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About four years ago, YouTube introduced HDR support for pre-recorded video content uploaded to the platform, and it was a breakthrough. As for living broadcasts, it was impossible to improve quality with this technology until this week. A couple of days ago, YouTube announced that it is launching HDR for live streaming and making YouTube...

• 2-3 min read
• December 11, 2020
• by Ksenija

YouTube has long been a practice of testing new features on its users even before those features become available to the general public. But recently, the company offered to try the new package of functions exclusively for Premium users. In other words, only paid subscribers can get access to the new functions for now. Among...

• 2-3 min read
• October 08, 2020
• by Ksenija

Innovations have always attracted people and entering the market with a novelty, you have a great chance to hit the jackpot. Of course, you should not rush to embody the crazy idea, because you can fail. It is vital to keep abreast of new developments and trends that appear in the market to meet the...

• 8-9 min read
• July 18, 2020
• by Ksenija

Have you heard that video-on-demand service (VOD) is a fast-growing industry? Sure you do, if you are thinking about building VOD service. By the service, customers get access to the unlimited video on demand on a subscription basis that more comfortable than watching a video at a scheduled time. Let’s give the definition of VoD...

• 10-11 min read
• June 26, 2020
• by Ksenija

In the last two months the popularity of live streaming and number of newly appeared broadcasting platforms skyrocketed. This unexpected interest in live streams is caused by coronavirus and quarantine. People have to avoid public places and direct social contacts, and of course they have to stay at home. 

• 4-5 min read
• May 26, 2020
• by Anna

In a modern world when we need to research some topic quickly we prefer to watch a video instead of reading the same information. Sounds familiar? The video becomes the leading content format in search results in Google, it’s also highly ranked in social media such as Facebook and Instagram. But it’s too late to...

• 5-6 min read
• March 30, 2020
• by Elena

Have you already thought about buying a 4K UHD display? Hopefully, as prices have plummeted, 11% percent of household in the U.S. plan to purchase a UHD TV in the upcoming year. Maybe you’re planning too. But if you have a mobile or web app you probably didn’t think much about new resolution standards.Based on...

• 4-5 min read
• February 06, 2018
• by Evgeniy