August 26, 2026

Online Video News

The Match Is No Longer the Beginning of the Journey

The sports industry spends a lot of time discussing how to attract younger audiences. Every conference seems to feature a panel on Gen Z viewing habits. Every strategy document contains a section on fan acquisition. Every rights holder, broadcaster and streaming platform is searching for the next generation of supporters. Yet despite all this attention, I often feel we are asking the wrong question.

Short Cuts

Frame-Accurate Sync and Multiscreen Streaming Experiences

As streaming consumers increasingly gravitate toward multiview sports and multiscreen experiences that combine content from phones and CTVs and other devices, does lack of sync across devices or different feeds or content sources threaten to scuttle or detract from the seamlessness of that experience? Roku's Margret Schmidt, SVT Play's Annika Bidner, Hub Entertainment Research's Shannon McKenzie, and Chris Pfaff Tech Media's Chris Pfaff discuss various scenarios in which sync is more or less critical in this clip from Streaming Media Connect 2026.

Blog

The Streaming Profitability Reset

The streaming industry is now resetting around a new question: not how many subscribers a platform can add, but how effectively it can convert audiences, inventory, and customer relationships into sustainable revenue.

Industry News

ZOO Digital Selects Interra Systems’ BATON for File-Based Quality Control

Interra Systems announced that ZOO Digital has selected the company’s BATON solution for file-based QC throughout its media workflows.

From Followers to FAST - The Creator Opportunity to Turn Audiences into Streaming Viewers

The Creator Opportunity to Turn Audiences into Streaming Viewers For years, social media has been the launchpad for a new generation of creators. Platforms such as YouTube, TikTok, Instagram and Facebook have transformed how audiences discover entertai

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.