March 11, 2026

Online Video News

The Games Behind the Games: Winter Olympics From Mountain Slope to Mobile Screen

That illusion of effortlessness is what makes the Winter Olympics such a powerful lens for understanding where streaming and live production are heading next. Because what happened at Milano Cortina 2026 is not just about new cameras or sharper graphics. It is about the entire journey from capture to cloud to consumer.

Short Cuts

Provisioning for Live Streaming Scale in Real Time at Al Jazeera and YouTube

How do large-volume streamers anticipate, provision for, and capacity-plan for real-time traffic bursts during tentpole and breaking news events? Al Jazeera Senior Streaming Media Architect Dilip Bharadwaj and YouTube Head of Live OTT Engineering Sean McCarthy discuss real-world challenges and preparation and remediation strategies in this discussion with SVTA Subject Matter Expert Bhavesh Upadhyaya at Streaming Media Connect 2026.

Blog

Why the Gap Between the Game and Your Screen Is a Business Problem

That gap between reality and your screen is latency, and it has become one of the most commercially consequential technical problems in the live sports industry. With American sports betting exploding in scale and prediction markets rewriting the rules of fan engagement, the stakes around streaming delay have jumped from a quality-of-experience nuisance to a structural business problem that touches broadcasters, technology companies, regulators, and sportsbooks alike.

Industry News

Broadpeak Showcases Premium Live Streaming, Advanced Monetization and Real-Time Anti-Piracy at NAB Show 2026

Broadpeak will showcase its latest innovations for broadcasters and streaming platforms at NAB Show 2026 (booth W3034), highlighting advances in premium live streaming performance, advertising monetization, and anti-piracy protection.

SportsCast Global Partners with FAST Channels TV to Launch New Sports FAST Channel for Global Sports Fans

SportsCast Global today announced a partnership with FAST Channels TV to launch a new 24/7 sports FAST (Free Ad-Supported Streaming Television) channel designed for passionate sports fans. SportsCast Global delivers a curated programming lineup focused o

DoveRunner Launches License Cipher Gateway: Standalone On-Premises License Protection for Organizations With Existing Multi-DRM Systems

New deployment model brings enterprise-grade license-level security to customer-controlled infrastructure without requiring DRM replacement

Harmonic Accelerates Streaming and Broadcast Transformations at the 2026 NAB Show

At the 2026 NAB Show, Harmonic will introduce significant enhancements to its video appliances and SaaS solutions, highlighted by a next-generation media server and new AI-driven innovations, designed to streamline video workflows and reduce operational c