Publishers & Broadcasters

The opportunities presented by online video have changed the playing field dramatically for news publishers. Publishers are now evolving from world-class newspapers to world-class media companies.

Google announced the Accelerated Mobile Pages Project (AMP) in October of 2015, and Brightcove quickly made available a component for our video player that would support the shared objective of ensuring super fast user experiences on the mobile web.

Taiwan is a particularly interesting media market — and a notable case study for any broadcaster or publisher to follow. With a population of 23 million, the country fosters a vibrant and free media landscape which leads to incredibly intense competition to capture audiences' attention.

Today’s post is a guest contribution by J. Allen Dove, CTO of SpotX, a video monetization platform for premium publishers and broadcasters.

Following on the barrage of negative press this past fall about the growing impact of ad blockers on publishers’ businesses, Digiday’s WTF Ad Blocking event was a bright spot that showcased industry energy, best practices, perspective, and sustainable solutions.

We’ve all seen it on “other people’s” websites: a beautifully produced video, embedded on a page. But what’s this? Why are there those pesky little black bars either on the top and bottom or the two sides?

Steve Jobs was a master of "one more thing" at WWDC. For his fourth gig as emcee at the Golden Globes, Ricky Gervais continued pulling no (verbal) punches as we all anticipated.