July 17, 2025

Featured News

Q&A: TiVo's Chris Kleinschmidt on Glastonbury 2025 and Lean-Back Livestreaming Cultural Events

With Glastonbury 2025 in the books, Streaming Media spoke with TiVo VP EMEA Advertising Sales Chris Kleinschmidt about the streaming lessons learned from the event, in a cultural moment when Gen Z fans say they increasingly regard straightforward first-screen livestreaming experiences as a reasonable substitute for experiencing the live event onsite. 

Deltatre Announces Acquisition of Endeavor Streaming

Deltatre, a leading international provider of streaming, digital, data, and graphics solutions for the sports, media, and entertainment industries, today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Endeavor Streaming from Endeavor Group Holdings, Inc. 

Review: Meta's Video Codec Acid Test (VCAT)

Identifying which phones can handle AV1 decode is the goal of Meta's new VCAT testing tool, for Video Codec Acid Test, which is both the brainchild and the swan song of encoding legend David Ronca. In short, VCAT is an Android app for benchmarking battery drain and system health during HW/SW video decode operations on Android devices.

Short Cuts

Interoperability and Media Over QUIC

Interoperability is always a critical issue with emerging streaming protocols, and—no different from any other protocol still in development—for Media over QUIC (MoQ), interop remains a work in progress. Help Me Stream Research Foundation's Tim Fore-Siglin, Akamai's Will Law, and nanocosmos' Oliver Lietz discuss the ongoing challenges and likely outcomes in this clip from May's Streaming Media Connect.

Industry News

DAZN Builds Future-Ready Live Sports Infrastructure with Techex and TAG for FIFA Club World Cup 2025

DAZN, the world’s leading sports entertainment platform, has transformed its live monitoring capabilities to support its global broadcasting of the FIFA Club World Cup 2025™, deploying a brand new, scalable, flexible, and centralised infrastructure in par

Accelerated Video Encoding: G&L Systemhaus illustrates how specialised hardware can triple energy efficiency

Streaming with specialised VPUs can cut encoding energy use by up to three-fold versus CPUs. Tests confirm real-time speed and broadcast quality remain intact, charting a clearer path to greener large-scale delivery.

Telycam Simplifies Live Video Production with New Stream Deck Plug-in for PTZ Camera Control

Seamless integration enables easy, precise operation of Telycam’s advanced PTZ cameras with Elgato’s popular controllers

The Age of Evergreen: Why Classic Content Thrives in FAST

When it comes to streaming, “new” no longer means “current.”?Shows like Suits have found renewed success years after their original run, cult series are racing back to connected TVs and decades old classics like I Love Lucy are running 24/7 on platforms s