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December 11, 2025

Featured News

MediaKind and Harmonic’s Video Business to Combine, Creating a Leading Streaming-Infrastructure Platform

Combined business will be the #1 independent comprehensive streaming-infrastructure platformBrings together complementary product teams to drive faster advancement across cloud and appliance technologiesFurthers MediaKind's mission to redefine the future of media and entertainment through advanced video technology

Blog

In 2026, Premium Video Fragmentation Creates a New Wave of Aggregators

Ad-supported tiers are proliferating across streaming services, each with its own tech stack, data capabilities, and buying processes. For advertisers, this abundance creates complexity that threatens efficiency. More inventory should mean more opportunity, yet when premium video moments are scattered across streaming services, publisher platforms, and emerging channels - each with different buying mechanisms, measurement standards, and data integrations - finding the right inventory at the right time becomes exponentially more difficult.

Short Cuts

How AI Can Enhance Value for Embedded Brands in Sport Streaming

Beyond supporting safety and alignment for streams monetised through integrated branding, AI creates a number of new possibilities for enhancing brand value, like a logo imposed on a sponsored athlete's shoe, according to Global Logic's Scott Davis, who digs into the emerging opportunities and strategic use cases as well as progressive innovations in ad integrations leveraging AI in specific sports in this discussion with Chris Pfaff Tech Media's Chris Pfaff at Streaming Media 2025.

Which Streaming Features Matter Most to Bettors and Other Sport Fans?

From the ultra-low latency that effective prop betting requires to more curated and personalised experiences, today's sport fans bring a complex array of demands to their live sport streams, as Swerve Sports' Christy Tanner, Transmit's Leslie Falbo, and Elecard's Victoria Tuzova discuss in this clip from Women in Streaming Media's Industry Insights session at Streaming Media 2025.

Industry News

Layercake Announces Integration of Norsk with Streamcake, Advancing Intelligent Media Workflow Orchestration

Layercake, the company behind the intelligent media workflow platform Streamcake, today announced the integration of Norsk into its ecosystem.

DJ Central TV partners with Fast Channels TV to launch a global EDM 24x7x365 channel of Dance, Club & Electronic Music Entertainment for the world !

DJ Central TV, one of the world’s leading dance, club, and EDM television properties, is proud to announce a landmark partnership with FAST Channels TV to launch the official DJ Central TV FAST Channel. The new 24/7, ad-supported streaming channel will de

Eurochannel Modernizes its Global Broadcast Operations with WiseDV, Achieving a Seamless Cloud Migration and Enhanced Multilingual Distribution

WiseDV, a global leader in AI-driven broadcast and streaming technologies, today announced that Eurochannel—an international television network dedicated to European films and cultural programming—has successfully migrated its four global linear channels

Riedel and Haivision Join Forces to Advance Wireless Video Transmission

Riedel Communications today announced a new partnership with Haivision, a leading global provider of mission-critical, real-time video networking and visual collaboration solutions.