OTT is driving the next great rebundle. After years of D2C streaming, unbundling and fragmentation, we are now reaching a stage where we have so many D2C Apps that consumers are looking for simplicity and convenience again.
When disruptive technologies transform how we do things it can be a shock to the system that feels like sudden and sometimes daunting change – managing that change is a little easier when viewed through the lens of modular, incremental, and controlled evolution.
MainStreaming proudly announces its ongoing collaboration with Stream7 to provide the scale and performance necessary for delivering top-quality live event broadcasting to millions of concurrent viewers simultaneously.
Global video solutions provider, Accedo, has worked with Deutsche Telekom to showcase an XR sports streaming application of its live sports streaming service, which will be used to showcase the potential for live football.
Amagi, a leader in cloud-based SaaS technology for broadcast and connected TV (CTV), has announced a strategic partnership with Brazil’s Globo, one of the world’s largest media groups, through which six of the network’s free ad-supported streaming television (FAST) channels were implemented into the Amagi cloud-based playout platform. Facilitated by AD Digital, this partnership between Amagi and Globo marks a significant step forward in the exploration of FAST channels within the Brazilian market.
The appetite for broadcast content over mobile devices has reached several important milestones, providing more opportunities for the latest versions of ATSC and DVB content to be distributed as cellular data without a SIM card or a cellular subscription. The irony is that only a handful of experimental mobile devices can receive 5G TV yet, and much of it in the US will be broadcast to viewers on a portion of the UHF TV broadcast band the FCC auctioned off.
Bridge Technologies announces the release of its new Canvas interface, an innovative new way to organise and interact with the extensive functionalities of the VB440, its market-leading, IP-based production probe.
The first part of this article described how Streamers, especially national Public Service Broadcasters, must grapple with the TV landscape to deliver Streaming services that fully satisfy the viewers while simultaneously making an efficient investment in technology. Netflix has set the gold standard. As Streaming scales up and broadcasters shift to becoming streaming-first, it’s now time for the PSBs to follow the Netflix way.
