Technology that delivers video content over the internet in real-time, allowing users to watch videos without downloading the entire file first.
Video Streaming lets you watch Netflix movies instantly without waiting for the entire movie to download to your device.
All provide building blocks for streaming: ingest (RTMP/SRT), transcoding/encoding, packaging (HLS/DASH), origin delivery, and CDN integration. AWS IVS and GCP Live Stream API are focused on managed live streaming workflows; OCI Media Services provides managed media workflows; Azure’s dedicated Azure Media Services was retired, so Azure commonly uses storage/CDN plus third-party or partner solutions for encoding/packaging and playback.