Buyers' Guide to VOD Encoders
10 Mar 2021
What's the best solution for your video on-demand encoding needs? That depends, but this guide will help you figure out which questions to ask.
Navigating a Multi-Codec World
04 Mar 2021
AVC led to format consolidation, but we've seen more fragmentation in recent years. Fortunately, the huge critical mass around AOMedia might lead to a simpler future.
How Does VVC Measure Up Right Now?
07 Dec 2020
VVC today can be both useful and usable; let's hope that VVC IP owners can formulate a royalty policy that delivers the same.
8K: History Repeats Itself
25 Sep 2020
With production challenge solved, smarter AI upscaling and enhanced codec technologies will enable 8K streaming to the home—inevitably.
AV1 Has Arrived: Comparing Codecs from AOMedia, Visionular, and Intel/Netflix
18 Sep 2020
Within 24 months, hardware support appeared, encoding became affordable, and AV1 became a much more realistic competitor to HEVC. Here's how the currently available AV1 codecs measure up.
Low Latency HLS Spec Nears Finalization
17 Sep 2020
Beyond the Pantos spec and into DASH, LL-HLS finds traction and a potential tie-in with CMAF
The 2020 Streaming Media 50: The 50 Companies That Matter Most in Online Video
10 Aug 2020
Who made our annual list of the most important, most innovative, and just plain most interesting companies in the online video space? Read on ...
MPEG: What Happened?
02 Jul 2020
At the end of last month, MPEG co-founder Leonardo Chiariglione announced the "MPEG is closed." That's not quite true, but it is undergoing a reorganization. So what does that mean for the organization and the new codec standards it is bringing out this year?
The Greening of Streaming
26 May 2020
The time has long since passed to turn our attention to making the streaming delivery ecosystem more environmentally friendly. Here are some of the key challenges, as well as some suggested first steps towards solutions.
Review: Adobe Premiere Rush
08 May 2020
If you've been looking for a simple and efficient way to shoot and edit video on your phone or tablet, Rush definitely fills the bill. If you're looking to start on your phone or tablet and finish up on your workstation, Rush can't be beat.
The 2020 Streaming Media Producer 25
30 Apr 2020
The second annual StreamingMediaProducer 25 is here! We chose the most innovative companies that enabled, enhanced, and streamlined the workflows of live video producers—particularly those who need the mobility, agility, and versatility to deliver great work, regardless of the venue or production conditions.
Announcing Streaming Media East Connect
29 Apr 2020
Streaming Media East and the Content Delivery Summit are going virtual with a week full of free webinars as well as five deep-dive workshops. Here's how to attend, speak, and sponsor.
Review: iSize BitSave Video Preprocessing
27 Mar 2020
iSize claims that BitSave can deliver a 40% to 60% bitrate reduction while keeping the same video quality. We put those claims to the test.
How to Encode with LCEVC
12 Mar 2020
Unlike other cutting-edge codecs coming to market, LCEVC will have an immediate impact on the streaming landscape. Here's how to use it.
How to Produce CMAF Output and Testing Playback
20 Mar 2020
CMAF has reached maturity. Here's one way to go about using it, with AWS Elemental MediaConvert
SMW '19: Tim Siglin and Friends Wrap Up Streaming Media West
21 Dec 2019
Streaming Media Contributing Editor Tim Siglin is joined by fellow contributing editor Robert Reinhardt and Editor-in-Chief and VP Eric Schumacher-Rasmussen as he wraps up 2 days of interviews at Streaming Media West 2019.
SMW '19: Brightcove Talks Context-Aware Encoding, 4K, and HEVC
11 Dec 2019
Streaming Media contributing editor Tim Siglin interviews Brightcove Technology Fellow Yuriy Reznik at Streaming Media West 2019.
SMW '19: DVEO Talks Cloud Encoding on the Rise
09 Dec 2019
Streaming Media contributing editor Tim Siglin interviews DVEO founder Laszlo Zoltan at Streaming Media West 2019.
SMW '19: Teradek Talks End-to-End Encryption and 4K HEVC
05 Dec 2019
Streaming Media contributing editor Tim Siglin interviews Teradek VP of Sales Jon Landman at Streaming Media West 2019.
The 2019 Streaming Media Readers’ Choice Award Winners
20 Nov 2019
The people have spoken. These are their choices for the best products and services in 28 categories from analytics to webcasting and everything in between.