Ad tech is a complex world, and video ads are their own country with their own unique language (all those acronyms!). Get a handle on the basics, and you’ll be speaking VAST, VMAP, and VPAID in no time.

It’s that time of year when the Brightcove team is in full-blown PLAY mode, planning out all the exciting final details of our annual conference. Scheduled to take place in Boston from May 14 through 16, PLAY 2019 will be a can’t-miss event for innovators in a variety of different industries and market segments.

2018 wrapped up as a fascinating year for OTT TV in Asia, with global content owners, PayTV operators, and OTT players all ramping up their direct-to-consumer OTT offerings. In a game-changing move, Disney acquired Fox mid year, and announced plans to launch its own OTT service, Disney+, in 2019/2020.

The annual CES conference gathers industry leaders and innovators from around the world to discuss the latest consumer technology. Since the inaugural event in June 1967, thousands of exciting new products have been announced at the show.

DRM encryption technology plays a major role in today’s media world. If you’re creating, delivering, and distributing content online, you need to ensure you have the necessary protection in place.

Here at Brightcove, everyone is preparing to celebrate the New Year. It’s time to celebrate—and what better way to celebrate the holidays than with a flurry of original content about video?