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Next Generation Interactive Livestreaming: nanocosmos presents nanoStream Cloud at ICE London Apr 12-14, 2022
nanocosmos presents nanoStream Cloud and its breakthrough innovations at ICE London 2022, Booth N5-124
With the high demand for games that offer virtual interaction and global outreach and that are available for any device and browser, the interactive live streaming solution nanoStream Cloud hit major milestones. It serves the increasing requirements for operators of live casinos, online games, and betting and auction providers with the comprehensive live streaming platform and API. Since its last presence at ICE, nanocosmos upgraded the combination of global network (CDN), ultra-low latency player and analytics by launching technical advancements like Adaptive Bitrate Playback and Live Transcoding. Besides that, nanocosmos achieved the Streaming Media Award for the best corporate video platform in 2021.
At ICE London 2022, nanocosmos presents the new generation of nanoStream Cloud, featuring stream protection, extended analytics for improved Quality of Service and the new advanced nanoStream Player with further reduced latency, yet stability even for bad networks.
Technical Advancement: Stream Protection Launch
Since the demand for real-time live streaming platforms that enable interactivity on mobile devices started, nanocosmos has been heavily engaged serving igaming operators to enable audience engagement around the world. Next to the player with Adaptive Bitrate support to cover all network levels, a global CDN, and analytics to improve quality of service, nanocosmos makes content security and secure live streaming 2022’s top priorities for its product development. Stream protection against misuse is an integral part of nanoStream Cloud and creates added value to the ultra-low latency live streaming platform. It can detect streaming irregularities based on factors such as the time a game runs.
To avoid hijacking of streams the new security service included in nanoStream Cloud checks suspicious access and detects irregularities like usage and timing. nanoStream Cloud is created with security and encryption enabled by default. It supports secure access and REST APIs, content encryption, secure access with web hooks and token-based access for certain application scenarios.
Data-driven Live Streaming: Extended Analytics for business intelligence and improved QoS
To provide operators greater insight into their live streaming data and to allow them to make the right decisions quickly nanocosmos launched extended nanoStream Analytics, available as an ad-on of nanoStream Cloud. The new release covers a range of new features and improvements in regard to the client focused API that was introduced with nanoStream Analytics 2.11. For monitoring and alerting purposes, it is now possible to directly access metrics about the ingested video and audio bitrate. For the best quality of experience on the player side, the stability of the ingested stream is a critical factor. Significant fluctuations of the bitrate can be an indicator for an unstable stream. Further details can be found in the nanoStream Analytics documentation.
nanoStream Player: Ground-breaking advancements
Since the introduction of the nanoStream Cloud’s player with Adaptive Bitrate Playback and Live Transcoding, live games can be made available in ultra-low latency, regardless of the bandwidth available. With adaptive bitrate playback, the stream automatically adjusts to the best quality for the available network. The live transcoder converts the original live stream from a high-quality input stream into the different lower quality streams used depending on the bandwidth available. Unique is the product’s robust implementation, easy deployment and advanced technology for ultra-low latency playback that enables interactivity. Additionally introduced features of the nanoStream Player include a new user focused interface with a modern design as well as easy configuration.
Part of the significant improvements on the player’s side is the technology to further reduce latency and to further improve the overall quality of service as well as the quality of experience which now depends on use case and its specific set-up. The new player identifies the regularity of the stream and adapts its configuration according to the device and network environment. There will be different modes that can be used: The latency adjust mode or the latency control mode. Clients can use classic ultra-low latency or even take advantage of sub-second latency depending on their requirements.
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UKGC: Market impact data on gambling behaviour – operator data to Oct 2024
The Gambling Commission has published further data on the gambling industry in Great Britain.
This data, sourced from operators, reflects the period between March 2020 and September 2024, inclusive, and covers online and in-person gambling covering Licensed Betting Operators (LBOs) found on Britain’s high streets.
Comparison should not be made with the industry statistics dataset, as this dataset may include free bets and bonuses and does not include data from all operators.
