November 13, 2019

Online Video News

Facebook Announces International Expansion of Collaboration Tool

The social network is expanding access to its Brand Collabs Manager tool. Using it, advertisers can find the right partners for branded partnerships.

CTV Advertising Will Be a $10B Industry by 2021, Says eMarketer

The move to online viewing will give a large boost to the connected TV advertising market, which will grow to $10.81 billion in 2021.

Subscription Fatigue Will Damage All Players, Warns Survey

Whether it's new subscription entries like Disney+ and Apple TV+ or established services like Netflix, they'll all feel the effects of consumer subscription fatigue.

Featured Articles

The State of CMAF: The Holy Grail or Just Another Format?

It's all the buzz on the conference circuit, but deployment challenges mean CMAF hasn't taken over the streaming world yet. Here's why it's getting so much attention.

Streaming Live From the Battlefield: Military Video in 2019

Metadata and low-latency video create a tactical advantage in intelligence-gathering and decision making. Discover why HEVC is gaining momentum in the armed forces, and Android is preferred over iOS.

Review: Panasonic LiveCTRL Multicamera Live-Switching PTZ iOS App

LiveCTRL makes the most of the broadcast-level video the Panasonic PTZ cameras deliver, in a simple, clean, and very easy-to-carry iPad interface.

Short Cuts

Streaming Analytics Demo: MuxData

VideoRx CTO Robert Reinhardt demos MuxData analytics in his Video Engineering Summit presentation at Streaming Media East 2019.

3 Top Revenue Models for OTT

Lightcast.com VP, Business Development Douglas Sterling discusses 3 ways to monetize OTT services for different viewership models in this clip from his presentation at Streaming Media East 2019.

Blog

Streaming Media West Preview: Off-the-Shelf Streaming Tools

Learn how to create, buy, edit, analyze, and distribute content—plus launch your own streaming video service—in only three hours. It's one reason to attend Streaming Media West next week.

Go In-Depth on CMAF and Machine Learning at Streaming Media West

Here are two strong reasons to attend Streaming Media West's pre-conference training sessions: a morning seminar on deploying CMAF and an afternoon session on video machine learning.

Industry News

Plex Adds Oscar-Winning Movies and Cult Classics from MGM to Growing AVOD Library

Consumer Availability Planned to Launch Before End of Year

FreeWheel Council for Premium Video Calls for Industry Adoption of Universal Ad ID

The advocacy group, along with support from the 4As, ANA, NBCU and A+E Networks, is urging for the support of a unified standard for advertising metadata as a way to optimize workflow, improve campaign delivery and enhance reporting.

Viewbix Awarded U.S. Patent to Enrich Video Players with Interactivity