Observed Signal · Oct 7, 2022 · Partnership · Source: Trending Topics · Impact: 2/5 · Sentiment: Positive
Bitmovin and University of Klagenfurt Develop Climate-Friendly Streaming Platform
Bitmovin, the Austrian video streaming scale-up, and the University of Klagenfurt have launched GAIA, a two-year research project to develop a climate-friendly adaptive video streaming platform. The project has a total budget of €3.3 million, with Austria's FFG research promotion agency contributing €460,000 in the first year. GAIA aims to reduce energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions across the entire video streaming supply chain, from content creation and server-side encoding to transmission and rendering on end devices. The platform will predict energy use and emissions to enable advanced analytics and optimizations. The project starts on October 1, 2022, and marks the fourth joint research project between Bitmovin and the university. Bitmovin has raised about $90 million in venture capital and counts DAZN, BBC, RTL, and The New York Times among its customers.
Research project to reduce the carbon footprint of video streaming; relevant to streaming technology and sustainability but not an immediate industry shift.
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Key Takeaways & Evidence Grounding
- Bitmovin and the University of Klagenfurt are collaborating on GAIA, a two-year research project for a climate-friendly adaptive video streaming platform.
- The project has a total budget of €3.3 million; the Austrian FFG will co-finance it with €460,000 in the first year.
- GAIA aims to reduce energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions across the entire video streaming delivery chain.
- The project starts on October 1, 2022, and is the fourth joint research project between Bitmovin and the University of Klagenfurt.
- Bitmovin has raised approximately $90 million in venture capital and counts customers including DAZN, BBC, RTL, and The New York Times.
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“Zu den Kunden zählen etwa discovery+, fuboTV, DAZN, BBC, RTL, RedBull Media House, Globo, ClassPass und The New York Times....”
“Zu den Kunden zählen etwa discovery+, fuboTV, DAZN, BBC, RTL, RedBull Media House, Globo, ClassPass und The New York Times....”
“2021 wurde Bitmovin sogar bei den Tech-Emmys ausgezeichnet – neben Streaming-Riesen wie Netflix, YouTube oder Disney....”
“2021 wurde Bitmovin sogar bei den Tech-Emmys ausgezeichnet – neben Streaming-Riesen wie Netflix, YouTube oder Disney....”
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