June 18, 2025

Online Video News

DIRECTV and Lionsgate Team Up to Launch Lionsgate Collection

Unique and Proprietary Channel To Be Available Across All DIRECTV Satellite, Streaming and FAST Platforms

Twitch’s Dual-Layout Streaming: Technical Innovation or Industry Revolution?

As video producers, we all agree on one thing: we want to serve content in whatever format the viewer prefers. Until now, for live streaming in landscape or portrait, it's been a one-or-the-other proposition. That's changing. At TwitchCon Europe, amid the usual fanfare and cosplay, Twitch quietly announced a feature that could reshape the future of live streaming: dual-layout live streaming.

Short Cuts

What Is SGAI and What Are the Benefits for Live and VOD?

Server-guided ad insertion (SGAI) has been called the "best of both worlds" in a streaming adtech world long split between client-side ad insertion (CSAI) and server-side ad insertion (SSAI), and of course it's more than squeezebacks and other frame-sharing ad formats with which it's commonly associated. But what is it exactly? And what does it offer for live and VOD streaming? Google's Sourya Roy, Paramount's Jarred Wilichinsky, Muxed's David Hassoun, and Reality Software's Nadine Krefetz discuss the answer to these questions in this clip from May's Streaming Media Connect.

Blog

Accelerating FAST Revenue With Live News and Sports

The FAST space is experiencing explosive growth. Platforms no longer want channels that simply fill space. They demand content that drives engagement, ad revenue, and repeat viewership. The bar is much higher: content must be immediate, authentic, and often exclusive. That's why the next phase of FAST will be defined by real-time, high-value live news and sports content as platforms compete to capture and keep audiences.

Monetization. Agility, and Tech Readiness Define Streaming Success

In the highly competitive world of streaming, there is no single recipe for success. As platforms proliferate and audiences grow more fragmented, it has become increasingly clear that sustainable monetization demands more than one revenue stream. Today's media companies must adopt a flexible, multi-pronged approach to monetization to remain competitive, profitable, and future-ready.

The Next 20 Years: What Role Will Large Social Platforms like YouTube Play in the Future of the Creator Economy?

For the past two decades, YouTube, and large social media platforms like it have been at the center of the creator economy. But many creators have learned that building a business on top of a platform you don't own or control comes with downsides. As a result, after two decades of platform dependency, several large creators have started experimenting with more direct-to-consumer (D2C/DTC) outlets for their content.

Industry News

Rotana Media Services Harnesses Broadpeak’s Dynamic Ad Insertio

Partnership unlocks new ad revenues and elevates viewing experiences across MENA market

AJA Debuts DRM2-Plus Mini-Converter Frame at InfoComm 2025

Next-gen frame addresses diverse rackmount needs with flexible cooling and single/dual power supply models; streamlines Mini-Converter access