By Dacast Editorial Team | Reviewed by Jon Whitehead, COO at Dacast | Updated April 2026 Over the last decade, live videos have become easier to do, primarily due to advances in streaming software. Streaming software allows anyone from a newbie to an advanced broadcaster to create live streams easily. In fact, free streaming on social […]
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By Dacast Editorial Team | Reviewed by Jon Whitehead, COO at Dacast | Updated April 2026 Dance competition organizers are solving a problem most event platforms were not built to handle: hundreds of dances, thousands of family members across time zones, and a live event that generates real revenue only when the right technology is […]
By Dacast Editorial Team | Reviewed by Jon Whitehead, COO at Dacast | Updated April 2026 An M3U8 file is a UTF-8 encoded playlist used by HLS to list media segments and variants for adaptive playback. In 2026, M3U8 files remain the backbone of HLS streaming, enabling adaptive bitrate streaming, low latency HLS, and encrypted […]
By Dacast Editorial Team | Reviewed by Jon Whitehead, COO at Dacast | Updated April 2026 What equipment do you need for live streaming? A complete live streaming setup requires four components: a video/audio source (camera + microphone), a video encoder (hardware or software), a streaming destination platform, and a stable internet connection. This guide […]
Dacast Editorial Team — reviewed by Dacast’s streaming infrastructure specialists. April 2026 Adaptive bitrate streaming (ABR) is a technology that automatically adjusts video quality in real time based on a viewer’s available bandwidth and device capabilities, delivering the best possible picture without buffering or manual quality selection. For most broadcasters, delivering a high-quality, buffer-free viewing experience […]