July 20, 2026

Online Video News

Sneak Preview: The Retention Game: Managing Subscriber Acquisition and Churn

On Thursday, Aug. 13, Roku's Nicole Fencel, Philo's Steven Chang, Women in Streaming Media's Deepali Narsiker, and Horse & Country's David Guinan will join Chris Pfaff for the Streaming Media Connect panel "The Retention Game: Managing Subscriber Acquisition and Churn." Join this closing panel for a candid discussion on which subscriber acquisition and retention strategies work in 2026 and which ones fail to move the needle. Learn how leading streaming platforms are drawing on data science insights and leveraging personalization to turn one-show drop-ins into long-term, loyal subscribers.

Blog

Moving Beyond Cost-Cutting to Optimize Streaming TCO

Video services are under immense pressure to reduce costs and optimize Total Cost of Ownership (TCO). However, a tunnel vision focus on cost efficiency alone is a risky strategy for a number of reasons. If video services want to truly optimize TCO, they need to look much wider than solely focusing on cutting costs.

Live at Scale: The World Cup Exposed Advertising's Infrastructure Gap

With 104 matches, 48 teams, and three host countries, the 2026 World Cup would challenge any campaign plan. But this tournament poses even more structural complexity than ever before: for the first time, a single sporting event of this magnitude is simultaneously airing across broadcast television, multiple streaming services, smart TV homescreens, and social feeds, often within the same household, sometimes on the same couch. And most advertising infrastructure was not built for that.

World Cup: Argentina vs. Egypt—The Reigning Champion’s Comeback and Added-Time gift for Advertising

Yospace is collecting streaming and advertising data from 14 OTT rights-holders worldwide throughout the tournament, showing how in-match events shape streaming audiences and advertising opportunities. In this article, we're analyzing Argentina's 3-2 win against Egypt, with a stunning comeback perhaps only the reigning champions could secure.

Industry News

SIMBA powers new streaming delivery network with Broadpeak Advanced CDN

Brazilian media organization builds nationwide CDN with Broadpeak’s high-performance software for low-latency streaming and new content distribution services

IBC2026 Conference tackles AI in action, live sport, creator disruption and trust in content

IBC2026 has unveiled a powerful Conference programme bringing together global media leaders, technology innovators, creators, sports organisations, broadcasters, platforms and brands to explore the forces reshaping media and entertainment (M&E).

Miri Introduces Self-Service Cellular Data and SIM Card Management Platform for NetConnect+ Plans

Online portal offers customers self-serve management tools and valuable usage insights for Miri’s global multi-carrier data plans

Fox Television Stations, Extreme Reach, and LTN Bring Live Syndicated Television to Stations Nationwide with 25 Words or Less LIVE

Collaboration demonstrates how managed IP distribution and cloud-based syndication workflows can support live television at national scale