流媒体 Readers' Choice Awards: The 提名 Are Open

Today, we begin our journey to discover the best of the best in the online video world. Today, we open the nominations for the 2013 Readers' Choice Awards. There's no higher honor in the online video world, and it's all decided by you.

As always, we're revised the categories to reflect our rapidly changing industry. This year we're featuring 26 categories, as detailed below. Please let us know who deserves recognition in each area.

提名 7月29日开幕，将持续到9月6日. Once we've had a chance to sort through your recommendations we'll open award voting on September 13. 投票将于10月25日结束. 11月1日，我们将公布最终入围名单.

请按此浏览提名表格

Press the tuxedo, because the winners will be announced November 19 at a gala during 流媒体西部, which this year is being held at the luxurious Hyatt Regency Huntington Beach Resort and Spa in Huntington Beach, 加州. The ceremony will be sponsored by Wowza 媒体 Systems and Teradek. 获奖者将被刊登在 流媒体杂志 和Streaming媒体.com, as well as our 流媒体附加 newsletter.

If you'd like to see what companies took home the prestigious 流媒体 Readers' Choice Award in 2012, 看看我们的获奖名单. 去年我们收到了58000多张选票.

We can't do this without you, so please think about what companies are doing outstanding work and 提名吧.

细胞键合溶液

Presenting a useful way to broadcast from the field, cellular bonding solutions have taken off for live or on-demand coverage.

封闭字幕解决方案

Closed captioning isn't just a good idea; in many cases, it's the law. 使它简单准确是至关重要的.

云编码/转码服务

Who's got the best SaaS for encoding and transcoding video, 在质量方面, 周转时间, 和服务?

内容分发网络

CDNs get one category this year, as we erase the distinction between telco and non-telco.

桌面视频编辑软件

What's the best software for editing video on the desktop, 就权力而言, 速度, 选项, 用户界面?

DRM/访问控制解决方案

As premium content owners try to reach more devices, they need more nuanced approaches to digital rights management and access control. Which solution offers the best experience for the content owner and the consumer?

教育视频平台

Educational institutions have unique requirements and face distinct challenges when it comes to publishing video. Which video platform works best for schools and universities?

编码软件

We're combining the desktop and enterprise-class encoding categories this year, as we search for the best overall encoding software.

企业视频平台

When large organizations look to create their own internal YouTube or other company-wide video solution, 这是他们应该首先考虑的平台.

场编码器

The industry has seen an explosion in encoding hardware designed for use in the field. 哪一个最受欢迎?

硬件编码器(按需)

What's the best hardware designed for on-demand (non-live) encoding?

硬件编码器(Live)

This category is for hardware encoders specifically designed for live encoding.

视频直播平台

2013 will be remembered as the year that live online video truly broke out. Celebrate the platform that does live better than the rest.

媒体 & 娱乐视频平台

Studios and content creators need to make sure they offer a TV-like experience to online viewers. 哪个平台可以帮助他们实现目标?

媒体服务器

Recognizing the best hardware or software solution for delivering audio and video files to listeners and viewers, 不管交付协议是什么.

MPEG-DASH产品

This adaptive streaming standard will play a huge role in improving the online video experience. Smart companies are already experimenting with it; who's doing it best?

多语言解决方案

The audience is global, so choose a solution that can remove the barrier of language.

便携式直播设备

A step or two up from cellular bonding solutions but still mobile, these hardware solutions enable webcasting virtually anywhere, 提供摄像头切换功能, 转换, 影响, 和更多的.

报告 & 分析平台

These solutions deliver video viewership and/or quality of service reporting and analytics, whether standalone or as part of a larger offering.

搜索 & 发现平台

这些解决方案使用元数据, 语音和面部识别, or other methods to help users easily find the video they're looking for or to discover recommendations based on their personal 信息.

透明视频缓存解决方案

Who offers the best solution for transparent caching of video content on a delivery network?

视频广告管理平台

This is what pays the bills: these platforms perform ad insertion and offer pre-built placement 选项 and success tracking.

视频广告网

This category recognizes the companies that help brands execute video campaigns via online publishers.

视频切换器/混合器

Viewers demand broadcast quality in live online video events, and these appliances make it possible.

网络广播/演示解决方案(本地)

这些内部解决方案捕获视频和音频, 将它与幻灯片和图像结合起来, and deliver it to online viewers in an interactive environment with Q&A，调查等等.

网络广播/演示解决方案(云)

Webcasting and presentations are a big area this year, so we've broken the category into local and cloud solutions.