Every millisecond is a business model: New opportunities in real-time streaming with Red5

Chris Allen, CEO and co-founder of Red5, discusses the future of streaming media, highlighting the transition to more interactive and cost-effective real-time streaming. With latency becoming increasingly unacceptable for live events, applications such as sports betting and live auctions rely on real-time video to maintain trust and functionality. Red5 is at the forefront of adopting Media over QUIC (MoQ) to reduce costs and make real-time streaming the standard. Collaboration among industry giants, as seen in the OpenMOQ consortium, is fostering open standards despite competition. The integration of video with data is transforming streaming into a dynamic interactive experience, exemplified by apps that allow users to choose camera angles and view real-time data overlays. Looking ahead, Chris envisions a future where AR glasses or neural implants replace smartphones, and the authenticity of human interaction becomes a premium as AI and synthetic content proliferate.