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With the rise of digital platforms, live streaming connects churches to members who cannot attend in person, such as homebound members, traveling families, deployed military personnel, and first-time visitors who explore a church online before attending. It also expands the church’s reach to new audiences that the in-person service alone Read more…
In 2026, the IPTV vs. OTT decision shapes every line of your streaming architecture, the underlying network, the devices you reach, the ingest protocols, and the unit economics. IPTV runs on a managed private network. OTT runs on the public internet with adaptive playback. By the end of this article, Read more…
Ever noticed how “VOD” and “OTT” get thrown around like they’re the same thing? They’re not — and once you see the difference, you can’t unsee it! Think of it this way: VOD is all about what you watch (pre-recorded video you can play on your own schedule), while OTT Read more…
Building a live streaming service on AWS has traditionally meant stitching together load balancers, auto-scaling groups, security groups, and MongoDB — before you’ve even streamed a single frame. Ant Media Server’s Auto-Managed Live Streaming Service collapses all of that into one CloudFormation template. The server boots when a stream begins, Read more…
Centralized logging for media servers is the difference between finding a streaming issue in 2 minutes and spending 2 hours SSH-ing into servers one by one. When your Ant Media Server deployment spans multiple instances or a Kubernetes cluster, logs are scattered everywhere — and problems hide in the gaps between Read more…
Building a WebRTC conference room from scratch is often more challenging than it appears. The WebRTC implementation itself is usually the easy part. The real complexity comes from managing the surrounding infrastructure: provisioning media servers, configuring TURN services, setting up SSL certificates, scaling for concurrent users, and shutting down idle resources to Read more…
Every live stream you watch depends on a codec. Without one, delivering video over the internet would be practically impossible. Codecs sit at the core of every streaming pipeline — from WebRTC real-time broadcasts to HLS delivery at scale. That’s why understanding codecs matters. A codec is a software or Read more…
Your encoder is only half the equation. Every RTMP live streaming encoder comparison covers the same ground — OBS is free and flexible, Wirecast is professional-grade, vMix handles multi-camera production like a full broadcast switcher. That’s all accurate. What those comparisons consistently leave out: the encoder is only responsible for Read more…
We’re excited to introduce Ant Media Server v3.0 🚀 This is not just another release. It’s a major step forward that lays the groundwork for the next generation of Ant Media Server (AMS). Compared to the last version (2.17), this release focuses on three main areas: Getting Ready for the Read more…
NAB 2026 marked a significant milestone for Ant Media—bringing together innovation, recognition, and meaningful industry engagement in one of the most dynamic events of the year. From award-winning technology to forward-looking demos and a large partner ecosystem, this year’s NAB reinforced our role at the forefront of real-time streaming. A Read more…