2025 Streaming Media Readers’ Choice Awards: Finalists Announced
▼ Summary
– The 2025 Streaming Media Readers’ Choice Awards finalists have been announced, representing the top three vote-getters in each of 19 categories.
– These awards recognize products from companies based outside Europe, with over 1,200 readers casting more than 9,000 votes after screening for invalid entries.
– Winners will be revealed on October 8 at Streaming Media 2025 in Santa Monica and in the October/November issue of Streaming Media magazine.
– The finalists include notable companies and products across categories like AI streaming workflows, cloud encoding, content delivery networks, and live streaming solutions.
– Some finalists include Haivision’s Falkon X2 5G transmitter, Bitmovin’s AI Scene Analysis, Akamai’s Connected Cloud, and Harmonic’s Live Streaming Solution.
The results are in for the 2025 Streaming Media Readers’ Choice Awards, with finalists now officially announced across nineteen competitive categories. This year’s program celebrates products developed by companies headquartered outside Europe, reflecting a truly global perspective on streaming innovation. More than 1,200 dedicated readers cast over 9,000 votes, carefully reviewed to ensure authenticity by filtering out invalid entries and self-votes from company employees. While some names may come as no surprise, the list also includes several unexpected contenders that captured voter attention. Winners will be unveiled on October 8 at Streaming Media 2025 in Santa Monica and featured in the October/November edition of Streaming Media magazine.
Below are the finalists, organized by category and listed alphabetically:
Streaming Innovation of the Year Haivision – Falkon X2 5G Video Transmitter LiveU – IQ MediaKind – MK.IO Beam
AI Streaming Workflow Solution Akta Tech – AI-First Video Platform Bitmovin – AI Scene Analysis Quickplay – Shorts
Analytics/Quality of Experience (QoE) Platform Bitmovin – Analytics SymphonyAI – Media Copilot TAG Video Systems – QC Station
Closed Captioning Solution 3Play Media – Live Captioning AI-Media – LEXI Text Interra Systems – BATON Captions
Cloud Encoding and Transcoding Solution Bitmovin – Live Encoder Haivision – StreamHub Receiver Harmonic – VOS360 Media SaaS
Cloud Video Production Platform LiveU – Studio MediaKind – Multiview Vimeo – Cloud Studio
Content Delivery Network (Including Edge) Akamai – Connected Cloud Amazon Web Services – CloudFront Google – Cloud CDN
Corporate Video/Enterprise Video Content Management Platform Haivision – Media Platform ViewLift – ViewLift Vimeo – Enterprise
CTV/OTT Ad Platform Amazon Web Services – AWS Elemental MediaTailor Harmonic – VOS360 Ad SaaS MediaKind – PRISMA
DRM/Content Protection DoveRunner – Multi-DRM EZDRM – Universal Complete Streaming Security IdeaNova – DRM Platform
Encoding Hardware for Live Production Blackmagic Design – Streaming Encoder 4K Haivision – Makito X4 LiveU – LU800
Linear Channel Creation Platform Amagi – Channel Creation Backlight – Wildmoka Live Studio Muvi – Playout
Live Streaming Solution Akamai – Adaptive Media Delivery Harmonic – Live Streaming Solution Wowza – Streaming Engine
Meeting/Collaboration/Webcasting Solution IdeaNova – Intouch LiveU – Air Control Zoom – Zoom Webinars & Events
On-Prem Encoding/Transcoding Solution Harmonic – XOS Advanced Media Processor Magewell – Ultra Encode AIO Osprey Video – Talon UHD-QC Quad-Channel Contribution Encoder
OTT Video Platform Endeavor Streaming – Vesper ViewLift – Smart Streaming Solution Vimeo – OTT
Per-Title Encoding Solution Bitmovin – Per-Title Encoding Visionular – Aurora AV1 VisualON – Optimizer
Quality Control/Monitoring Platform Actus Digital – Actus X Akamai – Broadcast Operations Command Center (BOCC) Interra Systems – ORION Suite
Video Mixer Blackmagic Design – Mini Extreme ISO G2 OSEE – Gostream Duet-8 QuickLink – StudioPro
Congratulations to all the finalists for earning recognition in this year’s awards. For those interested in reviewing last year’s achievements, the 2024 winners list remains available for reference.
(Source: Streaming Media)
