Say adiós to your CDN? MediaDS from NewTek & Wowza has arrived
NewTek and Wowza Media Systems just announced the immediate availability of MediaDS, a real-time media encoding and live streaming...
2 Chromebooks reviewed: CTL J4 Plus laptop & Chromebit stick
In the past few months, I have purchased two quite different Chromebook models, and used them to write, produce...
The monetization epidemic: Why are many people using the wrong term?
Throughout the world, content producers want to continue to make money from their works, or make even more than...
Android Auto & Apple’s CarPlay have finally landed
Last week, while I was riding in an Uber, I actually saw switchable CarPlay and Android Auto working in...
Amazon is featuring my audio/video multimedia book in independent author month
For Amazon, October is independent author month (#PoweredByIndie and #PublicaConKindle). I am honored that Amazon decided to feature one...
Facebook misrepresents & underestimates its own audio/video specs
As I have covered previously, YouTube and Vimeo used to misrepresent its own published specs, and then later corrected...
Art vs Advertising: The reality behind my first rejection
20 years ago this week I answered the phone – and this is what I learned. Recently, Richard Harrington...
Amazon’s new Video Direct allows indie access to sell & rent content via Amazon Prime
Amazon has just launched its new Video Direct. This new access allows independent video producers to upload and earn...
Audiovisual451: International borders for digital media distribution are finally diminishing
It might surprise you to know that I still own and use a multi-region DVD player to be able...
NAB 2016: Google Play Music finally adds on-demand radio
After waiting many months after the initial announcement in October 2015, it is now clear that Google was waiting...
