May 24, 2018

Featured News

Canal+ Gives Subscribers the Option of Renting an Apple TV 4K

In an effort to appeal to younger customers, Canal+ subscribers can rent an Apple TV 4K for the same price as the company's standard decoder.

Simplestream Bundles NPAW Data Into its VOD-in-a-Box Product

Customers of Simplestream's white label product will get help analyzing, predicting, and improving viewer experiences thanks to NPAW analytics.

EU to Impose a 30% European Content Quota on OTT Services

Subscription services such as Netflix will need to invest directly in European productions or pay into a group fund that promotes local works.

Featured Articles

Hey, Streaming Industry: Fix This!

In which our resident crank opens his craw, unleashes the italics, and goes to town on problems with the cord-cutting experience, why industry pundits lie about latency, and what's wrong with advertising (hint: everything)

DIY: Icecast Internet Radio Server

In the latest installment of our do-it-yourself series, we'll look at how to set up an Icecast server on an AWS cloud instance.

HQ Trivia and the Race to Ultra-Low Latency Live Streaming

Live video is getting interactive requiring bidirectional communication with low latency. Companies like Ex Machina, Haivision, nanocosmos, and Wowza—as well as the SRT Alliance—are working on solutions.

Industry News

Piksel introduces next-generation Video Content Management System (VCMS) and announces VCMS2

Piksel, a global provider of software solutions for the media and broadcast industry, announced the arrival of its next generation content management solution succeeding its successful VCMS product, used by media and publishing firms globally.

First Omni Channels Asia Deal Delivers Content to More Than 135 Million Telkom Customers

Omni Channels Asia Partners with OONA to Launch Multiple TV4 Entertainment OTT Channels In Indonesia

Northern Waves Announces Afternoon Agenda and Speakers

Norwegian Football Club Speeds Time to Market and Monetization for New Over-the-top TV Service with Amazon Web Services and Snowball Digital

Odds Ballklubb Engages Fans, Adds Revenue Streams with Cloud-based Live and On-demand GullpilaVideo Service