September 16, 2020

Online Video News

IBC: 5G Live Broadcast Demo Shows Work Needs To Be Done

An ambitious demo for IBC's Showcase brought together multiple broadcasters and vendors to demonstrate 5G's potential for remote production, but showed that it's a long way from ready for primetime

AVOD Services' Appeal is Growing, says Tubi/OnePoll Study

New research shows one in four Americans ages 18-34 have canceled a subscription service in favor of using a free service in the past few months, with 37% also stating that they would try a streaming service with ads to watch something new

Voting for the 2020 Readers' Choice Award Extended Until October 22

Let the competition begin! The polls are open for the streaming video industry awards that matter most—because winners are chosen by the community itself. And you'll be entered to win a HuddleCamHD Pro IP NDI Webcam when you cast your vote!

Take the State of the Streaming Fall 2020 Survey

How has the streaming industry changed in the last 6 months, and what's in store for the future? Take our Fall 2020 State of the Streaming Industry survey and get a copy of the exclusive report before anyone else.

Featured Articles

Sky: "It's All Digital Now"

It's time to get beyond the notion that it's pay TV vs OTT, argued executives from Sky, ViacomCBS, YouTube, and Roku at a "virtual IBC" event hosted by Bitmovin

The Algorithm Series: Video Player Performance

Multiple algorithms for encoding, transfer, and playback intersect in the end user's player. So how can you make the numbers work in your favor?

Short Cuts

Challenges of Building Out eLearning

Sonic Foundry VP Customer Success Bill Cherne discusses the process of rapidly ramping up eLearning on college campuses in this clip from Streaming Media East Connect 2020.

How to Balance Encoding Time and Quality

Jan Ozer explains how to choose presets and tweak encoding parameters when prioritizing speed or quality, and how to find the perfect balance.

Industry News

TAG Video Systems Releases Zixi Integration for Multiviewing

Allows Direct Monitoring of Broadcast-Quality Live Streams Across Any IP-Network

TAG Adds Adaptive Monitoring Feature for Next Level Efficiency in High Density Monitoring

TAG Adds Adaptive Monitoring Feature for Next Level Efficiency in High Density Monitoring

Synamedia brings the benefits of cloud to its entire video network portfolio with new VN Cloud managed service

Synamedia today launched Synamedia VN Cloud, a managed service for its entire video network portfolio.