2025 Streaming Media Readers’ Choice: Meet the Industry Champions
▼ Summary
– The 2025 Streaming Media Readers’ Choice Awards announced winners and runners-up in 19 categories based on reader votes from non-European companies.
– Over 1,200 readers cast more than 9,000 votes, with the top three vote-getters in each category identified after removing fraudulent or biased ballots.
– Haivision won Streaming Innovation of the Year for its Falkon X2 5G Video Transmitter, highlighting key product achievements.
– Multiple companies received awards across diverse categories, including AI streaming, cloud encoding, and content delivery networks.
– The awards program distinguishes these results from the Streaming Media European Innovation Awards, which focus on European tech companies.
The results are officially in for the 2025 Streaming Media Readers’ Choice Awards, celebrating the most outstanding products and services chosen by industry professionals. After tallying thousands of votes across 19 distinct categories, we are thrilled to announce the winners and runners-up that have earned recognition from the global streaming community. This year’s competition featured over 100 nominees, with more than 1,200 dedicated readers casting in excess of 9,000 votes to determine the leading innovations in the field.
To ensure the integrity of the selection process, all votes originating from suspicious email addresses and employees voting for their own company’s products were carefully excluded. The outcome highlights both established industry leaders and several unexpected contenders, reflecting the dynamic and competitive nature of today’s streaming technology market. Each category showcases the top three vote-getters, with runners-up listed alphabetically.
Streaming Innovation of the Year Winner: Haivision – Falkon X2 5G Video Transmitter Runners-Up: LiveU – LiveU IQ, MediaKind – MK.IO Beam
AI Streaming Workflow Solution Winner: Quickplay – Quickplay Shorts Runners-Up: Akta Tech – AI-First Video Platform, Bitmovin – AI Scene Analysis
Analytics/Quality of Experience (QoE) Platform Winner: TAG Video Systems – QC Station Runners-Up: Bitmovin – Analytics, SymphonyAI – Media Copilot
Closed-Captioning Solution Winner: 3Play Media – Live Captioning Runners-Up: AI-Media – LEXI Text, Interra Systems – BATON Captions
Cloud Encoding/Transcoding Service Winner: Harmonic – VOS360 Media SaaS Runners-Up: Bitmovin – Live Encoder, Haivision – StreamHub Receiver
Cloud Video Production Platform Winner: LiveU – LiveU Studio Runners-Up: MediaKind – Multiview, Vimeo – Cloud Studio
Content Delivery Network (including Edge) Winner: Akamai – Akamai Connected Cloud Runners-Up: Amazon Web Services – CloudFront, Google – Cloud CDN
Corporate Video/Enterprise Video Content Management Platform Winner: Vimeo – Vimeo Enterprise Runners-Up: Haivision – Haivision Media Platform, ViewLift – ViewLift
CTV/OTT Ad Platform Winner: Amazon Web Services – AWS Elemental MediaTailor Runners-Up: Amagi – ADS PLUS, Harmonic – VOS360 Ad SaaS
DRM/Content Protection Winner: EZDRM – Universal Complete Streaming Security Runners-Up: DoveRunner – Multi-DRM, IdeaNova – DRM Platform
Encoding Hardware for Live Production Winner: Haivision – Makito X4 Runners-Up: Blackmagic Design – Streaming Encoder 4K, LiveU – LU800
Linear Channel Creation Platform Winner: Backlight – Wildmoka Live Studio Runners-Up: Amagi – Channel Creation, Muvi – Muvi Playout
Live-Streaming Service Winner: Wowza – Wowza Streaming Engine Runners-Up: Akamai – Adaptive Media Delivery, Harmonic – Live Streaming Solution
Meeting/Collaboration/Webcasting Solution Winner: Zoom – Zoom Webinars & Events Runners-Up: IdeaNova – Intouch, LiveU – Air Control
On-Prem Encoding/Transcoding Solution Winner: Magewell – Ultra Encode AIO Runners-Up: Harmonic – XOS Advanced Media Processor, Osprey Video – Talon UHD-QC Quad-Channel Encoder
OTT Video Platform Winner: ViewLift – Smart Streaming Solutions Runners-Up: Endeavor Streaming – Vesper, Vimeo – Vimeo OTT
Per-Title Encoding Solution Winner: Bitmovin – Per-Title Encoding Runners-Up: Visionular – Aurora1, VisualOn – Optimizer
Quality Control/Monitoring Platform Winner: Interra Systems – ORION Suite Runners-Up: Akamai – Broadcast Operations Command Center (BOCC), TAG Video Systems – QC Station
Video Mixer Winner: Blackmagic Design – Mini Extreme ISO G2 Runners-Up: Osee – GoStream Duet 8, QuickLink – StudioPro
Congratulations to every winning company and runner-up for their remarkable achievements. These awards reflect the collective voice of streaming professionals and underscore the rapid pace of innovation shaping the industry’s future.
(Source: Streaming Media)
