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Media content today is increasingly streamed video, and this trend will only grow as the speed of consumer internet and video quality improve. Traditional video streaming platforms, such as Netflix and Hulu, now account for only a portion of this content as more and more live events are streamed over the internet. And consumer-generated content on video-based social networks such as Twitch and TikTok is now more accessible and gaining popularity.

This report focuses on the current state of video delivery, including the challenges content providers face and the various solutions they're pursuing. The findings in this report are based on a recent survey conducted by Edgecast, a content delivery network (CDN) that helps companies accelerate and deliver static and dynamic content to end users around the world.

You'll explore:

  • The current state of video streaming, how it works, and how streams are delivered
  • Responses from a survey of CDN users that produce video streams
  • How content providers are addressing recent video streaming challenges
  • How the information in this report can help you identify KPIs

Table of Contents

  1. Optimize Video Streaming Delivery
    1. The State of Video Delivery in 2020
    2. Encoding
    3. Playback
    4. Delivery
    5. CDN Customer Experience Survey
    6. Observability and KPIs
    7. Collecting KPI Data Consistently
    8. Server-Side QoE Metrics
    9. Client-Side QoE Metrics
    10. Consolidate Monitoring
    11. Analyzing Your Logs and Metrics
    12. Improving QoE
    13. Conclusion
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