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Adaptive Bitrate Streaming: What it Is and How the ABR Algorithm Works [2024 Update]

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For most broadcasters, the user experience they provide is crucial because most viewers won’t deal with a poor stream for long. In fact, over half of the viewers will abandon a poor-quality stream in 90 seconds or less. That means one bad stream could be devastating for business. The problem is that most users rely […]

The Top Mobile Live Streaming Equipment for Every Budget in 2024

To create a high-quality mobile streaming setup, it’s paramount you select the top mobile live-streaming equipment. An effective mobile broadcasting setup combines essential mobile live-streaming equipment to enhance audio and video quality to ensure an engaging viewer experience. Advancements in technology offer a variety of options to suit different budgets, from beginner to advanced gear […]

Live Audio Streaming: How to Broadcast Audio with a Professional Platform [2024 Update]

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Live audio streaming is incredibly popular. Podcasts in particular have been a hit, with an unprecedented 464.7 million people listening to podcasts daily worldwide. This number is expected to reach 504.9 million by 2024. Moreover, the podcast industry market size is currently an immense $23.56 million. The music streaming industry, too, has experienced massive growth with millions […]

Low Latency Streaming via HLS on Dacast OBS Studio

  OBS Studio is a simple yet capable free broadcasting software with an integrated RTMP encoder. We recommend using OBS Studio along with our recommended encoder settings to get started with live streaming.  Although OBS Studio is our recommended software encoder, it is not required. Any RTMP encoder will work. How to Set up low […]

Quick Start with Live Streaming (OBS Studio)

In this OBS Tutorial for Dacast, we will discuss how to set up a live stream by connecting the Dacast streaming solution to OBS Studio, a free and open-source broadcasting software with integrated encoding capabilities. This guide is for the Windows version of the encoder.  Video tutorial available here. Step 1: Add Details to Broadcast Setting Open […]