Uploaded December 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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For large-scale streamers, implementing a new codec is a complex undertaking, combining the promise of new efficiencies and cost savings with compatibility hits and the risks of jettisoning legacy users, as well as a dizzying web of licensing challenges. With emerging and tantalizing codecs edging ever closer to the mainstream, what are the pros and cons of casting your lot with new codecs in 2026, what are the most important factors to consider, and what will it all cost you?

Moderator:
Jan Ozer, Owner, Streaming Learning Center

Speakers:
Hassene Tmar, Technical Program Manager, Meta
Behnam Kakavand, Video R&D Lead Engineer, Evolution
Alex Davies, Editor and Senior Analyst, Rethink TV & Wireless, Rethink Technology Research