Stock Markets May 7, 2026 09:26 AM

Kaltura Shares Gain After Launch of Avatar Video Production Studio

New AI-driven studio moves knowledge assets into avatar-narrated videos as Kaltura rolls out platform to customers and schedules self-serve purchasing for Q3 2026

By Avery Klein KLTR

Kaltura Inc. shares rose 3.6% in premarket trading after the company announced the general availability of its Avatar Video Production Studio. The platform automates production of avatar-narrated video content from text, slides or other videos, promising steep cuts in production time and meaningfully higher output without adding headcount. The studio also incorporates a Video-to-Live feature that lets viewers move from recorded avatar content into live, interactive conversations with the same avatar.

Kaltura Shares Gain After Launch of Avatar Video Production Studio
KLTR

Key Points

  • Kaltura's Avatar Video Production Studio is now generally available; shares rose 3.6% in premarket trading.
  • Early users report about a 90% reduction in production time and the potential to increase content output 3-5x without adding staff.
  • The platform supports interactive Video-to-Live sessions and integrates across content hubs, learning platforms, events and digital touchpoints, with users in multiple industries including technology, education and healthcare.

Kaltura Inc. (NASDAQ:KLTR) saw its shares climb 3.6% in premarket trading Thursday following the company's announcement that its Avatar Video Production Studio is now generally available.


The studio is built to convert existing knowledge assets into avatar-narrated videos without traditional filming or editing. According to the company, users can automatically generate videos from text, slides or other videos, producing professional-quality content from text-based inputs in minutes rather than hours.

Efficiency and scale

Kaltura says early adopters achieved roughly a 90% reduction in production time compared with conventional video workflows. That time savings supports a material increase in output - the company reports organizations can expand content production by a factor of 3-5x across teams while avoiding additional headcount or operational overhead.

Interactive capability

The platform includes a Video-to-Live capability that enables viewers to transition from watching an avatar-led video into a live conversation with the same avatar. That live handoff permits viewers to ask questions and receive contextual guidance, a design intended to scale audience engagement without increasing requirements for human support resources.

Integration and distribution

The studio is integrated into Kaltura's broader platform and is capable of publishing avatar-led videos across multiple destinations, including content hubs, learning environments, events and digital touchpoints. Kaltura says the platform is being used across a range of industries, with customers in technology, education, financial services, healthcare, professional services, and media and telecom.

Use cases cited by customers

  • Sales follow-ups converted into avatar-led outreach
  • Training materials restructured into modular video lessons
  • Leadership updates condensed into concise video recaps

Availability

The Avatar Video Production Studio is accessible now through demo bookings. Kaltura expects to introduce self-serve purchasing in the third quarter of 2026.

Details provided by the company form the basis of this report. Where the company supplied performance metrics and deployment plans, those statements were reported without modification.

Risks

  • Adoption and realization of the cited production-time savings and output increases depend on customer implementation - sectors such as education, healthcare and professional services may face integration or compliance hurdles that could affect results.
  • The planned shift to self-serve purchasing in Q3 2026 represents a timing risk if the rollout is delayed or uptake differs from current demo-booking demand.
  • The Video-to-Live feature's ability to scale engagement without raising human support needs assumes the avatar interactions provide sufficient contextual guidance for end users; limitations in that capability could constrain expected operational efficiencies.

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