First step is to request an “RTMP solution for Livestream” feature. Once you have this feature enabled, you will receive an “RTMP server” URL and a “Stream Key” that looks something like this: ​RTMP server: rtmp://encoder.ottfeed.com/live?e=TUaQUg0V0pXMUVTRko1Z…. Stream Key: 52424bb2312 In addition, a Livestream entry with a sample metadata will be create under your OTTfeed account, […]

Vimeo is a great online video platform (OVP) used by many businesses and individuals as video storage for their OTT apps. In this post, I will explain how we use Vimeo to store our video content and connect via API to publish to the Roku Direct Publisher channel. To have Vimeo API access, you will […]

We provide a custom RTMP solution as an additional service, if you are interested, contact us about our RTMP server. Log into your OTTfeed account https://my.ottfeed.com. Add new content by clicking the “Add new content” button. Select “Live” from the content type dropdown. On the live detail page, enter all the required metadata. In the “Video […]

Note: if you use Bunny CDN for video storage, refer to our OTTfeed Quickstart Guide (OTTfeed + Bunny CDN), for Vimeo go to OTTfeed Quickstart Guide (OTTfeed + Vimeo). For storage options other than Vimeo or BunnyCDN, follow the steps in this post. Log into your OTTfeed account https://my.ottfeed.com. Add new content by clicking the […]

On the Homepage, click on the “Manage categories” button. On the Categories page, click on the “Add new category” button. Add a name for the category and decide if the category will be based on Tags or Titles. Categories based on “Tags” have “Matching” and “Sort by” options. Matching “Any Selected Tags”: This will list any […]

Vimeo is a popular online video platform (OVP) used by businesses and creators as a content delivery network (CDN) and video storage solution for OTT apps like Roku and Fire TV. Previously, you could connect Vimeo directly to your Roku channel by using a JSON feed from Vimeo’s showcase TV apps. However, this option is […]

In order to have Vimeo API access, you will need to get a Vimeo Pro/Standard account or higher. Once you have a Vimeo Pro/Standard account, do the following: Go to https://developer.vimeo.com/ and click on the new app and log in. Enter app name & app description, select “No” to “Will people besides you be…,” agree […]

Quick step-by-step instructions to manage your video content for Roku, Amazon Fire TV, and Web application using Vimeo for hosting videos: Note: if you use Bunny CDN for video storage, refer to our OTTfeed Quickstart Guide (OTTfeed + Bunny CDN). For storage options other than Vimeo or BunnyCDN, follow the steps in our OTTfeed Quickstart […]