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Streaming Video Technology Alliance Announces Recipients of Eighth Annual Membership Grant Program
The Streaming Video Technology Alliance (SVTA), a global technical association developing solutions to address critical technical challenges in delivering a high-quality video experience at scale, today announced the recipients of its 2025 Membership Grant Program, as well as extended support for three of the existing grant members. The SVTA also welcomes the European Broadcast Union (EBU) and the National Aeronautical Space Association (NASA) as its most recent Public Service Membership program recipients.
SVTA Announces First Industry Group, The Streaming Sports Council, To Capture Key Technical Challenges in Live Sports Streaming
The Streaming Video Technology Alliance (SVTA), a global technical association developing solutions to address critical technical challenges in delivering a high-quality video experience at scale, announces the launch of its first Industry Group, the Streaming Sports Council, which will meet formally for the first time at the SVG Summit in New York on December 17, 2024.
By Streaming Video Technology Alliance · Via Business Wire · December 17, 2024
SVTA Announces New Board Officers
The Streaming Video Technology Alliance (SVTA), a global technical association developing solutions to address critical technical challenges in delivering a high-quality video experience at scale, announces the selection of new board members. In addition, after IBC 2024, the SVTA and DASH-IF members will meet in their first combined meeting which will take place on September 18th and 19th in Antwerp, with a special DASH-IF workshop happening on September 17th.
By Streaming Video Technology Alliance · Via Business Wire · September 14, 2024
DASH Industry Forum (DASH-IF) Becomes Part of the SVTA
The Streaming Video Technology Alliance (SVTA), a global technical association developing solutions to address critical technical challenges in delivering a high-quality video experience at scale, announces that the DASH Industry Forum (DASH-IF) is now part of the SVTA. The newly formed DASH-IF Working Group will continue the on-going work that was carried out by the DASH-IF association.
Streaming Video Technology Alliance Elects Two New Board Members for the 2024-2025 Term
The Streaming Video Technology Alliance (SVTA), a global technical association developing solutions to address critical technical challenges in delivering a high-quality video experience at scale, announces the election of two new board members, Nicolas Weil (AWS Elemental) and Guillaume Bichot (Broadpeak), for the 2024-2025 term. In addition, the SVTA announces the publication of two new Open Caching Working Group technical documents, Capacity Insights Interface and Logging Specification, and one new Low Latency Streaming Working Group document – An Exploration Into Measuring Streaming Latency. The organization has also launched a new microsite to support the SVTA Common Media Library.
Streaming Video Technology Alliance Convenes in Toronto, Canada for Second Quarterly Member Meeting of 2024
The Streaming Video Technology Alliance (SVTA), a global technical association developing solutions to address critical technical challenges in delivering a high-quality video experience at scale, convenes for its Q2 Member Meeting today at the Toronto, Canada offices of board member SiriusXM. The two-day, members-only event features a robust lineup of working group sessions, industry presentations, and an evening networking event. The full meeting agenda and registration details can be found here: https://www.svta.org/meeting/q2-2024-toronto-canada-may-15-and-16/
Streaming Video Technology Alliance Launches Comprehensive Set of Specifications for Configuration Interface
The Streaming Video Technology Alliance (SVTA), a global technical association developing solutions to address critical technical challenges in delivering a high-quality video experience at scale, announces the availability of a new suite of Configuration Interface documents. The SVTA is also excited to launch a new working group focused on Streaming Video Operations.
Streaming Video Technology Alliance Convenes in Denver for First Quarterly Member Meeting of 2024
The Streaming Video Technology Alliance (SVTA), a global technical association developing solutions to address critical technical challenges in delivering a high-quality video experience at scale, convenes its Q1 Member Meeting today at the Denver Marriott Tech Center. The two-day, members-only event features a robust lineup of working group sessions, industry presentations, and an evening networking event. The full meeting agenda and registration details can be found here: https://www.svta.org/meeting/q1-2024-denver-co-february-15-and-16/.
By Streaming Video Technology Alliance · Via Business Wire · February 15, 2024
Streaming Video Technology Alliance Hosts Second Annual SEGMENTS:2024 Conference
The Streaming Video Technology Alliance (SVTA), a global technical association developing solutions to address critical technical challenges in delivering a high-quality video experience at scale, is holding its annual SEGMENTS conference today at the Denver Marriott Tech Center. As part of Streaming Tech Week, SEGMENTS:2024 is a one-day public event that focuses on streaming operations. Attendees will learn how to solve key technical operational challenges, gather best practices for delivering the best viewer experience at scale, and network with peers who are driving innovation across the streaming video landscape.
