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1. Feb 19•Streaming Media Blog (Dan Rayburn): Comcast’s RealTime4K: 30 Mbps, Ultra‑Low‑Latency Sports Feed

   Comcast’s Xfinity has launched RealTime4K, an ultra-low-latency, 30 Mbps upscaled 4K delivery architecture for premium live sports, debuting with Super Bowl LX and supporting Dolby Vision HDR and Dolby Atmos on specific Xfinity set-top and streaming boxes. The system uses HEVC with Dolby Vision, JPEG-XS contribution feeds, LL-DASH, CMAF origin infrastructure, and an on-prem CDN (plus public CDNs like Akamai and CloudFront for partners) to reduce end-to-end latency and improve picture quality versus traditional 4K workflows. Comcast plans to make RealTime4K its preferred model for future live 4K events and is offering compatible hardware upgrades to customers at no additional cost.

2. Feb 18•Streaming Media Blog (Dan Rayburn): Netskrt's Software-Defined CDN Scales to 150 Tbps Profitably

   The article details how CDN provider Netskrt Systems has built a 65 Tbps software-defined CDN footprint, with roughly half its capacity embedded in last-mile ISP networks and global reach across the Americas, Europe, and parts of APAC. By relying on broadly deployed software POP instances and a stratified CapEx/OpEx infrastructure strategy, Netskrt claims it can profitably support major live events like NFL games on Prime Video and the Super Bowl on Peacock while targeting a better capital-to-revenue and capital-to-capacity ratio than traditional CDNs. The company projects reaching 150 Tbps by the end of 2026, aided by partnerships with network and bare metal providers such as Lumen.

3. Feb 17•Yahoo Finance: CDNs Triple to $40B by 2032 — Edge + AI + OTT

   A market research report projects the global CDN market to grow from USD 12.25 billion in 2024 to USD 40.16 billion by 2032, driven by rising OTT video consumption, higher-quality formats like 4K/8K, online gaming, and cloud-based services. The study highlights the role of AI, machine learning, and edge computing in evolving CDN architectures, while noting challenges such as high infrastructure costs, intensified competition from telecom and cloud players, and growing security demands. North America currently leads the market, with Asia-Pacific expected to be the fastest-growing region.

4. Feb 16•Chronicle Journal: Fastly’s Edge Pivot Sparks 100% Rally — AI Accelerator Drives Growth

   The article analyzes Fastly’s sharp 2026 stock rally following its Q4 2025 earnings, highlighting the company’s first full year of non-GAAP profitability, improving margins, and growing enterprise customer spend on its edge cloud platform. It details the strategic pivot toward AI-at-the-edge, including the launch of the WebAssembly-based Compute@Edge offering and a new AI Accelerator product that uses semantic caching to cut LLM query latency and costs. Competitive positioning against Cloudflare, Akamai, and hyperscaler CDNs is discussed, along with execution, valuation, and commoditization risks in the edge and CDN markets.

5. Feb 13•Akshay Nandwana: Whatnot, Agora Hit 583K+ Concurrent on Low‑Latency Stream

   The post highlights that Whatnot, using Agora's infrastructure, supported over 583,000 concurrent users in a single real-time, low-latency live stream. It emphasizes the technical demands at this scale, including sub-second latency, rapid adaptive bitrate adjustments, seamless packet loss recovery, and millisecond-level global routing decisions. The author frames this as an indication of the scalability expectations for future live commerce, social, and interactive streaming platforms.

6. Feb 12•Chronicle Journal: Fastly Surges as 'Agentic AI' Ignites Edge AI Thesis

   Fastly reported stronger-than-expected Q4 2025 results and its first full year of non-GAAP profitability, driving a 44% surge in its share price and an upgraded 2026 revenue and EPS outlook. The company highlights rapid growth in AI-driven 'agentic' traffic, positioning its Wasm-based edge platform and AI Accelerator suite as infrastructure for AI orchestration, while signaling rising demand for integrated delivery and security at the edge. The article also notes implications for competitors such as Cloudflare, Akamai, and hyperscalers’ CDN offerings as AI workloads shift internet traffic patterns toward high-compute edge networks.

7. Feb 12•TV[BE]urope: FA Cup Goes Cloud: IP First for Live Rights Distribution

   Pitch International has partnered with Globecast and Synamedia to distribute FA Cup matches via a cloud-based IP workflow, alongside traditional satellite. By integrating Synamedia’s Quortex Link with Globecast’s Connect Live SRT platform over AWS, Pitch can deliver scalable, low-latency, format-tailored feeds to broadcasters across Western Europe, the Middle East and North Africa. Broadcasters are offered a choice between IP-based reception and satellite, with reported early interest in the cloud-based option.

8. Jan 27•BuyDRM: OneFootball picks BuyDRM for live and on-demand football streams

   OneFootball, a global digital football media company, has selected BuyDRM's KeyOS MultiKey Service to secure its live and on-demand football content. This integration enables OneFootball to implement digital rights management for its streaming channels. The partnership focuses specifically on content protection for OneFootball's video offerings.

