking some of the heavy lifting off the shoulders of developers.
Friday, June 9, by Tim Siglin

VitalStream Inserts Eonstreams’ Technology Into Advertising Lineup

The acquisition not only ends months of speculation about VitalStream’s ad insertion plans and Eonstreams’ future, but also serves as a prime example of the robust growth of a maturing industry.
Tues., May 30, by Tim Siglin

The Changing Digital Music Landscape

Announcements in the last week by Apple, Loudeye, and MTV show just how fluid the digital music delivery space has become.
Tues., May 16 by Tim Siglin

NAB 2006: Finding the Right Business Models

While the "big three"—subscription/pay-per-view, advertising, and promotional–still dominate, industry leaders at NAB suggest it's time to consider additional approaches.
Tues. April 25, by Tim Siglin

NAB 2006: Streaming Takes Center Stage

Beyond the slew of product announcements that always accompanies the opening of the show, this year’s NAB finds keen interest in streaming throughout the show floor.
Mon. April 24, by Tim Siglin

Gearing Up for NAB

As broadcasters focus more attention on delivering content online, this year’s show promises to be a showcase for streaming media tools.
by Tim Siglin

NSCA 2006: Streaming Invades the Conference Room

The National Systems Contractor Association’s annual Expo has traditionally focused on audio, and analog audio at that. But this year’s show, held earlier this month in Las Vegas, saw streaming products move front and center.
by Tim Siglin

Review: On2 Flix Pro 8 for Flash 8

An easy-to-use interface, myriad output options, and relatively fast transcoding make Flix Pro worth considering.
by Tim Siglin

CeBIT 2006: Americans in Hannover

The world’s largest technology show didn’t disappoint this year, with compelling advances in VoIP, display, and optical storage pointing towards the future.
by Tim Siglin

Company Profile: EonStreams Helps Terrestrial Radio Ads Reach Targeted Online Audiences

Marrying traditional media experience with new-world streaming tools, CEO Steve Newman hopes to help company rebound from loss of Clear Channel.
by Tim Siglin

Moving Beyond Text Search

Even today, video indexing systems are still based on textual search modalities. But if some cutting-edge research projects are any indication, that’s all about to change.
by Tim Siglin

Company Profile: On2 Technologies Pledges Continued Innovation

Despite the unexpected departure last week of CEO Doug McIntyre, On2 continues to search for the ever-elusive low bit-rate, low processor-power sweet spot.
by Tim Siglin

Commentary: The Year of Video Search

Google Video and the AOL/Truveo deal aren’t the only reasons why video search could take off in 2006. Other vendors like Accordent, Sonic Foundry, and Pictron are poised to step up their search game, too.
by Tim Siglin

H.264 Moves to Center Stage in 2006

The huge iPod Video sales numbers released by Apple at Macworld this week tell only part of the story, as H.264 takes hold for good.
by Tim Siglin

Video iPod Sales Growth Portends Big Things for Streaming Media in 2006

Apple’s latest success story might be just the key to open up the floodgates to the mobile streaming industry we’ve all been hoping for.
by Tim Siglin

Review: CNN Pipeline

Despite a few quirks, the network's new broadband video service is a news junkie's dream.
by Tim Siglin

Streaming for Holiday Travel

Whether planning to go somewhere exotic or mundane this season, more and more travelers check out the online views and reviews first, opening up new opportunities for Web sites to capitalize on the power of streaming video and audio.
by Tim Siglin

Adobe Completes Macromedia Acquisition

The April announcement of the deal paved way for speculation on how Adobe would leverage Macromedia’s Web and interactivity tools. With word that the acquisition is now complete comes a clearer, though somewhat surprising, picture of what the future may hold.
by Tim Siglin

Schooled in Streaming

Homeschoolers are embracing streaming in growing numbers, just as they embraced the Internet in the mid- to late-1990s, presenting significant revenue opportunities for content providers.
by Tim Siglin

Streaming in the Worship Market

It’s only natural that churches, synagogues, mosques, and other religious institutions would make the leap to streaming, podcasts, and other online delivery methods. In doing so, they both support their congregants and expand their reach.
by Tim Siglin

An Education in Streaming: Educause 2005

From Blackboard integration to podcasts, rich media recording companies offer new options as they vie for the academic market’s dollars.
by Tim Siglin

Commentary: Streaming Matters

Many of us maintain that streaming is a delivery tool, not an industry unto itself. But recent developments suggest that perhaps it’s time to reevaluate our perceptions.
by Tim Siglin

Flash 8 Video: Flash in the Pan or Serious Contender?

