The State of Video Codecs 2024
It's been 3-plus years since the MPEG codec explosion that brought us VVC, LCEVC, and EVC. Rather than breathlessly trumpet every single-digit quality improvement or design win, I'll quickly get you u...
Buyers' Guide: Field Monitors, Monitor/Recorders, and Recorders
Strange as it seems, there are other essential production tools used in the field besides camcorders, microphones, and the switchers and encoders for live-switched streams. Historically, field monitor...
The State of Live Sports Streaming 2024
Live content is led by sports, and fan appetite?much like bidding for rights?shows no sign of slowing down as the calendar turns to 2024....
The State of Video Monetization 2024
What does the future of streaming monetization look like? This post-Peak TV media ecosystem is a brave new world, and being able to find the content you want, with the price you want to pay, will like...
Streamticker: The Biggest Streaming Mergers & Acquisitions of 2023
When it comes to mergers and acquisitions in the streaming industry and M&E marketplace in 2023 and an accounting of the year's most consequential deals, it makes the most sense to open at the close: ...
Buyers' Guide: Live Streaming Software
This article takes a look at 12 options you can pick from when looking to produce live-switched video: Boinx mimoLive, Broadcast Pix ChurchPix, Ecamm Live, ManyCam, OBS Studio, PRISM Live Studio, Vizr...
The State of Streaming Sustainability 2024
How do others see us, and how do we measure our progress? New data on streaming power consumption will al?low the industry to target further reductions in power consumption while working toward longer...
How to Deploy GPAC for FFmpeg Packaging and ABR Distribution
As much as we love FFmpeg for transcoding op?erations, it can get frustrating when packag?ing your content for ABR delivery. By packag?ing, I mean formatting and segmenting your media files, creating ...