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What does “PPV” Stand for as it Relates to Online Video?

  When talking about video monetization, “PPV” is short for Pay-Per-View Along with subscription-based monetization, pay-per-view is one of the monetization methods offered by Dacast. It allows broadcasters to sell their video content through a secure paywall located inside the video player. Ad-based monetization is also an option. Any questions or need help/access to this […]

Walkthrough: Video On Demand (VOD) with Dacast (Legacy App)

  This post covers how to do VOD streaming over Dacast, including secure video upload with FTP and content management and publishing via your account. 1. Get Started with VOD Streaming Creating video on demand content over Dacast requires uploading media files to our network of servers. To do this, sign into your account and […]

Dacast Paywall Analytics: How to Read the Graphs

  There are a few ways to read the Paywall analytics graphs on Dacast.  Dacast Paywall Analytics The paywall analytics section will give you access to your sales and revenue by time and country/location. You will be able to review your sales and revenue in two different ways: per content and globally.  1. Per content: […]

Dacast Free Account: Viewer Limits

Free trial accounts are not limited in any way by the number of viewers. But with a free trial, naturally, there are limitations when it comes to bandwidth and storage. These are the only factors of course which would hamper your free trial, in terms of course of limited capacity. Free trials are given 14 […]

How to Test Your M3U8 Online Player Link

  The M3U8 link allows you to deliver your live and VOD streaming to Roku TV, Apple TV, or any private web TV channel and mobile app. In this post, we’re going to cover how to test your M3U8 player online. The two methods that we will use include using an M3U8 online player and […]