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Explanation of terms and acronyms related to the media and broadcasting world. Updated every week!

Fast channel Advertising

Fast Channel Advertising is the process of advertising on FAST channels, which is Free Ad-Supported Streaming Television. This is a rapidly growing area of digital media where consumers can watch curated and linear-style TV content streamed over the internet for free in exchange for ad-supported monetization. Introduction FAST channels are designed to mimic the traditional TV experience by providing continuous and scheduled content such as movies, TV shows, or themed streams. Unlike traditional TV, FAST channels do not require any…

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FFmpeg Tool

FFmpeg is an Open Source Software used to perform the tasks of Encoding, Decoding, Transcoding, Multiplexing, De-multiplexing, Streaming, and Filtering. All these tasks are performed on Video, Audio, and images too accordingly. It is available on various platforms like Windows, MACOS, and Linux. There are basically three tools provided by FFmpeg. FFmpeg Tool FFmpeg too is a Command Line Tool. This is the codecs from one file format to another format.       2. FFplay Tool FFplay Tool is the…

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FTP (File Transfer Protocol)

FTP or File Transfer Protocol is used to transfer files between two computers over a network and Internet. FTP uses a client-server architecture. It is often secured with SSL/TLS. FTP works in the same way as HTTP for transferring Web pages from a server to a user's browser. By using FTP, a client can download, upload, rename, delete, copy and move files on a server. Typically, a user needs to log on to the FTP server for any kind of…

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FTPS

FTPS, also known as FTP Secure is a File Transfer Protocol with SSL Security.  Primarily, it enables delivering standard FTP communication on top of an SSL-based security connection. FTPS is an extension to the FTP protocol that combines SSL (Secure Socket Layer)/ TLS (Transport Layer Security) based mechanisms on a standard FTP connection. There are two different forms to deliver FTPS: Explicit FTPS -- Selected components or parts for communication are encrypted. Implicit FTPS -- All communications are encrypted. In today’s…

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