March 18, 2020

Online Video News

Tulix, Zoom, and Others Offer Free Services for K-12 Schools

Tulix is giving K-12 schools 30Gbps of bandwidth for free, while Zoom is making its videoconferencing service available to K-12 teachers as well. Other companies are working to make the transition to work-from-home easier.

NAB Decides "Not to Move Forward" with Vegas Show

The organization said it is working with partners on potential alternatives to the broadcast industry's largest annual gathering

Sisvel Announces AV1 Patent Pool

Royalties for 2,000 patents in AV1 from at least 12 companies will be charged via Video Coding Licensing Platform administrator Sisvel, which promises "reasonable and transparent" cost

Featured Articles

The State of Streaming 2020 Research Report

Live or VOD? Cloud or on-prem? The 2020 State of Streaming report reveals exclusive insights into the workflows behind the screens—download your copy now.

How to Encode with LCEVC

Unlike other cutting-edge codecs coming to market, LCEVC will have an immediate impact on the streaming landscape. Here's how to use it.

The State of Media & Entertainment Streaming 2020

Competition in live-streaming services has intensified, but there are warnings that consumers are nearing their limit. We look back on the last 12 months in our annual industry update.

Short Cuts

Pros and Cons of Building Your Own D2C Media App

Applicaster VP Business Development Idan Maron discusses the challenges of building D2C OTT apps to work across multiple platforms in this clip from his presentation at Streaming Media West 2019.

Streaming Analytics: Key Points to Track

Bitmovin's Steve Geiger offers essential tips on which streaming/encoding analytics to track, how to read heatmaps, and how to use analytics to deliver better video to your audience in this clip from his presentation at Streaming Media West 2019.

Industry News

Rise Goes Global to Support Women Around the World

Expansion to North American and APAC regions and new board members appointed

MediaPlatform Creates Quick-turn, Broadcast Services Packages to help Companies Adopt Online Video during COVID-19 Crisis

Gartner Advises CIOs to Make Sourcing Digital Collaboration Tools as their Top, Near-Term Priority