2018 Video Developer Survey

Bitmovin's 2018 Video Developer Survey reveals interesting details about

• streaming formats (MPEG-DASH, HLS, CMAF, etc.),
• video codecs (AVC, HEVC, VP9, AV1),
• audio codecs (AAC, MP3, Dolby, etc.),
• encoding preferences (hardware, software on-premise/cloud),
• players (open source, commercial, in-house solution),
• DRM,
• monetization model,
• ad standard/technology, and
• what are the biggest problems experienced today (DRM, ad-blocker, ads in general, server-side ad insertion, CDN issues, broadcast delay/latency, getting playback to run on all devices)

For example, the figure below illustrates the planned video codec usage in the next 12 months compared to the 2017 report.

Planned video codec usage in the next 12 months 2017 vs. 2018.

In total, 456 survey submissions from over 67 countries have been received and included into the report, which can be downloaded here for free.