For the past two days, I’ve been using Amazon’s new Vega OS-based Fire TV Stick, and I’m not impressed. Amazon claims the value of the latest model is “remarkably fast app launches,” but when tested against the Fire TV Stick Max, there’s no difference in speed. I tested Netflix and Prime Video load times on […]| Dan Rayburn – StreamingMediaBlog.com
John Ourland reports that Apple is in the final stages of negotiations with F1, and wants F1 to shut down its streaming service F1 TV in the US as part of the deal. Rumors are that Apple would like to announce the agreement at the upcoming U.S. Grand Prix, taking place October 17-19 in Austin. […]| Dan Rayburn – StreamingMediaBlog.com
What is one of Netflix’s key advantages? It offers no discounts. Netflix has never offered the ability to sign up for a year and pay a lower price. It has also never provided special pricing around the holidays or at any other time during the year, nor offered discounts to students or members of the […]| Dan Rayburn – StreamingMediaBlog.com
A recent post at The Hollywood Reporter asserts that “most cord cutters and cord nevers are flocking” to YouTube TV, which isn’t accurate and overlooks the actual numbers, as detailed below. I often see this notion in the media that YouTube TV is picking up more cord-cutters than it actually is. The author also states […]| Dan Rayburn – StreamingMediaBlog.com
Disney announced that it will no longer provide ARPU numbers to Wall Street, following Netflix and Roku, which have also stopped reporting them. As this data continues to disappear from the market,…| Dan Rayburn - StreamingMediaBlog.com
While a private company, my thanks to Gilles Domartini, CEO and Founder of Cleeng, for allowing me to disclose details about the company’s revenue. Cleeng has been in the market for fourteen years, having raised a total of €10 million and ended 2024 with €20 million in revenue, with a 7% EBITDA margin, up from […]| Dan Rayburn – StreamingMediaBlog.com
I’ve recently spoken with and presented to more than two dozen last-mile providers, and here’s a list of live streaming events and software downloads they are closely monitoring from a capacity planning standpoint. We’ve recently gotten viewership stats from live events across YouTube, Amazon, and Netflix, so it’s been interesting for me to hear from […]| Dan Rayburn – StreamingMediaBlog.com
We’ve seen inaccurate statements from some vendors recently regarding CDN services. Achieving a “50% bitrate reduction” doesn’t mean you can automatically “reduce CDN costs by up to 50%.” Beamr and other vendors promote this idea in press releases, such as the one Beamr issued for a demo at IBC, but it’s clear that many vendors […]| Dan Rayburn – StreamingMediaBlog.com
The OpenMOQ Software Consortium has launched as a new effort among vendors and content owners, focused on advancing MOQ-based technology through open-source software. The consortium is tasked with developing high-performance software that will enable the next generation of media contribution, distribution, and playback. OpenMOQ is a collaborative effort to accelerate development, enhance interoperability and share […]| Dan Rayburn – StreamingMediaBlog.com
Vimeo has agreed to be acquired by Bending Spoons in an all-cash transaction that values Vimeo at approximately $1.38 billion, equating to $7.85 per share for Vimeo shareholders. The deal is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2025. At Vimeo’s IPO in 2021, the company’s market cap was approximately $17.8 billion. A year […]| Dan Rayburn – StreamingMediaBlog.com
The rumors of a Paramount Skydance bid for WBD are being overhyped, with many not understanding the difficulty in combining any two independent OTT| Dan Rayburn - StreamingMediaBlog.com
Open Caching is dead. Like it or not, that’s the truth. The idea of Open Caching made sense on paper, intending to allow ISPs to adopt an open standard| Dan Rayburn - StreamingMediaBlog.com
While the live stream of the Super Bowl broadcast receives a lot of media attention due to its high viewership, events that last longer and are delivered in multiple countries around the world have more complex streaming pipelines. Across 30 days, DAZN live-streamed 63 matches of the FIFA Club World Cup for free in 200 […]| Dan Rayburn – StreamingMediaBlog.com
At a press conference, MLS Commissioner Don Garber said MLS Season Pass is “averaging 120,000 unique viewers” per match and is “almost a 50%” increase from 2024. We don’t know if the provided number represents the peak concurrent viewers or the average minute audience (AMA). In 2022, ESPN reported that the 2022 MLS regular season audience […]| Dan Rayburn – StreamingMediaBlog.com
Here’s a list of TV and streaming viewership stats for recent sports events and seasons across baseball, golf, tennis, car racing, hockey, soccer and other sporting events: ⚾ The MLB Home Run Derby averaged 5.73M viewers on ESPN, a 5% increase over last year (2024 game competed with the Republican National Convention. The MLB All-Star Game averaged […]| Dan Rayburn – StreamingMediaBlog.com
It was only a matter of time before Netflix shared more details on its live streaming infrastructure. Today, in the first of a series of tech blog posts, Netflix provides a detailed examination of the architecture behind its live streaming events and the lessons learned during their development. As Netflix rightfully points out, a unique […]| Dan Rayburn – StreamingMediaBlog.com
Deltatre announced plans to acquire Endeavor Streaming in a deal expected to close this quarter. This was a long time coming for Endeavor Streaming, as the company had been on the market with a term sheet for a considerable period, with discussions among numerous vendors taking place for more than 12 months. Endeavor Group Holdings […]| Dan Rayburn – StreamingMediaBlog.com
Over the past few weeks, I’ve had the opportunity to review Bending Spoons' product roadmap for its Brightcove platform, providing the company with| Dan Rayburn - StreamingMediaBlog.com
Some want to suggest that the “success” of the F1 movie at the box office shows that Apple can and will make more movies of this scale for theatres. However, Apple’s interest in the F1 movie extends far beyond the content. Apple spent a year developing advanced camera technology to capture the sheer force of […]| Dan Rayburn – StreamingMediaBlog.com
This special CDN focused podcast details the latest on delivery pricing and industry trends. I discuss delivery commits, QoE measurement, DIY deployments,| Dan Rayburn - StreamingMediaBlog.com
