Should Netflix Get Into Platforms?, Sophisicated Ad Fraud, MPEG LA Sues Samsung



	Washington Post Netflix Should Let 1,000 Apps Bloom
With its audience (222 million subscribers) and infrastructure, Seufert believes that Netflix could create more value by building a publishing platform for app developers.

	Broadband TV News Theatrical Remains Studios’ Core Revenue Driver
Box office revenues contributed the bulk of studio takings in each model, confirming the relevance of the theatrical window, even within a depressed market and with a variety of alternative release options available.

	Videonet “One of the Most Sophisticated” CTV Ad Fraud Schemes Attempting to Steal - Over $8 Million a Month Exposed
The scheme, dubbed ‘ViperBot’ – continues to spoof over five million devices and generates 85 million ad requests daily. By stripping the code that verifies ad impression and then hiding and redirecting this code through cheap ad slots on real devices, ViperBot was able to hide its fraudulent activity.

	nScreenMedia $210B US TV Industry Revenue Breakdown in One Page
Overall, the amount spent on TV subscription services increased by $5.8 billion to reach $119.1 billion in 2021. Traditional TV, vMVPD, and SVOD subscriptions represented 57% of US TV revenue in 2021.

	Digital TV News MPEG LA Sues Samsung for HEVC Patents Infringement
According to the complaints, Samsung was both Licensor and Licensee to MPEG LA’s HEVC Patent Portfolio License from Fall 2014 until March 2020, but Samsung has continued to offer products that use patent protected HEVC methods without license since termination.

	8K Association New Chip-Scale Interconnect Advancements to Boost Processing Including 8K Ecosystem
The new industry initiative is called the Universal Chiplet Interconnect Express (or UCIe). It is based around the idea of breaking up the huge monolithic CPUs, GPUs and SoCs into smaller parts allowing them to be re-arranged to optimise performance.

	Streaming Learning Center Does Anyone Care About Constrained VBR Anymore?
Back in the day, we deployed constrained VBR because it helped ensure smooth delivery to lower-performing connections. That still may be true for 4K/8K files encoded at 40 Mbps, but probably not for files in the 3-6 Mbps range to the typical target.