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Part two of our September post. Three cases in the news show how "you can switch it off" became the default answer to AI training. Long Play's answer is still no.

What's changed on Long Play lately, how we find what to fix, and why your feedback matters.

Vimeo On Demand switches off on November 20, and paid-for films stop streaming with it. Here's what actually happens on Long Play when a server, a network, a storage company, a viewer's Wi-Fi or a delete button has a bad day.

Vimeo On Demand closes on 20 November. An honest comparison of Amazon, Apple, Filmhub, Gumroad and Long Play: what you keep, who owns your audience, and how you get on.

The clips we use to stress-test Long Play's encoding pipeline, hard-encoded into real renditions -- NASA footage, two Blender Foundation classics, and a couple of HD test clips.

336 standalone streaming services remain in the US, down from 366 in 2022, as platforms merge and fold into each other. Here's why that consolidation pressure doesn't reach a platform that was never trying to compete in that race.

No algorithm, a Permanence Pledge with real 90-day notice and export guarantees, and a full editing toolkit. Here is exactly what is free and what needs a Creator plan.

Vimeo's own notice points sellers to one alternative: Vimeo OTT. Here are the confirmed dates, what OTT charges, and a checklist for moving your films and your buyers somewhere else.

Rick Beato thought his hair looked strange in a recent Short. YouTube confirmed why - and admitted it's been running silently for over a year.

A PBS station lost 70 years of archive footage when its cloud storage vendor vanished overnight, no warning, no grace period. It's exactly the scenario Long Play's Permanence Pledge exists to prevent.