2012 Readers' Choice Awards Finalists
Wow. The Streaming Media Readers' Choice Awards have always drawn a tremendous number of votes, but this year was something else; More than 58,000 votes were submitted on almost 350 products, services, and companies in the online video space. From cloud services to webcasting, and almost two dozen categories in between, there were more categories than ever to choose from, and our readers responded with more enthusiasm than ever.
So here are the finalists—the top three vote getters in each of our 25 categories. We'll announce the winners at Streaming Media West in Los Angeles on October 31. Thanks to our sponsors: Wowza, Digital Rapids, Livestream, and Telestream.
Best Streaming Innovation
- Haivision KulaByte Cloud Transcoder
- Ustream Broadcast for Friends
- Wowza Media Server
Best Online Video Content Company
- College Humor
- Funny or Die
- Warner Bros. Warner Premiere
Best Online Video Technology Company
- Haivison
- Livestream
- Ustream
Cloud Encoding/Transcoding Service
- Amazon EC2
- Haivision HyperStream Live
- Sorenson Media Squeeze Cloud
CDN Service Provider
- Akamai
- Amazon Cloudfront
- Limelight Networks
(Editor's Note: In an earlier version of this article and list, we had a "CDN Solution (Telco)" category. Upon further discussion, we decided to delete that category, as it had led to too much confusion over whether or not it referred to a telco offering a CDN service, or a CDN offering a managed or licensed platform to CDN.)
Desktop Video Editing Software
- Adobe Premiere Pro
- Apple Final Cut X
- Avid Media Composer
DRM/Access Control Solution
- BuyDRM KeyOS
- Google Widevine Video Optimizer
- Verimatrix VCAS for Internet TV
Encoding Software (Desktop)
- Adobe Media Encoder
- Livestream for Producers
- Sorenson Media Squeeze
Encoding Software (Enterprise Class)
- HaiVision KulaByte Internet Encoder
- Sorenson Media Squeeze Server
- Telestream Vantage Transcode
Field Encoder
- Digital Rapids TouchStream
- Livestream Broadcaster
- Haivision KulaByte Traveler
Hardware Encoder (On Demand)
- Cisco Media Processor AS-8100
- Haivison Makito
- Telestream Pipeline
Hardware Encoder (Live)
- Digital Rapids StreamZ Live
- Haivision Makito
- ViewCast Niagara 7550
Live Video Streaming Platform
- Haivision HyperStream Live
- Livestream New Livestream
- Ustream
MSO OTT Solution
- Digital Rapids StreamZ Live
- Limelight Networks Deploy
- RealNetworks Helix Universal Media Server
Multi-Screen/OTT Solution for Content Publishers
- Haivision HyperStream Live
- Limelight Networks Dynamic Site Platform
- Telestream Vantage Transcode Multiscreen
Online Video Platform
- Livestream New Livestream
- Sorenson Media 360
- Ustream
Portable Live Streaming Appliance
- Digital Rapids Touchstream
- NewTek TriCaster 40
- Sonic Foundry Mediasite ML Recorder
Reporting and Analytics Platform
- Adobe SiteCatalyst
- Keynote Systems Streaming Perspective
- TubeMogul
Search and Discovery Platform
- Digitalsmiths Seamless Discovery
- Rovi TotalGuide
- ThinkAnalytics Search & Recommendation Platform
Server Hardware/Software
- Adobe Media Server
- Limelight Networks Stream Anywhere
- Wowza Media Server
Transparent Video Caching Solution
- Blue Coat CacheFlow
- Huawei Internet Cache Solution
- Juniper Networks
Video Advertising Management Platform
- Adobe Auditude
- FreeWheel Monetization Rights Management
- Limelight Networks Reach Ads
Video Advertising Network
- Adap.tv Marketplace
- TubeMogul PlayTime
- YuMe Connected Audience Network
Webcasting/Presentation Solution
- Discover Video Multimedia Encoder
- Sonic Foundry Mediasite
- Telestream Wirecast