By Dacast Editorial Team | Reviewed by Jon Whitehead, COO at Dacast | Updated June 2026 In 2026, embedded live video isn’t a nice-to-have, it’s the default expectation. Viewers want to watch events, webinars, worship services, product launches, and sports without being pushed to a third-party platform. Embedding keeps your audience on your pages, supports […]
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By Dacast Editorial Team | Reviewed by Jon Whitehead, COO at Dacast | Updated June 2026 As screen resolutions and sizes evolve, so do aspect ratios. If 4:3 was once the norm, that’s no longer the case. In 2026, the dominant ratio for wider screens is 16:9, pushing the 4:3 aspect ratio into the past […]
By Dacast Editorial Team | Reviewed by Jon Whitehead, COO at Dacast | Updated June 2026 Are you looking for a proven tactic to expand your audience reach and engage viewers in real-time? Do you want to deliver content that has value? Going live is the ultimate choice for businesses, content creators, and brands to […]
By Dacast Editorial Team | Reviewed by Jon Whitehead, COO at Dacast | Updated June 2026 Streaming live sports from a stadium, a high school field, or a remote outdoor venue means one thing: you cannot rely on the venue’s WiFi. Even when venue WiFi exists, it is typically shared across thousands of phones, press, […]
Selecting the right video CDN in 2026 is one of the fastest ways to improve startup time, buffering, reliability, and global reach, without changing your cameras or production workflow. A modern live streaming stack usually looks like this: Ingest (contribution): RTMP or SRT from encoder → cloud Packaging: HLS (often CMAF) into adaptive bitrate renditions […]