In this post, I’ll be taking a look at the current state of AV1 playback support, covering which browsers, mobile devices, smart TVs, consoles and streaming sticks are compatible with the AV1 codec right now. I’ll also touch on some of the incredible bandwidth savings companies like Netflix are seeing with AV1 and detail the latest announcements, rumors and speculation around future AV1 playback support. see more
Bitmovin, an industry-leading streaming infrastructure provider, has found that poor video quality and buffering issues could cost video streamers as much as $390 million per month. Almost half of Americans (47%) claim to have unsubscribed from a streaming service due to buffering issues. see more
Bitmovin, a leading provider of video streaming infrastructure, today announced its Live Event Encoder is available on Microsoft Azure’s public cloud platform. Bitmovin’s Live Event Encoder is its latest solution to be added to Microsoft Azure, with Bitmovin’s Playback and Bitmovin’s Next-Generation VOD Encoder products already available to customers. see more
