Bitmovin

https://bitmovin.com/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/bitmovin/

Bitmovin, a privately owned company founded in 2013 and headquartered in the US, provides video streaming infrastructure. Employing approximately 170 people, the company generated roughly $25 million in revenue in 2023. Its core offerings include video transcoding, player software, and analytics tools for managing video delivery.

2024 Revenue

Founded

2013

Headcount

162

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Video processing and playout

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Privately Owned

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On an unspecified date, a video developer forum was held to discuss streaming technologies. On an unspecified date, a strategic partnership was announced with StreamShark, integrating Bitmovin Player into StreamShark's video player. The ninth annual Video Developer Report 2025/26 was released on an unspecified date, offering insights into streaming industry challenges and trends based on input from video professionals worldwide. Also on an unspecified date, major updates to the AI Scene Analysis (AISA) tool were announced, including multi-language output, advanced scene-type detection, and upcoming AI-powered highlight generation. The ninth annual Video Developer Report, released on an unspecified date, highlighted cost control as the industry's main challenge, focusing on bandwidth, storage, and infrastructure optimization.

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Bitmovin offers 6 products in the enterprise tech and media tech industries. Bitmovin's product portfolio comprises of user experience and devices, video processing and playout, video data and analytics and conferencing, ecommerce and customer journey technology.

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Bitmovin's revenues were less than $50M in 2024. Caretta Research has split Bitmovin's revenue into 5 different product categories, the largest of which is file-based encoding, ABR and packaging. For full access to Bitmovin's revenue breakdown subscribe to Caretta Portal.

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Jan

14th

2026

22:28

New Offerings, Artificial Intelligence

Bitmovin Launches Stream Lab MCP Server

Bitmovin has announced the launch of the Stream Lab MCP Server, to give AI agents and large language models (LLMs) the ability to perform video playback tests and analyse results in real time. Built together with Alpic, the all-in-one MCP cloud platform, the new MCP Server allows AI agents and LLMs to use Bitmovin’s automated video stream testing solution Stream Lab without the need for integration code or manual test setup.

Content+Technology

Jan

12th

2026

18:30

Emerging Tech, B2B Tag

Industry Insights: How audience data is redefining TV advertising performance

Data is no longer a supporting layer in TV advertising, it is becoming the operating system. Part two of this Industry Insights roundtable examines how broadcasters are using data, analytics and automation to sharpen ad targeting, improve campaign performance and redefine how inventory is valued.

NewscastStudio

Jan

12th

2026

10:43

Artificial Intelligence, B2B Tag

Understanding MCP for Agentic AI Workflows

TLDR The Model Context Protocol (MCP) is an open standard that allows AI systems to access external data sources and tools through a structured, contextual interface. MCP servers expose well defined tools that let large language models query analytics, configuration, and operational systems using natural language.

Bitmovin

Jan

7th

2026

18:30

Emerging Tech, B2B Tag

Industry Insights: How addressable advertising moves from theory to scale

As advertising shifts further toward streaming and addressable delivery, execution is becoming as important as strategy. Part three of this Industry Insights roundtable focuses on how broadcasters are operationalizing monetization through dynamic ad insertion, addressable advertising and unified workflows across linear and digital platforms.

NewscastStudio

Jan

7th

2026

03:46

The year ahead: what will 2026 mean for media delivery, consumption and security?

Igor Oreper, chief strategy officer, Bitmovin For me, two industry trends defined 2025—the rapid maturity of ad-supported streaming and a shift from growth-at-all-costs to operational discipline. AVoD and live ad monetisation continued to expand, driven by audience price sensitivity and advertiser demand for premium, addressable inventory, yet the balancing act for providers between delivering at scale and maximising ad revenue remains.

TVBEurope

Jan

5th

2026

19:00

Artificial Intelligence, B2B Tag

Bitmovin Stream Lab’s MCP Server Supports AI-Assisted Video Playback Tests

Bitmovin’s Stream Lab now includes an MCP Server that gives AI agents and large language models (LLMs) the ability to perform video playback tests and analyse results in real-time. Bitmovin’s Stream Lab now includes an MCP Server that gives AI agents and large language models (LLMs) the ability to perform video playback tests and analyse results in real-time.

Digital Media World

Jan

5th

2026

18:30

New Offerings, Artificial Intelligence

Bitmovin launches Stream Lab MCP Server

Streaming tech provider Bitmovin has launched the Stream Lab MCP Server, designed to give AI agents and LLMs the ability to perform video playback tests and analyse results in real-time. The Model Context Protocol (MCP), designed by AI giant Anthropic, is an emerging open standard that defines a structured interface between AI agents and external systems, like an API, to enable computer programs to integrate services from external sources.

Decode TV

Jan

5th

2026

10:43

New Offerings, Artificial Intelligence

Bitmovin Featuring Stream Lab MCP Server At CES

Bitmovin , the leading provider of video streaming solutions, has launched the Stream Lab MCP Server, to give AI agents and large language models (LLMs) the ability to perform video playback tests and analyze results in real-time.

TVNewsCheck

Jan

4th

2026

18:30

New Offerings, Artificial Intelligence

Bitmovin launches Stream Lab MCP Server

Bitmovin has launched an MCP Server for its Stream Lab automated testing product, aiming to let AI agents run video playback tests and analyse results in real time using natural language commands. The Stream Lab MCP Server has been developed with MCP cloud platform Alpic and is designed to remove the need for integration code or manual test setup.

Broadband TV News

Dec

31st

2025

18:30

Cost Cutting, Emerging Tech, B2B Tag

Streaming vendors see cost control and AI deployment as dual priorities for 2026

The streaming industry enters 2026 with vendors identifying cost management and the implementation of artificial intelligence as parallel concerns. Several technology vendors shared their perspectives, noting that clients are focusing on spending on tools that reduce operational expenses while attempting to maintain service quality.

NewscastStudio

Dec

24th

2025

17:50

Artificial Intelligence

Bitmovin & ThinkAnalytics deliver intelligent video personalisation

Through a new strategic partnership, Bitmovin’s AI Scene Analysis has been integrated into ThinkAnalytics’ ThinkMediaAI platform, giving streaming service providers an enhanced way to transform raw video into rich, structured metadata that fuels smarter recommendations and deeper viewer engagement.

Asia-Pacific Broadcasting+

Dec

23rd

2025

23:30

Emerging Tech, B2B Tag

Bitmovin: Ninth Annual Video Developer Report

[Translated] Bitmovin has released its “Ninth Annual Video Developer Report.” The survey was conducted in July 2025. The responses provided strong representation from the global market, with diverse video developers and industry experts from companies in 49 different countries.

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Bitmovin's customers primarily consist of broadcast television and radio and internet Publishing companies. Examples of Bitmovin's customers include Mercado Libre, Warner Bros. Discovery and BBC. Bitmovin has commercial and technical partners like Akamai, NAGRA-Kudelski and Amazon Web Services (AWS).

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