Bitmovin Video Developer Report - Bitmovin

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2025 / 2026 EDITION

The 9th Annual Bitmovin
Video Developer Report: Insights Shaping the Future of Streaming

The 9th Annual Bitmovin Video Developer Report reveals how leading video teams are innovating with AI, optimizing workflows, and mastering monetization in 2025. Discover real-world data from global industry experts and learn what’s next for video delivery, playback, and analytics.

INSIGHTS

Why download the report?

Discover the top challenges shaping video streaming in 2025

Learn why cost control, ad insertion, and playback reliability are at the center of every video team’s strategy and how leading services are tackling them.

See how AI and automation are redefining video workflows

Find out where the industry is investing in AI, from speech-to-text and personalization to predictive quality optimization, and how teams are realizing ROI.

Explore regional trends driving infrastructure decisions

Compare how streaming priorities differ across EMEA, North America, APAC, and LATAM, from multi-CDN setups to on-prem versus cloud-based encoding.

Uncover the next wave of monetization models

Dive into the rise of FAST channels, SSAI dominance, and the balance between AVOD and SVOD, and see which strategies are leading the way to profitability.

PAST EDITIONS

Video Developer Report through the years

1st Annual Bitmovin Video Developer
Report – 2017

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2nd Annual Bitmovin Video Developer Report – 2018

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3rd Annual Bitmovin Video Developer Report – 2019

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4th Annual Bitmovin Video Developer Report – 2020

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5th Annual Bitmovin Video Developer Report – 2021

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6th Annual Bitmovin Video Developer Report – 2022

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7th Annual Bitmovin Video Developer Report – 2023

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8th Annual Bitmovin Video Developer Report – 2024

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