What is Switchboard Live? Switchboard Live is a video distribution platform allowing you to simultaneously live stream across your own streaming platform (such as Dacast) and all the most popular social media channels (such as Facebook and Youtube). Do you need a paying Switchboard Live account? Yes. The minimum cost is $35 per month (billed annually) […]
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In the U.S. alone, piracy costs the national economy a whopping $29.2 billion annually. Relatedly, security firms are measuring an increase in piracy, hacking, and other digital attacks every year. To fight this problem, OTT video publishers need to implement a range of best practices for secure video delivery. In this blog article, we’ll […]
Modern media companies are adapting to a rapidly changing landscape. In just a few short years, we’ve seen the decline of traditional and cable TV and a corresponding explosion in online video. Today, live broadcasting for media and event agencies play a key role in their business success. Why should media and event agencies […]
This year has been at exciting one here at Dacast! In August, we celebrated being named one of the Top 50 Online Video Companies–for the second consecutive year. Following that recognition, Dacast was voted a finalist in 4 categories for the 2019 Streaming Media Readers’ Choice Awards. And this month, we are proud to announce […]
Still, a relatively new video distribution approach, Over The Top video (OTT) continues to push the big dogs—cable and broadcast TV—towards the fringes. With Netflix an early adopter of this trend, OTT video providers have exploded in numbers in recent years. Amazon, Apple, and dozens of other major companies have explored this approach. For example, […]