Topic: live streaming
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Vindral CEO on Interactive Livestreaming and Tunable Latency
Vindral's tunable latency technology allows broadcasters to adjust livestream delays from sub-second to several seconds, enabling real-time engagement or synchronization with traditional broadcasts for applications like live sports betting. Media over QUIC (MoQ) is an emerging protocol supported ...
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Queensland Performing Arts Centre Enhances Live Streams with AJA Gear
QPAC is expanding its audience reach and reducing costs by delivering high-quality live streams in-house, supported by a new 4K HDR technical infrastructure centered on AJA video equipment. The service offers flexible streaming and recording options for clients, enabling them to create marketing ...
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Media Excel HERO 6000 Review: Is It Worth It?
The Media Excel HERO 6000 is a versatile live streaming platform offering multiple deployment models and comprehensive support for major streaming protocols, codecs, and high-resolution video, including 4K/8K with HDR. Its web-based HERO Management System provides a central interface for configur...
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The Game Awards 2025 Moves to Prime Video in Amazon Deal
The Game Awards 2025 will debut on Amazon’s Prime Video as a new streaming partner, while continuing to be available on platforms like YouTube and Twitch, expanding its global audience reach. The event, scheduled for December 11th, will feature world premieres, major game announcements, live musi...
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YouTube Live: Easier Streaming, Better Earnings
YouTube is introducing major live streaming upgrades, including simultaneous horizontal and vertical streaming, AI-generated highlights, and mobile reactions to broadcasts. These enhancements aim to expand creator reach and engagement, with features like dual-format streaming for broader audience...
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How Low-Latency Origin Services Actually Work
Live streaming delays occur when viewers experience buffering or lag, making them feel disconnected from real-time events due to outdated data or slow retrieval of video segments and manifests. The origin server is crucial for managing video delivery, ensuring strong read-after-update consistency...
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AI & Live Streaming: Automation & Analytics at Streaming Media 2025
Artificial intelligence and machine learning are transforming live streaming by automating workflows and providing deep analytical insights, enhancing reliability and efficiency. Experts advocate for a hybrid approach where AI handles repetitive tasks to boost productivity while humans retain con...
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Telycam's Mix One: The All-in-One PTZ Switcher for Streamlined Production
The Telycam Mix One is an all-in-one video production hub that integrates an encoder, switcher, monitor, and PTZ controller into a single device, simplifying setups for creators and small studios. It offers flexible connectivity with support for up to six inputs, including IP streams (NDI, SRT) a...
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2025 Streaming Media Readers' Choice: Meet the Industry Champions
The 2025 Streaming Media Readers’ Choice Awards recognized top products and services in 19 categories, with winners selected through over 9,000 votes from industry professionals, ensuring integrity by excluding suspicious or biased entries. Notable winners included Haivision for Streaming Innovat...
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YouTube Is Pushing Creators to Go Live
YouTube is strategically shifting its creator ecosystem by heavily promoting livestreaming, following past moves like mid-video ads that encouraged longer content. The platform is also increasing its investment in artificial intelligence, raising questions about whether AI will improve the viewin...
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Layercake Integrates Norsk with Streamcake for Smarter Media Workflows
Layercake has integrated Norsk's video processing into its Streamcake platform, creating a unified solution for sophisticated live and on-demand video workflows with enhanced control and scalability. The integration merges real-time media processing with automation tools, allowing complex pipelin...
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Activists Battle ICE Using Fortnite
Activists are using online games like Fortnite and Grand Theft Auto to stage immersive protests and educate players about immigration rights through simulated encounters with authorities. The New Save Collective, a group of activist gamers, organizes these events to teach real-world legal strateg...
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Digital Natives Reveal Top Social Platforms
A Variety summit panel revealed distinct generational differences in social media and entertainment consumption patterns between younger and older millennials, providing valuable insights for creators and marketers. Six multi-talented creators from television, podcasts, and digital content shared...
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YouTube Monetization: New Rules for Long-Form, Shorts & Live
YouTube is introducing dynamic sponsorship for long-form videos, allowing creators to insert, remove, or replace branded segments even after publishing. Shorts will feature brand link integration, enabling direct links to sponsors' websites to enhance viewer engagement with promoted products. An ...
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2025 Streaming Media Readers' Choice Awards: Finalists Announced
The 2025 Streaming Media Readers' Choice Awards finalists have been announced across 19 categories, with winners to be revealed on October 8 and featured in an upcoming magazine issue. This year's awards highlight products from companies headquartered outside Europe, reflecting a global perspecti...