By Streaming Video Technology Alliance · Via Business Wire · February 14, 2024
Streaming Video Technology Alliance Announces Recipients of Seventh Annual Membership Grant Program
The Streaming Video Technology Alliance (SVTA), a global technical association developing solutions to address critical technical challenges in delivering a high-quality video experience at scale, today announced the recipients of its 2024 Membership Grant Program as well as extended support for existing grant members. Now in its seventh year, the Membership Grant Program sponsors select companies that meet the financial requirements, with a one-year Principal membership. This grant program not only enables smaller companies to participate in and benefit from the SVTA’s mission of deeper industry collaboration across the video streaming ecosystem, but also benefits existing members and the industry at large by bringing in new ideas from cutting-edge startups and accelerating advancements in video streaming.
Streaming Video Technology Alliance Introduces Streaming Audio Study Group
The Streaming Video Technology Alliance (SVTA), the international technical association delivering solutions across the video workflow to improve the delivery of high-quality video at scale, announced several key updates following last week’s Q3/Q4 Member Meeting and Board of Directors meeting: the formation of the new Streaming Audio Study Group; a new SVTA President of the Board, Alicia Pritchett; the latest honoree to the SVTA Fellow Program, Glenn Goldstein; and the publication of a new technical paper by the Measurement/QoE Working Group.
Streaming Video Technology Alliance Gathers in Prague for Q3/Q4 2023 Member Meeting
The Streaming Video Technology Alliance (SVTA), the international technical association delivering solutions across the video workflow to improve the delivery of high-quality video at scale, kicked off its Q3/Q4 Member Meeting today in Prague. The members-only event takes place Wednesday, November 1, and Thursday, November 2, at the Grandium Hotel Prague. The agenda includes Working Group Sessions and industry presentations, as well as an evening networking event at a medieval tavern. The SVTA also announced today new content and features for the Streaming Video Wiki and two new documents: Open Caching API Footprint and Capabilities; and Open Caching Request Routing Interface Specification.
Streaming Video Technology Alliance Announces First Public Open Source Repository: Common Media Library
The Streaming Video Technology Alliance (SVTA), the international technical association delivering solutions across the video workflow to improve the delivery of high-quality video at scale, has introduced its first public open source repo, the Common Media Library (CML). The project was born out of the SVTA Players and Playback Working Group to build a standard set of player functionality that can be deployed across different .js players to help reduce the amount of individual player development that has to be accomplished to make functionality consistent. SVTA member companies contributing to this project include Amazon Web Services, Comcast, Brightcove, Paramount, Qualabs, and Synamedia. Akamai, not an SVTA member, also contributed to the project.
Streaming Video Technology Alliance Opens Applications for 2024 Grant Membership Program
The Streaming Video Technology Alliance (SVTA), the international technical association delivering solutions across the video workflow to improve the delivery of high-quality video at scale, announced today that the application process is now open for its 2024 Grant Membership Program. Smaller organizations, such as startups, have the opportunity to participate in and contribute to the SVTA’s work as Principal Members for one year with the standard membership fees waived.
Streaming Video Technology Alliance at IBC: SVTA Highlighted in Two Technical Documents Accepted for Publication and SVTA Immersive Video Study Group to Present Findings from POC Study
The Streaming Video Technology Alliance (SVTA), a global technical association developing solutions to address critical technical challenges in delivering a high-quality video experience at scale, will be onsite at IBC 2023 in Amsterdam, September 15-18, 2023. Two technical documents highlighting the SVTA’s work were accepted by IBC for publication. In addition, the co-chair of the SVTA’s Immersive Video Study Group will present the findings from one of those papers, a proof-of-concept study.
By Streaming Video Technology Alliance · Via Business Wire · September 15, 2023
Streaming Video Technology Alliance Announces 2023 Board Election Results and Publication of New Technical Documents
The Streaming Video Technology Alliance (SVTA), a global technical association developing solutions to address critical technical challenges in delivering a high-quality video experience at scale, today announced the annual board election results and the publication of two documents, the Ad Creative Signaling in DASH and HLS document and Securing Media Players document.
Streaming Video Technology Alliance Convenes in New Orleans for Q2 Member Meeting
The Streaming Video Technology Alliance (SVTA), a global technical association developing solutions to address critical technical challenges in delivering a high-quality video experience at scale, convenes today in New Orleans at the Hilton St. Charles for its Q2 Member Meeting. The members-only event spans two days—May 17 and 18—and features Working Group sessions, industry presentations, and networking events. At today’s meeting, the SVTA is pleased to formally welcome new members CDN77, ITV, Microsoft, and Mux.
Streaming Video Technology Alliance Introduces New Industry Conference, SEGMENTS:2023
The Streaming Video Technology Alliance (SVTA), a global technical association developing solutions to address critical technical challenges in delivering a high-quality video experience at scale, is holding its first SEGMENTS conference today in New Orleans. This one-day public conference provides a walk-through of the streaming video workflow, starting with content ingestion/preparation and concluding with analytics. During the SEGMENTS:2023 program, the SVTA will honor its second cohort of experts as Industry and Technical Fellows.
