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Fubo Introduces AI-Based Instant Headlines for Live News Customization
Fubo Launches AI-Powered Instant Headlines for Custom News Selection on Live TV Streaming service Fubo is introducing a new AI-driven feature in its beta phase. The feature enables users to…
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Ensuring Video DRM Compatibility across Browsers & Platforms
Siddhant heads VdoCipher.com, a video technology startup that provides secure video hosting solutions to prevent video piracy for ed-tech and…
Why Use a CDN for Live Streaming?
It is important to use a CDN for Live Streaming because CDN (Content Delivery Network) consists of servers strategically located…
Low Latency Streaming Protocols SRT, WebRTC, LL-HLS, UDP, TCP, RTMP Explained
Low latency video streaming has become a mandatory requirement in any tenders and competitions for the building of head-end stations…
What is Live Streaming and How Does Live Streaming Work?
Live streaming is the live transmission of audio and video content live over the Internet. As live video becomes more…
MediaInfo and BitRate Viewer – Essential Tools for Video Analysis
I appreciate the opportunity to contribute to the outstanding content on the OTTVerse website. In my first article, I wanted…
What is VVC (Versatile Video Coding)? Overview and Comparison with HEVC
In the evolving world of video compression, several new codecs were announced by the MPEG in 2020, such as VVC…
How to Convert Anonymous OTT Visitors Into Subscribers? 8 Effective Strategies
8 Proven Ways to Improve Subscriber Conversion Rate OTT service providers must be familiar with the fact that more than…
Views on changing landscape of OTT – Namita Dhallan, CPO , Brightcove
Ahead of the World OTT Show Asia 2021, Trescon Global presents an interview with Namita Dhallan, the Chief Product Officer…
Convert MKV to MP4 (Free) using VLC, FFmpeg, or Handbrake
How do I convert MKV files to MP4 for free? A problem people often face is converting videos from mkv…
Overcoming Choice Paralysis: How Personalized Channels Can Remove the Hard Work of TV Decision-Making
This article has been contributed by Andy, VP of Product Management, B2B at Agile Content. Have you ever been unable to…
V-Nova LCEVC Licencing and Deployment – Guido Meardi, CEO, V-Nova
As most of you know, several video codecs from the MPEG are under active research and development, such as VVC,…
What is Multi-CDN and How Does It Work?
In a multi-CDN architecture, you can cache your video segments across multiple CDN providers with overlapping geographic coverage. Using a…
Top 13 HTML5 Video Players for the Web Reviewed [2021]
With video streaming taking over the world of communication, content creators and streaming service providers need to ensure a very…
Top 12 Tips To Improve Live Streaming Quality [Updated for 2024]
Live streaming quality is a major concern for any business looking to grow its online presence and create more awareness.…
HLS vs. MPEG-DASH – HTTP Video Streaming Protocols Compared
Streaming protocols such as HLS (HTTP Live Streaming) and MPEG-DASH (Dynamic Adaptive Streaming over HTTP) are two of the most popular…
Single Period vs. Multi Period DASH Simplified
MPEG-DASH is one of the most popular streaming protocols and is hugely configurable for different streaming and infrastructure requirements. One…
How do Content Recommendation Engines Work?
Recommendation Engines are systems that typically use Machine Learning to predict which movie or video a particular user (or cohort)…
What is a CDN (Content Delivery Network) and How Does it Work? [Updated for 2023]
A CDN or Content Delivery Network is critical to video, image, and website content delivery and performance across the globe.…
BD-Rate & BD-PSNR: Calculation and Interpretation
BD-Rate and BD-PSNR are objective measures used in video compression to compare the rate-distortion performance or compression efficiency of two…
What is NAT (Network Address Translation) in WebRTC and How Does It Work?
A NAT allows many internet-enabled devices to connect to the Internet via a single public IP address. When a device…
Fundamentals of ABR Packaging for VOD, Live – HLS and MPEG-DASH
You can’t get very far into video streaming without running into packages and packagers. Streaming media requires two different types…
Shaka Packager for MPEG-DASH Packaging – Live and VOD
In this edition of the Hitchhiker’s Guide to MPEG-DASH, we dig into the Shaka MPEG DASH tools. Shaka is a…
MPEG-DASH Packaging using GPAC’s mp4box Tool
GPAC is a versatile toolkit that can package and encrypt videos for transmission using the MPEG-DASH protocol. In this edition…
Ad Pods (Podding) – Introduction, Measurement, and Personalization
In this deep dive on adtech, let’s take a look at ad pods or podding, and learn how they work,…
How to Package MPEG-DASH using Bento4’s mp4dash
In this article from the MPEG-DASH series, we take a look at how to create MPEG-DASH compliant streams (package) using…
[SOLVED] Stream to YouTube Live from Mobile Without 1000 Subscribers
One of the biggest issues with YouTube Live Streaming is that you cannot stream from your mobile phone until your…
What is MPEG-DASH Video Streaming Protocol? How Does MPEG-DASH Work?
MPEG-DASH is one of the most popular video-streaming protocols and is widely used to deliver media either via Video on…
Structure of a MPEG-DASH MPD
In this article, we look at the structure of an MPEG-DASH MPD (Media Presentation Description) file that is required for…
YouTube’s Checks to Warn Creators About Copyright Issues Before Publishing
YouTube has released a tool called “Checks” to help and warn creators about copyright violations and ad suitability issues during…
Pre-roll, Mid-Roll, Post-Roll Ads : Definitions and Usage in Video Monetization
Ads inserted into videos are classified into Pre-Roll, Mid-Roll, Post-Roll ads based on their position or placement in the video…
Free Online MPEG-DASH Players To Test mpd Streams
A crucial step in delivering media using the MPEG-DASH streaming protocol is to test your MPD streams and playlists using…
What is Video Encoding or Transcoding – Complete Guide
Video Encoding is the science of reducing a video’s size or bitrate without adversely impacting its quality, as perceived by…
MVPD, vMVPD, SVOD – Differences and Similarities Simplified
MVPD stands for Multichannel Video Programming Distributor, and vMVPD stands for Virtual Multichannel Video Programming Distributor. This article explains the…
Livestream to Twitch using OBS Studio in 4 Easy Steps
In this tutorial, we’ll show you how to connect and live stream to Twitch using OBS studio in 4 simple…
How to LiveStream to Facebook Live using OBS Studio
In this tutorial, we’ll show you how to connect and live stream from OBS Studio to Facebook Live in 5…