September 15, 2025

Online Video News

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

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

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

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

IBC2025: Supply Chain Efficiencies Won’t Save Sinking Legacy Media

One word dominated conversations at broadcast equipment show IBC this week - and it wasn't AI. Efficiency is on everyone's lips. With little genuine tech innovation around the legacy media business and the vendors who supply it are battling to survive by stripping cost and speeding processes. Applying artificial intelligence to pretty much everything seems to offer the only hope for broadcasters needing to balance the books before their audience is vaporized by streamers, social media and YouTube.

Blog

Inside the Micro-Drama Boom: Life on Set, Opportunity, and the Future of Storytelling

The world of streaming is on the brink of another shift. After years of long-form dominance—sprawling series, multi-hour binge sessions, and cinematic storytelling—attention is swinging toward a radically different format: micro-dramas. And if the early signals are right, they could be the most significant disruption to OTT since the binge model itself.

Industry News

Leveling Up Live Streaming: Akamai and Harmonic Bring Video Workflows to the Cloud

The next generation of Akamai Media Services Live is powered by Harmonic

Comcast Technology Solutions Tapped by Dubai Media Incorporated (Dubai Media) to Provide End-to-End Video Management Platform

Ahead of the 2025 IBC Show, Comcast Technology Solutions (CTS) announced it has been selected by Dubai Media Incorporated (Dubai Media), the official media organization of the Government of Dubai, as the end-to-end technology provider for Dubai Media’s ne

Orange and Synamedia join forces to expand multi-CDN reach at IBC 2025

Orange and Synamedia are announcing a partnership - a first-of-its-kind collaboration with a telco CDN using Synamedia’s Quortex Switch multi-CDN management platform.

Wowza to Demonstrate Edge-Powered Streaming on the Jetson Orin Nano at IBC 2025

Wowza, a leader in video streaming infrastructure, will highlight the power of edge computing at IBC 2025 in Hall 5, Stand 5.F81. Live demonstrations will show how Wowza Streaming Engine, running on the low-cost, high-performance NVIDIA Jetson Orin Nano,

Viaccess-Orca and ContentWise Announce Strategic Partnership to Elevate TV User Experiences

Viaccess-Orca announced today a strategic partnership with ContentWise, a leader in AI-based digital experience solutions.

OSN Unlocks New Era of Targeted Video Streaming Monetization with Harmonic

Harmonic today announced that Orbit Showtime Network, a leading entertainment network in the Middle East and North Africa, has partnered with Harmonic to monetize its video streaming channels.

Irdeto and Ateme Announce Integration of TraceMark™ Watermarking into Ateme’s End-to-End Video Delivery Solutions, fortifying Content Security for the Industry

The integration simplifies watermark enablement, removing the complexity and cost barriers traditionally associated with protecting premium live and on-demand content.

MediaKind and Accedo Partner to Simplify Direct-to-Consumer streaming

MediaKind, a global leader in cloud-based video streaming technology, and Accedo, a pioneer in video application solutions, today announced a strategic partnership to deliver a pre-integrated, ready-to-deploy Direct-to-Consumer (D2C) streaming solution de