June 22, 2026

Online Video News

Serenading the Creator Economy With Branded Music Videos: A Q&A With VP of US Sales Melissa Sofo

In this Q&A, Vevo's Vice President of US Sales, Melissa Sofo, delves into how brands and artists are working together to increase audience participation through seamless authenticity and intelligent alignment with Gen Z and Millennials.

Philo Launches Pause Ads

New format launches across ad-supported channels with support from Magnite, Index Exchange & others, available via direct and programmatic activation

What Fox Corp’s Acquisition of Roku Means for the Future of Independent Streaming: A Q&A with Future Today Co-Founder Vikrant Mathur

News broke this morning of Fox Corp's $22bn cash-and-stock acquisition of Roku. To gain more insight into how the Fox-Roku deal is likely to impact the future of independent streaming operators and ad-supported streaming in general, I conducted this Q&A with Future Today Co-Founder Vikrant Mathur.

Short Cuts

Does Sports Streaming Cloud Migration Require Restaffing or Reskilling?

When Sweden-based SVT leveraged cloud-based workflows to stream the Olympics, how did it impact staff, and did it require retraining or new skills? According to SVT's Madelen Ottosson in this discussion with Eyevinn Technology's Magnus Svensson at Streaming Media Connect 2026, cloud-based sports streaming at scale demands fundamental changes to the way streaming producers work in a control room today. Ottosson goes on to detail the types of reskilling that can be particularly difficult for producers with long histories in the business and experience with more traditional workflows, and LiveSports, LLC's Jef Kethley affirms many of her points about the challenges of expanding existing production skillsets.

Blog

Beyond Delivery: Why Streaming Success Is Defined by Customer Experience

QoE is no longer a technical KPI; it is a business-critical metric. Yet, despite its importance, many organizations still lack the tools and visibility needed to measure and optimize it effectively.

The Biggest Summer in Live Sports is Being Priced Like One Product

The richest live sports slate this market has ever seen is arriving at exactly the moment buyers have more evidence than ever to tell the properties apart. The ones who use it will own the second half of the tournament, and they will set a sharper standard for how live inventory earns its premium in the first place.

Industry News

Harmonic Completes Divestiture of Video Business to MediaKind

Harmonic Inc. announced the successful completion of the sale of its Video Business to MediaKind, for $145 million in cash. The purchase consideration is subject to net working capital and other customary post-closing adjustments.

Bitmovin Partners with Simplestream and Xperi to Support OTT Services to Launch on TiVo OS

Bitmovin has partnered with Simplestream and Xperi to help streaming services launch on TiVo OS smart TVs and devices. The collaboration combines Simplestream’s content management and application framework with Bitmovin’s playback technology, creating an

Miri Technologies Partners with Midwich for Distribution in North America

Agreement gives the X510 bonding router and V410 encoder/decoder greater availability in broadcast and Pro AV markets through resellers and integrators in USA and Canada