The VOD Analytics dashboard enables you to discover how users engage with a specific entry. To learn more about the VOD dashboard, see VOD Analytics Dashboard.

You can use advanced filtering and comparison options to dive deeper into the data and learn more about content engagement trends of your entry. 

In this article, you can review: 

• How to change the time frame for the dashboard
• How to compare different time periods
• How to filter the data
• How to export reports to a CSV file

The filters are automatically applied to all elements of the dashboard. 

As a reference for analytics terms and definitions, please see the Advanced Analytics Terminology article.

Change dashboard timeframe

Use the date picker at the top of the dashboard to change the timeframe and view data across different periods. You can select a preset time period or choose specific dates.

Preset time periods

Preset time periods are a quick way to look at recent data, such as the last week or the last month. You can also select longer periods, such as the current quarter or year.

Select a custom timeframe

1. Click the date picker and select the Specific Date Range tab.
2. In the calendar, click the first date of the timeframe.
3. Click the last date of the timeframe. The timeframe is marked on the calendar.
4. To narrow the timeframe to specific hours, use the hours filter. To select until midnight, enter 23:59.
5. Click Apply.

   

The dashboard displays the data for the selected timeframe.

Compare time periods

Compare time periods to understand your data in context, for example to account for seasonality or for changes in usage after you adopt new tools and capabilities.

You can compare with the same period last year, or with a period of the same length that starts on a date you choose. You can also use the hours filter to focus on specific hours.

1. Click the date picker and select the Specific Date Range tab.
2. Select the first time period you want to explore.
3. Select the Compare with Another Period checkbox.
4. Choose the period to compare with:

• Same Period as Last Year - Compares with the same dates one year earlier. For example, if the first period is March 15, 2026 to March 21, 2026, it's compared with March 15, 2025 to March 21, 2025.
• Same Period Starting At - Compares with a period of the same length that starts on the date you select. For example, to compare a week in March with a week in February, select March 15, 2026 to March 21, 2026 as the first period, then set the starting date to February 15, 2026. The first period is compared with February 15, 2026 to February 21, 2026.

Click Apply.

The dashboard displays the data for both periods.

To return to viewing a single time period, click Exit Compare Mode next to the date picker.

Filter the Data

You can filter the data in the dashboard based on additional dimensions such as the location, tags, categories and more.

1. Click on the Filter option to open the Filters pane.
2. Fill in the relevant filters you would like to use.
3. Click Apply to show the filtered data in the dashboard.

The filtering options are:

• Media Type(s) - video, Audio, and/or Images
• Entry Source - the source of the content ingested to the system. Content can be uploaded, created via Kaltura's Capture Suite, live streamed, or created in many other ways. 
• Playback Type(s) - VOD, DVR, Live and All Media Types.
• Tags - the tags on the content
• Owners - the owners of the content
• Categories - click Select Categories to select from the list of categories.  
• Domains/ URL Pages - domains and URLs pages where the video was viewed
• Country/Region/City - location where the created video was viewed

Export to CSV

All analytics tabs have the option to Export to a CSV.

Click Export to open the drop down list and select the data you would like to export. One or more options may be selected. 

A notification is sent about the export request status. If the data in the report was filtered, the report is based on the filter applied. You will be notified that your export request is being processed and will be emailed to you when completed. Note that export is limited by 60,000 records and time to execute. If you receive an error, break down your report to smaller time frames or use filters to reduce the size of the report.