https://www.StreamingMedia.comRSS feeds from Streamingmedia.com.All Content Copyright 1998-2026, Streaming Media Magazine, a Division of Information Today Inc.60https://dzceab466r34n.cloudfront.net/images_nl/socialicons/32x32/black-rss-32.pnghttps://www.StreamingMedia.comTue, 08 Sep 2026 09:00:00 ESThttps://www.streamingmedia.com/Articles/ReadArticle.aspx?ArticleID=176366https://www.streamingmedia.com/Articles/ReadArticle.aspx?ArticleID=176366In this interview, New York Public Radio (NYPR) president and CEO Christy Tanner discusses her long and varied career in media, from her early days in the pre-digital era working for the Associated Press (AP) to the ways that she worked to optimize growth and influence at streaming organizations such as CBS Interactive and to raise the profile of women's sports at Swerve TV.Mon, 07 Sep 2026 09:00:00 ESThttps://www.streamingmedia.com/Articles/ReadArticle.aspx?ArticleID=176367https://www.streamingmedia.com/Articles/ReadArticle.aspx?ArticleID=176367While total cost of ownership spans an encyclopedic number of operational touchpoints, managing a video P&L ultimately comes down to making targeted, high-impact architectural choices.Mon, 07 Sep 2026 09:00:00 ESThttps://www.streamingmedia.com/Articles/ReadArticle.aspx?ArticleID=176364https://www.streamingmedia.com/Articles/ReadArticle.aspx?ArticleID=176364The companies covered here have substantially leveraged AI or incorporated it into their currently shipping tech. The representatives I spoke to discuss some very interesting approaches for what essentially is image interpretation, including detecting if content has been tampered with using AI, local AI processing, and automated clip generation such as vertical formatting.Fri, 04 Sep 2026 09:00:00 ESThttps://www.streamingmedia.com/Articles/ReadArticle.aspx?ArticleID=176384https://www.streamingmedia.com/Articles/ReadArticle.aspx?ArticleID=176384In this review, I'll tell you about the new Magewell Director Plus all-in-one streaming device ? and how I tried to kill it.?Thu, 03 Sep 2026 03:25:00 ESThttps://www.streamingmedia.com/Articles/ReadArticle.aspx?ArticleID=176383https://www.streamingmedia.com/Articles/ReadArticle.aspx?ArticleID=176383The envelope please? Here we present 15 top tech solutions of 2026, as chosen by the readers of Streaming Media.Tue, 25 Aug 2026 04:00:00 ESThttps://www.streamingmedia.com/Articles/ReadArticle.aspx?ArticleID=176305https://www.streamingmedia.com/Articles/ReadArticle.aspx?ArticleID=176305The sports industry spends a lot of time discussing how to attract younger audiences. Every conference seems to feature a panel on Gen Z viewing habits. Every strategy document contains a section on fan acquisition. Every rights holder, broadcaster and streaming platform is searching for the next generation of supporters. Yet despite all this attention, I often feel we are asking the wrong question.Wed, 24 Jun 2026 09:00:00 ESThttps://www.streamingmedia.com/Articles/ReadArticle.aspx?ArticleID=175400https://www.streamingmedia.com/Articles/ReadArticle.aspx?ArticleID=175400In late 2023, Tennis Channel brought in AMC Networks and PBS Digital veteran Matthew Graham to spearhead the development of the network's DTC app. In this Q&A, Graham delves into the app's content, monetization, partnership, and growth strategy, as well as how Tennis Channel positions the app in relation to its other platforms and leverages data and audience insights to measure customer lifetime value, personalize content, and inform future strategic decisions.Tue, 23 Jun 2026 03:50:00 ESThttps://www.streamingmedia.com/Articles/ReadArticle.aspx?ArticleID=175414https://www.streamingmedia.com/Articles/ReadArticle.aspx?ArticleID=175414Multiview isn't a feature you bolt on. It's an architecture decision that shapes which devices you can reach, how much you pay to operate at scale, and how much control your product team has over the viewer experience. Server-side, packager-side, and client-side each represent a genuinely different set of tradeoffs across those dimensions. The right choice depends