Streaming Blog: Industry News, Trends & Tips

Simulated Live: Creating Live Playlists

Written by Anthony Romero in Product Updates on 2 December 2020

Need to create a simulated live experience for viewers? Interested in managing linear channels?

IBM offers live playlists with functionality that can replicate a live broadcast. Using this feature, previously recorded video can be presented to viewers like a live stream. These simulated live broadcasts can also work alongside live content, with broadcasters being able to push an actual live stream out that will take priority over the live playlist. As a result, they can transition from a previously recorded session, like a guest speaker, to a live session, like Q&A, for corporate communication or for virtual events.

For those looking to leverage this technology for virtual conferences and other events, be sure to check out our Definitive Guide to Running Virtual and Hybrid Events. This covers using this feature as part of a virtual event.

Note: this is not a new feature. It’s been with the IBM Video Streaming platform and IBM Enterprise Video Streaming platform for years. The update is that the feature is no longer Flash based and appears directly inside the dashboard under Playlists now.

Excellence in Policing Conference Case Study

Written by Stacy Nawrocki in Customer Stories on 11 November 2020

Change and disruption are not new to policing, the landscape being characterized by changing demands, uncertainty, and the need to work differently. When faced with cancelling another in-person event due to the 2020 Covid-19 pandemic, the team responsible for delivering the 20^th Excellence in Policing (EIP20) conference decided to take on the challenge and learn how to deliver the event with an exclusively online experience.

Video Transcription: Automated Audio to Text

Written by Anthony Romero in Tips & Tutorials on 9 November 2020

Video Transcription: Automated Audio to Text

Transcribing audio can be a slow process. For those looking for a solution to scale or speed up video transcription, a solution is automated audio to text. This takes AI (artificial intelligence) and uses it to transcribe speech through combining information about grammar and language structure. Using this technology, content owners can start generating transcripts through simply uploading a file.

Note: some of these topics were covered in our Simplify Your Corporate Video Strategy webinar, with the archived version available for immediate viewing.

AES Video Encryption: 256 vs 128 Bit

Written by Anthony Romero in Tips & Tutorials on 2 November 2020

Considering AES video encryption for your assets at rest and during delivery? Curious on the merits of AES-256 vs AES-128 for video?

A security audit, a systematic evaluation of the security of an organization’s information system, can measure many things to see how it conforms to established practices and criteria. In relation to video, this can include virtually every state of the content, from data at rest to in transit. This article covers what is video encryption, explains AES (Advanced Encryption Standard) and why it’s discussed about what bit key is ideal to use for video within enterprise video platforms and other use cases.

Live Audience Polling for Video

Written by Anthony Romero in Product Updates on 13 October 2020

Looking to add live polls to your video content? Live audience polling is a powerful tool that can be used to dynamically adapt live content based on feedback. This can alter performances, steering content in a direction viewers it to go, while also gathering valuable information from the audience as well.

This article discusses the benefits of live polling, use cases, tips and also how to create live polls using the IBM’s video streaming and enterprise video streaming offering. If you haven’t used these services before and want to learn more about it first, check out this Getting Started demo.

Video Metrics: Generate PDF Report

Written by Anthony Romero in Product Updates on 8 October 2020

Need a quick way to generate a report on your video metrics for a stake holder?

IBM Video Streaming and IBM Enterprise Video Streaming accounts now have a way to generate PDF reports on their video metrics. This can be generated from viewership tied to either live streaming events or on-demand video content. Reports are generated as a downloadable asset, with charts and datasets, that can be distributed to others.

Mobile Live Streaming App

Written by Anthony Romero in Product Updates on 2 October 2020

Looking for a mobile live streaming app to do one-to-many broadcasts? Maybe create a live stream to engage an audience, educate colleagues or give a glimpse of an event to coworkers?

IBM Watson Media released a new mobile application for iOS and Android that allows users to broadcast from their device to an IBM Video Streaming channel. This is done through, as noted in the white paper Live Video Delivery System Built for Scalability, a multi-CDN infrastructure that allows for immense scale, having been utilized to support concurrent viewership of over a million, while also bolstering reliability as well.

Read on to learn more about using this app, advantages, use cases and tips for producing better looking video with it.

Live Q&A with Moderation for Streaming Video

Written by Anthony Romero in Product Updates on 29 September 2020

Live Q&A for streaming video is a highly engaging, interactive and effective way to educate an internal workforce or promote your brand to external audiences. With IBM Watson Media, this feature is accessible as a module and can easily be synced with video content through a combined embed code or accessed directly from a channel page.

IBM Watson Media continues to expand on this feature, introducing an API to grant automated access to Q&A results. This article goes over possible use cases for the feature before talking functionality and finally tips to be more successful in executing content with a Q&A component.

Streaming Media Readers’ Choice Awards 2020: Vote IBM

Written by Anthony Romero in Company News on 2 September 2020

The Streaming Media Readers’ Choice Awards 2020 are now open for voting. Held annually since 2007, the Readers’ Choice Awards has end users awarding exemplary solutions in the video industry. These solutions can range from physical ones, like PTZ or network-controlled cameras, to services that run in the Cloud.

For 2020, IBM has been nominated in these five categories:

Closed Captioning Solution: IBM Video Streaming
Cloud Encoding/Transcoding Service: IBM Video Streaming
Enterprise Video Platform: IBM Enterprise Video Streaming
OTT Video Platform: IBM Video Streaming for OTT Video Management
Webcasting/Presentation Solution (Cloud): IBM Video Streaming

VOTE FOR IBM

Please show your support by voting for IBM using the link above and a valid email address. You have our sincerest gratitude.

For more information on the awards, including our history at them, please read on.

Video Review and Approval Process

Written by Anthony Romero in Product Updates on 17 August 2020

Looking to tap into a video review and approval process for your enterprise video platform?

IBM has introduced a new workflow for IBM Enterprise Video Streaming that allows companies to setup an approval process. This includes having designated reviewers, or moderators, that are setup to approve or reject the publishing of videos. The video review process features automated emails, notifying reivewers when content is ready and also notifying uploaders after the video has been reviewed.

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