Nokia has announced a patent agreement with Amazon, covering video technologies used in both “streaming services and devices.” That wording matters. While device licensing is nothing new, this marks one of the clearest public signs yet that content-side patent claims are being taken seriously and successfully enforced. This is the first time Nokia has publicly named a licensee tied to …

Netflix just announced that it is delivering AV1 video with HDR10+ to certified devices, which means that AV1 has achieved practical parity with HEVC for premium content delivery. This long-awaited announcement, when combined with YouTube’s proprietary HDR support, tends to indicate that there is a critical mass of AV1/HDR10+ capable devices worth addressing. Let’s review the history. Netflix started streaming …

At Mile High Video, I interviewed multiple industry executives. Where appropriate, I asked for their perspectives and experiences with VVC. Here are their responses, which have been edited lightly for readability. You can watch the video on YouTube here, or embedded below. Mickaël Raulet, Ateme Q: So what are you seeing with VVC? I know you have a VVC encoder. …