In this episode, Tim Siglin explores the benefits of a single codec, H.264, for mobile delivery from two perspectives: a single media server (Wowza, represented by Dave Stubenvoll) and a content delivery network (Mirror Image Internet, represented by Martin Hayward).
Fri., July 24, by Tim Siglin
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Posted 24 Jul 2009
Bandwidth controversy on Capital Hill, the FCC and the "Broadband Internet Fairness Act", Adobe & Microsoft share their toys in the "sandbox."
Thurs., July 23, by Nico McLane and A.M. Arno
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Posted 23 Jul 2009
Long known as a hardware company, ViewCast is redefining itself as a complete media management offering since its acquisition of Ancept Media Server earlier this year.
Mon., July 20, by Eric Schumacher-Rasmussen
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Posted 20 Jul 2009
In this week's installment, our intrepid and irreverent commentators take on the Amazon/Netflix rumors, piracy, and the latest hijinks of Jon & Kate (though not the 8)
Thurs., July 16, By Nico McLane and A.M. Arno
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Posted 16 Jul 2009
Bandwidth Bastards is a weekly dialogue published on StreamingMedia.com that takes an irreverent look at web video content—what media is making the most use of the worlds bandwidth pool, who is watching, where they're watching from, and how it got there. This week: The Michael Jackson Memorial.
Thurs., July 9, by Nico McLane
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Posted 09 Jul 2009
Activism, Working Groups and the dream of a single online video codec
Tues., July 7, by Tim Siglin
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Posted 07 Jul 2009
Metadata might be really boring, but the things that can be done with metadata are very cool and absolutely crucial to the future of online video. A recent panel discussion at the Open Video Conference exposed the challenges and opportunities metadata poses.
Wed., July 1, by Tim Siglin
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Posted 01 Jul 2009
The success of this year's Streaming Media East conference has led to the launch of a new show: the Online Video Platform Summit.
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Posted 15 Jun 2009
When the Massachusetts Department of Revenue needed to make its video program more accessible for the vision- and hearing-impaired, as well as non-English speakers, it took matters into its own hands.
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Posted 15 Jun 2009
Though many sites offer a bevy of educational video, there is still no central hub for academic content that spans the web.
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Posted 15 Jun 2009
2009 is shaping up to be another vintage year for Gary Vaynerchuk, the iconoclastic creator of Wine Library TV better known as GaryVee.
Fri., June 5, by Troy Dreier
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Posted 05 Jun 2009
While Wine Library TV's minimalist approach works well and the content is great, there are a few mistakes that unnecessarily mar streaming quality.Fri., June 5, by Jan Ozer
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Posted 05 Jun 2009
Is it time to put cloud encoding on your radar?
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Posted 15 Jun 2009
What video search engine strategy works best? The secret's in the sauce, but nobody's sharing their recipes.
Mon., June 29, by Nico McLane
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Posted 29 Jun 2009
While Netflix doesn't give out much information on its streaming delivery costs, it is possible to estimate those numbers with a little number-crunching.
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Posted 15 Jun 2009
A supply-demand imbalance between advertisers and content distributors has inundated the web with ads. So what does this mean for the future?
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Posted 15 Jun 2009
Lack of engagement opportunities, information overload, and physiology are some of the factors keeping viewers from focusing on videos.
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Posted 15 Jun 2009
What exactly are content creation and content delivery network representatives doing at an open source "open video" conference, and is it relevant to the streaming media business? Tim Siglin sits down with representatives from Adobe, Akamai, and Level 3 to find out.
Tues., June 23, by Tim Siglin
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Posted 22 Jun 2009
In this installment of The Flash Guru, Stefan Richter tackles questions about testing RTMP Flash streams, adding synchronized slides and QA, and recording in one place and streaming from another.
Mon., June 22, by Troy Dreier
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Posted 22 Jun 2009
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