AOM Newsletter Q4 2025

December 20, 2025 | 2 minute read

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With 2026 just around the corner, we at AOMedia wanted to take a moment to recap some of the exciting milestones, announcements and awards that the organization has enjoyed over the past few months. It’s been a busy but exciting period, and it is our dedicated members who have made all these achievements possible. Thank you to all who have contributed to AOMedia’s success. Read on for some recent highlights.

Celebrating 10 Years

AOMedia celebrated its 10-year anniversary with a networking reception at IBC in Amsterdam last September. The event brought together members and partners from around the world to toast to 10 years of innovation and a bright future ahead.

Awards

IBC Innovation Awards

Two days later, AOMedia's SVT-AV1 was honored with a 2025 IBC Innovation Award in the "Content Everywhere" category. Congratulations to the Software Implementation Working Group, and thank you for your input on this project. Learn more about the recognition and watch our SVT-AV1 video on YouTube.

Emmy Recognition

Later that month, AOMedia also received a prestigious Technology and Engineering Emmy® Award for its AV1 Video Codec. Congratulations to the Codec Working Group on this achievement. Learn more about the honor here.

AV2 Announcement + Webinar

On September 15, AOMedia announced the upcoming launch of the next-generation video codec, AV2. Read the full announcement here.

Building on the announcement, the team held a live session, The Future of Innovation is Open, during which leaders from Google, Meta, Netflix and AOMedia explored the power of openness in today’s media landscape. The webinar included four sections: an AOMedia Introduction, an AV2 Overview, AV1 State of the Union, and an Open Media Standards Panel. The full session is now available on demand.

Blogs

Catch up on all of AOMedia's latest blog posts:

SVT-AV1: Proven Performance, Promising Horizons
AV1 in Motion: Scaling Adoption and Shaping What's Next
IAMF: Immersive Audio for a New Decade
Shaping the Future of Immersive Media: AOMedia's Volumetric Visual Media WG
AOMedia's SVT-AV1 Wins 2025 IBC Innovation Award
AVIF at Five: Powering a Faster, Sharper Web Experience
AOMedia Highlights from QoMEX 2025
On-Demand Webinar: The Future of Innovation is Open

New Members

Since our last update, AOMedia welcomed Pozalabs, Two Orioles and Airoha as promoter members. Learn more about these new members in their announcement releases, and check out the full member list below.

Pozalabs Joins the Alliance for Open Media
Two Orioles Joins the Alliance for Open Media
AOMedia Member list