Even though many pundits think 4K will be delivered by streaming, there are plenty of households still with slower broadband for whom this will not be an option. Now, it seems, Google's free VP9 codec ...

Google seems to be saying "Forget H.265 - our VP9 codec is here, now, and is better" Google have oddly found themselves in a great position to capitalise on the current 4K fervour with their VP9 codec ...

Learn more about emerging codecs at Streaming Media's next event. Watch the complete presentation from Streaming Media East, VES201. Multiple Codec Live Streaming at Twitch, in the Streaming Media ...

On October 17, I moderated an event entitled the Battle of the Codecs: AV1 vs VVC, presented by Bitmovin as an adjunct to the Demuxed conference in San Francisco. I learned a lot about how many ...

Netflix released new details of its own streaming tests recently -- including a huge effort to determine whether x265 (HEVC), VP9, or x264 should be used for future projects. Share on Facebook (opens ...