Media Management
What will be the next video standard? Proposals open for post-VVC
ITU, ISO and IEC are looking for innovations that significantly surpass the capabilities of the current Versatile Video Coding (VVC) standard
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Production & Post
Netflix tech team publishes two research papers on AI editing
The two models, Vera and Void, show "promising early results, reaching production-ready quality will require addressing several limitations"
Business
MediaKind completes Harmonic video acquisition
The merger integrates both teams under a single organisation with a focus on helping media companies modernise and scale their video operations
Business
Share your opinions on the changing needs of video software users
The first 300 people who complete the survey will receive a £15 Amazon gift certificate, and have their name placed into a prize draw
Audio
Lawo brings video and audio together in new Stagebox
The device includes JPEG XS en-/decoding, audio MADI I/O with built-in SRC, and the mc²-grade audio DSP for low-latency local mixing
Media Delivery
MWC 2026: future visions of mobile video
Joe O'Halloran reflects on Mobile World Congress 2026, where topics of conversation included how AI can upscale video to create content according to end...
Media Consumption
Big Blue Marble rolls out immersive XR streaming with HISPlayer partnership
The collaboration aims to deliver DRM-protected, end-to-end streaming solutions for interactive and immersive use cases on supported devices including mobile, PC, laptop, and VR/AR...
Live Production
BitFire, Appear enter strategic partnership for live video delivery
The collaboration integrates Appear’s high-density live contribution X-Platform with BitFire’s global transport network and cloud production ecosystem
Business
MediaKind to acquire Harmonic’s video business
According to Harmonic, divesting its video business segment will accelerate the company's long-term strategy by "sharpening its focus on growth priorities" in its broadband...
Audio
Global announces plans to expand into video
Global also announced a new sports entertainment division bringing brands, athletes and rights holders closer to fans, stating its aim is to "amplify huge...
Media Delivery
Economic pressures continue to shape strategy across the industry, says Bitmovin’s Video Developer Report
The ninth edition of the annual report found cost control is the industry's primary challenge, with bandwidth, storage and infrastructure optimisation the key areas...
Sustainability
Four simple ways operators can help users reduce streaming energy consumption
Ben Schwarz, president of Greening of Streaming, advocates for practical, user-centred strategies to reduce energy consumption across the streaming ecosystem
Artificial Intelligence
Google’s AI filmmaking tool creates 100 million videos in three months
The company is already working on Veo 3's capabilities to "lower the barriers" so that even more people can use the technology
Production & Post
Alibaba adds Mixture of Experts to its large video generation models
The models demonstrate significant enhancements in producing complex motions and realistic physics, said the company
Business
Following acquisition by Bending Spoons, Brightcove sets out vision for the future
The company has announced what it describes as a "strategic evolution" in how it approaches product development, investing in areas such as new AI-powered...
Business
Audinate expands video footprint with Iris acquisition
According to Audinate, the acquisition strengthens the company's video platform capabilities as well as accelerating its "broader vision for interoperable control and management across the...
IP Migration
Case study: How SPOTV’s switch to IP redefines live video delivery
Working closely with Zixi's solution architecture team, SPOTV executed a full-scale fibre replacement project across its broadcast network
Media Delivery
NTT Com partners with Yamaha to trial interactive live viewing technology
According to the two companies, distributing content via their technology could reduce latency to a minimum of "about 0.1 seconds" compared to the current...
