The 2014 Streaming Media Readers' Choice Awards Winners
The online video industry’s growth shows no signs of slowing down. So it’s only fitting that the Streaming Media Readers’ Choice Awards continue to grow along with it. This year’s awards encompass 31 categories, almost twice as many as when they began in 2007.
Even though we had more categories, we had fewer nominations than in past years, as we were stricter about how we defined each category—you can see the category definitions here—as well as the products and services we allowed into each one. For instance, product X might include some rudimentary editing functions, but if its primary value proposition is as an encoder, we didn’t allow it in the video editing software category.
Once all the votes were cast, we sent out confirmation emails to each voter to filter out any “dummy” email addresses and then made sure that companies weren’t stuffing the ballot box voting for themselves, something that gives an automatic advantage to larger companies with more employees.
We announced the finalists—the three top vote-getters in each category—on Oct. 31, and presented the winners today at Streaming Media West in Huntington Beach, Calif.
Thanks to our sponsors, Akamai and Teradek, for making these awards possible, and congratulations to all the winners.
The 2014 Streaming Media Readers' Choice Awards Winners
Audio Mixer
Winner: Roland Systems R-88 8-Channel Recorder and Mixer
Runners-Up
Azden FMX-32A 3-Channel Portable Field Mixer
Sound Devices MixPre-D Compact Field Mixer
Capture Card
Winner: Blackmagic Design UltraStudio Capture and Playback
Runners-Up
AJA KONA 3G
Matrox VS4
Cellular Bonding Solution
Winner: Teradek Bond
Runners-Up
LiveU LU500
Streambox Avenir Mini
Closed Captioning Solution
Winner: Adobe Primetime
Runners-Up
3Play Media Captioning + Transcription Services
Livestream Platform
Cloud Encoding/Transcoding Service
Winner: Sorenson Server
Runners-Up
Haivision Video Cloud
Akamai Transcoding Services
Content Delivery Network
Winner: Akamai
Runners-Up
Amazon Cloudfront
Limelight
Desktop Video Editing Software
Winner: Adobe Premiere Pro CC
Runners-Up
Apple Final Cut Pro X
Sony Vegas Pro 13
DRM/Access Control Solution
Winner: Adobe Primetime
Runners-Up
Google Widevine
VCAS for Broadcast-Hybrid
Education Video Platform
Winner: Kaltura Video Platform
Runners-Up
Discover Video DEVOS
Haivision Calypso
Encoding Software
Winner: Sorenson Squeeze Desktop
Runners-Up
Haivision KulaByte 4.3
Telestream Episode
Enterprise Video Platform
Winner: Sorenson 360
Runners-Up
DaCast Streaming as a Service
Haivision Video Cloud
Field Monitor
Winner: Atomos Samurai
Runners-Up
Adorama Flashpoint
Marshall M-LCD70
Field Recorder
Winner: Blackmagic Design HyperDeck Shuttle 2
Runners-Up
AJA Ki Pro Mini
Atomos Ninja Star
Gimbal
Winner: DJI Ronin
Runners-Up
Freefly MOVI M10
VariZoom StealthyPro
Hardware Encoder (Live)
Winner: Haivision Makito X
Runners-Up
Cisco AnyRes Live
VBrick 9000 Series Encoder
Hardware Encoder (On-Demand)
Winner: Telestream Vantage Lightspeed
Runners-Up
Elemental Server
Harmonic ProStream 1000 with ACE
Live Video Platform
Winner: Ustream
Runners-Up
Akamai Live Media Solutions
Livestream
Media & Entertainment Video Platform
Winner: Adobe Primetime
Runners-Up
Kaltura OTT TV
Limelight Networks Orchestrate
Media Server
Winner: Wowza Media Systems Streaming Engine
Runners-Up
Adobe Media Server 5
Haivision Calypso
Multi-Language Solution
Winner: RealNetworks Helix Media Library
Runners-Up
Moravia
Sovee Language Translation
Portable Live Streaming Appliance
Winner: Livestream Broadcaster
Runners-Up
NewTek TriCaster
Teradek VidiU
Reporting & Analytics Platform
Winner: Adobe Primetime Analytics
Runners-Up
Conviva Intelligent Control Platform
Highwinds StrikeTracker
Search & Discovery Platform
Winner: Haivision Calypso
Runners-Up
DIgitalsmiths Seamless Discovery
Kaltura REACH
Transparent Video Caching Solution
Winner: Juniper Systems Juno Content Encore
Runners-Up
Alcatel-Lucent Velocix
Broadpeak nanoCDN
Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV)
Winner: DJI Phantom 2 Quadcopter
Runners-Up
Draganfly Draganflyer X6
Freefly Cinestar 8
Video Advertising Solution
Winner: Ustream LiveAd
Runners-Up
Adobe Primetime
JW Player 6.10
Video Camera (Less than $2500)
Winner: Canon XA20/25
Runners-Up
Blackmagic Design Pocket Cinema Camera
Sony Alpha a7S
Video Camera (More than $2500)
Winner: Sony NEX-FS700
Runners-Up
Blackmagic Design Production Camera 4K
Canon XF200-205
Video Switcher/Mixer
Winner: Blackmagic Design ATEM Production Studio 4K
Runners-Up
Livestream Studio
NewTek TriCaster 40
Webcasting/Presentation Solution (Cloud)
Winner: MediaPlatform WebCaster
Runners-Up
On24 Webcasting
VBrick Rev
Webcasting/Presentation Solution (On-Premises)
Winner: Telestream Wirecast
Runners-Up
MediaPlatform WebCaster
Sonic Foundry Mediasite
Watch the video of the award ceremony below.
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