June 08, 2026

Online Video News

Survey Says: Streaming Battling for Viewer Attention in a Fragmented Media Market

A new Accenture survey, "Reinvent for growth, the signals shaping media's next chapter" finds streaming slipping compared to social and gaming in battle for viewer eyeballs, and AI rising for production and post at diversified tech platforms.

Short Cuts

How FAST Elevates Lower-Profile Live Sports

Even as more big league sports events become tentpole streaming events like Christmas Day NFL games on Netflix, NBA playoffs on Prime, or the Olympics on Peacock, these big-ticket matches are happening on premium platforms paying ultra-premium prices to license them. But can streaming also provide a launching pad for niche events and middle- and lower-tier leagues with passionate pockets of fans clustered by location or affinity? FAST is proving the perfect platform for heightening access, awareness, and profitability for lower-tier leagues like college athletics and grassroots motor sports. Niche doesn't always mean small, attests FloSports' VP of business development Dave Stelnik to Chris Pfaff Tech Media's Chris Pfaff at Streaming Media Connect 2026.

How to Build a Niche Sports League and Streaming Fan Base

Driving viewership and attention for new and niche sports streaming requires deploying alternative strategies for building buzz, visibility, and must-see excitement. Bulldog DM founder & CEO John Petrocelli explains how the recently launched Beach Football League achieved liftoff for the sport and its live-streamed experiences, leveraging social and celebrity involvement and choosing the right platforms for delivery and distribution, as he describes in conversation with Chris Pfaff of Chris Pfaff Tech Media in this clip from Streaming Media Connect 2026.

How to Maximize Observability in Remote Streaming Pipelines

Cloud and remote production workflows have changed the game for live streaming, enabling significant CapEx and OpEx reductions, making it possible to achieve the same results with smaller and more efficiently deployed and largely off-site crews and reducing hardware footprints. But do all of the gains in operational efficiency that remote and distributed production provide come at the expense of real-time observability? It definitely brought new challenges on that end, according to Telestream director of product management Ken Haren, who explores these challenges and changes in best practices for software-defined observability and live-stream diagnostics that have come with the shift to remote production in this discussion with Zixi SVP of business development Emeka Okoli and Eyevinn Technology media solution specialist and VP of sales and business development Magnus Svensson at Streaming Media Connect 2026.

Industry News

Bitmovin and Akamai Support NRJ Group to Deploy Next Generation Media Player AMP2

Bitmovin and Akamai are helping NRJ Group migrate its mobile and web streaming services to Akamai Adaptive Media Player 2, aiming to simplify large-scale streaming delivery and improve playback performance visibility.

Telycam Expands Broadcast AV PTZ Camera Lineup with New Explore 100, 300 and 500

New cameras build on proven advantages of earlier Explore models with even smoother motion, powerful new features and redesigned web user interface

Synamedia launches its next chapter, reimagining the future of viewing experiences

Company is launching an integrated portfolio that helps operators grow audiences, accelerate monetisation, innovate faster, and simplify operations

Magewell Levels-Up All-in-One Content Production with Launch of New Director Plus

More signals, higher quality, and outstanding ingest and streaming flexibility deliver professional results in a small, all-in-one footprint