February 01, 2012

Online Video News

iStreamPlanet Gains Series A Funding from Turner Broadcasting

Live event specialist will use funds to speed product development and improve cloud services.

Livestream Announces NewTek TriCaster Plugin

The first plugin to use the TriCaster SDK, Livestream offers one-click high-def encoding.

Sundance Comes to YouTube; Tim and Eric Premiere Online

Didn't make it to Park City? YouTube partners with Sundance to put indie titles online.

Featured Articles

How to Encode for Adaptive Streaming

Jan Ozer's Streaming Media West presentation on adaptive bitrate can turn casual encoders into instant experts.

Samsung: Apple TV Won't Solve Problem of Communal Viewing

A Samsung exec thinks Steve Jobs cracked the problem of working with TV carriers and advertisers, but fell short of creating a device for the whole family.

The Business Case for HTML5 Video

Tablet viewers watch more long-form content, but reaching them requires HTML5 video, says an HTML5 Video Summit presenter.

Industry News

Mediasite by Sonic Foundry Goes Mobile with Live Streaming to iPads, iPhones and iPods

Mediasite 6 is now available from the market leader for webcasting and lecture capture

Slacker Radio Expands Latin Music Offerings

Slacker Adds Four Unique Latin Stations and Announces Addition of Edgar Pineda to Latin Station Programmer Team

Stream Live/VOD content in HD on Facebook with TikiLIVE

Broadcasters can now stream HD LIVE and VOD content on Facebook using TikiLIVE, Eyepartner’s flagship HD broadcasting service that provides its users with a comprehensive set of tools for producing and managing live HD streaming content. Facebook users cl