Demuxed

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Overview

Demuxed is a technical conference brand for video engineers, centered on engineers talking about video technology and internet video delivery.¹²⁴ It is known for programming that emphasizes practical, engineer-first talks spanning encoding, playback, and AI, and for serving as a community venue for the video technology ecosystem rather than a conventional software or hardware vendor.¹²

The brand has become a recurring conference series that has inspired other technical video events and meetups.⁴ Its profile is strongest among practitioners in streaming, codecs, and video infrastructure, where it is recognized as a specialist community conference rather than a mass-market event.²⁴⁶

History

Demuxed was born in 2015 out of the San Francisco Video Technology Meetup, when participants decided to create an engineer-first event focused on quality technical talks about video.¹²⁴ The organizers describe the early event as a small passion project that started in the Crunchyroll office.³ By 2024, Demuxed reached its 10th edition, and the 11th edition was scheduled for 2025.⁶⁸ In 2025, the organizers said they would alternate future conferences between San Francisco and London, with Demuxed 2026 planned for San Francisco.³

Product Lines

Product Line	Positioning	Price Range
Demuxed annual conference	Flagship in-person conference for video engineers	$0 - $1,000
Demuxed 2025 event	Annual edition focused on internet video engineering topics	$0 - $1,000
Demuxed 2024 event	Annual edition for the video engineering community	$0 - $1,000

Manufacturing

Demuxed is an event brand, so it does not manufacture physical products. Its output is conference programming and community events organized by the Demuxed team, with venues and logistics handled through host sites such as BFI Southbank in London and prior San Francisco locations.²⁸

Notable Products

Demuxed conference series - Annual conference for video engineers covering internet video delivery and related technical topics.
Demuxed 2025 - The 11th edition of the conference, held in London in October 2025.
Demuxed 2024 - The 10th edition of the conference, held in San Francisco in October 2024.
Demuxed lightning talks - Short-format sessions used at the conference for rapid technical presentations.

Reputation

Demuxed is regarded as a specialist, engineer-focused conference with strong credibility among professionals in video technology.¹²⁴ Its strengths are technical depth, community relevance, and a clear focus on practical topics such as encoding and playback.¹² A likely limitation, relative to broader industry events, is its narrow scope and niche audience, which makes it highly relevant to practitioners but less general-purpose.²⁴

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