At the beginning of 2012, we launched our Streaming Media Industry Sourcebook, and I decided to pay homage to the late Douglas Adams with the bold words “Don’t Panic!” as the title of my Publisher’s Note. Did you take that advice? I hope so. I think the most astute observation about our industry over time is that change is inevitable. The thing is, the time it takes for the industry to adopt the latest and greatest acronym is getting a whole lot shorter. So here we go into another year, and what are we hearing?
I think the funniest thing I heard vendors say at NAB 2012 is that they are approaching “zero latency” with their solutions. Be thankful that your fortune didn’t read, “That’s not chicken you are eating.”
The good news is that budgets are up for our industry. Our annual magazine readership survey indicates that budgets are up 8% and sit at about $340,000 per reader; there’s no question that for the industry, competition on underserved playing fields is about to rally. With that, let’s have a look at what these leaders of the online video industry have to say in our annual roundup.
Online Video Executives Make Their Predictions - What's to Come For Our Industry In 2015
26 Dec 2014
Paul Summers, Chairman & CEO of AllDigital, provides a look to what we can expect in 2013 for the online video industry.
05 Dec 2012
Brick Eksten, President & CEO of Digital Rapids, predicts what to expect for the online video industry in 2013.
05 Dec 2012
Ben Weinberger, Co-Founder & CEO, Digitalsmiths, on record for where to look for online video revenue in 2013
05 Dec 2012
Keith Wymbs, Vice President Marketing, Elemental Technologies, says in 2013, software-based multiscreen video processing infrastructure will dominate the video compression market.
05 Dec 2012
Chance Mason, Executive Vice President Internet Media Division of Haivision, says creating valuable user experiences will be the focus of 2013.
05 Dec 2012
Thierry Fautier, Senior Director of Telco & Multiscreen Solutions of Harmonic, says 2013 will bring simplicity, efficiency, and high video quality to multiscreen workflows.
05 Dec 2012
Jim Janicki, President & CEO of Ignite Technologies, says business video in 2013 will grow tremendously as it becomes easier to use.
05 Dec 2012
Jason Thibeault, Senior Director of Solutions Marking (Digital Media) & Product Manager, Limelight Networks, says workflow consolidation will be huge in 2013.
05 Dec 2012
Samuel Wasserman, CEO of LiveU, says capturing and transmitting live video in the field is 2013's biggest promise.
05 Dec 2012
Greg Pulier, President and Founder of MediaPlatform, says corporate YouTubes will boom in 2013.
05 Dec 2012
Philip Nelson, Senior Vice President of Artist and Media Relations at NewTek, says portable devices are the wave of the future.
05 Dec 2012
Eric Burns, Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer for Panopto, says corporate YouTubes will hit a tipping point in 2013.
05 Dec 2012
Rob Lipps, Executive Vice President of Sonic Foundry, says libraries of flat video will go interactive in 2013.
05 Dec 2012
Scott Gaskill, President of Sovee, says we'll see a need for multi-language videos in 2013.
05 Dec 2012
Nick Balletta, CEO of TalkPoint, says technology will meet ADHD in 2013.
05 Dec 2012
Nicol Verheem, CEO of Teradek, says 2013 will be an amazing year for the video industry.
05 Dec 2012
Brad Hunstable, CEO and Founder of Ustream, says content production and distribution costs will drop in 2013.
05 Dec 2012
Steve Christian, Vice President of Marketing for Verimatrix, says over-the-top video will grow in 2013.
05 Dec 2012
David Stubenvoll, CEO and Co-Founder of Wowza, says the quality of live and on-demand video will evolve in 2013.
05 Dec 2012
Shawn Shadfar, CEO of omNovia, says 2013 will be the year of webcasting.
05 Dec 2012
Tom Wilde, CEO of Ramp, says 2013 will be the year of the second screen.
05 Dec 2012
Jeremy Helfand, Vice President of Video Monetization of Adobe, gives his prediction for what's coming down the pipe in 2013.
05 Dec 2012
Innovation with a Chance of Standards
20 Dec 2011