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Taking Production to New Levels with AI-Powered Content Management



Nomad Media co-founder & CEO Adam Miller


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Red5 & Partners Demo Multiple Uses of its TrueTime Studio Toolset in Live Productions



Red5 teamed with AWS, Zixi, Nomad Media and other partners at NAB 2025 to demonstrate the many ways live productions can be managed in sync across workflows connecting remote locations in real time. As explained by Red5 CEO Chris Allen, the company’s platform leverages its TrueTime Studio toolset to enable instantaneous full-screen access to any video output aggregated for multiviewing on computer screens attached to the workflow.


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AI Knowhow in M&E Born of Long Experience



Veritone at the recent NAB Show in Las Vegas continued its tradition of providing AI solutions that support discovery and transformation of stored assets into searchable data for use in any industry, including M&E. As explained by chief revenue officer Sean King, Veritone’s latest endeavors include helping broadcasters utilize Veritone Discovery tools to quickly turn scattered, unstructured assets like archives, broadcasts, and live streams into searchable, discoverable insights that can be shared, repurposed and monetized.


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Transformed Viewing Experiences Energize Disruptive Potential of Live-Streamed Football



Bob Iger, CEO, The Walt Disney Co.


Michael Davies, EVP, field operations, Fox Sports
This year’s football season is taking the venerable sport a quantum leap closer to what fans of all sports worldwide will soon be taking for granted with next-gen viewing experiences that fully exploit the interactive personalized dynamism of IP technology, especially when it’s employed with ultralow-latency streaming.

The transformative implications of what’s taking shape around efforts to drive viewer engagement with on-screen magic have been largely overshadowed by press reports covering new streaming deals as a way to reach cord-cutters and cord-nevers. The big news is that pervasive inclusion of live football as part of streamed services’ programming has led to virtually every NFL and top-tier college game becoming available through live-streamed as well as multichannel pay TV and over-the-air distribution.

The emphasis on the business side is understandable, given what’s at stake as the big four broadcast and streaming rights holders with billions invested in recent multi-year contracts compete in high-wire acts aimed at balancing monetization agendas across traditional TV and digital outlets. But they’re also going further than ever in the digital domain to deliver the feature personalization and gamification deemed essential to driving engagement with a restless generation of younger consumers.


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A Year of Surprises in TV & Streamer Fortunes Is Unfolding as Clouded Tariff Situation Persists


2025 is proving to be a year full of surprises at the crossroads between legacy TV and streaming, starting with a general business climate that’s turning out to be better than many industry players and analysts expected in the months following Donald Trump’s return to the White House.

Perhaps the biggest surprise lies in new reasons for optimism in the TV broadcasting sector as station groups report the falloff in ad revenues following a national election year isn’t as bad as expected. Outweighing concerns about tariff policies, station owners are especially upbeat about the outlook in light of the deregulatory agenda promised by new FCC chairman Brendon Carr.

nanocosmos Introduces New Real-Time Streaming Mode for Targeted Use Cases

A new video streaming platform achieving real-time latency without the use of WebRTC is undergoing early deployment by nanocosmos, which has built its business supporting low-latency streaming needs of enterprises typically not involved in mainstream media services.

While the new strategy is based on what nanocosmos refers to as “the new next-generation streaming protocol MoQ (Media over QUIC),” it actually has nothing to do with the IETF MoQ standardization initiative that we’ve been tracking, most recently in this article. Instead, as described by nanocosmos CEO Oliver Lietz, his company’s version of MoQ is its own adaptation to use of the QUIC protocol.



Transformative CDN Edge Strategies Capitalize On Advances in Cloud Computing Technology


New developments combining advances in CDN technology with cloud computing at network edges are creating vastly improved streaming environments for OTT services.

Both Akamai and the less-known CDN technology supplier Varnish Software nearly simultaneously announced radical departures from previous business models ahead of the April NAB Show. These moves, which capitalize on major advances in computer chip processing, follow ongoing successes registered by Qwilt’s next-gen Open Edge CDN platform. While the three companies’ approaches differ significantly, they all have in common the goal of putting edge-based cloud computing to work to accommodate improvements not only in distributed CDN caching but also myriad other processing functionalities video service providers are looking for to drive user engagement at lower costs.

Setting the Record Straight on the Phenix RTS Demise

It’s always amazing to see how a negative blip in new technology adoption that’s otherwise bursting with robust activity can be blown way out of proportion by naysayers who think there’s nothing to the larger reality.

Such was our reaction to a recent Linkedin post from streaming media commentator and event impresario Dan Rayburn, who was responding to word that real-time streaming platform operator Phenix Real Time Solutions is going under. Rather than attesting, as Rayburn claims, to there being “insufficient demand” or a “lack of application use cases” for a business based on real-time streaming, the Phenix demise is really a matter of strategic failure.



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The New Perspective on Advertising


Keys to Efficient Ad Management in the New Television Marketplace




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As new trends in television advertising pose unprecedented challenges for operations teams responsible for successful ad management across the production, postproduction, and distribution ecosystem, there’s never been a greater need for care in choosing the technical solutions that are essential to keeping pace. Distribution outlets and device formats are proliferating. Cross-platform campaigns are becoming the new norm. And addressable advertising is gaining traction in legacy linear as well as VOD and OTT service monetization.

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  • Trends Driving Transformation of Television Ad Management  /li>
  • The New Technical Challenges in TV Ad Management 
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Reimagining Conventional Streaming


GPAC UltraMedia Technology Breaks Barriers to Next-Gen Video Streaming


On the 21st anniversary of this groundbreaking open-source project, GPAC - renowned for its powerful capabilities in multimedia packaging, streaming and processing - is finally stepping into the spotlight. This white paper offers an in-depth analysis of the current challenges in the streaming industry and how Motion Spell's GPAC UltraMedia is uniquely positioned to address them.


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What You'll Learn:

  • Cost Savings and Operational Efficiency:
    Learn how GPAC UltraMedia enables streaming services to significantly reduce operational expenses. From lowering storage and distribution costs to optimizing live and on-demand streaming processes, this white paper provides real-world examples of industry giants like Netflix and Instagram who have harnessed GPAC to streamline their operations and boost efficiency.

  • Future-Proof Technology:
    As the streaming landscape evolves, so too do the demands on service providers. GPAC UltraMedia offers a future-proof solution that supports ultra low latency, dynamic ad insertion, personalized user experiences, and much more. This white paper explores how GPAC can help you stay ahead of the curve, ensuring your streaming services remain competitive in the years to come.
  • Seamless Integration with Expert Support:
    Motion Spell's professional services are designed to help companies of all sizes integrate GPAC UltraMedia into their existing workflows. Whether you're a startup looking to scale or an established provider seeking optimization, our team of experts is here to guide you every step of the way. This white paper details the benefits of working with Motion Spell to fully realize the potential of GPAC.
Discover how to drive down costs, optimize efficiency, and future-proof your streaming services with Motion Spell's first-ever white paper, authored by industry veteran Fred Dawson.