9. Jan 22•Red5: Red5 maps six MOQ players as Playa gains traction

   Red5 has published a comparison guide detailing six Media over QUIC (MOQ) player implementations currently available, outlining their features, creators, and pros and cons. The article also mentions Red5's own "Playa" framework, which the OpenMOQ Software Consortium recommends, and discusses the ongoing beta tests for Red5's MOQ CDN infrastructure with CacheFly.

10. Jan 21•Synamedia: Synamedia says fiber, 5G FWA, LEO are needed post C-band

    Synamedia discusses the increasing pressure on C-band spectrum and advocates for resilient multi-path IP connectivity using fiber, 5G FWA, and LEO satellite internet. This approach is presented as essential for maintaining broadcast-grade reliability in last-mile delivery. The blog post emphasizes the need for diverse connectivity options to ensure consistent service.

11. Jan 21•Synamedia: Synamedia spotlights IP and cloud workflows for live sports

    The article's headline, "Live Sports Streaming Reliability at Scale," and its subtitle, "Learn how two sports organizations built reliable, scalable live distribution using IP and cloud-based workflows," indicate that it will discuss how organizations implement reliable, scalable live distribution of sports content. The content specifically focuses on using IP and cloud-based workflows for live sports streaming reliability. As the text provided here is only a headline and subtitle, a precise summary is constrained.

12. Nov 10•MASV: MASV Express targets real-time transfers to on-prem storage

    MASV announced a new product feature called MASV Express, enabling real-time file transfer to on-premise or cloud storage. This aims to minimize wait times for large file transfers. The company highlights the benefit of practically eliminating file transfer wait times.

13. Oct 30•SDxCentral: AT&T migrates FirstNet to dedicated 5G standalone core network

    AT&T has migrated its FirstNet public safety platform to its nationwide 5G standalone (SA) core network. This transition enables the use of advanced 5G capabilities such as network slicing, mobile edge computing, and optimized performance for mission-critical applications.

14. Oct 30•SDxCentral: SpaceX files for 100,000-satellite Gen3 Starlink constellation with 1 Tb/s throughput

    SpaceX has submitted an FCC application to deploy 100,000 third-generation Starlink satellites capable of delivering 1 Tb/s downlink speeds per unit. The proposed constellation aims to utilize newly requested W- and D-Band spectrum and would rely on the high payload capacity of the Starship rocket to achieve its performance targets.

15. Sep 15•MASV: MASV adds zipless browser downloads for large files

    MASV has released a new product update introducing "zipless browser downloads" for large files. This feature aims to provide faster and more reliable file transfers by eliminating the need for zipping files before download.

16. Sep 14•Synamedia: Synamedia showcases Quortex Switch multi-CDN platform

    Synamedia is showcasing its Quortex Switch multi-CDN platform. The company provides cloud and SaaS products for service providers and content owners.

17. Aug 5•BuyDRM: Telenet uses BuyDRM KeyOS MultiKey for TV Iconic streaming

    BuyDRM announced that Telenet, a Belgian cable and broadband provider, is utilizing its KeyOS MultiKey Service to secure streaming content for its "TV Iconic" product. This implementation focuses on the secure delivery of Start Over TV, Catch Up TV, and VOD video content.

18. Jul 23•BuyDRM: TV2 Play adopts BuyDRM’s KeyOS MultiKey service in Hungary

    TV2 Media Group in Hungary has chosen BuyDRM's KeyOS MultiKey Service to provide content protection for its streaming service, TV2 Play. This integration aims to secure TV2 Play's streaming content with digital rights management technology.

19. Apr 20•Известия: Huawei, China Unicom light up China’s first 10G broadband network

    Huawei and China Unicom have launched China's first 10G broadband network in the Xiong'an region of Hebei Province. Based on a 50G PON solution, the network reportedly provides end-user download speeds of 9834 Mbps and upload speeds of 1008 Mbps, with a latency of three milliseconds.

20. Apr 8•Medium: Caching keeps 50 million IPL streams from collapsing

    This article explains how caching and Content Delivery Networks (CDNs) are essential for streaming live events like the Indian Premier League (IPL) to over 50 million concurrent viewers, preventing server crashes and bandwidth issues. It details how video is broken into small chunks and delivered via HLS or DASH protocols, enabling adaptive streaming. The author demonstrates how to observe these video chunks in a browser's developer tools.

21. Mar 20•Netskrt Systems: Netskrt launches CDN for NFL games and major VOD releases

    Netskrt Systems has launched its Netskrt CDN, a content delivery network specifically designed for high-value video payloads such as NFL games, major video-on-demand releases, and anticipated game drops. The CDN focuses exclusively on these demanding content types, prioritizing their delivery quality.

