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Real-Time Observability for Video Playback

Identify and resolve quality, monetization, and performance issues faster to ensure your live and on-demand streams always operate at peak performance.

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Resolve issues in real-time with observability alerts

Get instant alerts on issues impacting users by leveraging Bitmovin’s session analysis, stack traces, and player event logs to pinpoint root causes and resolve problems swiftly.

Improve ad performance and monetization

Monitor ad playback quality and eliminate revenue-blocking errors with real-time insights into viewer engagement that help you maximize revenue and improve your monetization strategy.

Ensure stream uptime and stability with instant insights

Gain real-time visibility into global viewership and infrastructure demand, using customizable dashboards and live data exports to optimize resource provisioning and decision-making.

Bitmovin’s Observability supports video players on all devices

Monitor and analyze every play across multiple players

Bitmovin Player

Amazon IVS

AVPlayer

Media 3 & ExoPlayer

Roku Native Player

Shaka Player

HLS.js

Video.js

HTML5 Video Element

Dash.js

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Developer resources to get started quickly, APIs & documentation to integrate easily.

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JavaScript
<script type="text/javascript" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bitmovin-player@8/bitmovinplayer.js"></script>
  var conf = {
    key: 'PLAYER_KEY',
    analytics: {
      key: 'ANALYTICS_KEY',
      title: 'Art of Motion',
      videoId: 'wizard-Art_of_Motion-12345',
    },
  };
  var source = {
    title: 'Art of Motion',
    dash: 'https://cdn.bitmovin.com/content/assets/art-of-motion-dash-hls-progressive/mpds/f08e80da-bf1d-4e3d-8899-f0f6155f6efa.mpd',
  };
  var player = new bitmovin.player.Player(document.getElementById('player'), conf);
  player.load(source);
</script>

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Integrate with your data infrastructure

Bitmovin’s Observability fits seamlessly into your data architecture. Use query APIs and full data exports to access data, connect and push it to your data platform of choice and build custom dashboards.

Bitmovin’s Dashboard

AWS S3

Google Cloud Storage

Azure Storage

Bitmovin’s
Query API’s

Looker Studio

Grafana

Snowflake

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Open Source & Native Player Collectors

Gain the insight you need to deliver a seamless viewer experience by tracking and monitoring playback events on a wide range of open source & native video players.

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AI Session Interpreter

Analyze every viewer session with advanced AI and get clear actionable insights and recommendations to optimize performance and enhance your user’s experience.

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Case Study

DStv

Multichoice uses Bitmovin to improve the performance of its OTT service, DStv Now

“Bitmovin proved to be the best for our needs due to its innovative technology and close partnership with Irdeto. Bitmovin provided us with a managed service that allowed us to launch a whole new streaming infrastructure, player, and analytics set up in a very small timeframe. Now, the start-up time on our videos has gone from 15 to 5 seconds, providing our customers with the high-quality video and playback that they expect and deserve.”
Francois Malan Enterprise Architect, MultiChoice Connected Video
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Case Study

Castr

Bitmovin’s Analytics enabled efficient deployment and rapid identification of streaming issues

“At Castr, our streaming solutions cater to a broad spectrum of clients, including Houses of Worship, major broadcasting companies, and government entities. Focused on live streaming, we required an analytics tool with real-time error detection capabilities that could integrate seamlessly with our video workflow. Bitmovin’s Observability proved to be the perfect fit, enabling efficient deployment and rapid identification of streaming issues. Its effectiveness in diagnosing and resolving playback problems has been crucial. We highly recommend Bitmovin’s Observability for its user-friendly interface and robust capabilities in enhancing streaming quality across multiple platforms.”
Govinda Sunil CEO at Castr

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