Pluto TV Announces New Partnership With NBCUniversal

Pluto TV partners with NBCUniversal Global TV Distribution to expand its content lineup in the UK and Canada.

Google Facing a Googol in Russian Fines for Kremlin YouTube Takedowns

Big fines by regulators on tech companies are nothing new, but the scale of one imposed by a Russian court on Google is astronomical. For removing Russian state-run channels and pro-government accounts from YouTube in the wake of the country's invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Russia is demanding that Alphabet pay up 20 undecillion rubles ($2.5 decillion USD) or face its being blocked from doing business in the country indefinitely.

Sneak Preview: Cloudsplitting - Tackling Common Cloud Live Broadcast Workflow Challenges

On Tuesday, November 12, streaming industry consultant Nadine Krefetz will moderate the panel "Cloudsplitting: Tackling Common Cloud Live Broadcast Workflow Challenges." Some elements of streaming workflows and architecture may always stay on-prem. However, the cloud affords streaming pros opportunities for scaling and cost-cutting that make the lure of cloud workflows too powerful to resist for most live streamers intent on managing large and unpredictable audiences, improving QoE, increasing ROI, and satisfying brands. The panel of experts from AWS, TV 2 Danmark, Alibaba Cloud, and Console Connect will discuss actionable insights on refining and streamlining your scalable cloud live-streaming workflows and jump and dodge the hurdles that threaten to break your stride.

New Research Uncovers the Impact of Political Attitudes on TV Viewing

The results of a joint study between Hub Entertainment Research and the Advertising Research Foundation (ARF) fielded as part of Hub's annual "Decoding The Default" survey found significant differences between liberals and conservatives in which entertainment TV shows they find appealing. Mark Loughney, Senior Consultant at Hub, discusses some of these findings and what they might mean for the industry.

Sneak Preview: Removing the Friction of Content Discovery on CTV

On Thursday, November 14, media and entertainment technology strategist Chris Pfaff will moderate the panel "Removing the Friction of Content Discovery on CTV." Incorporating viewership data into the content discoverability process can remove the pain points that have bubbled up in the new streaming landscape, lead to more engagement with the content, and open up more opportunities for advertisers to reach their target audiences. This panel of experts from NBCUniversal, Pluto TV, Revry TV, and Gatsby TV looks at the success of genre channels and provides attendees with insight into how they help their viewers find their content faster.

Sneak Preview: Engage and Grow - How to Succeed With Interactive Live Streaming

On Tuesday, November 12, Brian Ring, Principal Analyst, Ring Digital, will moderate the panel "Engage and Grow: How to Succeed With Interactive Live Streaming." The growth of highly interactive streaming genres such as gaming, auctions, and sports betting has put pressure on networks while increasing the need to integrate interactivity and heightened engagement into more traditional methods of content delivery. With the challenges organizations face to ensure that their users have the smoothest and most dynamic interactive streaming experiences, and the additional investment in delivery infrastructure required as those experiences scale, how can streamers deliver ROI from interactive streaming every time? Confirmed panelists include industry experts from Bulldog DM, Parks Associates, Play Anywhere, and Fox.

Survey Says: Captions On From Hearing to Comprehension

Ring Digital's latest FutureOfTV.Live quarterly report included revealing survey data on the state of live captioning in the TV and streaming ecosystem. We'll delve into the questions we asked and the survey's findings here.

Netflix Urged to Reinstate Deleted Palestinian Films

On October 13 and 14, Netflix deleted nearly its entire library of Palestinian films and films about Palestinians. Thousands of people on social media have criticized Netflix for removing these films. Netflix claims there was no agenda behind the move and that the collection of films was licensed in 2021 for three years, and the licenses have expired. Meanwhile, over 30 organizations are calling on Netflix to reinstate the content and for a boycott of the streaming giant.

