July/August 2020

Magazine Features

Revry Takes the "Tribrid" Approach with its LGBTQ OTT Network

28 Jul 2020

Revry is the first global LGBTQ video service, and it's growing like crazy. This year, it expanded with Brightcove's Beacon to offer a three-pronged approach to programming and monetization: live linear, SVOD, and AVOD.

The Algorithm Series: Video Player Performance

27 Aug 2020

Multiple algorithms for encoding, transfer, and playback intersect in the end user's player. So how can you make the numbers work in your favor?

Tutorial: Remote Live Production in the Age of COVID-19

22 May 2020

With social distancing making in-person live production difficult-to-impossible, Anthony Burokas demonstrates how to produce a professional live show using multiple remote video feeds using vMix Call.

The 2020 Streaming Media 50: The 50 Companies That Matter Most in Online Video

10 Aug 2020

Who made our annual list of the most important, most innovative, and just plain most interesting companies in the online video space? Read on ...

Streams of Thought

Launching Rockets

04 Sep 2020

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

The Video Doctor

The Problem with WebRTC

15 Jul 2020

The good news is that desktop and mobile web browsers are now capable of using WebRTC for real-time or progressive web apps. The bad news is that we need faster progress with viable WebRTC SDKs that don't tightly tie products to a particular WebRTC offering.

Future in Focus

What Has the Pandemic Taught Us About Streaming?

18 Aug 2020

The increased streaming we've seen during the COVID-19 pandemic didn't break the internet. But it did give us a vision of the future, and the opportunity to be proactive rather than reactive.