The world is speeding up thanks to social media, 4G LTE, and always-on devices. And video is in the thick of this new mobile world.
I won’t go into why video is growing but mobile has a lot to do with it. Look at Cisco’s 2012 VNI Forecast -- 120 Exabytes of annual mobile data by 2016. 65% video. Wow.
More video to more places equals more complex workflows. Between format and delivery, 2013 promises some serious headaches for video publishing. Although users are willing to deal with a little more latency on mobile, they still want it HD and want it now. And even though HTTP will win the war, different versions and codecs require that publishers provide all versions. We’ve talked with major media brands. They want to get rid of those headaches, especially for live video which is growing significantly (MLB just announced 334% year-over-year growth for live viewers).
2013 will see workflow consolidation -- video management, transcoding covering all the new HTTP formats and devices, ad insertion, etc. Why? Because a more efficient workflow for video publishing lets publishers focus on content creation that this faster world demands but with peace-of-mind that it will get everywhere to every device. And the consolidation is already happening -- Brightcove acquiring Zencoder, Wowza offering live transcoding, and Adobe Media Server 4.5 outputting HLS.
Beyond 2013? Smarter video. Contextual video. Better use of analytics to drive engagement. But there’s definitely no going back. Video is the future of how businesses tell stories.
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Shawn Shadfar, CEO of omNovia, says 2013 will be the year of webcasting.
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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
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
Jeremy Helfand, Vice President of Video Monetization of Adobe, gives his prediction for what's coming down the pipe 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
Dan Castles, CEO of Telestream, says a one-size-fits-all workflow no longer works.
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
Tom Wilde, CEO of Ramp, says 2013 will be the year of the second screen.
05 Dec 2012
Eric Burns, Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer for Panopto, says corporate YouTubes will hit a tipping point in 2013.
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