A CDN, or Content Delivery Network, is a necessity for most online video needs. By distributing content to hundreds or thousands of servers, CDNs increase loading speed, reduce buffering and lagging, and decrease latency. However, CDNs differ in speed, best use, and geography. In fact, that’s why we decided to write this live streaming […]
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The TV industry is changing rapidly. After more than a half-century of dominance, traditional TV broadcasts are fading in popularity. Starting in 2015, young millennials (ages 14-25) began watching more video on digital devices than on television. One poll found that 59 percent of respondents prefer live videos online vs live TV. This trend is […]
Online education is experiencing an unprecedented boom, from early childhood education all the way through post-graduate programs. Whether students are studying online to progress toward graduation, or if they’re just casual consumers of educational material, every online student deserves a seamless online lecture viewing experience. To give students high-quality recorded educational content, you need professional […]
With more people logging in through digital mediums while working from home, streaming video and virtual meetings are more widely viewed. To make your live streaming platform decision easier and demystify what is and isn’t critical in the streaming video space, our COO talked with Fast Company to give you some video performance tips. Take a look […]
Dacast, video hosting, and live streaming solutions, has been selected by Streaming Media as one of the top 50 companies that matter most in online video in 2020. The list highlights the companies providing OTT solutions that are “that is both groundbreaking and rock-solid reliable“. Dacast is listed alongside other honorees in the August issue […]