The VideoVerse

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Listen to video experts and engineers speak about all things video. From UGC to OTT to Broadcast, we discuss the approaches and algorithms they use to deliver the ultimate video experience, spanning capture, encoding, processing, distribution, streaming, and playback.

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October 17, 2025Episode 3037 min

From Network Variability to Playback Intelligence: Airtel’s Sudeep Kumar on Streaming in India

Episode Overview In this episode of the VideoVerse Podcast, we’re joined by Sudeep Kumar, Product Lead at Airtel Digital, one of India’s largest telecom providers. Hosted by Zoe Liu (CEO, Visionular), the conversation dives deep into the evolving video experience in India, from live streaming trends and CDN selection to data usage behavior and the role of perceptual quality in retention.Sudeep brings a unique perspective sitting at the intersection of product, technology, and user experience for millions of Indian users. He unpacks the complexity of streaming in India’s fragmented network landscape and highlights where traditional metrics fail to capture the nuances of real-world video delivery.Key Talking Points⚡️ The Intersection of AI and Video Compression⚡️ Redefining Quality, Scale, and Cost in the Telco Era⚡️ The ROI Equation: Balancing AI, Cost, and Performance⚡️ The Future of Codecs: AV1 Today, AV2 Tomorrow About Visionular Visionular is an AI-driven video compression and streaming optimization company helping video platforms deliver higher-quality experiences at lower bitrates. With deep codec innovation and perceptual tuning, our tools are used across live sports, UGC platforms, RTC infrastructure, and PGC services.Learn more: https://visionular.ai/Follow us: Visionular on LinkedIn

May 26, 2025Episode 2919 min

From Hype to Impact: What NAB 2025 Taught Us About AI in Video

In this kickoff episode of the revived Visionular Podcast, David Lea is joined by Zoe Liu and Krishna Rao to reflect on their experience at NAB 2025. From AI innovations to meaningful product conversations, the trio unpacks what made this year different—and why Visionular’s AI-driven compression and enhancement tools are gaining real traction.This isn’t just another recap. It’s a behind-the-scenes look at what’s really happening in the media and streaming space—from live sports to low-latency video to GPU-based encoding—and why "AI that works" is the future of our industry.Key Talking Points What stood out most at NAB 2025—quality over quantity in booth conversationsAI fatigue vs. AI validation: real-world adoption across production, delivery, and playbackWhy GPU encoding is real nowNew challenges (and surprising demand) in live sports streamingThe rising need for low-latency, edge-compatible, device-agnostic solutionsZoe Liu on 20 years of video quality work finally productizing into valueThe importance of small, lean, efficient AI models for video deliveryNAB as a validation platform for roadmap, feedback, and strategic directionAbout Visionular Visionular is an AI-driven video compression and streaming optimization company helping video platforms deliver higher-quality experiences at lower bitrates. With deep codec innovation and perceptual tuning, our tools are used across live sports, UGC platforms, RTC infrastructure, and PGC services.Learn more: https://visionular.ai/Follow us: Visionular on LinkedIn

August 3, 2024Episode 281 hr 5 min

TVV EP 28 - Romain Bouqueau: Championing Open-Source in the Streaming Industry

In this episode, Romain Bouqueau, CEO and Founder of Motion Spell gives us a deep look into the contributions of the open-source community in the world of video streaming. Romain also shares his insights into how open-source works, how GPAC/Motion Spell has remained ahead of the curve with its focus on R&D, and how open-source and commercial entities can collaborate effectively to fuel innovation in streaming.

July 29, 2024Episode 271 hr 1 min

TVV EP 27 - Flavio Ribeiro: The Past, Present & Future of Video Streaming

Tune in to hear Flavio Ribeiro, Sr. Engineering Manager of Netflix’s Live Streaming Technologies, discuss all things video streaming. Starting in the streets of Campina Grande, Flavio shares his journey from contributing to the recreation of Brazil’s digital television system and working on Globo’s live streaming platform for the 2014 FIFA World Cup, to helping pioneer video processing and delivery in “The Big Apple” at companies like The New York Times, Paramount, and now Netflix. Not only does Flavio share his experience and the things he’s learned along the way, but also his thoughts on what the future holds for video streaming. What will be built today that will continue to be used a decade from now?

July 2, 2024Episode 261 hr 0 min

TVV EP 26 - Debargha Mukherjee: A Peek Into The AV2 Future

Back for a second time on TheVideoVerse, Debargha Mukherjee, Principal Engineer at Google, discusses the upcoming AV2 project, touted as the successor to the popular and powerful AV1 codec. In this podcast, Debargha talks about the advent of the AV2 project and its goals. He delves into the specialized tools newly introduced in AV2, the enhancements to existing AV1 tools, and the resultant performance improvements. As a bonus, Debargha also gives us a glimpse into the use of AI in video compression.

June 12, 2024Episode 251 hr 1 min

TVV EP 25 - Jill Boyce: Video Codec Pioneer

Jill Boyce, Distinguished Scientist at Nokia, is one of the most significant and long-standing contributors to MPEG compression standards. In this episode, we speak with her about her work and experiences, from MPEG-2 through to VVC and beyond. She explains how focusing on what really matters to the users of standards is central to her work, and how having a background in real implementations has been invaluable to her. What does the video world of tomorrow hold for us?

June 5, 2024Episode 241 hr 2 min

TVV EP 24 - Justin Ridge: Bringing Codec Standards to The World

In this episode, we talk to Justin Ridge, President of the Media Coding Industry Forum (MC-IF). A veteran of video coding standards, he shares his perspective on the video codec landscape and the work of MC-IF in promoting MPEG standards. We discuss the adoption of VVC and how it compares with HEVC, the route map for future standards, the work being done for next-generation video coding, and the influence of the AI revolution on these developments.

January 8, 2024Episode 221 hr 22 min

TVV EP 23 - Adventures with AV1 for RTC with Eric Sun

In this episode, Eric Sun gives a deep dive into Meta's recent experiences with deploying AV1 for real-time communications across Meta's applications. He describes what proved to be the big advantages of AV1, where Meta saw most benefit in terms of user experience and how Meta demonstrated improved engagement from better video quality, and the practical challenges that he and his team surmounted.Watch on YouTube!

December 30, 2023Episode 2252 min

TVV EP 22 - Playback experience in YouTube by Chas Mastin

In this episode, Chas Mastin shared his insights about how YouTube ensures premium playback experience for its users. As one of the largest streaming platforms globally, YouTube faces the challenge of delivering supreme experiences to millions of concurrent users and playback sessions from around the world. Chas discusses the technical challenges in CDN peering, obtaining QoE metrics from the players, and how to manage a diverse range of different end devices and video players.Watch on YouTube

August 28, 2023Episode 2157 min

TVV EP 21 - Live Captions In All Languages is Hard! Wait, is it really?

Live Captions are Hard! Wait, are they? Browse on over to the latest episode of The Video Verse where we discuss accessibility via Live Captions and Dubbing with Chris Zhang, Senior Solutions Architect at AWS, and Gio Galvez, VP of Business Development at SyncWords. We discuss a bit of history, then move onto the current state of things, followed by where accessibility is headed.Watch on YouTube

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