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Explanation of terms and acronyms related to the media and broadcasting world. Updated every week!

Cryptocurrency

Cryptocurrency is a type of virtual, digital or alternative currency. It uses strong cryptography to control the creation of additional units, verify the transfer of assets and secure financial transactions. Bitcoin was the first cryptocurrency to capture the public imagination. It is much easier to transfer funds between two parties in a transaction by using cryptocurrency. Cryptocurrency has revolutionized financial transactions by introducing a decentralized, secure, and transparent way of transferring assets. As digital finance grows, live streaming services have…

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Machine Learning (ML)

Machine learning (ML) is one kind of artificial intelligence. Without being explicitly programmed, it allows software applications to become more precise in forecasting outcomes. The main objective of Machine Learning is to let the computers learn automatically without human assistance or intervention and regulate actions consequently. Machine learning (ML) can be instrumental in optimizing live streaming services. By analyzing viewer preferences and patterns, ML algorithms enable these services to offer personalized content recommendations, enhance video quality, and ensure smooth streaming…

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Virtual Currency

Virtual currency or virtual money is a kind of digital currency that is only available in electronic form. Usually, virtual currency is issued and controlled by its developers and accepted and used among the members of a certain virtual community. Contrasting to regular currency, it is depending on on a system of trust and not issued by any financial institution or banking authority. Generally, virtual currencies are denoted in terms of tokens and without a legal tender it may remain…

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AI (Artificial Intelligence)

Contrary to the natural intelligence (NI) shown by humans and other animals, Artificial intelligence (AI) is intellect demonstrated by machines, especially computer systems. AI emphasizes the formation of smart machines that work and respond like humans. Applications of AI include machine vision, speech recognition and expert systems. One of the most promising applications of artificial intelligence can be seen in the realm of live streaming services. AI enhances the user experience in live streaming by enabling features like real-time content…

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How AI is Going to Revolutionize Video Delivery
How AI is Going to Revolutionize Video Delivery

As media libraries expand and viewer demands accelerate, traditional media management methods are struggling to keep pace. In this webinar, we’ll dive into how AI — both today’s practical solutions and tomorrow’s transformative innovations — is going to reshape the way streaming platforms, broadcasters, and enterprises manage, organize, and distribute content across Digital Asset Management (DAM) and Media Asset Management (MAM) systems. This session will give you a clear roadmap for harnessing AI — both current tools and emerging frontiers — to transform your media operations into a faster, smarter, and future-ready ecosystem.

Things the webinar would cover:

  • AI-driven content workflows: Automate captioning, audio-to-text conversion, subtitle translation, and multi-language transcription
  • Smart content discovery: Unlock scene-level video search, automated chaptering, and AI-generated metadata
  • AI-native content creation: Instantly generate training videos, marketing clips, or explainers directly from documents, URLs, or text prompts 
  • Agentic AI for media: Explore how autonomous AI agents can manage content ingestion, quality checks, compliance editing, and metadata enrichment
  • Next-gen video editing: Use simple prompts to mute, blur, annotate, or clip scenes
  • Personalization and localization at scale: Automate dubbing, voice cloning, localized metadata tagging, and audio translation 
  • Intelligent recommendations: From dynamic playlist curation and personalized ad insertions to predictive analytics 
  • Next-gen distribution intelligence: Learn how AI optimizes encoding ladders, predicts CDN traffic patterns, suggests smarter storage strategies, and enables dynamic playout based on device and bandwidth conditions.

Upcoming Webinar

May 29

9:00 AM PST

30 Minutes