Upgrade from Debian 11 End of LTS
Debian 11 is approaching the end of LTS on June 30th 2026, after this date new installations on Debian 11 will be blocked but will continue allowing upgrades for 6 months. We have recently added support for Debian 13 so this is great timing for customers who need to move from Debian 11, so we […]
Introducing Our New Feature Request System
We are excited to announce that we have launched our new revamped Feature Request platform for customers to submit ideas, vote on new features, and shape our product roadmap. The new system keeps all the functionality you’re familiar with while adding tools that make it easier to participate in product decisions and connect with other […]
MediaCP’s Billing Integration Saves Time and Money
Gone are the days of manually creating streaming accounts and chasing down payments. MediaCP puts you in complete control of your revenue stream, giving your streaming business the professional automation it needs to scale in today’s competitive digital marketplace. MediaCP’s Billing Integration solves these operational headaches with comprehensive platform support that allows for the billing […]
What’s New in 2.15
MediaCP 2.15 is a major upgrade with a focus on upgrading video streaming. Bringing major new features including domain locking, video on-demand, live recording, and enhanced native video streaming support. For Audio Broadcasters, we’ve also upgraded Liquidsoap to the latest version (2.3) and included support for audio post-processing tools including Stereo Tool and Master_Me. Introducing […]
Streamline Your Station With MediaCP’s Powerful DJ Manager
Professional DJ management, seamless scheduling, and priority-based streaming control. Gone are the days of chaotic DJ handovers and conflicting live streams. MediaCP puts you in complete control of who broadcasts when, giving your radio station the professional edge it needs to compete in today’s crowded audio landscape. Busy radio setups often suffer from the same […]
Earn Money Advertising with MediaCP
Turn your video streams into revenue streams with VAST advertising. MediaCP makes it simple to add advertisements to your broadcasts and start earning money from your broadcasts. What is VAST/VMAP Advertising? VAST/VMAP advertising allows you to insert advertisements into your video streams to generate revenue. You can show ads before your content starts (pre-roll) or […]
Never Miss a Beat: How Webhooks in MCP 2.15 Keep You in Control
Instant alerts, seamless integrations, and smarter workflows. MediaCP 2.15 is bringing powerful webhooks to audio and video services, giving you real-time event-driven notifications and the ability to automate your operations like never before. Stay informed, take immediate action, and integrate deeply with your existing systems – before your competitors do. ” MediaCP 2.15’s webhooks put […]
How to setup a Roku Channel with a Live Video Broadcast
Broadcasting video to a Roku channel allows you to reach a large audience, monetize your content through ads and subscriptions, and benefit from a user-friendly interface. It offers customizable content delivery, detailed viewer analytics, and cross-platform integration, making it a scalable and engaging option for content creators and businesses. By following these steps, you should […]
Switch to MediaCP for Free Migration and VIP Support
We are excited to announce our migration programme offering those using competing products to move to the Media Control Panel no cost for installation or data migration. Enjoy VIP priority support for the initial 3 months, ensuring a smooth start. Who’s Eligible? If you currently use a competing Radio or Video Streaming Panel you are […]
🔁 “Automatic Transcoding = Maximum Reach”
Your audience is everywhere. Your content should meet them where they are—without compromise. One of the biggest barriers to consistent, high-quality video delivery is device compatibility. Viewers are tuning in from phones, tablets, smart TVs, desktops, and even embedded devices. Every screen has its own resolution, bandwidth conditions, and playback requirements. This is where MediaCP […]
AlmaLinux 8 End of Support
AlmaLinux 8 hit end of full support in May 2024, we have committed to trying to maintain updates for an additional year after full support ends for AlmaLinux releases. We will now be dropping support for Almalinux 8 on June 1st 2025. Almalinux releases boast a 5-year support active support period and 10-year security support. […]
Why Streaming Platforms Fail – And How to Build for Success
The streaming industry is booming, but only a few platforms truly thrive and survive the test of time. If you’re looking to build a streaming platform that stands out and endures, here are three essential steps to guide you: ❤️🩹 1. Partner with winners – reliability is key A good streaming platform needs a strong […]
Facebook is killing Live Videos
Facebook has dropped a bombshell – they’re pulling the plug on Live Videos and about to purge millions of videos from their platform 😱 This sudden move leaves creators and businesses scrambling to figure out the fate of their beloved content. Effective February 19th 2025, Facebook Live videos will only be retained only for 30 days on your Facebook Page or […]
Migrate from Ubuntu 20.04 LTS End of Life
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS is approaching end-of-life in April 2025, after this date new installations on Ubuntu 20.04 will be blocked but will continue allowing upgrades. As of the 2.13.12 and 2.14.3 releases, official support for 24.04 is now available on all release branches. This is great timing for customers who need to move from Ubuntu […]
Why Icecast KH is our Recommended Server
In the world of audio streaming, choosing the right server is crucial for ensuring reliability, security, and flexibility. Icecast KH is our recommended server for audio streaming due to it being open source, supporting more features, and potential security risks. Security Recent events have highlighted the importance of security in streaming servers. The leak of […]
Optimizing Video for Roku Channels
Optimizing Your Content for Roku: A Comprehensive Guide As streaming continues to dominate the entertainment landscape, ensuring your content is optimized for platforms like Roku is crucial. Roku’s vast user base and diverse device ecosystem offer a significant opportunity for content creators to reach a wide audience. Here’s how you can optimize your content for […]
What is a CDN and Why is it Beneficial to Live Video Broadcasting?
