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The online video player landscape is fragmented with a wide variety of players across a mix of popular platforms. In the world of HTML5-video players in browsers, there are a number of open-source solutions (e.g., hls.js, dash.js, Shaka Player), as wel… Continue reading Enhancing video streaming quality for ExoPlayer – Part 1: Quality of User Experience Metrics
The online video player landscape is fragmented with a wide variety of players across a mix of popular platforms. In the world of HTML5-video players in browsers, there are a number of open-source solutions (e.g., hls.js, dash.js, Shaka Player), as well as commercial offerings which include Akamai’s AMP. Continue reading Enhancing video streaming quality for ExoPlayer – Part 1: Quality of User Experience Metrics
Simply put, Akamai runs a state-of-the-art Broadcast Operations Control Centre, the BOCC, to help ensure smooth and seamless end-user play-back experience for live OTT (Over the Top) and linear video delivered through Akamai Media Delivery Solutions. T… Continue reading Broadcast Operations Control Center (BOCC): Enabling OTT Broadcast Operations
Simply put, Akamai runs a state-of-the-art Broadcast Operations Control Centre, the BOCC, to help ensure smooth and seamless end-user play-back experience for live OTT (Over the Top) and linear video delivered through Akamai Media Delivery Solutions. To phrase it more technically – the BOCC is a support service providing effective 24x7x365 real-time, high-density monitoring towards ensuring lower latency, continued availability, and buffering-free playback of video streams covering most stages of over-the-top streaming workflow. Continue reading Broadcast Operations Control Center (BOCC): Enabling OTT Broadcast Operations
Live video isn’t a video on demand (VOD) or game download where congestion hiccups may have minimal impact. Congestion at any point in the over-the-top (OTT) distribution chain can ruin the experience for your customer. Continue reading Do High Vanity Bitrates Choke Your Live OTT Service Out of the Gate?
Live video isn’t a video on demand (VOD) or game download where congestion hiccups may have minimal impact. Congestion at any point in the over-the-top (OTT) distribution chain can ruin the experience for your customer.
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What do these trends mean for digital news publishers in India? Definitely, more visitors to the website and mobile apps on the election day. More eyeballs who can be engaged with interesting and interactive content and ultimately more opportunities to monetize the audience as they spend more time on digital channels. But with every significant opportunity comes an element of risk. Risk from an ever-evolving plethora of online security and cyber threats intending to deface publishing houses, leak user and other sensitive information, or bring down services entirely in return for a ransom or other political motivations. Continue reading Get, Set, Election, Go: Preparing For The 2019 Elections – Chapter Two
Akamai’s Smooth Delivery Pacing (SDP) made an impression last year by increasing client network performance while simultaneously reducing retransmissions. If you missed the details and want to learn more about SDP, please check out our past discussion… Continue reading Packet Pacing Benefits for Midgress Traffic
Akamai’s Smooth Delivery Pacing (SDP) made an impression last year by increasing client network performance while simultaneously reducing retransmissions. If you missed the details and want to learn more about SDP, please check out our past discussion. In this article, we’ll explore if SDP’s benefits can be applied to Akamai’s midgress network. Continue reading Packet Pacing Benefits for Midgress Traffic
Streaming Media has announced its 2018 Readers’ Choice Award winners at Streaming Media West in Huntington Beach, Calif. Recognizing technological excellence in the online video industry, Streaming Media readers cast more than 25,000 votes across 30 ca… Continue reading Akamai Takes Home Three Streaming Media Readers’ Choice Awards