This is one in a series of articles about trends and best practices in streaming. Cristian Oneț is co-CTO of Zeno Media, an audio-focused streaming and podcasting infrastructure company that connects ...

Here is an example of how delivery differs in terms of average request rate and average request time on the same number of viewers when switching from regular HLS to LL-HLS: Above: Increased ...

The author is president of StreamS/Modulation Index LLC. More than 20 years ago, delivery of media content on the internet was well on its way. Initially, audio was much easier to deliver than video ...

HTTP Live Streaming support will let Apple Podcasts play Spotify-hosted video podcasts.

Much of today’s internet video content has settled into a dichotomy of delivery methods: the cost-effective but slightly lagging HTTP adaptive streaming and the ultra-responsive but expensive ...

Spotify's adoption of Apple’s HLS video standard will make cross-platform video podcasts better for creators and listeners alike.

Spotify is adopting Apple's HLS streaming standard for video podcasts while also lowering Premium subscription prices and removing its Lite plan in India ...