This is the first installment in a series of posts that discuss various challenges of online video and how Akamai’s Sola Media Solutions can be used to address those challenges.
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Last week, the Senate quietly agreed to allow video streaming companies such as Netflix to share data on of their customers’ streaming histories for up to two years — after only asking their permission once.
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Robin Good: Streamago is a live video streaming platform which allows anyone with an HD camcorder or a simple webcam to start video broadcasting directly on the web with the minimum fuss and at zero cost.
Streamago works also from smartphones and tablets, and it provides some fine controls to set the quality and resolution of your broadcast, as well as to add your brand name, tagline, or a RSS news ticker on top of your live streaming image.
Streamago provides you with unlimited channels you can use, storage of 20GB and SD video encoding quality. Streamago can also stream directly to your Facebook profile page and can record, if you want, each one of your live video streams.
Free version available (ad supported).
The premium version provides access to higher quality video encoding (up to 1.7Mbps), video scheduling/playlist, white labeling, extra storage and custom support and stats at 39.30eu/month.
N.B.: With the scheduling/playlist of the Premium version you can create a 24/7 professional TV schedule by assembling live transmissions, pre-registered videos or uploaded contents.
Premium features: http://www.streamago.tv/premium/plans.html
App store mobile version: http://itunes.apple.com/it/app/streamago/id433402336?mt=8
Try it out now: http://www.streamago.tv/
(Thanks to Fabrizio Pucci for bringing it to my attention)
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“AMSTERDAM – After two years of work on standards, MPEG-Dash, a new industry format for streaming video, is being “productized” by Qualcomm, says Thomas Stockhammer in this interview with Beet.TV”
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Robin Good: If you are interested in new tools and technologies in the live video streaming space, you probably want to bookmark this German company, dedicated entirely to the development of professional software codecs: NanoCosmos.
Their newest product, nanoStream 3.0 contains many new features, a new SDK and Web Plugins for Windows and MacOS.
In particular, “the new multi-encoder streaming function allows parallel live encoding and streaming with multiple video formats and quality levels at the same time.
You can even record video in Full HD to H.264/MP4 or MPEG files, in different quality video streams.”
Check their live video streaming solutions here: http://www.nanocosmos.de/v4/en/products/live_video_streaming.html ;
Here is a feature comparison with the Flash Media LE:
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PDF brochure: http://www.nanocosmos.de/v4/en/products/doc/nanocosmos-LiveVideoEncoder.pdf
More info about the live video streaming browser plugin: http://www.nanocosmos.de/v4/en/products/nanoStream-web-plugin-live-video-encoder.html
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Ooyala today announced it has raised $35 million in new capital to aggressively standardize digital video experiences provided by multi-service operators (MSO’s) and TV programmers worldwide on the Ooyala video streaming, monetization and discovery platform. Telstra Applications and Ventures Group, a subsidiary of Australia’s largest telecommunications and information services company Telstra, led the Series E round, with prior investors Sierra Ventures, Rembrandt Venture Partners and CID Group participating in addition to other strategic investors.
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“Higher Speeds Cater to Rapid Growth in Video Streaming and Multiple Internet-Connected Devices in Homes.
Responding to consumer demand for ultra-high-speed home broadband service, Verizon next month will more than double the speeds of several of its FiOS Internet tiers – and introduce two new tiers with even faster speeds.
Why Video Web Traffic Is Fueling the Need for Faster Bandwidth:
‘Our top FiOS speed will be twice as fast as anything America has ever seen,’ said Mike Ritter, chief marketing officer for Verizon’s consumer and mass market business unit. ‘High-speed Internet no longer is just for techies, as more than half of our residential consumers already use at least a 20 Mbps Internet connection.’ Streaming online video on an all-fiber-optic connection providing faster speeds is better and more reliable during peak Internet usage hours.”
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From the official announcement: “Today we’re excited to launch Hangouts On Air to Google+ users worldwide. So if you have something to say—as an aspiring artist, a global celebrity, or a concerned citizen—you can now go live in front of a global audience.
With just a few clicks, you’ll be able to:
Broadcast publicly. By checking “Enable Hangouts On Air,” you can broadcast your live hangout—from the Google+ stream, your YouTube channel or your website—to the entire world.
See how many viewers you’ve got. During your broadcast, you can look inside the hangout to see how many people are watching live.
Record and re-share. Once you’re off the air, we’ll upload a public recording to your YouTube channel, and to your original Google+ post. This way it’s easy to share and discuss your broadcast after it’s over.
Of course, launching millions of live stations takes some doing, so we’re rolling out Hangouts On Air gradually, over the next few weeks.”
Official announcement: http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2012/05/google-hangouts-on-air-broadcast-your.html ;
Find out more: http://www.google.com/+/learnmore/hangouts/onair.
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“Broadcast on the web with live online streaming video. Learn how Brightcove makes it easy to deliver high-quality live streaming broadcasts to any device or browser.”
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