March 22, 2021
                
                        
        
            Featured Articles
    
        
            Buyers' Guide to VOD Encoders
        
        
            
                
                    10 Mar 2021
        
        
            What's the best solution for your video on-demand encoding needs? That depends, but this guide will help you figure out which questions to ask.
    
                    
                        
        
            Short Cuts
    
        
            The Case for Shot-Based Encoding
        
        
            
                
                    12 Mar 2021
        
        
            Streaming Learning Center's Jan Ozer explains how Netflix's shot-based works and explains its benefits in this clip from his presentation at Streaming Media Connect 2021. 
    
        
            Camera Upgrades for Remote Streaming Production
        
        
            
                
                    15 Mar 2021
        
        
            As Zoom and other videoconferencing applications dominate our professional interactions, and remote productions and presentations remain a necessary alternative in-person conferences and other events, webcam video is often the weakest link in our remote connections. Anthony Burokas recommends alternative camera sources--smartphones, DSLRs, and better webcams--and explains how to make them work. 
    
                    
                
        
            Industry News
    
        
            Eluvio LIVE Provides Artists with Novel Blockchain-Based Streaming and Ticketing Platform
        
            Built on the Eluvio Content Fabric, is the world’s first blockchain-backed 4K video streaming and ticketing service, including:
?	STREAMING: 4K quality, low-latency, owner-controlled content distribution available on mobile, browser, desktop, AppleTV a
    
        
            Amino Accelerates Android TV Momentum in North America
        
            Operators leverage Amino solutions and expertise to launch Android TV Operator Tier and deliver rich OTT and linear content experiences
    
        
            Synamedia Go unlocks value from platforms to boost subscriber loyalty
        
            Synamedia today unveiled Synamedia Go, a modular suite of data-driven SaaS services that provide a frictionless way for pay-TV operators and OTT/D2C streaming providers to rapidly augment and create value from their technology platforms.