January/February 2022

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The Building Blocks of the Metaverse

The most important aspects of the entire metaverse project are the interchange standards and the tools, 协议, 格式, and services that enable persistent and ubiquitous virtual simulations. Without them, there will be no metaverse.

Tutorial: Automated ABR With AWS Elemental MediaConvert

在最近的调查中, two-thirds of respondents said they weren't using per-title 编码, possibly because of the general perception that its challenges outweigh its benefits. 在本教程中, I'll demonstrate how simple it is to produce per-title output using AWS Elemental's Automated ABR (adaptive bitrate) function.

电视3.0: NextGen TV Has Finally Arrived

Bringing together the best of OTT and the best of OTA, 电视3.0 is finally available out in the wild. Here's why you should care.

回顾:Teradek Wave

Anthony Burokas reviews the new Teradek Wave, which combines bonding, 编码, 流媒体, 记录, and monitoring in a single compact devices that users control using Teradek's handy 流媒体 app on its 7" touchscreen.

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Get Back: Peter Jackson's 8-Hour Movie Suggests OTT Attention Spans Might Be Longer Than We Thought

Today, binge-watching is many people's favored mode of viewing. That's entirely our industry's doing (some might say fault), and it stands as a compelling counterpoint to the notion that we've devolved to the point where we're incapable of paying sustained attention to stories and storytellers.

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Executive Predictions 2022: What's Shiny?

The 流媒体 media industry will thrive in 2022, responding to myriad technical issues and business opportunities. 流媒体's research reports can help you get ahead of the curve.

DVEO Executive Predictions: NEXTGEN TV and AVOD/FAST Continue to Grow in 2022

电视3.0 and ad-supported 流媒体 services will lead the way this year, 虽然区块链, 非功能性测试, and the Metaverse will take a more significant role in the broadcast and media industry.

Firstlight Media Executive Predictions: Metadata and the Cloud

Providers who found it easy to gain an audience over the last two years will have to work harder to keep them as the pandemic wanes, and OTT services will embrace fully cloud-based workflows

Live Sports TV Executive Predictions: Cloud-Based Production Is the Future

The pandemic accelerated trends that were already in motion, and now cloud workflows with distributed workers are here to stay.

Magewell Executive Predictions: 5G, the Cloud, and GPU-Powered AI

As beneficial as 5G can be itself, we believe a combination of 5G, 云, and GPU-powered AI will enable revolutionary advances in 流媒体 production.

nanocosmos Executive Predictions: Interactive 在线直播 is More Important Than Ever

Even as physical events return, at least hybrid approaches are required to connect audiences virtually, with the highest Quality of Experience (QoE) and Quality of Service (QoS).

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The Greenest Codec: LCEVC

There's no doubt that LCEVC is a more efficient codec. But is it really going to make much of a difference in energy savings compared to other sustainability solutions?

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Online Video Learning: Just as Good as In Person?

There's been a lot written about online educational video since the beginning of the pandemic, and the results are surprising, though far from conclusive.