At the IBC conference competing advanced video and audio compression codecs from Microsoft and the MPEG-4 group of patent holder companies continued to stake their claim to market penetration.

Adopting a new codec standard is a complicated task. The timeline for getting up to speed is so long that once you’re there, the industry very well might be looking at the next generation of codecs ...

The telcos are marshalling their forces for a battle with cable TV providers that will shape the landscape of television, high-speed Internet, and telephone service for next decade. Cable multiple ...

“Emerging” codecs like AV1, VP9, and HEVC are hardly newcomers to the streaming scene, and their implementation and breadth of industry support—particularly AV1’s—has grown by leaps and bounds. Yet ...

SightSpeed 5.0 rolls out tonight, and it’s bringing 30fps IP video calls that are reportedly jaw-dropping. The software and web-based service gives you low latency and high resolution, using its ...

Magnum makes industry-leading audio/video decoders, encoders, and codec chips. There are a variety of products to fit your consumer entertainment application; whether you want to create a living room ...

Vodafone, Meta, and Google have released a white paper detailing the benefits of advanced video compression technology in mid and low tier smartphones to enhance the viewing experience for more people ...

Which streaming codecs do Netflix and Facebook use? Jan Ozer, Principal, Streaming Learning Center, Contributing Editor, Streaming Media, asks Andrey Norkin, Senior Research Scientist, Netflix, and ...