Topic - Online Video & BrightCove

Watch Streaming Media West & Online Video Platform Summit Keynotes Live

We’re just about to head over to the Streaming Media West conference in San Jose, CA. For the first time in the history of this important conference, everyone will be able to watch parts of the conference live, both here on ReelSEO (below) as well as on Streamingmedia.com, courtesy of livestream.  Coverage will start today with the opening keynote from Bill Stone, president of FLO TV at 12 p.m. EST/9 a.m. PST.

Brightcove Webcast – Maximizing Video Ad Revenue

I received an email about this upcoming webcast and thought I should share it with you all.

Video advertising is one of the fastest growing opportunities online today and one of the most promising online advertising formats. The draw of the TV experience, consumers’ adoption of broadband and the resulting changes in online content, capabilities and consumption are all contributing to this rapid growth.

What Google Could do with Brightcove

Rumors are surfacing from a Mark Glaser Tweet last week that said Google is in talks with Brightcove to buy them for $500M to $700M. While everyone else is speculating on the purchase, I’m speculating on what Google could do with the video service.

List of Online Video Platform APIs

As most of you know, an online video platform provides companies with video hosting and delivery services among various other features and functionality that can vary (analytics, ad networks, HD support, etc…).  Many of these online video platforms (and there are just too many right now in my opinion but that is another post entirely) offer an API (Application Programming Interface.) An API exposes the features and functions of a platform thus enabling others to seamlessly integrate core video functionality within their own applications.

Livestream APIs and Brightcove Integration

Livestream, formerly Mogulus, have released a set of open APIs for the service expanding the ability to integrate it into your online video strategy. Plus the service is also now able to integrate its live streaming with the Brightcove video player.

HD Online – Watch Upload & Share High-Definition Videos

With the ever expanding acceptance of high definition video it’s no wonder that making a list of sites that support it is an ongoing task. So this time around it’s my turn to update you on all the latest and greatest places where you can find, watch, upload and share HD video online.

Google Gets ON2 Video Compression

Google is in the buying mood again it seems as they recently gobbled up ON2 Technologies who create high-quality video compression technology. What’s that mean for the video web? One can never be certain, can one? But we’ll tell you what WE think.

Adobe Gets Serious with Open Source – Opens up that MF

Throw on your disco clothes and get down with Strobe, Adobe’s Open Source Media Framework Initiative (OSMF) which they recently released. What’s it all mean for you? Well, that’s what ReelSEO is here to tell you.

Announcing the First Ever Online Video Platform Summit

I’m pleased to announce to the ReelSEO community the Online Video Platform Summit, a new two-day single track event held in conjuction with the annual Streaming Media West Conference and Exhibition on November 18-19th in San Jose, Calif. The Online Video Platform Summit was born from the success of this year’s Streaming Media East conference in New York City that had a record attendance of 3,733 attendees, up 5% from the 2008 total and the largest number in the Streaming Media conferences 11 year history.

Wistia Embedded Video Metrics – The Video Solution for SMBs?

I review the video sharing application and project management service, Wistia, and talk with CEO Chris Savage on how they are positioning themselves as an affordable top-tier business solution for the SMB crowd.

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Brightcove Dives into Mobile Video with Qik

Brightcove, has decided to test the waters of mobile video and determined that it’s warm enough to dive into. So they recently announced, via their blog, that Qik has signed on as a partner service.

Five Launches Syndicated Player With Brightcove Platform

Five, the UK broadcast company, has taken the plunge into online ad-supported video for embedding on other websites. They are the first broadcaster in the country to do so and look to lead the way for catch-up viewing on the web.