Building the next generation video player Mux
12 Sep 2025
IBC Content Everywhere Hall 5 Stage
Fifteen years ago, VideoJS started as a simple blog tutorial to bridge Flash and HTML5 video — today it runs on millions of websites and reaches billions of end-users monthly. Join VideoJS creator Steve Heffernan as he talks about building the next generation of VideoJS, a complete architectural overhaul with first-class React support, a performance-optimized streaming engine, and composable UI components. Whether you're building video experiences, maintaining open source projects, or curious about the evolution of web standards, Steve offers unique insights into balancing innovation with backward compatibility in one of the web's most critical infrastructure projects.