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Jacob is Wowza’s resident content writer, creating blog posts, case studies, and more that educate Wowza’s audience. Born and raised in Denver, Colorado, Jacob currently travels the world as a digital nomad and is also passionate about social justice, art, and fantasy literature.
7 Top Video Player Use Cases
If you’re new to the streaming game, then an essential component to be aware of is the video player. Every component of the streaming workflow affects a viewer’s experience — such as encoding, transcoding, and…
Read MoreConveneAGM: Saving 50 Man-Days of Labor Per Month With Wowza
How ConveneAGM Maximized Its Online Streaming Performance ConveneAGM, a subsidiary of Azeus, leverages live streaming to facilitate virtual and hybrid annual general meetings around the world. These high stakes meetings are essential for…
Read MoreEncoding vs. Transcoding: What’s the Difference?
If you’re trying to stream video, you’ve undoubtedly heard the terms “encoding” and “transcoding” thrown around — but what’s the difference, and what does it matter? Essentially, encoding is the act of compressing raw video…
Read MoreBetter, Stronger, FASTer: What FAST Means for the Future of TV
In an entertainment world where consumers are overwhelmed with choice and subscription fatigue, imagine a solution where you didn’t have to worry about finding the perfect thing to watch on a platform you hopefully already…
Read MoreLIVID: Taking the Future of Sales Online
How LIVID Grew Leads for its Customers by 156% and Website Conversion by 300% Using Wowza’s Video Solution to Revolutionize the Sales Experience. LIVID believes the future of high-value product sales is “phygital”…
Read MoreUDP vs. TCP and Which One to Use for Video Streaming (Update)
If you’re weighing the virtues of TCP vs. UDP, we’re going to assume that you’re already familiar with the seven layers of networking and the all-important transport layer. As with everything, there are advantages…
Read MoreThe 8 Biggest Mistakes Live Streamers Make
So, you want to be a live streamer. You’ve undoubtedly watched plenty of big shot streamers doing their thing, tuned in to a sporting event in real-time on a mobile device, or maybe even attended…
Read MoreHow Much Latency Can Your Broadcast Handle? [Decision Tree]
Building a live streaming solution, but not sure how critical it is to reduce latency? For some use cases, video lag isn’t worth stressing about — but for others, it’s the most important factor. Follow…
Read More2022 in Review: Streaming Video News
It’s been a complicated year for video streaming. The pandemic throughout 2020 and 2021 spurred its meteoric rise when people forced to stay at home turned to live, VOD, and gaming content to occupy their…
Read MoreHow to Monetize Your YouTube Channel
YouTube is one of the most well-known and influential video platforms around. It dominated the video landscape before outlets for short-form content like Facebook, TikTok, and Instagram reels came around. It’s still the world’s go-to…
Read MoreThe Role of Video in the Metaverse
We’ve been dreaming of the metaverse collectively for quite some time. The Matrix. Ready Player One. Free Guy. Tron. The newer Jumanji movies. We’d be remiss not to mention the novel Snow Crash. Each of…
Read MoreVideo SDK vs. API: What’s the Difference?
What’s the difference between an SDK and an API? It’s understandable if you get these two terms confused because they often appear together. If you’re building a video platform, an even better question is the…
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