22. Oct 16•Hydrolix: Hydrolix and Mux connect video observability from origin to screen

    Hydrolix has announced an integration with Mux, allowing streaming video providers to monitor video observability from the origin to the screen. This partnership aims to enhance video monitoring capabilities for their joint customers. The integration combines Hydrolix's data platform with Mux Data's video performance metrics.

23. Oct 9•Medium: JioHotstar scaled to 59 million concurrent streams on EKS

    JioHotstar details the technical challenges and solutions implemented to scale its infrastructure to support 59 million concurrent streams during the ODI World Cup 2023, following the introduction of a 'Free on Mobile' offering. The solutions involved optimizing CDN usage by segregating cacheable and non-cacheable APIs, managing NAT Gateway and Kubernetes worker node scaling, and fine-tuning Kubernetes CNI settings for IP address allocation. This first part of a series focuses on infrastructure adjustments to handle unprecedented user concurrency.

24. Sep 16•Cyber Magazine: Nokia and NL-ix deploy Europe’s largest IXP anti-DDoS system

    Nokia and NL-ix have collaborated to deploy Europe's largest Internet Exchange Point (IXP)-based Anti-DDoS solution. This marks the first time an anti-DDoS solution has been deployed by an IXP, establishing an unprecedented collaboration between the two companies.

25. Sep 4•Blonder Tongue Laboratories, Inc.: NagraVision and Blonder Tongue secure hospitality video distribution

    NagraVision and Blonder Tongue have partnered to offer a secure content distribution solution for hospitality venues across North America. This collaboration aims to provide secure and high-quality video content using Nagra's DRM technology integrated with Blonder Tongue's HLS video platforms. The solution focuses on delivering premium TV channels, live events, and OTT content to hotel rooms and other hospitality spaces.

26. May 8•Datazoom: CDN management underpins streaming platform resilience and scale

    This article discusses the critical role of Content Delivery Networks (CDN) in ensuring the success of streaming video platforms. It emphasizes that resilience, consistency, and scalability in streaming experiences are dependent on robust CDN infrastructure and engineering.

27. May 7•OMB: OMB Live-Demos 5G Broadcast Transmitter, Targets Latin American Expansion

    OMB Sales Manager Rafael Arreaza announced that the company is actively demonstrating its 5G Broadcast transmitter technology live. This initiative aims to expand its presence in the Latin American entertainment market by evolving broadcasting infrastructure.

28. Apr 17•Hydrolix: Hydrolix partners with G&L Systemhaus on streaming delivery

    Hydrolix has announced a partnership with G&L Systemhaus. This collaboration aims to improve the delivery of both live and on-demand media content.

29. Nov 6•Blonder Tongue Laboratories: Blonder Tongue adds IP failover to NXG video delivery

    Blonder Tongue has added an IP failover feature to its NXG Video Delivery System. This feature provides redundancy for live IP content streams by automatically switching to a backup source if the primary stream fails. The functionality is designed to ensure continuous and reliable service for content delivery.

30. Oct 4•Hydrolix: Paramount uses Hydrolix to monitor multiple CDNs

    Hydrolix published a blog post detailing how their platform can be used for multi-CDN monitoring, citing Paramount as a user of their technology to monitor CDNs and enhance user experience. The article highlights the importance of monitoring multi-CDN environments to maintain high quality of service.

31. Feb 23•Backblaze Blog | Cloud Storage & Cloud Backup: CDN Shopping Gets Real: Egress Math vs. AWS Gravity

    Backblaze compares AWS CloudFront and bunny.net across CDN factors including network footprint (PoPs), caching features, compression, DDoS protection, integrations, and pricing. The article highlights bunny.net features such as Origin Shield, Perma-Cache, and request coalescing, and contrasts CloudFront’s tighter integration with AWS services and optional AWS Shield Advanced. Pricing examples are provided to illustrate differences in per-GB egress costs and request-fee policies, with mention of free egress between bunny.net and Backblaze B2 when paired.

32. Apr 26•Twitch: Twitch replaces HAProxy with Intelligest across nearly 100 PoPs

    Twitch has developed and deployed "Intelligest," a proprietary ingest routing system designed to intelligently distribute live video streams from edge points of presence (PoPs) to origin data centers. This system replaces HAProxy, aiming to optimize infrastructure resource utilization, improve cost efficiency, and enhance operational availability and extensibility for new streaming capabilities. Intelligest functions with a media proxy at each PoP and a routing service in AWS, leveraging real-time data on compute and network resources.

33. Jan 10•MASV: Curiosity Stream Adopts MASV for Global 2TB File Transfers, Simplifies Post-Production

    Curiosity Stream has adopted MASV for managing large file transfers between its production house and global partners, replacing previous complex enterprise systems. The documentary streaming service utilizes MASV Portals and Cloud integrations to facilitate the transfer of assets up to 2 TB, optimizing its post-production workflows. This solution addresses the need for a simplified and reliable file transfer system, especially for partners in remote locations.