WebRTC vs. RTMP – Which Protocol Should You Choose for Your Live Streaming App?

Live video streaming is taking off like crazy, and you want to get in on this new technology by building your own cat streaming app. "Periscope for Cats will be the next big thing" you say. You start looking into what’s out there for a software developer to build on, and immediately are inundated with… Continue reading WebRTC vs. RTMP – Which Protocol Should You Choose for Your Live Streaming App?

Red5 Pro Release 2.1.0 – Improved Autoscaling

The new year is all about self-improvement and looking forward. As such, our developers caught the spirit and churned out a new release for both server and mobile SDK. They improved the performance of our autoscale solution and load balancing stream manager, added Flash to HLS audio support (so you can video call your parents… Continue reading Red5 Pro Release 2.1.0 – Improved Autoscaling

2016 – A Year of Live Streaming

2016 has been an exciting year in the always evolving world of live-streaming. The announcement of Facebook Live, and Youtube Live, propelled live-streaming prominently into the mainstream market. The popularity of these features hold a great potential to drive the future of social media. There are even reports of Facebook paying other companies to make… Continue reading 2016 – A Year of Live Streaming

The Top Ten Emerging Live Streaming Apps

As Twitter and Facebook duke it out for live streaming dominance with their apps, there are other, more niche players that are showing tremendous promise. We took a look at what’s out today, and which ones have the potential to make it big. The trend we are seeing is that niche markets and highly specific… Continue reading The Top Ten Emerging Live Streaming Apps