One-page planner: the AI feature menu grouped by job, the three-tier 'when it runs' cost map (ingest-once / per-view / continuous), the rent-vs-assemble-vs-build split, the ingest-once-vs-per-view cost math ($1,000 forever vs $100,000/month for the identical output), and a compliance gate checklist (moderation, EU AI Act Article 50 disclosure, C2PA, captions).
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The book · Volume 3 of 7
Video Streaming: A Complete Guide to Video Delivery: From ABR and CDNs to Players, WebRTC, DRM, and the Economics of Streaming
This OTT platform AI engineering decision sheet groups AI features by job, maps ingest-once, per-view and continuous cost tiers and adds a compliance gate for moderation, disclosure and captions. Volume 3 covers the delivery side in depth: players, subtitles, CDNs, QoE monitoring and the economics of streaming that decide whether a per-view AI feature pays off. Written by Nikolay Sapunov, CEO at Fora Soft.
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