For today’s streaming services, operational efficiency is a key differentiator — not in bitrates or compression, but in how platforms are architected, deployed, and scaled. As cloud infrastructure and AI-enriched processes become increasingly pervasive, the competitive focus is shifting from feature innovation to optimizing total cost of ownership (TCO) and building resilient, scalable systems. According to Gitnux, over 83% of streaming providers plan to expand their AI capabilities within two years, aiming not only to enhance viewer analytics but also to reduce operational overhead, such as cutting content moderation times by up to 60%. The ability to manage peak-time upscaling, meet SLAs, and industrialize workflows is now central to sustainable growth.
Veset – Delivering Live Events Efficiently in the Cloud
We all know that viewers today want the freedom to watch content over the internet, anytime, anywhere, and on any device. It’s also well recognised that the cloud provides broadcasters with much needed flexibility and scalability making it easier to meet these needs. However, the cloud also relies on IP, and IP networks are built on unicast data transmission, where data is sent from a single sender to a single receiver. Consequently, when broadcasters distribute content over the internet via OTT services, a separate transmission must be sent to each and every viewer that requests a stream. Conversely, with traditional broadcast distribution, a single transmission is sent to many viewers simultaneously, making it a highly efficient mode of distribution. The inability to easily and efficiently deliver a single transmission to many viewers simultaneously like in traditional broadcasting remains a challenge for cloud-based broadcasters.
Uplynk – The Platform Powering Global Streaming at Scale
The streaming world isn’t just growing, it’s evolving fast. What started as a race to get content online has become a demand for seamless delivery, personalization at scale, and operational efficiency. In this dynamic environment, Uplynk has emerged as a quiet force behind some of the world’s most reliable streaming experiences.
Whether powering global broadcasters, sports leagues, digital-first brands, or enterprise media teams, Uplynk helps customers transition from live or on-demand content to monetized, high-quality streams without needing to build everything from scratch. With a modular platform, managed services, and a commitment to transparency, Uplynk is helping reshape how media companies manage and monetize video.
Uplynk – Beyond Broadcast: How MediaTech Is Powering the Next Era of Streaming
Most organizations don’t consider themselves broadcasters. However, they are increasingly behaving like them.
Whether it’s a retail brand live-streaming a product launch, a religious group managing multi-site video content, or a streaming platform juggling FAST channels and VOD libraries, the demands are familiar: manage live and on-demand content, react in real time, distribute across platforms, and deliver a reliable, polished viewing experience.
TMT Insights – CapEx vs. OpEx in Media: Finding the New Balance
The ongoing debate between CapEx and OpEx isn’t new within the Media and Entertainment Industry. The recent surge in streaming platforms and cloud-based workflows pushed many organizations toward flexible, pay-as-you-go OpEx models. Yet, as the industry evolves, companies are increasingly concerned about EBITDA, investor scrutiny, and market pressures. In today’s environment of high interest rates and limited growth, monthly OpEx charges weigh heavily on EBITDA, driving renewed interest in CapEx strategies that provide capitalization and depreciation benefits.
Techex – Funding the Software Shift: Commercial Models That Match The Work
Broadcast infrastructure is being rebuilt while the lights stay on. IP and cloud are no longer experiments. The drivers are familiar — reliability, scale and cost — but the tempo has changed. Over the past fifteen years, viewing has shifted to streaming, social media and on-demand. Rights windows have tightened. Live events now create extreme but intermittent peaks. Cloud economics, meanwhile, have normalized elastic capacity. In that context, tying long depreciation cycles to fixed hardware is a poor fit.
Globecast – Navigating Sports Media’s Hyper-Personalized Future
2024 was one of the busiest years in sport: the triumphs of Paris, major international football tournaments, and the continuing rise and powerful momentum of women’s sport. Fans had access to an unprecedented volume of live and on-demand content, highlighting both the richness and the challenges of today’s media environment.
DOTSCREEN – Fragmentation to Flexibility: Rethinking the TV OS Ecosystem
In today’s media and entertainment landscape, efficiency is not just about speed—it’s about smart resource allocation, scalability, and future-proofing. Nowhere is this more evident than in the OTT and connected TV (CTV) space, where the proliferation of TV operating systems—Samsung Tizen, LG webOS, Vidaa, Titan OS, Whale TV, and more—poses a critical challenge for content owners, broadcasters, and telcos.
Cinegy – Breaking Down the Broadcast/AV Divide
When we decided to install what’s likely the largest 8K LED wall at IBC2025, it wasn’t just about creating eye candy for our stand in Hall 7. Sure, we’ll be shamelessly promoting our products with it, delivering rapid-fire messaging to the thousands walking past on the escalators. But it was also about proving a fundamental point that the industry has been slow to grasp: the lines between broadcast and professional AV aren’t just blurring, they’ve practically disappeared.
Cerberus Tech – From Marginal Gains to Major Wins: Real-Time Control and Cloud-Native Orchestration in Live Video Workflows
Live video workflows are becoming more complex and increasingly central to how media organizations engage audiences. To meet these demands, many are adopting cloud-native platforms that offer greater flexibility and efficiency. These platforms are reshaping live broadcasting, which was traditionally supported by robust but rigid on-premises infrastructure.
In the past, broadcast systems were built to handle peak demand, requiring large capital investments to ensure reliability. While effective, this approach often led to underused resources and high ongoing costs. Even minor changes, such as adding a new format or channel, were slow and expensive to implement.