The landscape of live streaming has evolved dramatically over the past decade, with two major adaptive bitrate streaming protocols dominating the market: HTTP Live Streaming (HLS) and Dynamic Adaptive Streaming over HTTP (DASH). As content delivery networks continue to play a crucial role in delivering seamless streaming experiences, understanding the nuances between these protocols becomes essential for developers, content creators, and streaming service providers.
In this comprehensive guide, we'll explore both protocols, their strengths, weaknesses, and how they integrate with [...]
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Developed by Apple in 2009, HTTP Live Streaming (HLS) allows content producers to send live and on-demand audio and video using standard HTTP, the protocol which powers the web.
The Internet we know and use, with every website capable of playing video, images, and music, was not always as interactive as it is today. When the first web page came online in the mid-1990’s text was the order of the day. The rich media experience we have come to [...]