Capital One Partners with Minna Technologies to Become the First Major U.S. Credit Card Issuer to Offer Subscription Management Tools in its Banking App

In a U.S. market first, Capital One has partnered with Minna Technologies to offer new subscription management tools directly in the bank's mobile app, enabling its credit card customers to view and manage subscriptions from major merchants, including leading streaming media, publishing and retail brands.

Take Streaming Media's Interactive Ultra-Low-Latency & Live Streaming Trends Survey

New survey gauges the impact of (and planning for) hardware acceleration

The 2024 Streaming Media Readers' Choice Awards Finalists

More than 1,200 readers voted in 17 categories. We'll announce the winners in the November/December issue of Streaming Media, but here's a tease—the top three vote-getters in each category. And you just might be surprised at the names you see.

Recurly Report: Lower Interest Rates Lead to a Subscription Sign-Up Surge

Joe Rohrlich, CEO of subscription management platform Recurly, works with subscription brands like BarkBox, Scentbird, and Twitch. He discusses how the current status of the economy may affect customers' propensity to spend in subscriptions, the tactics used by subscription businesses to differentiate themselves in the crowded market, and the benefits of using subscription models to rethink consumer brand loyalty for diverse industries.

Rebundling Fatigue, Ad Tolerance on the Rise, Says TiVo Video Trends Research Report

We're here to parse a new market report from TiVo called "Q2 2024 TiVo Video Trends Report: North America Consumers Getting Smarter as Fatigue Sets In Amidst the Re-bundling Marathon." The title is a mouthful, and the research doesn't deliver on everything it promises.

NAB New York: Advanced Streaming and FAST Revenue Strategies for Local TV

How can broadcasters go beyond antiquated methods to provide fresh chances for profit on their FAST and AVOD channels? Beyond programmatic, where are the income opportunities and how can they be realized? Which vendors are interacting with marketers on streaming the most successfully, and why are they doing so? Leading industry professionals from NBCUniversal Local, CBS News, Scripps, and The Weather Company debated these topics on a panel at NAB New York.

NAB New York: How Tubi Is Surging in the Streaming Wars

Tubi, the free streaming service owned by Fox, flew under the radar for years, but now the industry has taken note of its surging popularity. At NAB New York, Peter Kafka, Business Insider's chief correspondent about the TV/streaming landscape, talked with Tubi CEO Anjali Sud about the TV/streaming landscape and how her company is changing the ways that people watch.

Connatix and JW Player Merge To Create the Industry’s Largest Video Technology and Monetization Platform

Advanced offering brings unparalleled monetization and streaming capabilities across CTV and OLV for broadcasters, publishers, and advertisers

To Cloud, or Not to Cloud? A Live Streaming Producer's Dilemma

Maybe we've been looking at "the cloud" all wrong. It doesn't have to be some 3rd party place we push all our live streaming production elements to. Let's start looking at the production space right in front of us as "the cloud" and see what opportunities that opens up. What do you think?

Vampire Subscriptions and the Loyalty Crisis: Samsung and Bango Reveal Troubling New Data for Streamers

New reports from Bango and Samsung Ads have revealed that not only are there continuing issues with subscription churn, but streaming app loyalty is also becoming alarmingly scarce, and subscribers are increasingly losing track of how much they spend on subscriptions each month.

IAS Fights YouTube Misinformation With Expanded Detection Offering

During this tumultuous election year, as concerns mount over online misinformation, Integral Ad Science (IAS), a leading global media measurement and optimization platform, has expanded its industry-aligned misinformation suitability and brand safety reporting for advertisers running campaigns across YouTube ad inventory.

AI-Powered Insights for Film and Beyond: How Cinelytic and Callaia Are Streamlining Content Decisions

In a recent interview with Streaming Media's Jan Ozer, Cinelytic CEO Tobias Queisser discussed how the company's namesake platform offers media professionals a streamlined mechanism to assess a film's potential success before production even begins, and provides actionable insights into casting, budget optimization, and distribution strategies.