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How Does Dacast Handle IP Video Country Restrictions?

  Dacast uses MaxMind, relying on its GeoIP2 databases and web services. The databases are stated as among the most accurate IP video geolocation databases available, using the IP of the viewer to detect their country of origin. Through integrating this technology with our own services, Dacast is able to do very accurate country detection […]

What is an HTTP Website Referrer?

A What is an HTTP Website Referrer? The HTTP website referrer option on Dacast lets you add website referral restrictions to your content. For example, if you own the website www.test.com, you can set up a restriction to block sites that arent www.test.com from trying to grab and reuse your embed code. H2> How a […]

Does Video Bandwidth Rollover on Dacast’s Monthly Plans?

Yes, unused video bandwidth rolls over each month and stays on your account as long as you are on a monthly or annual plan. If you cancel your plan or decide to downgrade to a lower monthly plan “level,” the remaining bandwidth will be removed from your account. Please note that all bandwidth expires after […]

New HTML5 Player FAQ: All of Your Questions Answered

  Introducing the Dacast’s New HTML5 Player Framework As you may know, Dacast is now a unified streaming platform that offers both VOD and live stream hosting. We are excited to announce our new HTML5 player framework. We have partnered with THEOplayer, a leader in video player technology, in order to give all of our […]