April 17, 2026

Spotlights

Why Streamers Must Become Proactive About Piracy Before It Is Too Late

For years, many streaming companies have perceived piracy as a disease that needs to be treated only after it strikes. A show is released, pirates copy it, and the platform responds with takedown notices, legal complaints, or occasional enforcement actions. That approach may have worked in the early days of online video. Today, it does not.

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Live Sports Is Powering the Next Wave of Streaming Innovation

Live sports viewers expect a flawless streaming experience with ultra-low latency and immersive features that bring them closer to the action. At the same time, the rising cost of sports rights is forcing service providers to rethink how they maximize return on investment. The result is a perfect storm of innovation, where advances in AI, cloud infrastructure, and ecosystem partnerships are reshaping the future of streaming.

While Adtech Builds the Homescreen Pipes, Advertisers Can Still Tap into the Opportunity

As TV viewing moved to streaming, audiences fragmented across apps and services. The mass audience did not disappear. It spread. In response, the homescreen became one of the most important surfaces in media, bringing viewers back together at the point where every TV journey begins. It is the gateway to streaming content and brand storytelling, and increasingly the place where fragmented viewing behavior reconnects. In that sense, it has helped solve one of modern TV's biggest challenges. But solving audience fragmentation has exposed another layer of complexity.

Industry News

nanocosmos Expands its Real-Time Video Platform with Server-Side Chroma Key, Universal MOQ Support, and Advanced Security

The nanoStream platform has evolved beyond streaming infrastructure — for NAB 2026, nanocosmos expands its complete, integrated approach to real-time video: delivery, security, and AI-powered content enhancement in one platform.

VisualOn and Cires21 Release Joint Research at NAB 2026 Showing Up to 19-Point VMAF Gains in Video Transcoding Pipelines

VisualOn and Cires21 released a joint whitepaper at NAB 2026 showing up to 19-point VMAF gains by integrating the VisualOn Optimizer into Cires21's live transcoding pipeline. The paper benchmarks H.264, HEVC, and AV1 across major hardware platforms, provi

Encompass Digital Media Powers Global Cloud Transformation for Its Altitude Flow Platform Using Interra Systems’ BATON File-Based QC Solution

Interra Systems is proud to announce its central role in the digital transformation of Encompass Digital Media’s global operations.

Norsk Announces Norsk Reasoning AI, Norsk Spectrum, and support for TAMS, MQA, and MXL at NAB 2026

Seven new solutions span AI, quality monitoring, standards conversion, and next-generation delivery protocols

Viaccess–Orca Powers MasOrange’s Multi–Brand TV Expansion and Deployment of Targeted Advertising Across IPTV and OTT

VO Integrates Client-Side and Server-Side Ad Technologies with its Secure Video Player and Segmentation Tools, Leveraging Broadpeak’s SSAI and BPK SmartLib® SDK to Drive Monetization Across Live and On-Demand Content