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Do You Collect Commission on Dacast Pay-Per-View and Subscriptions?

Yes, you will pay small commissions for paywall transactions in your Dacast account. This is applicable for both subscription-based (SVOD) and pay-per-view (TVOD) streaming. Dacast takes a percentage of commissions for each transfer done over our platform. This commission is 9.9%, plus $0.40 on each viewer purchase. Feel free to contact your account manager with […]

Dacast Free Trial: Are There Any Limitations?

Free trial accounts can only create one channel at a time, and there is also a limited number of playbacks allowed per day. Trial accounts are active for 14 days or until the 10 GB of bandwidth is all used up (whichever comes first.)  Note: If you need to test further, you may request an […]

Does Dacast Support Ad-Free Streaming?

All levels of Dacast accounts (monthly, pay as you go and free trials) are capable of ad-free streaming. However, broadcasters have the option to monetize their content with advertisements if they wish to do so.  We’d also like to mention that all Dacast plans, including the free trial, offer fully white-label, HTML5 video players.  Not […]

8 Steps to Building a VOD Platform with OTT Delivery

8 Steps to Building a VOD Platform with OTT Delivery Image

Streaming on-demand has evolved over the past few years. In fact, every area of home entertainment spending has declined except for online video. For example, advertising on OTT content distributed via smart TVs alone is expected to hit $20.1 billion this year. Many businesses are finding value in creating video on demand (VOD) platforms for […]