December 06, 2021

Short Cuts

HEVC Adoption, LiveU, and REMI Production

LiveU's Scott Sheehan discusses the transition to advanced codecs like HEVC in remote production workflows and streaming and the benefits of adopting those codecs in this clip from Streaming Media West Connect 2021.

OTT Viewing Trends in Discovery and Service-Hopping

Parks Associates president Elizabeth Parks discusses recent survey data on OTT market segments and explains how, in the current fragmented OTT services market, OTT service providers need to adopt a new mindset for retaining subscribers and reducing churn, in this clip from her presentation at Streaming Media West Connect 2021.

Streams of Thought

Will OTT Consolidation Hamper Innovation?

The past 18 months have seen no shortage of mergers and acquisitions, and it has me wondering if all this consolidation will lead toward innovation. My gut says no, and plenty of industry pundits agree, but it could bring improvements to the customer experience.

Industry News

iSIZE?BitSave Wins 2021 VideoTech Innovation Award for Sustainability

iSIZE today announces that it has won the 2021 Digital TV Europe (DTVE) VideoTech Innovation Award for Sustainability with its BitSave pre-processor for video.

Dejero Launches EnGo 265 Mobile Transmitter to Provide Next-Level Reliability for Newsgathering and Live Broadcasts

Lower latency, enhanced security and new ‘GateWay mode’ deliver unmatched wireless connectivity in the field

Advocado Acquires Kantar BVS, the Ad Verification Arm of Kantar

Customers to Benefit from Unified Video and Audio Ad Verification and Universal Attribution from a Trusted Source