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…
Top 12 WordPress Plugins For E-Learning
Starting out with creating your WordPress online course, but confused about which plugins for E-Learning to choose from? Not sure which functionalities are necessary and which functionalities are optional? In this blog post, I walk you through the most essential WordPress plugins for E-Learning course developers to choose from which will further help you develop a custom WordPress website at its best. Table Of Content: What are WordPress Plugins? How to Install a WordPress Plugin Features of Learning Management System (LMS) Plugins for E-Learning Top 10 WordPress Plugins for eLearning VdoCipher - Best WordPress Plugin for Elearning videos FAQs What…
Beyond DRM: Why DRM is not enough to prevent Piracy? VdoCipher Security Addons
For quite a long, it was considered that Hollywood approved DRMs (Google Widevine, Apple Fairplay DRM) is good enough to protect videos from piracy. The technologies which hackers pursue to illegally download content or share illegal access have advanced over the years, and currently DRM is not enough to prevent video piracy. We are listing various reasons why DRM is not enough, and what additional protections are done by VdoCipher to fix each vulnerability. Table of Contents: DRM vulnerabilities in past 1 year Extracting video URLs to play outside website/app or app clones Illegal password sharing leading over-usage Screen Capture…