Collaborate Disseminate
When you initially onboarded your OTT traffic to a CDN, you probably went with default settings. And to be honest, why wouldn’t you? A standard media configuration is designed for the short http-based segment delivery at scale. It removes the bottlenec… Continue reading CDN Tuning for OTT – “Why Doesn’t it Already do That?”
When you initially onboarded your OTT traffic to a CDN, you probably went with default settings. And to be honest, why wouldn’t you? A standard media configuration is designed for the short http-based segment delivery at scale. It removes the bottleneck of your origin connectivity, taking you from a couple of hundred Mb/s to several Gb/s (and Tb/s) of OTT traffic to your customers as your service grows. So, do you understand what this standard configuration is doing, and how to fine tune it for your current use case? Continue reading CDN Tuning for OTT – "Why Doesn’t it Already do That?"
Over the last two years, we’ve seen a surge in OTT offerings as viewers insist on watching what they want, when they want, on any device, anywhere. Major content creators like Netflix and Amazon have made significant strides to push…
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Over the last two years, we’ve seen a surge in OTT offerings as viewers insist on watching what they want, when they want, on any device, anywhere. Major content creators like Netflix and Amazon have made significant strides to push… Continue reading #OTTuesday: The Current State of Linear Broadcast and OTT
What does the concept of Herd Immunity have to do with OTT? To find out, I spoke with security expert Jay Coley for this AkamaiTV interview at IBC. Jay explained the biology – and the power – of cooperation in…
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What does the concept of Herd Immunity have to do with OTT? To find out, I spoke with security expert Jay Coley for this AkamaiTV interview at IBC. Jay explained the biology – and the power – of cooperation in… Continue reading #OTTuesday: How to Secure the Bank of OTT
Takes a second to say goodbyeSay goodbye, oh, oh, ohIt takes a second to say goodbyeSay goodbye, oh, oh, oh, say bye byeWhere you going to now When U2 penned the lyrics to its song, "Seconds," in 1983, there was… Continue reading Don’t Say Goodbye to Your OTT Viewers
It’s all about the "audience of you" as Akamai gears up for next week’s 2017 NAB Show in Las Vegas. With that phrase, we’re talking about helping to deliver the best possible experiences for each and every OTT video viewer…. Continue reading The ‘Audience of You’ at NAB
It took years of experimenting, but the technology is now here to watch more live sports entertainment than was ever previously possible. Continue reading WrestleMania Weekend Shows We’ve Hit Peak Pro Wrestling Streaming
Online audiences are growing and so are their expectations for the quality of experience. You know exactly what I mean if you’ve ever been frustrated with the rate at which a game is downloading or if your video stalls at… Continue reading Media Acceleration Enhances Online Experiences for OTT Video, Games and Software Downloads