Coming soon: new low-latency low-delay and alternate content extensions in 6th edition of MPEG DASH

The upcoming 6th edition of MPEG DASH brings several new features, such as support for partial segments and presentation insertion events. These names sound impenetrable, but what they offer is a host of new and exciting capabilities, such as low-delay operation, LL-HLS compatibility, and new flexible event-based alternate content mechanism compatible with the new HLS interstitials. We will start with introducing these extensions and discussing both what they are and what were the design considerations bringing them to life.