Streaming Video Technology Alliance Welcomes 2023 Honorees to the SVTA Fellow Program
The Streaming Video Technology Alliance (SVTA), a global technical association developing solutions to address critical technical challenges in delivering a high-quality video experience at scale, will welcome its second cohort of experts to the SVTA Fellow Program at its upcoming inaugural SEGMENTS conference in New Orleans. The SVTA 2023 Industry Fellows include Ali Begen of Comcast, Anthony Rose of SeedLegals, and Jean-Baptiste Kempf of VideoLAN. The 2023 Technical Fellow is Christopher Kulbakas of CBC.
Streaming Video Technology Alliance Launches SVTA University
The Streaming Video Technology Alliance (SVTA), a global technical association developing solutions to address critical technical challenges in delivering a high-quality video experience at scale, announced today the launch of SVTA University (SVTAU) and the release of the University’s first course, Streaming Advertising 101. SVTAU, an educational arm of the Streaming Video Technology Alliance, will offer free and paid courses as well as other instructional content, available to the public, that focus on the various components of the streaming video technology stack. SVTA University can be accessed here: https://university.svta.org/.
Streaming Video Technology Alliance Gathers in Portland, Oregon, for Q1 2023 Member Meeting
The Streaming Video Technology Alliance (SVTA), a global technical association developing solutions to address critical technical challenges in delivering a high-quality video experience at scale, kicks off its Q1 Member Meeting today. The members-only event takes place Wednesday, February 8, and Thursday, February 9, 2023, in downtown Portland, Oregon. The meeting features a robust lineup of working group sessions, several networking events, and a talk by Andy Beach of Microsoft about the showcase displayed at IBC 2022, where in partnership with the NBA, Microsoft created a live basketball game and delivered it from the show floor. The solution featured multiple SVTA member companies. The full meeting agenda and registration details can be found here: https://www.svta.org/meeting/q1-2023-portland-or-february-8-and-9/
Streaming Video Technology Alliance Announces Recipients of Sixth Annual Membership Grant Program
The Streaming Video Technology Alliance (SVTA), a global technical association developing solutions to address critical technical challenges in delivering a high-quality video experience at scale, today announced the recipients of its 2023 Membership Grant Program as well as extended support for all existing grant members. Now in its sixth year, the Membership Grant Program sponsors select companies, who meet the financial requirements, with a one-year Principal membership. This grant program not only enables smaller companies to participate in and benefit from the SVTA’s mission of deeper industry collaboration across the video streaming ecosystem, but also benefits existing members and the industry at large by bringing in new ideas from cutting-edge startups and accelerating advancements in video streaming. The SVTA also welcomes new member America’s Boating Channel as the first recipient of its Public Service Membership program. Additionally, the SVTA announced that it is now accepting speaker submissions for its in-person SEGMENTS:2023 conference, which will take place on May 16, in New Orleans at the Hilton New Orleans/St. Charles
Streaming Video Technology Alliance Gathers in Charleston, South Carolina for Q3/Q4 2022 Member Meeting
The Streaming Video Technology Alliance (SVTA), a global technical association developing solutions to address critical technical challenges in delivering a high-quality video experience at scale, kicked off the Q3/Q4 Member Meeting today in Charleston, South Carolina. The members-only event takes place Tuesday, October 18 and Wednesday, October 19 at the Courtyard by Marriott Charleston Historic District. The agenda includes Working Group Sessions and industry presentations and will conclude with an offsite networking activity, a sunset cruise. The full meeting agenda and registration details can be found here: https://www.svta.org/meeting/q3-q4-2022-october-18-and-19/ The SVTA also welcomes new member Qualabs.
Streaming Video Technology Alliance Accepting Applications for 2023 Grant Membership Program
The Streaming Video Technology Alliance (SVTA), a global technical association developing solutions to address critical technical challenges in delivering a high-quality video experience at scale, announced today that the application process is now open for its 2023 Grant Membership Program. The Program enables smaller organizations, such as startups, to participate in and contribute to the SVTA’s work as Principal Members for one year by waiving the standard membership fees. To qualify for the Program, companies must be able to confirm that they generate less than $1.5M in annual revenue.
Streaming Video Technology Alliance Announces Newly Elected Board Members and Publication of New Technical Documents
The Streaming Video Technology Alliance (SVTA), a global technical association developing solutions to address critical technical challenges in delivering a high-quality video experience at scale, today announced the annual board election results and the publication of two documents, the Home Storage Functional Specification and the QUIC Tech Brief. SVTA also welcomed new members Bitmovin and Lilac Cloud.
Streaming Video Alliance Rebrands as Streaming Video Technology Alliance
The Streaming Video Technology Alliance (SVTA), a global technical association developing solutions to address critical technical challenges in delivering a high-quality video experience at scale, today announced a name change from the Streaming Video Alliance to the Streaming Video Technology Alliance. The organization–founded in 2014 by industry leaders from the online video ecosystem with the intention of solving the technical challenges of streaming video and ensuring online video will continue to flourish–is modifying the name to better reflect its mission.