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Live Streaming From Space: The Infrastructure Challenges Behind Live Video Beyond Earth

Apr 13 · 8 min read · Space, the final frontier in live video streaming. Today I want to discuss what it takes to deliver reliable live streaming from space, from early orbital broadcasts to upcoming lunar missions and bey

Ad Insertion for MOQ (Media over QUIC): What Is Possible Today and What Comes Next

Apr 2 · 4 min read · To continue my coverage of all things MOQ, today I want to touch on something that keeps coming up in MOQ discussions: ad insertion. Ultra-low latency delivery is only part of the equation. For MOQ to

SRT vs MOQT: Low-Latency Video Transport Comparison

Mar 10 · 7 min read · Questions about SRT vs MOQT come up often when engineers evaluate low latency video transport options. As a Lead Real-Time Video Architect working on MOQ development at Red5, I ran into this question

5 Major Use Cases for Video Surveillance Streaming

Feb 24 · 9 min read · Video surveillance streaming plays a wide role in modern-day society — and not just traditional security-based monitoring; a variety of other applications use surveillance technology in our everyday l

What Is Air-Gapped Streaming and How Government Streams Without Internet

Feb 20 · 5 min read · Chris Allen here, co-founder and CEO of Red5. I’ve been building live streaming solutions for 20 years and want to start sharing more of what I’ve learned. Oh, and my marketing team thinks this is a g

Real-Time Data Streaming for Live Video: A Decision-Maker’s Guide to Interactive Streaming Infrastructure

Feb 17 · 19 min read · The pervasive infusion of interactivity into live video streaming across every corner of cyberspace has opened a new era in video commerce that leaves no room for impediments imposed by application-limited solutions. Interactivity is now so entrenche...

AV1 vs VP9 vs VP8: Codec Comparison Guide 2025

Feb 16 · 14 min read · We covered how VP9 compares to H.264 and H.265 in our previous blog. In this one, we’ll look at which codec comes out on top in the fight between VP8 vs VP9 vs AV1. You’ll learn how they differ in compression efficiency, encoding performance, HDR sup...

The Blurred Line Between Video Calling and Live Streaming Software

Feb 11 · 3 min read · Today I want to discuss how the traditional divide between video calling and live streaming is rapidly disappearing. More teams are blending remote participants, live production, and broadcast workflows into a single seamless experience, and that shi...

How to Create a Virtual Background Using the Red5 WebRTC SDK

Feb 10 · 8 min read · While online meetings have become an unavoidable part of our daily lives, what can be avoided is having others in the meeting notice how often – or infrequently – you keep your workspace tidy. That is where a good background replacement strategy come...

Reflecting on 2025 and Sharing Live Streaming Trends for 2026

Feb 9 · 5 min read · Just like in 2022, 2023, and 2024, we are once again sharing trends and our predictions for the year ahead and what they mean for the future of real-time video. In this blog you will learn how the shift from WebRTC to MOQ is starting, why real-time b...