Netflix could get a massive streaming boost soon, thanks to key tech breakthrough
While AV1 was lauded for being 30% more efficient than older formats (like VP9 and HEVC), AOMedia says that AV2 offers ‘significantly better compression perf...
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A big new streaming video upgrade supported by Disney, Apple, Good and more was just unveiled, and it could improve sports viewing and picture quality
AV2 is focused on delivering more video using less data, reducing the load on the network without also reducing the fidelity of what you’re watching.
Your YouTube and Netflix streams may look better and buffer less later this year
The Alliance for Open Media (AOMedia) has announced that it expects to release AV2 before the end of the year. The organization promises big improvements com...
Honorees announced for 76th Annual Technology and Engineering Emmy Awards
AOMedia has been awarded a Technology and Engineering Emmy® Award from the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) for its AV1 video codec...
Alliance for Open Media set to release AV2 by end of 2025
AV2 provides enhanced support for Av/VR applications, split-screen delivery of multiple programmes, improved handling of screen content, and the ability to o...
AV2 will upgrade your media streaming later in 2025
The Alliance for Open Media, or AOMedia for short, just announced that a new AV2 video codec is planned to arrive before the end of 2025. It's planned to be ...
YouTube and Netflix Announce Availability of Reference AV1 Decoder for Xbox One Platform
YouTube and Netflix have announced the availability of a reference AV1 software decoder for Xbox One game consoles. This GPU-accelerated decoder supports AV1...
IBC 2020: Panel Discussion with Amazon, Facebook, Google, Intel, Netflix, and Tencent on AV1 Commercial Readiness
Jill Boyce, Yueshi Shen, David Ronca, Matt Frost, Andrey Norkin and Shan Liu panel discussion at IBC 2020
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