This yr, the Streaming Media Readers’ Choice Awards turns 10. Back in 2007, we had 16 classes, through which 120 nominations had been submitted. In 2016, we now have 33 classes that mirror each the Streaming Media and Streaming Media Producer editorial purviews, with a complete of 280 nominees.
More than 3,000 of our readers voiced their opinions, casting a complete of almost 34,000 votes. After discarding votes from clearly phony electronic mail addresses in addition to votes by staff casting ballots for their very own firms’ merchandise, we recognized the winners and two runners-up in every class. Many of the names are acquainted, maybe even anticipated, however you’ll discover quite a lot of surprises within the listing that follows.
We introduced the winners at Streaming Media West in Huntington Beach, California, and we current them right here for posterity. Congratulations to all of the winners, and thanks to all of the voters who participated. A particular due to the sponsors of this yr’s awards—Ustream (an IBM firm), LiveU, and Teradek.
Analytics Platform
Winner: Conviva—Ad Insights
Runners-Up:
Cedexis—Impact
Nice People At Work—Youbora
Capture Hardware
Winner: Blackmagic Design—DeckLink
Runners-Up:
AJA Video Systems—Io 4K
Telestream—Lightspeed Live Capture
Cellular Bonding Solution
Winner: Teradek—VidiU Pro
Runners-Up:
LiveU—Solo
Streambox Inc.—AVENIRMicro
Closed Captioning Solution
Winner: 3Play Media—Closed Captioning Service
Runners-Up:
Automatic Sync—CaptionSync
Rev.com—Captions
Cloud Encoding/Transcoding Service
Winner: Amazon Web Services—Elastic Transcoder
Runners-Up:
Elemental Technologies—Elemental Cloud
Telestream—Telestream Cloud
Content Delivery Network
Winner: Akamai—CDN
Runners-Up:
Amazon Web Services—CloudEntrance
Verizon Digital Media Services—Edgecast Network
DRM/Access Control Service Provider
Winner: Adobe—Primetime DRM
Runners-Up:
BuyDRM—KeyOS DRM Platform
Verimatrix—VideoMark Live Profile
Education Video Platform
Winner: Kaltura—Education Video Platform
Runners-Up:
Discover Video—DEVOS
Sonic Foundry—Mediasite Video Platform
Encoding Hardware (Live)
Winner: Haivision—Makito X H.264/HEVC Encoder Series
Runners-Up:
Telestream—Lightspeed Live
Teradek—T-Rax
Encoding Software
Winner: Telestream—Vantage
Runners-Up:
Elemental Technologies—Elemental Live
Sorenson—Squeeze Desktop
End-to-End Workflow Solution
Winner: Ustream (an IBM Company)—Pro Broadcasting
Runners-Up:
Harmonic—VOS Cloud Media Processing Platform
Verizon Digital Media Services—uplynk Video Streaming Service
Enterprise Video Platform
Winner: Ustream (an IBM firm)—Align
Runners-Up:
JW Player—JW Platform
Kaltura—Enterprise Video Platform
Field Recorders/Monitors
Winner: Blackmagic Design—Video Assist 4K
Runners-Up:
AJA Video Systems—Ki Pro Ultra
Atomos—Flame Series
Live Streaming Platform
Winner: Ustream (an IBM Company)—Ustream
Runners-Up:
Haivision—Video Cloud
Wowza Media Systems – Wowza Streaming Cloud
Media & Entertainment Video Platform
Winner: Ustream (an IBM firm)—Pro Broadcasting
Runners-Up:
Brightcove—Video Cloud
Kaltura—Online Video Platform
Media Server
Winner: Wowza Media Systems – Wowza Streaming Engine
Runners-Up:
Adobe – Adobe Media Server 5
Unified Streaming—Unified Origin
OTT Platform for MSO and MVPD
Winner: Adobe—Primetime OTT
Runners-Up:
Akamai—Media Services
Kaltura—OTT TV
Portable Live Streaming Appliance (Less than $7,000)
Winner: Livestream—Studio HD51
Runners-Up:
Matrox—Monarch HDX
NewTek—TriCaster Mini HD-4
Portable Live Streaming Appliance (More than $7,000)
Winner: Haivision—KB Mini HEVC Encoder/Transcoder
Runners-Up:
Livestream—Studio HD550
NewTek—TriCaster Mini HD4-SDI
PTZ or Network-Controlled Camera
Winner: Panasonic—AW-HE40
Runners-Up:
PTZOptics—PTZOptics G2 Line
Sony Electronics—SRG-300H
Quality of Service (QoS)/Quality of Experience (QoE) Solution
Winner: Streamroot—Device-Assisted Delivery Optimization
Runners-Up:
Conviva—Experience Insights
Nice People At Work—Youbora
Small/Medium Business Video Platform
Winner: JW Player—JW Platform
Runners-Up:
Brightcove—Video Cloud
Ustream (an IBM firm)—Pro Broadcast
Stream Stitching/Server-Side Ad Insertion Solution
Winner: Akamai—AdScaler
Runners-Up:
Elemental Technologies—Elemental Delta
Verizon Digital Media Services—Server-Side Ad Insertion Technologies
Video Camera (Less than $5,000)
Winner: Canon—XA30/35
Runners-Up:
JVC—GY-HM200U
Sony Electronics—PXW-X70
Video Camera (More than $5,000)
Winner: Blackmagic Design—URSA 4.6K
Runners-Up:
Canon—EOS C300 Mark II
RED—Scarlet
Video Optimization Solution
Winner: Beamr—Video Content Adaptive Video Optimizer
Runners-Up:
EuclidIQ—Intelligent Video Compression
MediaMelon—Content Aware Streaming
Video Player Solution/SDK
Winner: JW Player—JW Player
Runners-Up:
Adobe—Primetime TVSDK
Bitmovin—Adaptive Streaming HTML5 Player
Video Switcher/Mixer (Less than $5,000)
Winner: Blackmagic Design—ATEM 1 M/E Production Studio 4K
Runners-Up:
Telestream—Wirecast
vMix
Video Switcher/Mixer (More than $5,000)
Winner: NewTek—TriCaster
Runners-Up:
Blackmagic Design—ATEM 2 M/E Broadcast Studio 4K
vMix – vMix GO
VR/360° Camera/Camera System
Winner: GoPro—Odyssey
Runners-Up:
Nokia—OZO
Samsung—Project Beyond
Webcasting/Presentation Solution (Cloud)
Winner: Kaltura—Webcasting
Runners-Up:
MediaPlatform—WebCaster
Sonic Foundry—Mediasite Video Platform
Webcasting/Presentation Solution (On-Prem)
Winner: Telestream—Wirecast
Runners-Up:
Livestream—Studio
vMix
Wireless Video Transmitters
Winner: Teradek—Bolt
Runners-Up:
Cerevo—LiveShell Pro
IDX—CW-3
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