Streaming platforms, tech giants, and traditional broadcasters are all fighting to become the destination for live sport viewers. And in the middle of it all are the fans, facing rising costs, fractured access, and a growing sense of fatigue. The rights war has become a platform war. And no one's sitting on the sidelines.
Matt Stagg //
01 Aug 2025
The polls have closed, and the results are in! After an energetic voting period, we're excited to reveal the winners of the 2025 Streaming Media European Innovation Awards. Now in its 17th year, this year's programme attracted more than 1,200 participants who cast 8,000-plus votes votes across 13 distinct categories.
Steve Nathans-Kelly //
30 Aug 2025
All fans don't want the same experience. They don't consume sport content in the same places, with the same purpose, or with the same expectations. And yet, the industry still builds around the default—the single, editorially led, one-size-fits-all feed. It's time we treated live sport like what it really is: a base layer with infinite skinning potential. That's the model that drives engagement in every other digital format. And if broadcasting wants to stay culturally relevant, that same logic needs to be applied—fast.
Matt Stagg //
28 Aug 2025
Welcome to the 2025 edition of the Streaming Media Europe 51, making its much-awaited return after a pause in 2024. This marks the 11th iteration of this list and the second time we've streamlined the selection to just 51 standout companies—moving away from the more expansive Europe 101 format of the past to focus on the most innovative, impactful, and forward-thinking technology providers in the streaming ecosystem.
Steve Nathans-Kelly //
28 Aug 2025
Interview with Alexander Leschinsky, CEO and Co-Founder, G&L Systemhaus
28 Aug 2025
How media organisations are tackling the toughest bottlenecks in live video delivery
Chris Clarke //
06 Aug 2025
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.
Streaming Media Editorial Staff //
26 Mar 2025
Ceeblue's Founder and CTO Danny Burns lifts the lid on the WebRTS real-time streaming framework.
Streaming Media Editorial Staff //
26 Mar 2025