With nearly a 90 percent share of users, Windows remains the leader of the Desktop OS market. Mobile device usage is also on the rise. That said, Mac OS (formerly OS X) is becoming increasingly popular. As of February 2019, Mac OS usage accounts for over 10 percent of total computer usage. In fact, the […]

Online video continues to gain popularity in recent years—and across all age groups! Mobile viewing is a huge factor contributing to this increase in online video consumption. In 2017 alone, the amount of time spent watching online videos on mobile devices increased by an average of 35 percent. Given this trend, more and more businesses […]

Here at DaCast, we’re in the business of providing video hosting and live streaming solutions. We want our users to succeed, and this blog overall is designed to help our broadcasters do the most successful on-demand and live streaming possible. In this blog post, specifically, we’ll help you to create a video marketing strategy. As […]

What’s the best camera choice for live streaming? As you might imagine, that’s not a simple question. Live streaming cameras vary widely in quality, price, and the details of how they connect to your system. Some are more flexible than others, some are more user-friendly than others, some provide a higher quality image than others. […]

When it comes to doing live streaming, it can be challenging to know where to start. Of course, one of the first components that new broadcasters must consider is how to choose their online video platform (OVP). And with so many video streaming platforms on the market, it can be daunting to know where to […]

Selling videos online can be a challenge. With the amount of free content available on sites like YouTube, people just aren’t used to paying for video anymore. However, with the right strategies, good sales of online pay per view video can be achieved. In this article, we’ll present a guide to selling videos online. We’ll go […]

Video use in education is booming. It’s been one of the most popular learning technologies for the past several years. This is especially true in higher education, where video is increasingly used in lecture halls. Given this trend, streaming solutions for online university courses have become more important than ever before. At DaCast, we know […]

The online video industry is in a state of flux. As technologies mature, the market is reaching a point of saturation. We’ve seen many unique streaming solutions being created in the last few years. And today, new live OTT service providers continue to pop up. However, we’re also seeing the beginnings of an inevitable market […]

Streaming video requires that various technologies all work in unison. One aspect of this process involves knowing how to deliver live streams and video-on-demand to your viewers. This article focuses on comparing MPEG-DASH vs. HLS as two of the top streaming protocols. First, we’ll define streaming protocols and how they work. Next, we’ll review the […]