February 13, 2025

Featured News

H.267: A Codec for (One Possible) Future

H.267 should be finalized between July and October 2028. If history holds, this means H.267 won't see meaningful deployment until 2034-2036, long after I hang up my keyboard. Here's a brief description of what the standard is designed to deliver and my free and totally unsolicited advice to the committees and technology developers that will create it.

Sneak Preview: FAST Forward - How FAST Platform and Infrastructure Providers Can Better Serve the Market

On Thursday, February 27, leading industry consultant Brian Ring will moderate the Streaming Media Connect panel "FAST Forward: How FAST Platform and Infrastructure Providers Can Better Serve the Market." As with any other type of streaming delivery, FAST needs to "just work" to support publishers' monetization goals, but that's nowhere as simple as it sounds. This panel examines essential infrastructure challenges and key emerging strategies for better FAST delivery. Join us to learn about manifest manipulation vs. encoded playout; optimizing and maximizing "Be Right Back" slots as in-house inventory; using GenAI to program the channel; solving the context/genre madness with LLMs and captions; advanced graphics for background, tune-in, and monetization; QR code execution, a must-have skillset; and how to execute picture-in-picture content programming. Confirmed panelists include experts from A+E, Plex, Revry, and Freemantle.

Sneak Preview: OS Wars - The New CTV Playing Field

On Thursday, February 27, Mark Loughney, Senior Consultant, Hub Entertainment Research, will moderate the Streaming Media Connect panel "OS Wars: The New CTV Playing Field." From live linear to FAST, AVOD, and all flavors of free streaming, how are the OEM and OS wars transforming the way TV is distributed and monetised? As the global battle for TV interface dominance persists, and powerhouse OEMs increasingly assert their role as content gatekeeper, are we moving toward a closed society when it comes to CTV? Confirmed panelists include experts from Revry, Hartbeat, Shout! Factory, and Whale TV.

Industry News

nanoStreamReady Partner Program: A Network for Reliable Real-Time Video Streaming

Introducing nanoStreamReady: A partner program certifying product compatibility for seamless, reliable interactive real-time video streaming.

Cloudinary Unveils AI Vision, its Latest Advancement for Smarter, Safer Image Management

Cloudinary launches AI Vision to bring smarter, safer media management to its intelligent DAM; expands its practical generative AI capabilities with new and enhanced features for even more precise and dynamic image transformations.

Talkie Fiber Expands Watchie TV with New ISP Partner, Sigma WIFI

Maryland, USA – February 10th, 2025 – Since its launch in November 2024, Watchie TV, Talkie Fiber’s Free Ad-Supported Streaming TV (FAST) service, has been gaining traction across Maryland. The platform continues to grow its audience and attract new ISP a

Telycam Ships Highly Anticipated Explore PTZ Camera for Broadcast AV

New 4K camera combines a 1” sensor and advanced Phase-Detection Auto-Focus with exceptionally flexible connectivity

Sky Link TV Launches New Streaming Platform with Bitcentral’s ViewNexa®

Award-winning ViewNexa empowers Sky Link TV to elevate streaming experiences for Chinese American viewers.

Harmonic Video Streaming Solutions Now Qualified on Akamai Cloud

Collaboration Qualifies Two Harmonic Video Streaming Solutions, VOS360 Media and VOS360 Ad SaaS, on Akamai Cloud