Linear vs D2C: The Future Of Sports Media & Fan Engagement - Part 2 June 22^nd 2022 - 09:00 AM

Our sports media COO featured in this article continues to reflect on how the D2C business opportunity drives their decisions about where content is made available, how content is created and produced for different audiences, and how the “D2C Bundle” is critical to media businesses.

Linear vs D2C: The Future Of Sports Media & Fan Engagement - Part 1 June 8^th 2022 - 09:00 AM

This is a story about the COO of a media business, that shines a light on the thinking underway at the leading edge of the media industry, where the balance shift from Linear Broadcasting to D2C Streaming is firmly underway.

Broadcaster D2C Requirements For The 2020s - Part 2 May 24^th 2022 - 09:00 AM

The first part of this article explained the set of requirements that appear in the most modern OTT Services from broadcasters launching their own App-based services in the 2020s. Here we inspect those requirements in the two broad areas of Content Monetization and Content Delivery.

No Sign Of Innovation Slowing At NAB 2022 May 16^th 2022 - 09:00 AM

Covid-19 may have changed the course of broadcasting but has not slowed its development, judging from NAB 2022, the first major industry show with a physical presence since before the pandemic.

Broadcaster D2C Requirements For The 2020s - Part 1 May 12^th 2022 - 09:00 AM

Most national broadcasters in developed countries have app-based OTT services, many of which have been in place for over a decade. Less-developed national broadcasters still rely on YouTube, Social Media platforms, or their own websites to deliver OTT content to their audience.

Grass Valley Shakes Up Playout Category By Offering Cloud-based AMPP Module For Free May 9^th 2022 - 10:00 AM

As head of NewTek and later its NDI subsidiary for decades until last year, Dr. Andrew Cross was a big advocate of making technology accessible and affordable to a wide range of people. It just made good business sense to create an ecosystem and then allow users to experience some…

Quantifying The CO2 Of A CDN May 5^th 2022 - 09:00 AM

Consumer awareness about the impact of video streaming is increasing and broadcasters are more willing to choose environmentally friendly solutions. However, they also expect image quality to continue to rise. At the same time content streaming services are hitting a processing bottleneck to achieve high quality at the lowest possible…

Ensuring Live Streaming Achieves Broadcast-Grade: Part 2 - New Opportunities April 27^th 2022 - 09:00 AM

As specialist broadcast service providers and network operators look at the fast growing requirement for at-scale broadcast-grade streaming video, it is a big opportunity for them to address.

Live Streaming Tops Bill At NAB 2022 April 22^nd 2022 - 09:00 AM

Live streaming is bigger than ever at NAB 2022 after three years absence as a physical event, but with greater emphasis on the need for services to differentiate themselves on curation, content, search and general quality of experience than ever before.

NAB 22 BEIT Conferences Detail TV Engineering Progress April 20^th 2022 - 09:00 AM

People visit NAB Shows for many reasons. Some are there to investigate and examine new solutions. Some are shopping with a budget ready to spend. Others visit to gather ideas and figures for next year’s budget. Many visit to accomplish all this and make time to learn the latest r…