Hardware Acceleration Fuels Real-Time Video-Streamed Use Cases

The global shift to real-time video streaming will soon be drawing new support from advances in hardware acceleration that enable radical reductions in the time consumed processing content for transmission and reception over next-generation pipelines. As evidenced by performance metrics attained by distributors operating over Red5’s Experience Delivery Network (XDN) infrastructure worldwide, it’s now possible… Continue reading Hardware Acceleration Fuels Real-Time Video-Streamed Use Cases

Red5 Marked “Safe” from Log4j Zero-Day

(Updated: 12/16/2021) The zero-day gremlins are at it again, this time with a nasty Log4j/Log4j2 vulnerability that’s been dubbed Log4Shell (CVE-2021-44228). First things first: Red5 offerings, including both the open source and the Red5 Pro closed source extensions, are not vulnerable as we do not use the affected libraries. Log4Shell allows a specially-crafted log message… Continue reading Red5 Marked “Safe” from Log4j Zero-Day

Red5 Pro adds V-Nova’s LCEVC

Red5 Pro’s platform just became even more efficient with the addition of V-Nova’s MPEG-5 LCEVC codec enhancement. LCEVC can provide better quality with a lower load, saving money, increasing reach, and creating a better end-user experience. Visit OTTVerse for the full story. Parties interested in a demonstration of the latest Red5 Pro platform with LCEVC… Continue reading Red5 Pro adds V-Nova’s LCEVC

Smart TV App Development Enters Real-Time Streaming Domain

A sudden turn of events in smart TV development is freeing service providers to bring real-time video interactivity into play for breakthroughs in user experience on home entertainment’s new center stage. Comcast kicked off the potentially disruptive trend in early October when it announced that Sky, its recently acquired UK-based subsidiary, was introducing a smart… Continue reading Smart TV App Development Enters Real-Time Streaming Domain

Red5 Pro Welcomes New CTO

Red5 Pro is thrilled to welcome Marc Pace to our leadership team as Chief Technology Officer. Pace, as he prefers to be called, describes himself as “the quintessential computer geek,” and joins us with a long history of tech innovation, a passion for VR, and a slightly irreverent sense of humor. He has a knack… Continue reading Red5 Pro Welcomes New CTO

Decentralized-CDN Webinar – Looking to the Future

Tune in on Tuesday, November 30th at 11AM EST | 4PM GMT for a webinar with Rethink TV analysts, Alex Davies and Rafi Cohen, to explore the exciting future of content delivery – Decentralized CDN. The analysts will cover the “Decentralized CDN and Multi-CDN, Forecast 2021-2026” findings before launching into a panel discussion with industry… Continue reading Decentralized-CDN Webinar – Looking to the Future

New to Red5 Pro? 6 Frequently Asked Questions and Responses

New to live streaming with Red5 Pro? This one’s for you! Learning to use a new product can be challenging. To help you get started, we’ve rounded up some of the most commonly asked questions from new customers. Find our answers below. 1. Does Red5 Pro require an SSL certificate? This depends on your streaming… Continue reading New to Red5 Pro? 6 Frequently Asked Questions and Responses

Twitch Data Breach Makes Another Case For Real-Time Streaming Independence

As the costs of relying on big hacker-infested streaming platforms grow ever steeper, providers of live-streamed video services are finding they have more reason than ever to operate over their own infrastructures. The urgency of the situation flashed bright red with recent revelations that Amazon’s Twitch had suffered a massive data breach that could severely… Continue reading Twitch Data Breach Makes Another Case For Real-Time Streaming Independence