New Research from Tech+IP Reveals the Hidden Value of Modern Video Codecs in Streaming
[NEW YORK, NEW YORK] – New research from Tech+IP Advisory reveals how compression technologies like HEVC, AV1, and VVC have enabled the streaming revolution—yet the innovators behind them often go uncompensated.
Modern video compression technologies like HEVC, AV1, VP9, and VVC are generating over $5 per subscriber annually for streaming platforms—and that value is expected to double in the next five years.
However, the research also highlights an alarming industry pattern: while streaming giants built their businesses on codec innovation, many now resist fairly compensating the engineers and inventors who created the technology. This threatens the next generation of innovation that consumers and platforms depend on.
As streaming continues to evolve toward 4K, HDR, and higher frame rates, modern codecs aren’t just nice to have, they’re the technical and economic backbone making it all possible.
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