2009 Streaming Media Readers' Choice Awards

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Welcome to the only Awards program in our industry that gives end users their say about the online video products and services they find the most valuable.

Make sure your product or service is nominated for Streaming Media's Readers' Choice Awards - simply complete and submit this form before August 31, 2009. Streaming Media's editorial team evaluate all submissions to make sure they fit their categories, and final nominees are announced on September 7th when online voting opens. The top 3 finalists in each category will be announced in November, and the winners receive their Award at Streaming Media West in San Jose, November 17-18.

This Year's Readers' Choice Awards Reception and Party

Mix it up—or should we say REmix it up—at our rocking party following the award ceremony: open bar, video remixing legends Eclectic Method, networking, and dancing galore.

Special thanks to our Awards Diamond Sponsor, Kaltura—the world's first open source online video platform—for making this possible. Check out this clip from Eclectic Method below. (The views expressed are not necessarily those of StreamingMedia.com, which is not responsible for the lyrics, a few of which some listeners may find offensive.)

Winners are also featured in the Winter issue of Streaming Media's magazine, on StreamingMedia.com, and published in StreamingMedia Xtra newsletter.

We're soliciting nominations in the following categories:

• Best Streaming Innovation 2009
  The first of two industry-wide categories, designed to acknowledge the product, technology, or service that most changed the streaming landscape in the past year.
• Best Online Video Startup Company 2009 - Content
  Best Online Video Startup Company 2009 - Technology
  Another industry-wide category, designed to highlight the new companies that made the biggest splash and is poised for long-term success -- one company focused on content and another focused on technology.
• Encoding Software (Under $1,000)
  Encoding Software (Over $1,000)
  It doesn't seem fair to pit enterprise-grade encoding solutions against single-workstation software, so in this year's awards we're breaking down encoding software into these two categories.
• Enterprise Video Platform
  Solutions that offer complete control over creating, publishing, managing, and distributing content within the Enterprise environment.
• Hardware Encoder (HD)
  Hardware Encoder (SD)
  As with encoding software, it made sense to split this category into two this year, for hardware devices that capture and encode content in HD/SD and in SD only.
• Live Video Streaming Platform
  Platforms that allow users to easily stream live video over the web from a wide range of devices from mobile phones and webcams up through DV cameras.
• Global CDN
  Content delivery networks with truly global reach
• Online Video Platform (Free)
  Online Video Platform (Premium)
  White-label or branded video publishing platforms, again separated into two subcategories: the free, consumer and prosumer-level platforms and the premium platforms used by SMB, enterprise, and entertainment organizations.
• Portable Live Encoding Appliance
  Hardware devices designed specifically for capturing, encoding, and outputting live video from the field and on-the-go.
• Regional (North American) Delivery Network
  Content Delivery Networks with a footprint that's confined to the U.S and Canada
• Reporting and Analytics Solution
  Solutions for delivering video viewership and/or network status reporting and analytics, whether standalone or as part of a larger offering
• Search and Indexing Platform
  Solutions that utilize metadata, speech/facial recognition, or other methods to help users easily find the video they're looking for
• Server Hardware/Software
  Solutions for delivering audio and video files to listeners and viewers, regardless of delivery protocol
• Streaming Music Solution
  Internet radio and other music streaming services
• Transcoding SaaS
  Cloud-based transcoding services
• Video Advertising Network
  Companies that help brands execute video campaigns via online publishers
• Video Advertising Management Platform
  Platforms that perform ad insertion and offer pre-built placement options and success tracking
• Webcasting/Presentation Solution
  Services or products that capture video and audio, combine with slides and images, and deliver to online viewers in an interactive environment, live and/or on demand.

So, tell your customers – and nominate here!