AV1 Encoding Times Drop to Near-Reasonable Levels. Good News: AV1 Encoding Times Drop to Near-Reasonable Levels

That said, in my book, Video Encoding by the Numbers, I created similar curves for x264, …

The Warning Signs Among The Music Industry's Revenue Growth. The RIAA released its semiannual compilation of recorded music revenues this week. The numbers for 2018 show that the industry is continuing on the growth path that started in 2016 after an eleven-year slump: overall growth was 13% over last year to $9.8 billion — off slightly from 2017′s 17% …

YouTube TV Reportedly Tops 1 Million Subscribers. By onMarch 2, 2019 in All News, News, YouTube TV

There have been rumors going around that YouTube TV has hit 1 million subscribers. Now Bloomberg …

Avoid Netflix - Here Are 3 Reasons Why. The fact that Netflix's (NFLX) revenue growth rate is decelerating rapidly isn't causing enough material concern for shareholders as they remain as …

MWC's Inflated Claims for the Future of 5G Demand a Reality Check. Now that the dust has settled on MWC 2019, it’s time to take a breath. The mobile industry is in a headlong drive to the future but at such a …

YouTube Will Disable Comments on Nearly All Videos With Kids. YouTube said it will disable the ability for viewers to leave comments on most videos featuring minors, as it tries to contain the damage from a …

Microsoft and Facebook’s record-setting undersea cable sets another record. All without upgrading the cable itself

The world’s highest capacity undersea cable could be capable of speeds that are 20 percent faster than thought theoretically possible. A recent experiment using 16QAM modulation achieved record transfer speeds of 26.2 Terabits per second on a 4,000 mile …

Disney reportedly in talks to buy AT&T;’s stake in Hulu. Giving Disney up to 70 percent control of the platform

Disney is close to owning a majority stake in Hulu, and now the company is reportedly looking to expand that by acquiring AT&T;’s 10 percent stake in the streaming service.

Disney is in active talks with AT&T; to buy its stake in Hulu, according to

Netflix may be losing $192M per month from piracy, cord cutting study claims. As many as 1 in 5 people today are y off of someone’s else’s account when streaming video from Netflix, Hulu or Amazon Video, according to a new study from CordCutting.com. Of these, Netflix tends to be pirated for the longest period – 26 months, compared with 16 months for Amazon Prime Video, or …

Why CenturyLink May Drop To A 25-Year Low. CenturyLink's (CTL) stock has fallen sharply, but there is still more trouble ahead for the shares. Based on a technical analysis the stock is facing …