Tag Archives: Live Streaming

Stats Perform: the value of live streaming “will never be the same again”

SBC News Stats Perform: the value of live streaming "will never be the same again"

It’s just over a year since Stats Perform released a variety of new products for sports betting operators and affiliates, in a blockbuster product launch they called Light Up Your Sportsbook.  “In Light Up Your Sportsbook we wanted to show operators new ways to use live streaming to attract, retain and engage new users, and to delight existing ones …

Read More »

Live streaming of online games: How security concerns impact business decisions

SBC News Live streaming of online games: How security concerns impact business decisions

Oliver Lietz, CEO at nanocosmos, takes a look at the ways that security concerns can impact a business’ approach to live streaming, highlighting that system security of server and cloud operations are becoming increasingly important, especially for monetised environments like live gaming. A flaw in Log4j, a common Java library for logging error messages in applications, has recently been flagged …

Read More »

Live streaming vs real event: where are we at?

live streaming - Business inspiration concepts with woman writing What's next? text on papernote.Strategy and vision for work

Over the past year, we’ve seen video communication on an unprecedented scale, from remote work to virtual conferences and live-streamed events like webinars, town hall meetings, theatre and music. In the gaming world many casino visitors became online users.  At the same time interactive live streaming turned into an important ally for operators who need to create engaging experiences online. …

Read More »

Betinvest: The importance of live streaming for the dynamic iGaming environment

SBC News Betinvest: The importance of live streaming for the dynamic iGaming environment

With the rise of mobile gambling, live streaming and in-play betting are anticipated to remain a major trend in 2022, according to representatives from BetInvest. Offering bettors the chance to wager on events as they unfold certainly drives engagement with sports fans. Players are no longer restricted to wagering on a game before it begins since the deadline for placing …

Read More »

CrustLab: Top trends that will disrupt the industry

CrustLab: Top trends that will disrupt the industry

Adam Gontarz, CEO for custom software development company CrustLab, writes for SBC News about the emerging trends across the betting and gaming industry, and how 2021 promises some interesting technological developments. With the constant evolution and advancement of technologies within the betting and gaming industry, what was maybe considered ‘hot’ one day may be replaced by a new development or …

Read More »

The power of 5G streaming: Driving the new age of betting

streaming

The magic of live streaming is in the power it has to make people feel involved – and subsequently more engaged – with the betting experience, said Vermantia technical director Menelaos Ladopoulos. But what came first – the thirst from players for faster, more reliable live streams? Or the emergence of tech which normalised the concept within the increasingly content-driven …

Read More »

Don’t look back: Why betting expectations are changing at breakneck speed

consumer expectations

I remember scenes from my favourite TV series where placing a bet with pen and paper from the backstreets was a love affair for the sports bettor, writes Vermantia Commercial Director Spyros Stavropoulos. But can these fond memories actually cloud our judgement when it comes to new consumer expectations? While this old school filling out of a bet slip is …

Read More »

George Fotopoulos, Vermantia: Streaming’s shift from commodity to necessity

streaming

Advancements to technology in recent years mean that the low latency streaming of live events is now both achievable and cost effective even for betting operators with a huge network of retail shops.  And this is why Vermantia reacted quickly to build out its streaming service, focused on both online and offline delivery, but crucially tailored to the needs of …

Read More »

Alexey Khobot, Fonbet: The importance of live streaming for Russia’s betting market

Khobot

By European standards, the Russia betting industry is just reaching adolescence. Yet for the market’s biggest operators such as Fonbet, whose Russian revenues reached RUB19b (+£200m) in 2019, technology has moved on at speed over the last 10 years. One such example of this technology change is the integration of live sports streams – one of the most frequently mentioned …

Read More »

Joe Asher: William Hill US – Live streaming can unlock US market’s true capacity

sports betting guide

Joe Asher, CEO at William Hill US, told SBC Magazine that he is a “big believer” in the power of live streaming. He also explained how US success is key for the popularity of sports outside of the ‘big four’, before confirming that the company’s core Nevada business will continue to fund its investment in other states. SBC: What is …

Read More »