April 24, 2025

Featured News

Deepdub’s Oz Krakowski Talks Expressive AI Dubbing, Global Monetization, and Live Translation at Scale

In this interview with Streaming Media contributing editor Jan Ozer, Oz Krakowski, Chief Business Development Officer at Deepdub, discusses how the company delivers emotionally rich AI dubbing for media and entertainment clients. From crime documentaries to sports and theatrical releases, Deepdub's hybrid approach blends machine learning with creative talent to localize content at scale while maintaining quality and nuance.

NAB 2025: Narayanan Rajan Talks Reintroducing Media Excel, Hero Platform Differentiation, and AI-Powered Encoding

In this interview with Streaming Media contributing editor Jan Ozer, Narayanan "Raj" Rajan, CEO of Media Excel, reflects on his first year at the helm of one of the most established names in the encoding industry. Rajan discusses how Media Excel is reasserting its relevance with the Hero platform—an encoder/transcoder/packager suite—and why live streaming, low latency, and AI-optimised encoding remain at the heart of the company's strategy.

Short Cuts

Implementing a New Codec in 2025: Key Factors to Consider

Transitioning to new codecs in the streaming industry is never an undertaking to be taken lightly, and bandwidth savings, encoding efficiency, and quality enhancements must be carefully considered and balanced against the challenges of ensuring playback capability for the broadest range of viewers who may be operating a motley assortment of legacy devices. Radiant Media Player's Arnaud Leyder and United Cloud's Boban Kasalovic offer their own deployment decision trees for implementing new codecs in this excerpt from a panel discussion with Streaming Learning Center's Jan Ozer at Streaming Media Connect 2025.

Industry News

Miri Technologies Wins Two Prestigious Awards for X510 Bonding Router

Innovative solution for resilient, high-performance internet connectivity honored with 2025 NAB Show Product of the Year Award and Future’s Best of Show Award

Local Programming Gets a FAST Upgrade

As traditional media outlets face increasing challenges—declining ad revenues, shrinking newsroom staff, and the closure of local newspapers—many communities are losing access to vital local news and regional programming. However, Free Ad-Supported Stream

Interra Systems Takes Home Two 2025 NAB Show Awards

ORION Content Monitoring Suite With Multiviewer Wins Product of the Year and Millicom Streaming Workflow Wins Project of the Year