In today’s digital age, delivering high-quality video content to a global audience is crucial. This is where a Content Delivery Network (CDN) comes into play. But what exactly is a CDN, and why is it so beneficial for live video broadcasting? What is a CDN? A CDN is a network of geographically distributed servers that […]
Wowza Cloud Video Alternative
Comparing MediaCP Cloud Video and Wowza Video: Features and Cost at Scale When it comes to choosing a video streaming platform, both MediaCP Cloud Video and Wowza Video offer robust solutions. However, they differ significantly in terms of features and pricing, especially at larger scales. Let’s dive into a detailed comparison to help you make […]
Da Cast Alternative
Why MediaCP Cloud is a Great Alternative to DACAST When it comes to choosing a video hosting platform, both MediaCP Cloud and DACAST offer robust solutions. However, MediaCP Cloud stands out as a more affordable and feature-rich option, especially for users with large video collections or high bandwidth utilization. Here’s why: Cost-Effectiveness One of the […]
Vimeo Alternative
Why MediaCP Cloud is a Great Alternative to Vimeo When it comes to choosing a video hosting platform, both MediaCP Cloud and Vimeo offer robust solutions. However, MediaCP Cloud stands out as a more affordable option for users with large video collections or high bandwidth utilization. Here’s why: Cost-Effectiveness One of the most significant advantages […]
It’s Time to Upgrade Your Operating System
For many of our customers it is time to upgrade their servers operating system. Debian 10 and CentOS 7 have recently hit EOL and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS will soon follow. And support for new releases with such as Debian 12, Ubuntu 24.04, CentOS Stream 9 is now available. What is EOL? End of Life (EOL) […]
Moving to Ubuntu LTS 24.04
With our latest releases 2.13.13 and 2.14.4 official support for Ubuntu LTS 24.04 has been added. For customers wanting to move to this version of Ubuntu we have a set of instructions here to assist you. Please note support for Ubuntu 24.04 is currently only available on our latest releases versions 2.13.13 & 2.14.4 Upgrading […]
Automatic Encoding on Cloud Video
What is Automatic Encoding? The Automatic Encoding feature will encode customers uploaded media content and recordings to allow for consistent playback. The encoding is configurable to various quality presets but will default to 30 fps and 48 kHz audio, as such our standard recommendation is 48 kHz audio and 30 fps for all encoders as […]
User Roles on Cloud Video
What are User Roles? Customers on Business plans or higher have access to the User Roles feature allowing administrators to define how their customers can use their video platform. Administrators can set the permissions in any combination to limit or allow features for customers with the role. This can be used for anything from stopping […]
Live Events on Cloud Video
What are Live Events? Live Events are a new feature available to our Premium and Business customers. Live Events have been designed to enhance the live streaming experience for both broadcasters and viewers. Utilizing this feature, broadcasters can easily set up one-time or recurring live events that can automatically start, stop, and record channel(s) at […]
How to Setup CentOS 7 Vault Repositories
CentOS 7 does not meet our System Requirements as it has reached EOL After CentOS 7 reached EOL last month we have seen many CentOS 7 repositories be shutdown including the official repositories and datacentre repositories. This has left those still running CentOS 7 with yum (CentOS 7 Package Manager) non-functional. Though we suggest all […]
WiseCP Billing Integration now available
We are happy to announce a new billing integration module with WiseCP is now available. WISECP is next generation hosting and digital solutions automation. It includes a client area, admin area and a website interface. Integration with MediaCP adds a billing and automation component for the primary purpose of selling audio and video streaming services. […]
Migrate from CentOS Stream 8 End of Life
CentOS Stream 8 is approaching end-of-life on May 31st 2024, this means that it will be archived and no further updates will be provided. You can read more about this from CentOS’s blog post. After May 31st new installations on CentOS Stream 8 will be blocked but will continue allowing upgrades. With our latest release […]
How to Deploy MediaCP on AWS
AWS (Amazon Web Services) is a popular hosting provider due to it’s stability and extensive features. It has a great track record of uptime and security as well as advanced features and performance. The cost is significantly higher than other VPS providers but is a premium option for businesses seeking reliable cloud hosting services. You […]
Migrate from CentOS 7 End of Life
CentOS 7 is approaching end-of-life on June 30th 2024, after this date new installations on CentOS 7 will be blocked but will continue allowing upgrades. With our latest release 2.14, official support for CentOS Stream 9 and AlmaLinux 9 is now available on all release branches. This is great timing for customers who need to […]
Upgrade from Debian 10 End of LTS
