Geo blocking video (or geo-restriction) is the practice of restricting access to online video content based on a user’s geographic location. If you’ve ever seen the message “This video is not available in your country,” you’ve encountered geo blocking. Content providers use this technique to control where their videos can be viewed, often to comply with licensing agreements, local laws, or business strategies. In this updated 2025 guide, we understand into why geo-blocking matters, how it works (covering IP-based, GPS-based, and DNS-based methods), tools and services to implement it, how to tackle VPNs and proxies in video streaming. Table Of…
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What is Live Video Streaming and How Does It Work?
Start Live Streaming for Free Did you know that 23% of global viewing time is spent watching live content? And more importantly, live content generates 27% more minutes of watch time per viewing than on-demand video. See, live streaming isn’t just a trend; it’s a game-changer tool for your eLearning and media businesses. (more…)
CENC Common Encryption Algorithms & Methods Guide
A fundamental concept of modern security, encryption, serves as the cornerstone to safeguard data storage, digital communications, streaming, online transactions and much more. Derived from the roots of cryptography, encryption transforms a plain, readable information into an unreadable or unintelligible form using mathematical algorithms and secret keys. The same data is decrypted using a decryption key at the client/user’s end. The overall purpose of encryption is to make sensitive data confidential and secure, restricting unauthorized access, sharing or copying. To simplify the content protection process for video creators and distributors, CENC, or Common Encryption Scheme ensures interoperability between various DRM…
Video Streaming Protocols : A Comprehensive Guide in 2025
Video Streaming enjoys wide popularity. Observers state that 80% of consumers of content prefer a video over a blog. This indicates video streaming is becoming more popular. You need to do plenty to implement video streaming in an app though. Among other tasks, you need to choose the right video streaming protvocol. What are video streaming protocols? How do they differ from other common terms like codecs and container formats? How do you choose a suitable video streaming protocol? Which are the commonly used video streaming protocols? Read on, as we discuss these in this guide. Table of Contents: What…
Video Codecs: Everything You Need To Know About
During the pandemic when most of the world was under lockdown and more people were online than ever, major video streaming platforms took a collective decision to limit video content to 480p to relieve strain on global mobile networks. Did you know YouTube (35%) and Netflix (15%) account for 50% of all global mobile internet traffic? The report also suggests 79% of global mobile data traffic will be video by 2022. With this growth rate, video codecs will play an even bigger role in the years to come. Statista provides information on the level of global mobile video traffic from…
Live Streaming Server Video Technology in 2025
A live streaming server is a specialized type of server that is designed to broadcast real-time video and audio content over the internet. It plays a crucial role in enabling live streaming technology, which has become popular for events like sports, concerts, conferences, and personal live broadcast on platforms like Twitch or YouTube Live. Table of Contents: What is a video streaming server? Video streaming architecture Types of streaming servers Functionality of a live streaming server Live streaming server protocols and technologies Setting up a live streaming server Live streaming server issues and troubleshooting Network considerations for live streaming FAQs…