How to design a modern data analytics platform in a rapidly changing world
Reading Time: 11 minutes Designing a successful data analytics platform for a rapidly changing world Key design principles we learned while building Streamhub’s video data analytics platform We are in the age of data where you can change the ending of a film...
The VOD market battle in the UK (2 of 4)
Reading Time: 4 minutes January 17, 2020 The UK VOD market is now more a battleground for US giants be it Netflix, YouTube or Amazon. Even NowTV is arguably foreign given Sky was recently snapped up by Comcast. “Commercial TV” incumbents have been playing...
Apache Spark Tuning Manual
Reading Time: 20 minutes Master Spark fundamentals & optimizations Streamhub’s all-in-one notes on how to optimize & scale Spark jobs for something more than a POC At Streamhub, we deal with many forms of data like user’s (every minute) player...
Are broadcaster alliances the answer to compete with YouTube and Netflix? (1 of 4)
Reading Time: 4 minutes September 13, 2019 YouTube, Netflix and Amazon have disrupted and transformed the long-established advertising and payTV business models. On-demand content viewing is fast becoming the default in the UK for young families and...