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Run a 24/7 TV Channel with AI in 2026

You can describe a television channel to an AI agent and have it broadcasting an hour later. A real linear channel, play...

Microsoft's open-source neural video codec

On 24 July 2026, Microsoft announced on its Linux and Open Source blog that it was open-sourcing MLVC, the ML Video Code...

How to get your channel on Roku

Roku is one of the biggest streaming platforms in the US, and getting a channel onto it is a realistic goal for a conten...

Pause Ads: What They Are and What They Cost

Every major streaming service now sells the moment you hit pause. Hulu started it in 2019, Peacock shipped with it in 20...

Vertical TV Channels

For years, vertical video was the thing your phon...

Product Page to Video Ad, Every Format

Every product you sell now needs more than one video ad. The same launch has to run as 16...

The 6 CTV ad formats IAB is standardizing

IAB Tech Lab Is Putting Names on CTV's Ad Formats For years, the ads on a smart TV had no shared vocabulary. One platfor...

Self-host a FAST or PPV TV channel on WordPress

FAST and PPV are the two business models that actually pay ...

Multicast ABR (mABR) Explained

During Euro 2024, more than 11.5 million UK homes streamed at least one home-nations match over BT’s broadband n...

Self-host live HLS from your Mac

A live stream can be a one-off event (a Sunday service, a product launch, a conference keynote, a wedding, a webinar, a ...

Drones Hit AWS Datacenters

In early March 2026, Iranian drones struck three AWS facilities in the Middle East. Two in the UAE were hit directly. ...

What is a playout system in video broadcasting or streaming?

A playout system (also called a video server, broadcast automation system, or channel-in-a-box) is what actually puts vi...