April 02, 2026

Featured News

In AI for Live Video, Context Is King, and Less Is More

Last week I attended a webinar titled "Context Is King: Best Practices for AI in Live Video," featuring Norsk's Adrian Roe and Dom Robinson and CaptionHub's Tom Bridges. Although we're always hearing about AI-driven solutions that can streamline, simplify, or turbocharge elements of the livestreaming workflow, or relieve streaming pros of the need to juggle or manage so many of those tasks themselves, this webinar focused not so much on what AI-enabled tools can do for us as what operator-supplied context and context-aware design can do to optimize those tools and more reliably provide the value we want, and increasingly rely on them to provide.

Blog

The 13% Problem: Why Identity Accuracy Is Advertising’s Blind Spot

Recent reporting from an independent third party found that using an IP address as the signal to target in a household-based environment like CTV is only 13-16% accurate. In other words, for every $1 of media investment aimed at a specific audience, about 85 cents is wasted right out of the gate… so is it really worth the premium?

Why Microdramas Are a Streaming Media Opportunity

Just because microdramas are being viewed on mobile devices doesn't mean that they're not a streaming media opportunity.

The Story-Centric Shift: Designing the Multi-Platform Newsroom for the Streaming Era

Linear broadcast still represents a significant source of revenue for many major media organisations. It can't simply be replaced. The challenge is to support both the real-time digital and scheduled linear TV models at once - delivering fast, platform-specific content for streaming and social platforms while continuing to serve traditional broadcast audiences.

Short Cuts

How to Achieve Seamless Shoppable CTV

What strategic and technological innovations are in the pipeline to facilitate more seamless shoppable CTV experiences? Fuse Media's Karl Meyer, Disney's Lexi Swift, Spaceback's Joe Hall, and LG's Chester Goodson address future prospects for enhanced shoppability in this discussion with moderator Chris Pfaff from Streaming Media Connect 2026.

Has Resilience Replaced Scale as Live Sport Streaming’s Chief Concern?

When it comes to withstanding traffic spikes and other factors that stress-test live streams, "your infrastructure is only as strong as the weakest part of the chain," notes DAZN EVP James Pearce in this clip from Streaming Media Connect 2026. So has the resiliency of streaming architecture become a greater factor in livestream success than insufficient scalability or CDN capacity? MTech Sport's Matt Stagg, TATA Communications' Corey Smith, and BT Group's Ian Parr join the debate over where streams are most likely to break down today and whether CDN capacity problems have indeed been solved in this clip from Streaming Media Connect 2026.

Industry News

#GALSNGEAR Returns to the 2026 NAB Show with Expanded Meetups, Panels, and Networking Opportunities for Women in Media and Entertainment

#GALSNGEAR will host a series of meetups, panel discussions, and networking events during the 2026 NAB Show.

Mileto Tecnologia accelerates streaming growth with Synamedia Go

Leading Brazilian pay-TV operator continues to invest in OTT and execute on its growth plan, now supported by Synamedia’s proven portfolio

As viewing shifts from landscape to portrait, WiseDV powers the future of broadcast on Linux at NAB Show 2026

At this year's NAB Show, WiseDV is powering the shift from landscape to portrait transition with a unified, Linux-based ecosystem built for flexibility, scale, and efficiency. Visit Booth #W2550 in West Hall to learn more.

Telestream UP.Lens Closes the Observability Gap in Live & Remote Production Workflows

A cloud-native monitoring and multiviewer service delivering real-time visibility, automated alerts, and diagnostics for distributed environments. See it at NAB 2026.

nanocosmos Introduces nanoStream Control to Close the Real-Time Streaming Security Gap

New layer adds real-time access control, monitoring, and protection against unauthorized stream use