Author: Tony Vu

For over 15 years, HiBid has helped auctioneers reach bidders beyond their local markets, enabling auction houses to expand from local-only events to national and global participation. Most recently, with a switch to Amazon Interactive Video Service (Amazon IVS) Real-Time Streaming for streaming live auctions, HiBid has increased the power and stability of its platform. […]

This blog was co-authored by Hector Zelaya, WebRTC.Ventures WebRTC Developer Advocate. Let your customers experience the future of shopping with live selling: the ultimate blend of online convenience and live video excitement. No crowds, no endless searching—just dynamic, engaging shopping online. In the same vein, allow sellers to add images and QR codes in real […]

This blog was co-authored by Dan Curry, Sr. Product Manager, Content Identification at Audible Magic, and Andrew DeWitt, Director, Product Management at Audible Magic. Introduction Amazon Interactive Video Service (Amazon IVS) from Amazon Web Services (AWS) is a managed live streaming service that enables businesses to build interactive experiences and applications to delight their customers […]

This blog post was co-authored by Hetal Bhatt, Writer/Researcher at Spectrum Labs, and Dave Matli, Chief Marketing Officer at Spectrum Labs. Amazon Interactive Video Service Stream Chat (Amazon IVS Chat) enables live chat to accompany your live IVS video streams. It’s fully scalable and customizable. Content moderation goes hand in hand with live chat implementation […]

This blog post was co-authored by Ankit Baphna (Partner Engineer), Arash Pessian (Partner Engineer), Brooke DeWitt (Senior Product Strategy & Product Marketing Manager), and Michael Mase (Partner Engineer) at Snap. Introduction Live streaming has revolutionized the way we connect, share, and consume content. From gaming to shopping, fitness to education, live stream creators have become […]

This blog is co-authored by Igor Oreper and James Varndell, Bitmovin, and Anthony Vu and Kayla Jing, AWS. Overview Capturing and retaining the attention of viewers is a growing challenge for content distributors. Investing in interactive content can keep more viewers engaged for longer; however, this additional investment may not pay off if viewers experience […]