November 01, 2018

Featured News

YouTube CEO Warns of Dire Consequences From the EU's Article 13

If approved as it stands, the European Union Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market will mean big changes for YouTube.

OTT to Make up 46% of Western Europe TV Revenue by 2023

While OTT is growing rapidly, don't look for it to eclipse pay TV until 2027. Netflix's domination of the SVOD market will only get bigger.

SVOD Subscriptions Will Double Between 2017 and 2023: Forecast

While pay TV is still a larger area, online video services are growing at a faster rate. SVOD revenues will reach $69 billion in 2023.

Featured Articles

25 Years of Internet Radio, Part 2

Back when online video was the size of a postage stamp, audio companies were changing the way the world heard radio. Here are reminiscences from RealNetworks and other pioneers.

Telestream Tells IBC of Plans to Track Live Stream Latency

With help from Unified Streaming, Telestream has diverted all of its R&D into Project Orchid, which is designed to offer one-click live channel origination that supports real-time self-optimisation

Amazon Alexa Voice Control Becomes a Concern for Broadcasters

As Amazon pushes into the living room with TV voice control, broadcasters push back. Channel 4 is worried that niche programming will be hidden from the viewer.

Industry News

Broadpeak Joins the Streaming Video Alliance

Company's Expertise in CDNs and Video Streaming Will Help the Industry Forum Create Best Practices and Solutions

NAGRA secures Sky Italia’s new retail DVB-T pay-TV service

NAGRA broadcast and direct-to-TV content protection technologies secure set-top box and CAM module retail offering for pay-TV operator

Consumer expectations of streamed content sky high - research reveals

Bambuser adds support for Low Latency HLS