The path of a stream

Video is compressed, played on the viewer's screen, and every stream is measured.

1Video encoding andcloud channels ↓Compressing video, and running TVchannels from the cloud.AmagiHarmonic2Video players andstreamingplatforms ↓The player and the ready-madeplatforms services are built on.BitmovinMobioticsMogi I/OStreamhubCrunchyrollDAZN3Stream qualitymeasurement ↓Measuring how every stream plays forevery viewer.Conviva4Content protection ↓Encryption, access control and hidden watermarks againstpiracy.NAGRASynamedia5Digital cinema ↓Servers and networks that deliver films to cinemas.Qube Cinema1Video encoding and cloudchannels ↓Compressing video, and running TV channelsfrom the cloud.AmagiHarmonic2Video players andstreaming platforms ↓The player and the ready-made platformsservices are built on.BitmovinMobioticsMogi I/OStreamhubCrunchyrollDAZN3Stream qualitymeasurement ↓Measuring how every stream plays for everyviewer.Conviva4Content protection ↓Encryption, access control and hiddenwatermarks against piracy.NAGRASynamedia5Digital cinema ↓Servers and networks that deliver films tocinemas.Qube Cinema

Box 1 compresses the video and runs channels from the cloud, box 2 plays it on each screen, and box 3 measures how well each stream played. Box 4 protects it from piracy; box 5 delivers films to cinemas. Tap a title in the diagram to jump to its companies.

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Video encoding and cloud channels 2 companies

Video is compressed so it can travel over ordinary networks, and TV channels are now run from the cloud instead of control rooms.

Amagi logoAmagiAmagi, founded in Bengaluru, runs TV channels from the cloud for broadcasters around the world.BengaluruHiring now
Harmonic logoHarmonicHarmonic, with engineers in Bengaluru, sells the encoders and cloud video processing behind many streaming services and pay-TV networks.BengaluruHiring now
The tech, explainedServer-side ad insertion (SSAI)Cloud playout↗ Broadcast technology
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Video players and streaming platforms 6 companies

The player on each screen picks the best quality the network allows. Some companies sell whole streaming platforms that others put their own name on.

Bitmovin logoBitmovinBitmovin, with engineers in Chennai, sells a video player and cloud encoding on which developers build streaming apps.
Mobiotics logoMobioticsMobiotics, with engineers in Bengaluru, sells a ready-made platform for streaming and for learning by video, under the customer's name.
Mogi I/O logoMogi I/OMogi I/O, with engineers in Pune, Chennai and Mumbai, sells a ready-made streaming platform with its own compression, delivery and protection.
Streamhub logoStreamhubStreamhub, in Bengaluru, is another streaming-technology company.
Crunchyroll logoCrunchyrollPart of SonyCrunchyroll builds its own streaming technology in Hyderabad.HyderabadHiring nowSee alsoOTT and live streaming platforms
DAZN logoDAZNDAZN builds its own streaming technology in Hyderabad.HyderabadHiring nowSee alsoOTT and live streaming platforms
The tech, explainedVideo encoding and transcodingWhite-label streaming platformVideo player for appsStreaming service (OTT)
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Stream quality measurement 1 company

Streaming services measure each stream as it plays, to find where it stalls or blurs.

Conviva logoConvivaConviva, with engineers in Bengaluru, measures the quality of every stream as viewers watch it, and shows the service where it is failing.BengaluruHired recently
The tech, explainedVideo quality of experience (QoE) analytics
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Content protection 2 companies

Pay TV and streaming services encrypt their video, control who can watch, and hide watermarks that trace a pirated copy to its source.

NAGRA logoNAGRANAGRA, part of the Kudelski group, with engineers in Bengaluru, sells encryption, access control and hidden watermarks against piracy.Bengaluru
Synamedia logoSynamediaSynamedia sells encryption, access control and hidden watermarks against piracy.
The tech, explainedVideo DRM and forensic watermarking
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Digital cinema 1 company

Cinemas play films from digital servers, delivered over networks.

Qube Cinema logoQube CinemaQube Cinema, founded in Chennai, makes digital cinema servers and the network that delivers films to cinemas.
The tech, explainedDigital cinema server↗ Ticketing and venue booking
How it all worksVideo streamingTens of millions watching the last over at once.
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What's changing

The stream knows what is in it.

AI models can now recognise what is in each scene of a video. Streaming services use that to place ads at natural breaks, add subtitles and chapters, and find clips automatically.

Read moreServer-side ad insertion (SSAI)
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Companies: ingrid's company map. Hiring signals: postings feed of 5 Nov 2026.