January 05, 2026

Featured Articles

Review: Media Excel HERO 6000

This review will highlight Media Excel's HERO 6000 and walk readers through the process of configuring streaming using the HERO platform. You'll learn how to deliver live streams, create encoding presets, add audio presets, create channels, and add outputs for playback. The article will also cover how to add roles and play streams.

Short Cuts

How Can Streaming Publishers Predict Where Pirates Will Strike Next?

Curtailing streaming piracy can be a bit like a game of whack-a-mole, whether it's anticipating where the leaking or leeching will come from on a premium live event, or predicting which content pirates are most likely to target. EZDRM Co-Founder Olga Kornienko has helped a broad swath of clients try to get in pirates' heads and stay one or more steps ahead of their attacks, and in this discussion with Integration Therapy's Rebecca Avery from the latest Streaming Media Connect 2025, she discusses pirate strategy and psychology as she's observed it over the years and practical ways to make sense of it and use of it.

Editor's Note

Farm to Table

One of the overarching themes of Streaming Media 2025, which took place October 6-8 in Santa Monica, Calif., was the rise of the creator economy. Discussions centered around the changing economics of content creation, delivery, distribution, and curation (with AI playing an ever-larger role in leveling the playing field to varying degrees at all stages); evolving business models for creators looking to leverage and grow their brands and survive and thrive; and the ongoing, unignorable convergence of creator channels and "traditional" streaming platforms. The last topic seems like a particularly noteworthy sign of the times—how many conversations carried on just down the 405 in Huntington Beach in the heyday of Streaming Media West concerned the convergence (or divergence) of streaming upstarts and traditional linear broadcast?

Industry News

Queensland Performing Arts Centre Elevates Live Stream Experiences with AJA Gear

More live performance venues are transforming the way they capture and deliver shows as audiences increasingly tune into live events outside theatre walls. To elevate its production value, Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC) recently overhauled its f

TAG Video Systems Celebrates Multiple APAC Award Wins for Innovation and Operational Excellence

TAG Video Systems is proud to share that the company has recently received multiple industry recognitions across the Asia-Pacific region, reflecting its ongoing focus on enabling media organizations to deliver high-quality content with confidence.

WHY ONE PARTNER IS BETTER THAN FIVE

If you’re a content owner or creator thinking about launching a FAST (free ad-supported streaming TV) channel or platform, the first big hurdle usually isn’t content, it’s the tech. Entering the streaming space brings plenty of potential, but it also come