Now Buffering: How to Solve the Top Hurdles Fans Face in Streaming Live Sports

 explores how the shift from traditional television to digital streaming is reshaping the way fans experience live sports. It examines the forces behind this transition, from evolving viewing habits and the rise of subscription services to the globalization of sports fandom, while outlining the technical hurdles that disrupt streaming experiences, including latency, buffering, scalability, and device compatibility.

To address these challenges, the eBook highlights the role of next-generation video codecs such as Versatile Video Coding (VVC), which promise greater efficiency and reliability. By improving performance at scale, these technologies unlock the potential for more interactive, immersive, and revenue-driving sports experiences that meet the expectations of today’s highly engaged fans.

At InterDigital, we develop foundational technologies and solutions that enable us to enhance our communications and support a diverse range of virtual experiences for an array of connected ecosystems. Versatile Video Coding — also known as VVC or H.266 — is emerging as the favored video codec to support new services beyond traditional 2D video entertainment. Developed jointly by working groups within ISO/IEC and ITU-T, VVC is the successor to the HEVC/H.265 codec and is heralded as a more efficient, higher performance video codec capable of meeting the 2D video and immersive demands of the future.

VVC is early in its lifecycle but has already demonstrated considerable promise, and InterDigital remains an active contributor to its development and impact. In this eBook, we’ll review six reasons why VVC is poised to be the next predominant codec for
the video industry.

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Now Buffering: How to Solve the Top Hurdles Fans Face in Streaming Live Sports

Versatile Video Coding: Six Reasons Why VVC Is Poised To Be The Next Predominant Codec For Video Industry