Artificial Intelligence
Alibaba introduces industry’s first open-source model for video creation and editing
The tool can be used for creating short social media videos, as well as TV and film post production and special effects processing
Media Management
NHK develops ‘world first’ VVC-compatible real-time multi-layer video encoder
The encoder can compress sub-content in real-time, using multi-layer encoding, which results in two videos being able to play via a single broadcast channel
Artificial Intelligence
Moments Lab introduces new version of its multimodal AI indexing technology
According to the company, MXT-2 outperforms Google Research’s Vid2Seq on video sequencing by 47 per cent
Media Consumption
Ateme integrates HDR by Technicolor into Kyrion product line
The integration of Advanced HDR by Technicolor into Kyrion paves the way for an easy transition to UHD HDR, said the company
Artificial Intelligence
Amazon takes on OpenAI with new AI video generation capabilities
Amazon Nova Reel can provide what the company describes as "studio-quality" video, with features such as camera motion control, 360-degree rotation, and zoom
Media Delivery
NTT transmits 4K120Hz HDMI video and audio signals at 0.1 milliseconds delay
The solution puts HDMI signals, including audio, directly into large-capacity, fixed-bandwidth, fixed-delay layer 1 signals, eliminating the time required to compress and decompress video...
Artificial Intelligence
Meta unveils tool that creates 16 seconds of AI-generated video
Movie Gen has four capabilities: video generation, personalised video generation, precise video editing, and audio generation
Media Delivery
Witbe launches virtual network operation centre for video service providers
Witbe has made a virtual NOC for every service provider, accessible from any web browser at any time, said the company
Media Delivery
Twitter/X’s new connected TV app goes live
The new app is available in beta via Amazon Fire TV, Google TV, and LG TVs
Media Consumption
Brits watched more TV in 2023, but broadcast reach declined
Video sharing platforms and broadcasters' on-demand platforms helped drive a 6 minute increase in the amount of time viewers spent watching TV and video...
Media Delivery
AWS Elemental MediaLive adds support for SRT caller input
MediaLive's SRT caller input enables users to add input to a channel by calling into an available listener source address and port, said AWS
Live Production
Case study: enhancing broadcast facilities for Scotland’s Parliament
How Hitomi's MatchBox helped the Scottish Parliament ensure perfect alignment in its broadcasts
Artificial Intelligence
YouTube launches new tag for AI-generated content
The labels will appear in the expanded description or on the front of the video player, said YouTube
Media Delivery
X (formerly Twitter) is ‘developing its own YouTube’
The app, which is expected to be available on Samsung and Amazon TVs, could launch as early as this week
Media Delivery
BNS, TAG Video combine expertise on video signal probing, monitoring and visualisation
By identifying issues such as packet loss, jitter or network congestion in real-time, telcos can take proactive measures to maintain and enhance the quality...
Artificial Intelligence
OpenAI introduces new tool to create video from text
The tool is capable of generating entire videos all at once or extending generated videos to make them longer, said the company
Media Management
What sets VVC apart from other video compression standards?
Lukasz Litwic, chair of the Interoperability Working Group at the Media Coding Industry Forum (MC-IF), explains how VVC offers a path forward for streamlining...
Business
Harmonic: Strategic review of video business continues, remains a ‘top priority’
No specific timetable has been established for the completion of the review, said the company
Business
Harmonic facing proxy battle over video business sale
According to reports, shareholder Ancora Holdings is said to be planning a challenge to Harmonic's board of directors to force the company into the...
IP Migration
How broadcasters are exploring new IP workflows to reduce opex
Bruno Teissier senior vice president of sales, VITEC, discusses how the rapid evolution of video content capture and delivery technologies is prompting broadcasters to...
Media Consumption
AWS Elemental MediaLive adds image overlay support, colour space conversion
AWS said users will be able to map the larger colour space gamut in an HDR source to an SDR output
Business
Is Harmonic preparing to sell its video business?
Harmonic is assessing "a range of alternatives" for its video business and has received "indication of interest" from a number of parties
Media Delivery
TVU Networks claims new industry standard of 0.3 seconds latency
TVU's Inverse Statmux technology is engineered to excel in challenging transmission environments, including crowded stadiums, remote locations, or areas with limited network infrastructure
Artificial Intelligence
Ace!: Wimbledon to leverage generative AI for video commentary
Generative AI is being applied to produce narration with varied sentence structure and vocabulary to make the clips informative and engaging, said IBM