Analytics
Know what your audience actually watched
Live viewer counts during the broadcast, and retention, geography and device breakdowns once it ends — across every destination you streamed to.
At a glance
- Live concurrent viewer counts
- Second-by-second retention graphs
- Country, city, device and browser breakdowns
- CSV export and analytics API
What video analytics gives you
View counts alone tell you very little. CastNest reports where viewers came from, how long they stayed and the exact moment they dropped off, so your next broadcast can be better than the last.
Real-time viewer counts
Watch viewer numbers move live during a broadcast and see the effect of a promotion within seconds.
Retention curves
A second-by-second graph of when people arrived and when they left, so you can see what lost them.
Location and device
Break the audience down by country, city, browser, operating system and device class.
Per-destination reporting
Compare performance across YouTube, Facebook, Twitch and your own embed side by side in one report.
Quality of experience
Monitor startup time, rebuffering ratio and delivered bitrate to catch delivery problems early.
Exports and API
Download CSV reports or pull the same metrics through the API into your own BI stack.
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about video analytics on CastNest.
How current is the real-time data?
Concurrent viewer counts refresh every few seconds during a live broadcast. Aggregated reports such as retention and geography are finalized within a few minutes of the stream ending.
Do I see analytics for social platforms too?
You see CastNest delivery metrics for all destinations, plus viewer counts reported back by platforms that expose them through their APIs. Metrics that a platform keeps private remain in that platform's own dashboard.
How long is analytics data retained?
Historical reporting is retained for 12 months. Advanced analytics are included from Premium upwards, and data export is available on Studio and Events, so you can keep your own records indefinitely.
Works well with
Multistreaming
Send a single feed from your encoder and CastNest fans it out to every social platform and custom RTMP endpoint you connect — without sending a separate upload from your encoder for each destination.
Video Monetization
Charge for a single event, sell a monthly subscription, or run ads against your library — CastNest supports all three, and you keep the customer relationship.
Video CDN
Your stream is served from the edge location closest to each viewer, so a broadcast from London plays as cleanly in Sydney as it does in Manchester.
Get ready for your next broadcast
Start a 7-day free trial on Starter, connect your destinations and go live. No card required to begin.