Adaptive Streaming: To Any Device at Any Speed

As multiscreen services become the norm for video viewing, the frustrating and dreaded "buffering" notification on the user screen along with a locked video image just may go away forever. Adaptive streaming - the ability for a device to play back non-buffered video - is at the core of multi-screen services. But what is it, and what are some of the potential issues with this variable bit-rate (VBR) technology? BTR's technology host Amy Wolfe presents a more in-depth look at adaptive streaming in this informative three-minute video presentation. This special report is sponsored by Tektronix.