January 13, 2020

Online Video News

CES 2020: ATSC 3.0 Ready to Roll Out

NAB and others have been working on the ATSC 3.0 spec for a decade, and in 2020 we'll finally see it in action across the United States

CES 2020: ViacomCBS Boldly Goes Where None Have Gone Before

ViacomCBS chief digital officer Marc DeBevoise says CBS All Access has brought churn down to single digits and seen a 60% growth in subscribers.

CES 2020: Quibi Rolls the Dice on Short-Form Content

CEO Meg Whitman and founder and chairman Jeffrey Katzenberg announced that the new mobile service will roll out 175 new original shows and 8,500 episodes at a rate of 3 hours of new content per weekday

CES 2020: Delta Brings Streaming to the Ground, Expands it in the Air

Delta's CEO announced that the airline would let travelers stream content on Delta Studio as soon as they check in to their flight, and may introduce a "binge button"

Featured Articles

How to Build Live Linear OTT Channels in the Cloud

Rather than building a schedule and expensively re-encoding assets in real time for broadcast, this article explains how how to decouple the monolith of playout software into discrete components on top of AWS services. The approach discussed will open new possibilities of channel customization, personalization, and end-user quality, while also dramatically reducing running costs.

How to Leverage Opportunities in eSports Streaming

The latest innovations and growing affordability of livestreaming technology have opened the esports livestreaming market to the average consumers, allowing anyone to become a live streamer with the right tools. Learn how the latest technology developments have enabled esports fans to join YouTube, Twitch, Mixer, or other livestreaming services.

Short Cuts

NASCAR Drive and the Second-Screen Fan Experience

Google Head of Sports Kiran Paranjpe and NASCAR Digital Media's Director of Revenue Operations Brendan Reiley discuss the fan experience and ROI of NASCAR's Drive app in this clip from their keynote at Streaming Media West 2019.

How Is HBO Approaching Data Aggregation?

Streaming Video Alliance's Jason Thibeault and WarnerMedia's Jason Press discuss AT&T's Xandr acquisition and data aggregation strategy in this clip from their fireside chat at Streaming Media West 2019.

Blog

2020 Vision: The Future of Local News is Streaming

New technologies and emerging consumer preferences and priorities have changed the way content is created and consumed, and new frontiers in online and digital media have accelerated the pace of change. How can news organizations keep up?

Industry News

Roku Announces “Roku TV Ready” Program; Denon and TCL North America to Launch First Products

New Home Entertainment Program Enables Third-Party Consumer Electronics Products to Work Seamlessly with Roku TV models Giving Consumers Incredible Ease of Use

TiVo Unveils TiVo Stream 4K

New product, built to bring entertainment together, features strategic relationship with Sling TV