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Developers Product Updates

Why Android Set-Top Boxes Are Critical to the Future of OTT (and How Bitmovin Helps Get Them Right)

Set-top boxes (STBs) remain central to streaming strategies for broadcasters, telecom operators, and OTT providers globally, providing for viewers who value a consistent TV experience with a familiar remote control interaction. These devices span multiple operating systems, including Android, RDK, and Linux, each with unique technical characteristics and user-experience considerations. Among these, Android-powered set-top boxes…

Developers Product Updates

Advancing Error Reporting Across iOS, tvOS & visionOS with the Bitmovin Player

For developers working on streaming apps across Apple platforms, error resolution has often felt like chasing shadows. Playback interruptions might show up as vague “Operation couldn’t be completed” messages, offering little guidance for debugging or pattern recognition. When every second of viewer downtime impacts QoE and revenue, these generic error codes don’t just slow teams…

Company News

Delivering Playback at Super Bowl Scale: FOX’s Streaming Success

Super Bowl LIX was the most-streamed NFL event in history, reaching over 15.5 million peak concurrent viewers on FOX’s ad-supported platform, Tubi. That level of viewership brings enormous technical pressure to deliver smooth, reliable playback across a wide range of devices. Achieving this at scale requires a highly optimized streaming stack, where every component performs…

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NAB 2025: The trends propelling the video streaming industry forward

The dust has just about settled from the 2025 edition of NAB! As always, it was fantastic to see all of our customers, partners, and industry friends in Las Vegas once again and get a real sense of the trends that will shape the media and entertainment technology industry in the coming months. There’s no…

VidTech

Seven ways Bitmovin’s Analytics helps you get the most out of your encoding, player and ads

Bitmovin’s Analytics provides valuable insights that can take the performance and efficiency of your video streaming workflow to new levels. By leveraging Analytics, you can optimize encoding profiles, improve player performance, gain deeper understanding of audience behavior, and ultimately, deliver a superior viewing experience while managing costs effectively. This blog post will explore seven ways…

VidTech

“Better Together” at IBC 2024: Elevating Streaming Experiences with Bitmovin Innovators Network

In a rapidly evolving media landscape, the importance of collaboration has never been clearer. At Bitmovin, we have long championed the belief that the best solutions emerge when industry leaders join forces. Our recent NAB 2024 showcase underscored this belief, and as we approach IBC 2024 in Amsterdam, we are excited to highlight how our…

VidTech

Highlights from RDK Tech Summit 2024

What is RDK? RDK stands for Reference Design Kit. It’s an open source software bundle for video, broadband and IoT devices. It’s commonly used in consumer devices which include video streaming apps, for example, set top boxes and is a popular development platform for service providers in the cable, satellite and OTT industries. What is…

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VidTech

The Ultimate Guide to HTML5 Video Players [2024]

Developers know that a lot goes into video streaming. The content must be produced, encoded, transcoded, and distributed globally. For this reason, delivering seamless over-the-top (OTT) video experiences often requires piecing together a handful of technology components. In this Ultimate Guide to HTML5 Video Players, we cover what to look for when choosing a player, when to go with a free or open-source option vs. a premium paid solution, and the best HTML5 video players to build on.

Innovation

Adaptive Bitrate Streaming Evolved: WISH ABR and Bitmovin’s Player Integration

Video streaming has grown rapidly over the past few years and is the prominent content people engage with online. This puts a lot of pressure on streaming companies as they now have to support a wide range of devices to maximize their viewer reach. Additionally, depending on the device type and the user’s network connectivity,…

Innovation

PhD video research: From the ATHENA lab to Bitmovin products

Introduction The story of Bitmovin began with video research and innovation back in 2012, when our co-founders Stefan Lederer and Christopher Mueller were students at Alpen-Adria-Universität (AAU) Klagenfurt. Together with their professor Dr. Christian Timmerer, the three co-founded Bitmovin in 2013, with their research providing the foundation for Bitmovin’s groundbreaking MPEG-DASH player and Per-Title Encoding….

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