You can now create Broadcast Live streams that deliver audio without a video track. JWX ingests a live audio feed and publishes HLS and DASH manifests containing AAC audio renditions, making Broadcast Live suitable for radio channels, commentary feeds, and other audio-only events.

New Features

This update includes the following capabilities:

• Audio-only stream mode: Set stream_mode to audio_only when you create a live stream. JWX encodes and packages the audio without creating a video rendition ladder. Existing streams and new streams that omit stream_mode continue to use the default audio_video mode.
• HLS and DASH delivery: Audio-only streams publish standard HLS and DASH manifests with AAC audio renditions for playback in JWX Player and other compatible players.
• Event and 24/7 support: Use audio-only mode with both Live event and 24/7 stream types.
• Audio-only live-to-VOD: When live-to-VOD is enabled, JWX captures the stream as an audio-only media item. It does not generate video renditions, thumbnails, or seek thumbnails.