Many businesses want to track how viewers engage with their videos – from how many times a video is played to where viewers are watching from. While professional platforms like VdoCipher offer advanced analytics out-of-the-box, it’s also possible to build a basic video analytics dashboard on your own. In this guide you’ll: Collect the core metrics most teams care about (view event, device/browser/OS, geography, watch completion, basic QoE signals). Render the collected rows as JSON on the page (simple and copy-paste friendly). (Optional) Export that JSON or pipe it into Google Sheets later for charts/pivots & make your own Video Analytics…
Hotstar Tech Stack Explained – Architecture and Delivery at Scale
This article maps the Hotstar Tech Stack in detail: the end‑to‑end OTT architecture - client players (web/Android/iOS/TV) using ABR HLS/DASH with multi‑DRM; multi‑CDN delivery; an API gateway in front of Kubernetes microservices; Kafka + Flink streaming into an OLAP warehouse and feature store; plus the observability, CI/CD, cost, and security practices that keep streams stable at massive scale. You’ll learn which components matter, how they fit together, trade‑offs to watch, and a concise path to build a similar OTT platform with VdoCipher. TL;DR Clients: Web, Android, iOS/tvOS, and TV apps with ABR streaming and multi‑DRM (Widevine/FairPlay/PlayReady). Edge & Delivery: Multi‑CDN…
Netflix Similar Apps – Top Netflix Alternatives in 2025
Nowadays, nothing can beat the popularity of the OTT platform. People are gravitating onwards to these platforms for several reasons. Regarding the list of top OTT platforms, Netflix is in a class all by itself. This OTT platform has 182 million subscribers who pay for services. Additionally, it is responsible for 8% of the total time people spend viewing movies all over the globe. Around 47 percent of people in the United States prefer to watch their favorite shows or movies on Netflix. There are no signs that Netflix will be slowing down anytime soon. It is well on its…
White Label Streaming Platform Explained
Launching a video streaming service under your own brand is an exciting prospect for EdTech companies, OTT media providers, startups, enterprises, and independent coaches. However, creating a secure and scalable video platform from the ground up can be daunting. This is where a white label video streaming platform comes into play. They allow you to deliver video content to your audience under your own branding while relying on a proven, secure backend infrastructure. Table of Contents: What is a White Label Streaming Platform? Key Characteristics of a White Label Video Platform Benefits of White Label Video Platforms The Challenge of…
Netflix Tech Stack Explained: CDN (Open Connect), and Microservices
This is a source-driven explainer of the Netflix tech stack and Netflix architecture. It summarizes what Netflix has publicly shared across client surfaces (React, Falcor or GraphQL), the edge (Zuul), the Netflix microservices architecture on AWS (Titus, Spinnaker), data and streaming platforms (EVCache, Cassandra, Mantis, Keystone), video pipeline and codecs (per-title and shot-based with VMAF, AV1), DRM with HTML5 EME, and the Netflix CDN, Open Connect. Every claim references an official source, and anything not disclosed is labeled “Not publicly documented,” with compact Netflix architecture diagram callouts for orientation. TL;DR Cloud and runtime - Netflix completed its AWS migration in…
Security Checklist to Build a Secure Streaming App
The global video streaming industry is projected to surpass $300 billion by 2030. While that growth creates massive opportunity, it also fuels piracy. According to industry studies, online video piracy costs businesses over $40 billion annually and the number is growing every year. What does this mean if you’re building a secure video streaming app, whether OTT platform, an eLearning app, or a corporate training system? It means security is not optional anymore. Piracy not only results in loss of revenue but it also weakens your brand and credibility. In this guide, we will cover a comprehensive security checklist for…