Debian 10 is approaching the end of LTS on June 30th 2024, after this date new installations on Debian 10 will be blocked but will continue allowing upgrades. We have recently added support for Debian 12 so this is great timing for customers who need to move from Debian 10, so we have provided a […]
Livestream to Facebook with MediaCP
Why Stream to Facebook With MediaCP Using MediaCP Video Panel or MediaCP Cloud Video you can start streaming to Facebook with a simple sign in and without any need for a stream key. MediaCP simplifies streaming to social media platforms making it accessible for non-technical users, and empowering experienced broadcasters. Get Started Streaming to Facebook […]
Add Video Streaming to Your Business
If you want to expand your audience and offer more value to your customers, you should consider adding video streaming to your audio streaming business. With MediaCP, you can easily manage both audio and video streaming from the same panel. If you have an existing Audio License, we have a special offer so that you […]
Stream Recording on Cloud Video
Cloud Recording is available on Live & TV Channels and allows you to record your encoder broadcasts to be archived or rebroadcast. With MediaCP Cloud Video, you can easily enable recording for your streams and access them from your Media Content dashboard. From there you can download, delete, publish and share your recordings with others. […]
TV scheduling by Tags
Cloud TV channels can schedule videos to play by categorizing them with tags. This approach provides a more organized and efficient way of managing video content. By assigning tags to videos, TV channels can easily search and filter videos based on their category, genre, language, or any other relevant criteria. This makes it easier to […]
Reliable Video Streaming in the Cloud
Dedicated servers and VPS’ have finite resources available to them before reaching capacity or resource limits in the shape of limited viewers by network or cpu, storage capacity and bandwidth limits. A dedicated server provides great performance only for viewers close to the location of the dedicated server, while viewers further away will often see […]
Reduced Latency Streaming
Latency in video streaming is the delay between the broadcaster and the viewer. A reduced latency is important for time-sensitive video content such as live sports games, news, and interactive shows. Latency is categorized into three categories as presented below: Low High Protocols Common Latency 20 45+ HLS & MPEG-DASH Reduced Latency 6 seconds 20 […]
Understanding VOD Streaming and Cloud Video Advantages
Video Ondemand Streaming is a technology that allows users to watch video content whenever they want, without having to download or store it on their devices. Users can access video content from various platforms, such as websites, apps, or smart TVs, and stream it over the internet. VOD has many purposes, such as entertainment, education, […]
Features for Radio Stations
MediaCP 2.11 includes major improvements to almost every aspect of SHOUTcast & Icecast services with a brand new Service Overview page, overhauled media track management and AutoDJ features.
What’s new in 2.13
MediaCP 2.13 is a Major Upgrade that offers new features to the software with a focus on Video and Branding customisations. Nginx-Rtmp Hybrid TV Station A TV Channel provides capabilities to upload video on-demand content and create a 24×7 broadcast that looks and feels like a live broadcast. The TV Channel feature also boasts capabilities […]
What’s new in 2.12
UI Improvements The main side navigation has been minimized to provide a greater amount of space to the main focussed content area. The Admin Dashboard has been overhauled with a tonne of useful information such as CPU, Memory & Disk Usages as well as a new Connections & Data rate graph. The Media Services listing […]
Ubuntu Server LTS Supported
Announcing Ubuntu Server LTS support to our officially supported operating systems. You can start using MediaCP on Ubuntu 18.04 and 20.04 operating systems straight away!
3 reasons to switch from on-premise to Cloud Video Hosting
1. It can reduce costs Operating a server comes with a tonne of costs such as server fees, backup fees, software licenses, and even your own technical staffing requirements to manage all of this infrastructure. With simplified operating costs, video in the cloud makes it really simple to plan your costs, customer packages and pricing […]
VideoJS with Automatic Quality Selection from ABR stream
VideoJS is a free open-source HTML5 video player that supports modern video streaming formats on both desktop and mobile devices. It’s popularity has ensured ongoing updates through a thriving community. These are some of the many reasons that make VideoJS a great choice for your website. While the base platform checks the boxes for all […]
Cloud Video can reduce reselling costs
Are you using the MediaCP to resell video channels to your customers? Then this article is a must read. We’re now offering a revolutionary online video streaming platform designed first for hosting companies, with no servers or licenses involved. Designed specifically for your business to sell video streaming and not worry about managing servers, software or […]