Video subscription platform such as Netflix, Disney plus, Hulu has become an innate part of our life. As the existing platforms have played a firm role in our life, new video platforms keep on rising. Recent advancements in tech have made it easier to build your own video subscription platform. If you are someone who just knows how to produce content, you can build your own OTT platform using various tools and services available, without doing any development of your own. In this blog, I'll explore how you can build your own video subscription platform with tools available online. Also,…
MPEG-DASH: Dynamic Adaptive Streaming Over HTTP Explained (2024)
There is a lot that goes on behind every video stream. To stream your videos seamlessly, video streaming protocols play a huge role. They break the video into smaller chunks and send it to the viewer. Depending on your requirements and end goals there are several protocols available. One of these is MPEG-DASH, which is widely used to stream videos online. In this article, I'd shed more light on what MPEG-DASH is, how it works, and also how it compares to HLS, another streaming protocol. TABLE OF CONTENT What is MPEG-DASH? How streaming over HTTP came into existence? How MPEG DASH works?…
Video Streaming Protocols : A Comprehensive Guide in 2023
Video Streaming enjoys wide popularity. Observers state that 80% of consumers of content prefer a video over a blog. This indicates video streaming is becoming more popular. You need to do plenty to implement video streaming in an app though. Among other tasks, you need to choose the right video streaming protocol. What are video streaming protocols? How do they differ from other common terms like codecs and container formats? How do you choose a suitable video streaming protocol? Which are the commonly used video streaming protocols? Read on, as we discuss these in this guide. Table of Contents: What…
CBR Vs VBR: A Comparison between Constant Bitrate and Variable Bitrate
When it comes to streaming a video online, there is a lot that goes in the background. In order to ensure smooth video playback regardless of network, at times you have to create different bitrate or video qualities to give an optimal experience to viewers. You face several choices here. One set of choices concern the encoder settings. You might have heard about Constant Bitrate (CBR) and Variable Bitrate (VBR) as the two prominent types of encoding. What are they, and how do they differ? Which one should you use? Read on, as we answer these questions. Table of Contents:…
Top 11 OTT Streaming Platforms (OTT Video Streaming Providers)
OTT (“Over-The-Top”) streaming is popular, and its market share continues to grow rapidly. A growing number of consumers all over the world continue to flock towards OTT streaming platforms like Netflix. OTT providers work behind the scene, which makes superior streaming experiences possible. In this post, we talk about the top OTT streaming platforms. Subsequently, we explain the criteria to choose OTT providers. We wrap it all up with a comparison of the top OTT providers. What is an OTT Streaming Platform? OTT streaming refers to a relatively new approach to delivering video content to consumers. In the case of…
How To Prevent Video Download From Your Website?
"How to Prevent video download?" This has been a major concern for any video platform looking to generate revenue for them. Let’s take a scenario which we recently faced with a customer. Andrew, a product head in a major eLearning video platform based in the USA reached out to us. Their platform allows individual teachers to create courses on their platform. These are pre recorded videos and contain the complete syllabus for the year. Their courses were really popular among students. But they saw a steep decline in the number of sign ups and views of their popular courses. After…