In conjunction with Super Bowl LX, Comcast’s Xfinity announced the launch of what they call “RealTime4K”, a new ultra-low-latency technology with a 30 Mbps bitrate supporting Dolby Vision HDR and Dolby Atmos, compatible with an Xfinity X1 XG1v4 or Xi6 TV Box, or an XiOne streaming TV Box for Xfinity Flex. Comcast is positioning RealTime4K […]
I’m testing DAZN’s stream of Super Bowl LX, available to NFL Game Pass subscribers outside the US for just £0.99, and the stream looks great. DAZN is taking the NBC international feed in 1080p at 59.94 fps HLG with 5.1, and streaming it in 1080p HDR, not upscaled 4K. I am streaming the DAZN feed […]
I’ve been testing the Super Bowl LX stream on Sunday, starting with the pre-game stream at 1pm, across more than 25 devices and platforms, documenting video quality, latency, and other technical metrics. You can jump here for my latest comments during the game. (2025 Super Bowl blog post here) During the game, I am monitoring […]
In one of the most detailed blog posts yet [3,200 words], Netflix describes the custom Origin Server it built for live. The sentence I like most states that Netflix took a platform originally built for VOD and simply “extended nginx’s proxy-caching functionality to address live-specific needs.” This goes against those who claim that Netflix can’t […]
Stats Perform acquired the assets of the ultra-low-latency tech company Phenix Real Time Solutions for approximately $7 million, including 21 patents. Stats Perform also rehired most of the former employees, with approximately nine coming over. In June of 2025, VC firm KB Partners put the assets of Phenix Real Time Solutions up for sale after […]
If you are looking for details on the CDN industry, including marketing sizing, vendors, and trends, do_not_buy any report! I will provide the data to you free of charge. Reports on the market are stealing users’ money by listing “current vendors,” as Limelight, Lumen, StackPath, Verizon, and others that went under years ago, were acquired, […]
While the live stream of the Super Bowl broadcast receives a lot of media attention due to its high viewership, events that last longer and are delivered in multiple countries around the world have more complex streaming pipelines. Across 30 days, DAZN live-streamed 63 matches of the FIFA Club World Cup for free in 200 […]