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Netflix Launches Live Voting Feature
Netflix is launching a global live voting feature, starting with "Star Search" on January 20, allowing viewers to influence outcomes via their TV remote or mobile app. The system requires real-time participation within a specific window, as votes are not counted in replays, following a successful...
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Turn Your Phone Into a Mobile Studio with Roland Go:Mixer
The Roland Go:Mixer Studio is a professional-grade mobile audio interface that transforms smartphones/tablets into portable studios, featuring high-resolution 24-bit/192kHz audio capture, multiple inputs/outputs, and integrated effects for serious content creators. Designed for both streaming and...
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Android Users Can Now Live Stream Video to 911
Android's new Emergency Live Video feature allows 911 callers to stream live video to dispatchers, providing first responders with real-time visual information for better assessment and guidance during crises. The system prioritizes user privacy and control, requiring explicit permission to start...
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Miri Technologies Expands Global Reach with 3 New Distributors
Miri Technologies has expanded its international distribution by partnering with Corsair Solutions in Australia, GNODE in Mexico, and Thameside TV in the UK to make the X510 router more accessible. The X510 router combines multiple internet sources into a stable connection, using Speedify's bondi...
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AI Revolutionizes Advertising Technology
AI is enhancing advertising by improving existing processes like ad measurement, fraud detection, and brand safety, allowing for greater precision and efficiency in operations. The technology is automating manual workflows, such as using conversational AI to interact with campaign data and manage...
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TikTok Launches First-Ever US Awards Show
TikTok is launching its first US awards ceremony to celebrate top creators across categories like Creator of the Year and Breakthrough Artist, marking its evolution into a cultural force. The live event on December 18 at the Hollywood Palladium will feature a red carpet, musical performances, and...
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Xbox Flies 200-Foot TV Over Miami to Break Gaming Records
Xbox set a Guinness World Record by creating the largest video game display flown by a helicopter, featuring a 200-foot screen broadcasting *Ninja Gaiden 4* gameplay over Miami in partnership with Swae Lee. The event mirrored the game's vertical world theme, used helicopters and live-streaming te...
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How to Watch the Apple iPhone 17 Launch Event Live
Apple's iPhone 17 launch event on September 9th will feature new models, including the ultra-thin iPhone 17 Air, along with potential reveals of smartwatches and AirPods Pro 3. The event will be accessible through multiple platforms, including a live stream embedded in the article, Apple's YouTub...
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Peter Naylor Appointed Chief Client Officer at Nielsen
Nielsen has appointed Peter Naylor as Chief Client Officer to serve as the main liaison for its diverse client base and ensure its measurement solutions meet partner needs. Naylor brings extensive experience from roles at Hulu, Snap, and Netflix, providing deep insight into evolving consumer and ...
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MainStreaming Recognized in 2025 Gartner Edge Distribution Guide
MainStreaming has been recognized as a Representative Vendor in Gartner's 2025 Market Guide for Edge Distribution Platforms, highlighting its role in edge-native technology for video streaming and AI operations. The company's inclusion is based on its edge-native video delivery platform and flexi...
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YouTube Ad Sales Soar 15% to $10.2 Billion as Alphabet Tops $100B Revenue
YouTube's advertising revenue surged 15% to $10.26 billion in Q3 2025, exceeding expectations and reinforcing its dominance in digital advertising. Alphabet achieved a record $102.35 billion in total revenue with a 16% increase, driven by strong performance across all major business segments and ...
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Cloud vs. On-Prem vs. Hybrid: The Future of Workflows at Streaming Media 2025
The future of media workflows involves a strategic balance between cloud, on-premise, and hybrid models, driven by cost efficiency, scalability, and operational resilience. A panel at Streaming Media 2025 will challenge assumptions and explore scenarios where different infrastructure solutions pr...
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Razer Project Motoko: AI-Powered Gaming Headset Revealed
Razer unveiled **Project Motoko**, a prototype AI gaming headset with dual cameras and a Snapdragon processor, designed for real-time visual analysis and compatibility with major AI platforms like ChatGPT. The headset aims to identify games and offer context-specific tips, functioning as an inter...
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Oscars Move to YouTube: 7 Burning Questions Answered
The Oscars will move exclusively to YouTube starting in 2029, a major shift aimed at global reach but raising questions about advertising integration and the ceremony's financial model. The partnership prioritizes connecting with new generations, potentially introducing YouTube influencers as pre...
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OpenAI DevDay 2025: What to Expect & How to Watch
OpenAI is hosting its largest DevDay 2025 conference, featuring keynotes from CEO Sam Altman and a fireside chat with designer Jony Ive, alongside major announcements and live demonstrations. The company is expanding beyond its core AI models into new ventures, including a potential AI device, so...
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