Projects & Insights from iReplay.TV collective

Showcasing work from the iReplay.TV professionals collective in OTT streaming, video encoding, and broadcast technology.

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A live stream can be a one-off event (a Sunday service, a product launch, a conference keynote, a wedding, a webinar, a ...

April 29, 2026

In early March 2026, Iranian drones struck three AWS facilities in the Middle East. Two in the UAE were hit directly. ...

April 6, 2026

A playout system (also called a video server, broadcast automation system, or channel-in-a-box) is what actually puts vi...

March 22, 2026

The world of live streaming has evolved significantly in recent years, and one of the biggest platforms for this is Twit...

March 17, 2026

How to design a transcoding ladder that doesn't drive ABR algorithms crazy ...

March 17, 2026

How to serve EU viewers from EU infrastructure, even if your encoding runs on AWSThere's a misconception in the streamin...

March 16, 2026

A senior iOS developer's take on bloated codebases, legacy traps, and the 20 MB test. I've been an iOS developer sinc...

March 8, 2026

Media over QUIC (MoQ) is the most discussed emerging streaming protocol of 2025-2026. Blog posts multiply, conference ta...

March 3, 2026

How a macOS app achieves broadcast-grade audio quality by prioritizing SRT over WebRTC, and why the industry standard mi...

February 7, 2026

Live sports are a universal language—but actual sports commentary is not. Official broadcasts typically offer one or t...

December 2, 2025

A New Era of Constraints Amazon's launch of VegaOS marks a significant shift in the streaming device landscape. With th...

November 28, 2025

When 4,000 employees join the same all-hands at the same time, somebody is paying somebody for those bytes. Usually the ...

November 12, 2025