on your device footprint, customization requirements, existing infrastructure, and cost model. This article is meant to give you a solid framework for making that call.Tue, 23 Jun 2026 02:30:49 ESThttps://www.streamingmedia.com/Articles/ReadArticle.aspx?ArticleID=175405https://www.streamingmedia.com/Articles/ReadArticle.aspx?ArticleID=175405AI makes it possible to model delivery across live, VOD, and FAST together and to update forecasts as signals come in, instead of planning channel by channel.Tue, 23 Jun 2026 01:10:00 ESThttps://www.streamingmedia.com/Articles/ReadArticle.aspx?ArticleID=175401https://www.streamingmedia.com/Articles/ReadArticle.aspx?ArticleID=175401The three companies covered in this issue's column are all involved in bringing more monetization or engagement to today's streaming content. The key differentiator is using AI to delve deep into content meaning and adjacent data to create new opportunities for content formats that previously did not exist. While we sometimes cover tools that are suitable for smaller publishers, these AI tools require a certain scale of content to ? well, work at scale. Two of these companies have been around for 10-plus years. The other one is much newer but already has an impressive connection with a media company.Tue, 23 Jun 2026 12:25:00 ESThttps://www.streamingmedia.com/Articles/ReadArticle.aspx?ArticleID=175399https://www.streamingmedia.com/Articles/ReadArticle.aspx?ArticleID=175399The flexibility of FAST channels has led to the emergence of FAST channel pop-ups, which can be created to cover niche content, test formats, and even react to specific events, such as an iconic celebrity's passing, to showcase their work. This vitality has generated a growing demand for pop-up FAST channels, and while the technology to launch them continues to improve, there are still technical, marketing, discoverability, and other logistical issues to overcome. In this article, several industry experts weigh in on both the various benefits and challenges of FAST channel pop-ups and what their continued development means for the industry.Fri, 29 May 2026 04:00:00 ESThttps://www.streamingmedia.com/Articles/ReadArticle.aspx?ArticleID=175024https://www.streamingmedia.com/Articles/ReadArticle.aspx?ArticleID=175024While the industry races towards increasingly sophisticated personalized sports streaming experiences, the fundamental viewing journey for many fans remains fragmented, confusing, and unnecessarily complicated.Thu, 26 Mar 2026 12:00:00 ESThttps://www.streamingmedia.com/Articles/ReadArticle.aspx?ArticleID=173868https://www.streamingmedia.com/Articles/ReadArticle.aspx?ArticleID=173868This is a tale of a few different AI use cases that involve research, localization, advertising, and UX. The first is a public broadcaster in Austria. The second is a TV OS. The third is a well-known vendor. The last is a major media company. What all of these have in common is that their AI applications have moved from the proof-of-concept stage to full commercial implementation.Thu, 26 Mar 2026 12:00:00 ESThttps://www.streamingmedia.com/Articles/ReadArticle.aspx?ArticleID=173838https://www.streamingmedia.com/Articles/ReadArticle.aspx?ArticleID=173838Streaming codec adoption used to be an engineering abstraction governed by RD curves, BD-rate tables, and roadmap slides that no one outside of R&D ever considered. Over the last 15 months, codec adoption decisions have morphed into a much broader discussion, involving C-level execs from finance and legal. While the precursors to this transition occurred pre-2025, the situation coalesced in 2025. During the same period, we saw one codec step to the front (AV1) and another shrink before our eyes (VVC). Thu, 26 Mar 2026 12:00:00 ESThttps://www.streamingmedia.com/Articles/ReadArticle.aspx?ArticleID=173832https://www.streamingmedia.com/Articles/ReadArticle.aspx?ArticleID=173832One streaming platform's increasing appetite for live events combined with titanic global reach means that it will dominate discussion in 2026?and it's not necessarily Netflix.