May 03, 2023
                
                        
        
            Online Video News
    
        
            MPAI Reaches the 2nd milestone of the Roadmap for Metaverse Interoperability
        
        
            
                
                    02 May 2023
        
        
            The international, non-profit, and unaffiliated Moving Picture, Audio and Data Coding by Artificial Intelligence (MPAI) organisation developing AI-based data coding standards has concluded its 31st General Assembly (MPAI-31) approving Version 1 of the MPAI Metaverse Model - Functionality Profiles.
    
                    
                        
        
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            The State of Media Technology Financing 2023
        
        
            
                
                    12 Apr 2023
        
        
            The formula for business funding and investment typically looks something like this: Identify a problem, and address it with a profitable solution, a great team, and the potential for huge growth. But in media technology, there's something else most companies are fighting against: moving customers to a SaaS model and winning over media companies that want to build everything in-house. Given these inherent challenges, what are the areas where investment looks like a good idea for companies in this industry?
    
                    
                        
        
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            Is Chrome's HEVC Support a Game Changer for Browser-Based Streaming?
        
        
            
                
                    01 May 2023
        
        
            Chrome's announcement of HEVC support last October was a long time coming. But how impactful will it prove to be, given persisting DRM issues and device support? Experts from Warner Bros., Amazon, Bitmovin, and NETINT weigh in from Streaming Media Connect 2023. 
    
                    
                
        
            Industry News
    
        
            Agora Launches Real-Time Transcription Solution
        
            Agora’s new solution provides the fastest automated transcription capabilities, making audio and video more accessible