H.264 AVC has been the king of codecs for years, but now video service providers have a wide choice of next-generation codecs from MPEG (HEVC, EVC, VVC, LC-EVC) and AOM (AV1). In this episode we talk with Brian Alvarez, until recently with Amazon Prime Video, and Vittorio Giovara from Vimeo, about the codec selections they have made and their outlook for the future. Navigating the codec landscape becomes much easier when guided by these Video Insiders!