December 18, 2025

Featured News

AI's streaming stack: meet the media workflows

How has AI entered the media workflow? For this new column, we'll look at different applications used in the media industry. For this issue, we'll start with asset management, asset storefronts, and localization. While some of this functionality—speech-to-text transcription, translation, voice synthesis, natural language processing, logo detection, facial recognition, and object detection—has been around for a while, the biggest improvement is that much of it is now available on workflows with live content.

ICYMI: Streaming Media Connect December

Streaming Media Connect December was all about live and featured exclusive keynote fireside chats with Rebecca Sirmons of NASA+ and Neal Roberts of WarnerBros. Discovery and a slate of live streaming panels packed with speakers from Peacock TV, Paramount+, Google, Globo, EZDRM, nanocosmos, CommScope, Starz, Professional Fighters League, LG, and more. Check out a playlist with Streaming Media Connect December sessions on Streaming Media's YouTube channel to catch the sessions you missed and revel in the ones you want to relive through the magic of VOD.

Featured Articles

Review: Media Excel HERO 6000

This review will highlight Media Excel's HERO 6000 and walk readers through the process of configuring streaming using the HERO platform. You'll learn how to deliver live streams, create encoding presets, add audio presets, create channels, and add outputs for playback. The article will also cover how to add roles and play streams.

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.

Industry News

Czech TV Elevates Video Streaming with Harmonic

Harmonic’s XOS Advanced Media Processor Improves Streaming Video Quality and Boosts Viewer Engagement

Comcast Technology Solutions Selected by Charter and Cox For Back-End Management and Distribution of Out of Market Sports

-- Separate deals signed with Charter and Cox enable out of market fans to watch games from MLB, NHL, and NBA via Comcast Media360™

TAG Video Systems Celebrates Multiple APAC Award Wins for Innovation and Operational Excellence

TAG Video Systems is proud to share that the company has recently received multiple industry recognitions across the Asia-Pacific region, reflecting its ongoing focus on enabling media organizations to deliver high-quality content with confidence.