One-page reference mapping OTT, VOD, live, linear, FAST, and CTV to delivery method, who controls the clock, money model, and delivery format.
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The handbook · 7 volumes
Fora Soft Video Engineering Handbook
This OTT vocabulary cheat sheet maps OTT, VOD, live, linear, FAST and CTV to delivery method, who controls the clock, money model and delivery format. Our seven-volume handbook covers the whole stack behind those terms; start with Volume 2 on live, VOD and near-live delivery and HLS and DASH, then Volume 3 on players and Volume 1 on encoding. Written by Nikolay Sapunov, CEO at Fora Soft.
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