October 20, 2021
                
                        
        
            Online Video News
    
        
            Google Announces Distributed Cloud
        
        
            
                
                    12 Oct 2021
        
        
            At Google Cloud Next '21, the company introduced a portfolio of hardware and software solutions that extend Google Cloud's infrastructure to the edge and into data centers
    
                    
                        
        
            Featured Articles
    
        
            Beyond Software: Hardware Processing for Streaming at Scale
        
        
            
                
                    12 Oct 2021
        
        
            Whether you use the cloud or a hybrid solution to encode your live or on-demand streaming content, high-efficiency hardware-based encoding has come of age. This article explores the math and science behind these at-scale solutions that are not only good for business, but also good for the environment.
    
                    
                        
        
            Short Cuts
    
        
            The Case for Collaborative Cloud Editing
        
        
            
                
                    18 Oct 2021
        
        
            Blackbird's Daniel Webster discusses the rise of collaborative, cloud-based editing workflows and the reasons for the overall trend toward toward distributed production workflows with limited centralized elements in this clip from Streaming Media Connect 2021. 
    
                    
                
        
            Industry News
    
        
            Evertz Launches Advanced Streaming and Playout SaaS Service in evertz.io
        
            Evertz has announced the launch of evertz.io - Stream, a revolutionary streaming and playout SaaS service delivered completely from the public cloud using the evertz.io platform. Designed to meet the needs of both Over-The-Top (OTT) and Direct-To-Consumer
    
        
            Adjust Makes Cross-Device Advertising Measurable as Connected TV’s Growth and Popularity Soars 
        
            
    
        
            Brightcove Acquires HapYak