With improvements in quality and On2's aggressive marketing of its encoding tools, Flash 8 may be set to compete with Windows Media and other formats.
by Tim Siglin

Texas Instruments Joins the Video Fray—Again

Introduction of DaVinci could move TI to a dominant position across entire video acquisition and delivery chain.

Case Study: Pickin’ for Donations

The streaming community responded to Hurricane Katrina in ways big and small. In Kingsport, Tennessee, a bluegrass concert turned into a fundraiser, with digital media helping to get the word out.

Multiple Delivery Mechanisms for Streaming

P2P, personal area networks, and progressive layering of downloads are just a few of the mechanisms that will ensure streaming's success in the future.

Brave New Interfaces

By taking a cue from video games, the next generation of interfaces will give users new choices in what they watch.

Analysis: EU Issues Paper Threatens Internet Expression Worldwide

By suggesting that a version of the “fairness doctrine” be applied to the Web, proposed European Union regulations undercut the very nature of Internet communication.

Supreme Advice on Peer-to-Peer

The court’s ruling in the MGM v. Grokster case is good news for “legit” P2P media delivery, says Kontiki’s Stuart Clearly.

A Tale of Two Shows: Supercomm and Infocomm

If there was any doubt that streaming is now everywhere, a walk around either of these trade shows quickly dispelled that notion.

Looking into the Crystal Ball: The Future of Open-Standard Internet Video

At Streaming Media East last month, three industry experts took a look into the crystal ball, and reached different conclusions regarding whether the standards-based H.264 or Microsoft’s proprietary VC1 will win out.

Streaming Media East 2005: From the Show Floor

The exhibit booths and demonstrations at the recent Streaming Media East 2005 show revealed vendors and attendees bursting with excitement about the streaming industry.

Commentary: Macromedia Acquisition Solidifies Adobe’s Position

As the love fades from Adobe’s relationship with Apple, Macromedia’s Web development and video products could give the company a leg up in the creative tools war.

NAB 2005: Feet Don’t Fail Me Now

With a larger provider presence, smaller hardware, and more buzz about VC-1 and H.264, NAB has become a must-visit show.

Akamai-Speedera: The Industry Responds

Consolidation may be an unavoidable consequence of the streaming industry’s growth, but it could also prove a boon to smaller providers.

Raising the Video Streaming Quality Bar

Joe Kane's Digital Video Essentials Professional is designed to help A/V pros calibrate displays. Along the way, it so happens that he’s helping increase the quality of Windows Media and H.264 for the entire streaming industry.

Microsoft Settles Burst.com Lawsuit

The $60 million settlement fee is lower than many had expected, and the agreement may make it difficult for Burst to pursue future licenses.

The Sound of Things to Come

Streaming audio is the next frontier for home sound systems. Three manufacturers showed off their solutions last week at the Electronic Home Expo in Orlando.

Commentary: Napster to Go -- Do Hedged Bets Equal Innovation?

Napster’s new "Napster to Go"—the latest round in the "subscribe vs. buy" online music argument—suggests that, Super Bowl ads aside, the debate’s really over.

Ultra Wideband Technology Holds Promise for Streaming

Ultra wideband technology succeeds where 802.11b fails, handling multiple simultaneous transmissions across a wide band of frequences.

News Analysis: Too Much, Too Soon?

As Optibase shifts its focus back to network and streaming products, whither Media 100? It's a stark switch from the compay's public stance six months ago.

H.264 Begins Its Ascent

To quote Mark Twain, reports of the codec's demise are premature. If anything, H.264 is just beginning to gain traction.

Videophones, Round 3: Finally as easy as picking up the phone?

A batch of recent announcements and upcoming CES product announcements suggest that videophones just might be ready for their closeup.

Streaming Helps AV Industry Eliminate Cable Clutter

Now’s the time for savvy manufacturers to take advantage of the growing convergence of traditional analog audio-visual gear and IP-based devices.

Commentary: Are We There Yet?

We shouldn’t be thinking about creating a "streaming industry" anymore. Rather, we should focus on all the vertical markets for which streaming can provide solutions. A look at streaming’s past offers lessons for the future.

H.264 Video Prepares MPEG-4 For Prime Time

As broadcasters shift from tape- to disk-based digital acquisition, editing, and transmission systems, MPEG-4 system vendors’ products can gain significant market share against MPEG-2. Adoption will depend on several factors, such as de-mystifying H.264 and its availability as a codec within MPEG-4.

IBC 2003 Streaming Products Wrap-Up

The broadcast and streaming worlds are rapidly becoming one entity, if product announcements and show-floor buzz at IBC2003 are any indication. Tim Siglin gives an overview of interesting pre-launch and shipping products demonstrated at the show.