Category Archives: The video experts blog

HLS Ingest: What It Is and How It’s Compatible with Streaming Software [2025 Update]

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The online broadcasting industry is constantly evolving to enhance the streaming experience for broadcasters and viewers alike. RTMP and HLS are two protocols that software engineers have tested in a few different roles in an attempt to optimize the live streaming process. Although RTMP (real-time messaging protocol) is currently the most popular protocol for ingest, […]

Best 6 Live Streaming Chat Tools for Broadcasting in 2025

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With virtual events becoming more popular and necessary for the modern working environment, live-streaming chat tools are increasingly ubiquitous. Broadcasters, event organizers and organizations of all kinds need fresh, innovative ways to engage their audiences. Website chat tools and live chat offer the perfect solution. Integrating services that support chat tools and features for live […]

OTT Deployment in the Cloud – What Broadcasters Need to Know in 2025

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Broadcasters face significant challenges in the current digital industry in building scalable video streaming infrastructure. The surge in online viewership in the past year has put immense pressure on traditional streaming workflows. These often struggle to handle sudden spikes in viewers. Buffering, dropped connections, and a frustrating user experience are the results of these issues.  […]

Best Live Streaming Software for Mac – A Comparison [2025 Update]

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While MacOS is more popular than ever, Windows still enjoys a massive 74% share of users on the market. With that said, MacOS usage has soared and now accounts for 100.4 Million desktop users of the macOS in the US. Many of its bases include multimedia professionals and business users. For this reason among many, […]

Church Live Streaming Statistics – Trends in Streaming Virtual Services for 2025

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In the past decade, the internet has become more and more accessible. This has contributed to the popularization of online video content, specifically, live streams. Many businesses, schools, and other organizations have jumped on the trend to reach their audiences in this new way. Churches are one of these types of organizations that are taking […]