In the day and age of online streaming, Google Chromecast is probably the most affordable living room OTT solution on the market. Google originally introduced the dongle with the intent to connect phone apps to a not so “Smart” TVs back in the day, so users can stream content from their phones onto a larger…
Welcome back to Bitmovin’s Encoding Excellence series! Our first post covered why video quality metrics matter. The second post provided an “objective” introduction to the top three objective video quality metrics (see what we did there?). The third post in our Encoding Excellence series is an exploration of quality measurement methods (and their limitations) through…
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,…
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…
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