The following list details some fields and filters of the video object that you may want to use when broadcasting your event and managing your live stream. Useful fields and filters for managing a live stream This field returns an RTMP url containing both stream url and stream key divided as below: RTMP URL example To create a new video, make a POST HTTP request on containing at least the following three mandatory parameters:Ĭurl -header "Authorization: Bearer $" \ Since a live stream is based on a video, you can either create a new video with mode set to live, or use an existing one.
The following steps will get you started with streaming live content. Check out the authentication guide for details on how you can request an access token with this scope from your user during the authentication step. On Dailymotion, a video is considered as a live stream when its mode is set to live.įor all operations regarding live streaming (and in general, video) management, you need to request an access token with the manage_videos scope. Please note that you need to be a Dailymotion partner to access this feature. The desktop version rolls out July 5th in France and July 25th everywhere else.Our API allows you to create and manage live events on the Dailymotion platform as well as run advertisements and recordings on the content you are broadcasting. The company said a new Dailymotion app will be available soon on the App Store and Google Play. Dailymotion’s fate seemed to stall after the French government blocked an attempt by Yahoo to buy the company in 2013. The company says it has 300 million unique users per month, well short of the more than 900 million YouTube monthly uniques. The new service is the latest twist from a company that was once rising fast as it tried to compete with YouTube. This is really a pivoting moment for Dailymotion and a fresh start for our company.” Brands will also benefit thanks to a new advertising approach that favors innovative formats that don’t stand in the way of customer experience. “For our partners, the new app is proof of how much we love and value their content. “The new app is designed to be the go-to place where users will get their daily dose of must-see videos across four popular topics: news, sports, music and entertainment,” Saada said in a press release. The company also said it has a new advertising strategy that will feature “custom offers adapted to new video viewing modes.” These will include “an immersive experience through innovative, less-intrusive formats, such as vertical pre-roll ads, vertical in-video ads, and custom pre-roll ads designed to promote a more fluid user experience and stronger brand integration.” The video content will be provided via partnerships, including three new ones with Universal Music Group, CNN, and Vice. In a press release, Dailymotion said that “users will have access to exclusive content,” though it was not clear whether that would require a subscription or just the creation of an account.