The old realities that used to dictate codec adoption no longer apply. Opening up new markets now matters more than reducing operating expenses. How are HEVC, AV1, and VVC positioned for the future?
Jan Ozer //
16 Aug 2019
Our panel of streaming media experts has spoken, and these are the 50 companies doing the most important and innovative work in online video today.
Eric Schumacher-Rasmussen //
09 Aug 2019
Our exclusive industry-defining list is back for 2019. Here are the 50 companies every Streaming Media reader must know, the ones leading us into the future. These are the most important, innovative, and interesting companies in the online video universe.
Eric Schumacher-Rasmussen //
09 Aug 2019
There is no shortage of companies fading into the night, setting false expectations with poor business models, and no real goalpost other than getting acquired. Those are problems that have plagued our industry since it began.
Joel Unickow //
13 Aug 2019
Sports leagues, broadcasters, and OTT service providers are turning to advanced applications, media workflows, and the rich third-party partner ecosystem in the cloud on AWS to help them innovate faster.
Mike Callahan //
13 Aug 2019
Your business is always on the line, and security should no longer be a barrier to business success.
Olga Kornienko //
13 Aug 2019
At Lightcast.com, we are not afraid to take on the projects of new content creators and distributors with an added dimension to our Customer Service: an intuitive, complimentary business consultation process for media startups.
Andreas Kisslinger //
13 Aug 2019
Every compressionist fantasizes about discovering the perfect configuration option, but our columnist learns that some results are too good to be true.
Jan Ozer //
19 Aug 2019
The fact that DASH was always marketed as being free didn't stop MPEG LA from forming a patent pool. But lack of support from the major IP contributors appears to have doomed the effort.
Jan Ozer //
12 Aug 2019
Viewers turned away from cable because it offered them too many choices. OTT recreates the same problem, but on steroids. So what is the industry going to do about it?
Jason Thibeault //
25 Jun 2019
In a previous age, videoconferencing was bright, sterile, and unpleasant. It lacked the multi-sensory input that makes face-to-face meetings valuable.
Tim Siglin //
09 Jul 2019