Live Streaming

Live streaming services are pushing the limits of online video and OTT, and live events are still the standards by which the success of the industry are judged. Look here for the latest news on live streaming trends, as well as how-to and technical articles on everything from live production to live linear channels.

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The State of Sport Streaming in Europe

Sport streaming in Europe has entered a new phase. The question is no longer whether live sport can be delivered online at scale. That problem has largely been solved. What now defines the market is something deeper, more structural, and more emotional. The real challenge is how sport streaming becomes sustainable, differentiated, and emotionally resonant in a landscape that is more fragmented, competitive, and complex than at any point in its history.

The State of Shoppable Live TV 2026

In 2025, shoppable live content began to come of age in Europe. Having already achieved massive success in Asia over the last few years, the concept had struggled to gain a foothold in Europe as a viable option for retailers and brands. This changed in 2025, as major platforms and brands began to put significant resources behind the shoppable live concept.

The State of Streaming Codecs 2026

Streaming codec adoption used to be an engineering abstraction governed by RD curves, BD-rate tables, and roadmap slides that no one outside of R&D ever considered. Over the last 15 months, codec adoption decisions have morphed into a much broader discussion, involving C-level execs from finance and legal. While the precursors to this transition occurred pre-2025, the situation coalesced in 2025. During the same period, we saw one codec step to the front (AV1) and another shrink before our eyes (VVC).

The State of Streaming Sustainability 2026

Is it still fashionable to be sustainable, even with AI?

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European Innovation in Streaming: Infrastructure Sovereignty as a Competitive Edge

Interview with Alexander Leschinsky, CEO and Co-Founder, G&L Systemhaus

Scaling live streaming without the stress

How media organisations are tackling the toughest bottlenecks in live video delivery

Interview with Tassilo Raesig, CEO, MainStreaming

In this interview, MainStreaming CEO Tassilo Raesig discusses the ongoing challenges facing global CDN services in their efforts to deliver broadcast-grade streams that meet client expectations for performance, scale, and monetisation.

Interview with Danny Burns, Founder and CTO, Ceeblue

Ceeblue's Founder and CTO Danny Burns lifts the lid on the WebRTS real-time streaming framework.

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