August 24, 2026

Online Video News

The 2026 Streaming Media Readers' Choice Awards Finalists Revealed

More than 1,000 readers voted in 15 categories. We'll announce the winners in the Fall issue of Streaming Media magazine, but here's a tease—the top three vote-getters in each category. And you just might be surprised at the names you see.

Short Cuts

In Live Streaming, Redundancy Does Not Mean Resiliency

Although redundancy is considered a hallmark of a sound live streaming ops playbook, "it's only your friend if you test it," warns Live X co-founder Corey Behnke. So, what is the key to fail-safe operational protection in live streaming? LinkedIn Global Live Operations Lead Chris Packard and Streaming Technology Strategist Bhavesh Upadhyaya also offer streaming resiliency best practices and cautionary tales in this clip from Streaming Media Connect 2026.

Integrating AI Into CTV Search and Discovery

The benefits of leveraging AI in personalizing the CTV discovery experience and facilitating fruitful content searches are considerable, but so are the costs. Are there ways that OTT services and platforms can manage or minimize those costs, such as only enlisting AI for more complex queries? Dataxis' Ophelie Boucaud, TiVo's Chris Ambrozic, Gracenote's Ashok Bania, and Future Today's Alok Ranjan discuss token conservation, handling conversational and non-conversational queries, and the "Swiss Army knife approach" in this clip from Streaming Media Connect 2026.

Blog

Building a Browser Multiview with Media over QUIC

Quicly turns live contribution feeds into a viewer-controlled multiview that teams can embed as one iframe. It manages media preparation, per-angle publishing, readiness, recovery, diagnostics, and the browser experience as one product. Existing encoders stay useful, Cloudflare provides distribution, and viewers get immediate control without a server-rendered composite.

The FAST Boom Is Creating a New Kind of Streaming Software Buyer

The growth of FAST channels is bringing all sorts of new organizations into the streaming software market, attracting buyers that previously had little or no streaming infrastructure and are launching channels for the first time.

Industry News

Telestream and ScorePlay Turn Live Sports into Immediate Fan Engagement and Monetization

Strategic partnership powers a new live sports workflow that makes every captured moment available for discovery, publishing, and commercial activation in near real-time.

Broadpeak launches Multiview as a Service to accelerate multi-feed live sports experiences

Multiview available via SaaS for streaming platforms and operators through broadpeak.io, with live demonstrations at IBC2026

VisualOn IBC Show Preview: AI-Powered CAE, Advanced Playback & Seamless Ads

At IBC2026, VisualOn will showcase its AI-driven Optimizer suite — cutting bandwidth and storage costs by up to 80% while preserving pristine video quality — alongside comprehensive ad monetization tools and its Open+ Player Suite, plus a joint demo with