Live streaming video is about streaming video content and broadcasting it live over the Internet. Here we will cover news and trends for live video streaming and live video chat. We will cover companies such as Livestream.com, Justin.tv, Ustream.tv, Skype, and other live streaming platforms. We will also cover tips for live streaming whether it be mobile live streaming, live video chat, HTTP live streaming, live streaming TV, and more…
This year, NBC made history by allowing the Super Bowl, one of the biggest events on TV in most years, available online. There has always been a fear that allowing the game online would water down the TV audience, something we’ve seen time and again disproved by big sporting events of this type. We saw …
Logitech is announcing today a new webcam that allows up to 1080p video conferencing when used in conjunction with the compatible software. The Logitech HD Pro Webcam C920 will also be able to do 15MP still images with one-touch uploads to social networks. “People are increasingly relying on video calling to maintain far flung connections,” said …
I know of two movies about bull-riding. One is Urban Cowboy starring John Travolta and the other is 8 Seconds starring Luke Perry. And despite living in the South for most of my life, I haven’t caught too many of these events live. I just know by the looks of it, it is something I …
I’ve been asked this several times today, so I thought it would be worth posting about. If you’re looking for a way to experience the New York City New Years Eve experience, you can do so online through live streaming video. Now you can watch the Times Square ball drop live on your PC, Mac, …
The continued perception that streaming sports online somehow affects the overall TV audience continues unabated. Or, rather, the perception is being used to gain leverage, and no one actually believes that myth anymore. The American Television Alliance, which is a lobbyist group that represents cable, satellite, and phone companies, believes that because the Super Bowl …
Some very cool news today in the worlds of professional sports and online video, as NBC has announced they will stream this year’s Super Bowl online for free. While the network has been streaming their Sunday night games for some time now, this is the first time viewers can watch the Super Bowl online on …
Some people may view the mobile and online app HBO GO as a good idea with limited appeal, which is fair, since not everyone can use it, even those who currently subscribe to HBO. Some wish they could buy the app without needing a cable subscription. There are plenty of criticisms of HBO’s application, but …
Do you like NASCAR? Do you like Tony Stewart? Do you think he’s going to finish ahead of Carl Edwards and take the Sprint Cup Championship? Wouldn’t you just love to be in one of those cars hurtling down the track at approaching 200 miles per hour, seeing what Stewart sees? NASCAR’s Facebook page is …
YouTube has been making waves recently with their live broadcasting, notably a Coldplay concert a few weeks ago. And this weekend YouTube is live-streaming the Starcraft finals through the Major League Gaming channel. There are thousands of gamers at the Rhode Island Convention Center playing Starcraft 2 vying for $600,000 in prizes, with a $50,000 …
The Ultimate Fighting Championship recently came to the Fox network, and people who had never watched the UFC before got to see a fight that lasted a little over a minute. While that was disappointing, I’m sure, to previously-undefeated Cain Velasquez, the UFC, and anyone who watched their first ever match that night, there’s no …
I interviewed social media strategist and video blogger Chris Brogan at the recent Blogworld New Media Expo conference in Los Angeles. Chris shared with me in this video interview why he’s a big fan of Google Plus Hangouts, along with the benefits of other online video conferencing programs for today’s business professionals.
Raystream tells me they’ve got a new proprietary video compression that can chop down the size of streaming HD video an average of 70%, without a loss of quality. You know me, I’m skeptical about numbers that large so I did some further investigation.
As expected, CBS saw the college football record broken for an online/mobile audience during Saturday’s LSU-Alabama showdown. Over 200,000 watched the game via the website and CBS Sports Mobile, which considering that the network was seeing numbers “hovering just under six figures” means they more than doubled their greatest online audience. The number is significant …
CBS has been pretty awesome in the streaming video racket for awhile now. They offer streams of The Masters and the NCAA Tournament, all in the face of the risk that somehow, they’d lose TV ad dollars from the potential lost audience watching the events online. However, CBS seems to take the opinion, a right …
It’s official. YouTube is now officially going to outer space, with a competition geared towards students aged 14-18. The competition involves kids sending in their ideas for experiments to be performed on the International Space Station. Six regional winners will be selected to go to Washington D.C., where each will be taken on a zero-G …
