Azure customers given complete access to rich set of cloud encoding and playback features from Bitmovin at IBC 2019 Bitmovin is excited to announce the integration of our world-class innovative cloud-based video streaming solutions, the Encoder and Player, with Microsoft’s Azure. Azure customers can now use encoding and player solutions from Bitmovin to create highly…
Bitmovin Player and Analytics: Better Together! Unlock the power of Bitmovin Analytics data across every Bitmovin Player instance, with just one click! Yes, it’s that simple. Watch this quick video to learn how to test both the Bitmovin Player and Analytics products with a free, 30 day trial. We’ve always believed in data driven development,…
I’m Michael Riha, a Solutions Architect with Bitmovin. I wrote this guide to make it easy and save you time implementing Android TV apps using the Bitmovin Player SDK. A couple of months ago I had to build a prototype to showcase our capabilities on an old Android TV device with a rather old version…
Roku is a leading platform for video delivery, but Roku development can be a challenge for even the most experienced programmers. The new Bitmovin Roku SDK is a great place to start. Why Roku? There are a lot of video streaming platforms on the market today, but in our opinion Roku stands out as one…
In his recent presentation at the Demuxed conference for video engineers, Bitmovin solution architect, James Yeh, looked at the pros and cons of delivering video to mobile devices using an HTML5 player versus using the native player. Streaming video to mobile devices In our recent video developer survey, we found that the vast majority of…
Bitmovin Video Player v8 marks the transition to a module-based approach, allowing developers to load only the features they need. The New Modular Player? Version 8.0 includes a range of improvements, but one of the most significant is a shift to a modular architecture. While previous versions relied on a fixed structure, which shipped all…
We’ve opened up our Video Player API to handle all features of client-side advertising directly in the API. The move to the API level allows for more flexibility and customization and paves the way for emerging use cases. Content providers of all sizes rely on advertising to generate revenue, so playing ads flawlessly in the…
Online video publishers that decide to launch a mobile app are faced with a decision between reusing their HTML5 player, building a completely native playback experience, or a combination of both approaches. Initially, it may seem easiest to re-use your HTML5 player, but that is not always the best option from evidence we’ve seen in…
Steve Jobs was the first to announce Adobe Flash’s impending doom during the reveal of the original iPhone in 2007. Since then, plenty of ink has been spilled about Flash’s impending death, seemingly always just a few years on the horizon as browser makers chipped away at support for the ubiquitous multimedia plugin. Now, finally,…
It’s already been a busy new year for the Bitmovin team! Since the release of our dashboard last year in September we have been working on features like team management, API key and license name control to make managing your account easier. We added a dashboard overview page so you can easily monitor usage statistics,…
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