June 24, 2015

Online Video News

thePlatform Launches Unified Ingest Service for Video, Metadata

Collecting video files and related metadata for broadcast and multi-screen delivery has become complicated and costly, thePlatform says.

YouTube Creates News Channel to Promote Eyewitness Videos

The curated channel will highlight first-person videos related to major news events, making them available for news story embedding.

Amazon Increasing Original Program Budget to Compete With Netflix

Original series and movies are proving crucial for video-on-demand services, so Amazon is doubling down from its $1.3B 2014 budget.

Featured Articles

The Future of Video in a Multi-Screen World

This panel looks at the future of video services in a multi-screen world, peering into the future to explore issues such as 4K and virtual reality.

Branded Content and Programmatic Are the Future of Online Ads

Everything else is going to disappear. A Streaming Media East panel looks at what will succeed and what's already lost in online video advertising.

Programmatic Ads Command a Premium Price, Prized Over Linear TV

Thanks to its advanced demographic targeting and scarcity, programmatic advertising on premium video is attracting buyers.

HOW TO: Developing Universal Windows Applications for Xbox and Beyond

This technical presentation shows developers how to set up their Visual Studio projects for development and deployment to Xbox, Windows, and Windows Phone.

Industry News

SendtoNews Releases SPORTStation Digital Video Center

Mobile friendly platform provides publishers immediate access to premium rights-enabled sports video content and revenues.

Influxis Refocuses on Its Custom Streaming Network Business

Influxis, One of the first Media Server Hosting Companies, Refocuses on Its Custom Streaming Network Solutions in the Midst of the Rise of OTT Platforms and Services.

Capture Summer With All-New Cameo by Vimeo Mobile App

Vimeo Introduces Rebuilt Mobile Video Creation App for Editing and Sharing Cinematic Videos

Twitch selects Teradek Solutions for Largest Video Game Conference

Twitch, being one of the top CDN's for the Video Game industry, has chosen Teradek's lineup of encoders, decoders and cloud management systems for E3 Expo 2015.