This release compares Quarter 2 (Q2) of financial year 2024 to 2025, with Q2 of 2023 to 2024, looking at how the market has changed in comparative periods over a year.
The latest operator data shows:
- online total Gross Gambling Yield (GGY) in Q2 (July to September) was £1.32 billion, an increase of 11 percent from Q2 the previous year. The overall number of total bets and/or spins increased 12 percent Year-on-Year (YoY), reaching a new peak for the third consecutive quarter of 25.2 billion, whilst the average monthly active accounts2 in the quarter increased 8 percent
- real event betting GGY increased by 6 percent YoY to £453 million. The number of bets decreased 10 percent, while the average monthly active accounts in Q2 increased 9 percent
- slots GGY increased 16 percent to £680 million YoY. The number of spins increased 13 percent to 23.3 billion while the average monthly active accounts in Q2 increased 16 percent to 4.4 million per month. Although this is a new peak for GGY in this dataset for the slots vertical, it should be noted that one operator has re-classified some of its products into the slot vertical this quarter, which has had an impact on the vertical data
- the number of online slots sessions lasting longer than an hour increased by 9 percent YoY to 10 million. The average session length remained at 17 minutes. Approximately 6.1 percent of all sessions lasted more than one hour compared to 6.6 percent in Q2 the previous year. The number of spins per session has fallen from 147 to 142 YOY, whilst the GGY per session has fallen from £4.20 to £4.13 in the equivalent timeframe
- LBO GGY decreased by 1 percent to £533 million in Q2 2024 to 2025, compared to the same quarter last year, while the number of total bets and spins decreased by 0.1 percent to 3.1 billion.
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Betano introduces a new immersive way of NBA betting
Betano, Kaizen Gaming’s premium sports betting and gaming brand announces the launch of its innovative in-game visualisation tool for National Basketball Association (NBA) games. Starting this season, Betano customers will be able to watch and interact with live games as if they were playing a video game.
Powered by computer vision and AI technology, the new feature takes real-time data points and turns it into 3D visualisations that are delivered in a hyper-personalised stream, allowing fans to select their viewing angle and enjoy every block, shot, and point scored from their preferred vantage point. Launched in partnership with Sportradar, Betano’s new gaming feature continues its commitment and passion for creating unique and unrivalled fan experiences in every sport.
George Kourakos, Kaizen Gaming Director of Innovation, said: “The arrival of AI technology and particularly computer vision is helping revolutionise the fan experience for leading sporting competitions. Increasingly, fans want to take control of how they watch and engage with sports, so they can create their own personalised experiences. We’re excited to introduce a whole new way of enjoying matches, allowing fans to choose their favourite angles to view the action. We remain dedicated to keep delivering innovations that enable our users to engage in new ways with all their favourite sports, always in a responsible manner”.
The new feature technology of the Betano platform arrives at the start of what is set to be another enthralling NBA season. Besides offering the competition’s matches through its platform, Betano has engaged with the world’s best basketball league by supporting Giannis Antetokoummpo. The two-time NBA MVP and 2021 NBA Champion has been Betano’s Global Brand Ambassador since 2023.
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EGT Digital’s games are live on the top Italian betting sites Lottomatica and Goldbet
EGT Digital keeps on achieving milestones in Italy. Thanks to the partnership with the popular aggregator Microgame the Bulgarian provider’s slot games from the jackpot bestsellers Clover Chance and High Cash are already at the disposal of the clients of Lottomatica and Goldbet. Both websites are part of the market-leading Lottomatica Group.
Zornitsa Boncheva, Regional manager for Italy at EGT, commented: “The collaboration with Lottomatica Group in the online sector is a logical continuation of our fruitful collaboration with them in the land-based and VLT niches and is a great success for us. Our casino content is now available to visitors to some of the most prominent gaming platforms in Italy and I am happy to say that since their debut our titles, especially 10 Shining Diamond, have made a deep impression on players who highly appreciated their attractive design, many bonuses and high chances to win. I believe that this cooperation will give a big boost to our market entry in the near future.”
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