September 24, 2026

Featured News

Inside an AVC/HEVC transcode ladder: how Meta-Scale live streaming balances quality, latency, and cost

A practitioner's look at the encoding decisions behind delivering live video at global scale—and where AI is starting to change the math.

European Soccer League Night and New Internet Records: Frankfurt Breaks the 20-Terabit Mark – DE-CIX Exceeds 30 Terabits Globally

New records set alongside numerous live soccer streams - peak data traffic at DE-CIX Frankfurt has risen by around 140 percent since 2020

Spotlights

What CTV growth means for adtech infrastructure

Bradley Lewington of Servers.com explores the importance of infrastructure planning for teams adding CTV to their advertising mix.

Short Cuts

How to balance complexity, efficiency, and scalability in hybrid streaming infrastructure design

Strategic discussions about migrating streaming infrastructure to the cloud typically revolve around a few key issues like CapEx vs. OpEx and which elements should or must remain on-prem. LiveU's Ben Ratner, Qualabs' Juan Pablo Saibene, and the SVTA's Bhavesh Upadhyaya examine how these issues tend to play out today with particular attention to upfront infrastructure investment, operational complexity, and scalability often in a live sport context in this clip from Streaming Media Connect 2026.

Industry News

FAST: A New Frontier for Creators

We recently explored why content creators should be taking free ad-supported streaming TV (FAST) seriously. Now, we’re setting out how creators can make the most of the opportunity and take their content from social media to the big screen. FAST is cha

Bitmovin's Video Developer Report 2026/27 Reveals Low Latency for Live as Industry's Top Challenge

Bitmovin, a leading provider of video streaming solutions, today released its 10th annual Video Developer Report, marking a decade of tracking how the video industry builds and delivers streaming. This year's edition draws on insights from professionals a

Bitmovin’s AI Scene Analysis Selected by Nine to Enhance its VOD Workflows with AI-Powered Scene Level Metadata

Bitmovin, a leading provider of video streaming solutions, has announced that Australia’s largest media company, Nine Entertainment (Nine), has deployed Bitmovin’s AI Scene Analysis within its SVOD streaming service, Stan, to enhance its encoding workflow