December 07, 2020

Online Video News

Video Will Grow to 82% of Internet Traffic by 2022: InterDigital/Futuresource Report

Data centers are responsible for about 3% of global electricity use, and the internet will account for 1% of global emissions by 2022

Discovery to Launch Discovery+ Worldwide in January

Discovery+ U.S. launch will include 55,000 episodes; Verizon customers will get 12 months free

The State of Streaming Autumn 2020

The latest State of Streaming report shows that in addition to increased viewing, the pandemic has hastened streaming publishers' moves to the cloud and software-defined infrastructures.

Featured Articles

How Can Direct-to-Consumer Platforms Better Protect Their Exclusive Regional Content?

Staggered release schedules, the explosion of direct-to-consumer offerings, the cost of multiple subscriptions, and the ease of finding illegal or unlicensed content online is resulting in growing amounts of piracy. A multi-pronged approach to combating piracy is necessary to prevent lost revenue, job cuts, and poor brand association.

5G's Future Is Broken. Here's Why We Need 6G

InterDigital, one of the chief architects of generational telecoms developments, says true immersive video experiences are a bust at 5G

Short Cuts

How COVID-19 Has Changed Streaming Consumption and Viewer Behavior

Roland Martin of Roland Martin Unfiltered, Roku's Tim Natividad, and PADEM Media Group's Allan McLennan discuss the shift in content viewing patterns ushered in by COVID-19 stay-at-home orders, and how it will inform OTT personalization going forward in this clip from Streaming Media West Connect.

Industry News

NDI® Unveils Much Anticipated NDI®|HX Camera for Android Users

NDI®, part of the Vizrt Group along with the NewTek and Vizrt brands, today announced the all new NDI®|HX Camera for Android app.

Matrox Extio 3 IP KVMs Now Compatible with Ross XPression Studio Product Line

Extio 3 allows broadcast facilities to remotely control XPression CG and graphics systems over LAN or private WAN

Matrox Video Validates Portwell Rackmount Systems for Video Wall Use

Portwell’s 4U rackmount systems with Matrox video wall technologies offer high-density capture, IP, output support, and critical thermal requirements for video walls in control rooms, digital signage, security surveillance, and more

Delta Digital Video’s Video Distribution System Included in Surface Navy Combat System Network, Processing and Storage Modification

Delta Digital Video to supply multiple Model 9600 Video Distribution Systems to Global Technical Systems, who has been contracted for procurement of Network, Processing and Storage Technical Insertion 16, Modification 1 production equipment.

EXFO solves video streaming problems for service providers

Industry-first solution brings new revenue opportunities, reduces churn, and differentiates

itel brings Smart TV to the masses through innovative NetRange VISNOS Cloud Platform

The collaboration brings Smart TVs to territories including India, Vietnam, Pakistan and throughout Africa with free access to premium content included, making OTT in the home affordable to many viewers for the first time

MediaKind 2021 Sports D2C Forecast defines the future of direct-to-consumer services in the global sports rights-holders market

MediaKind, a global change leader in media technology and services, unveils the MediaKind 2021 Sports D2C Forecast, the most significant analysis ever undertaken of the direct-to-consumer (D2C) OTT platforms owned and operated directly by sports rights-ho