tagged w/ Streaming Media
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Even as Netflix adds Criterion movies (yes!) to its burgeoning Watch Instantly library, the studios eye their intentions ever more suspiciously, worried Netflix may be sowing the seeds of Hollywood's destruction. Which could mean fewer movies for us.
The deal with Starz that gives Netflix (and us) streaming access to newer movies apparently arched a lot of eyebrows, and even Netflix admitted it's gonna have to start getting permission directly for studios—probably paying more for the movies. It's also gotta fight the entrenched window system, the strange path a movie follows from theatrical release to DVD to HBO to cable, which is how movie studios continue to pull profits out of a movie long after it leaves the big screen.
BusinessWeek makes it clear it's not gonna be easy. But that just means I'll be watching fewer movies.
http://www.businessweek.com/news/2009-12-29/netflix-envoy-pitches-online-films-to-wary-studios-update3-.htmlEven as Netflix adds Criterion movies (yes!) to its burgeoning Watch Instantly... more
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Uh, holy crap? Netflix streaming will be available "later this year" on the PS3. Like the Xbox 360, it'll be free with the $8.99-a-month plan. Unlike the 360, you'll enable Netflix via an "instant streaming Blu-ray disc."Uh, holy crap? Netflix streaming will be available "later this year" on the... more
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On the Verizon Blog Site, it says "We'll announce soon the date when the EPIX channel will officially launch on FiOS TV. It will be available with a premium subscription that includes SD & HD channels, VOD and eventually online content. "
The NewTeeVee blog sites: "Though strangely, Verizon, which is the network’s only announced carrier..."
This can be very confusing for normal people, but in all my tedious conversations with Verizon, they tell me they use Akamai (sources on the Product side, Sales Engineers from both Verizon CORE and Verizon Business) as their CDN, so any online content would not be on Verizon proper rather would be aggregated and distributed, by Akamai the CDN, perhaps “branded” Verizon… AFAIK.
Wht do you think?On the Verizon Blog Site, it says "We'll announce soon the date when the... more
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This video is a response to a Neilsen press release we received recently; The fact of the matter is, when you ask a 12 year old to keep a hand written diary and hand them a bunch of stickers, how accurate can the metrics be?
The industry does need to find an answer to accuracy in metrics; However, the method Nielsen uses in this offering seems far from flawless! What do you think?This video is a response to a Neilsen press release we received recently; The fact of... more
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Nico here! I get a lot of questions from people we call encoder technicians who are out "in the field" trying to send live video over the internet, this is webcasting or online broadcasting, there are a lot of terms out there that mean the same thing, so don't get confused!
When issues arise these Encoder Tech's know who to call for real solutions - here's a clip we put together to address an actual request sent to me from an encoder tech.
A.M. Arno and I discuss "How to prevent packet loss when your internet connection is across the room—or across the city—from your encoder." The video clip comes with some helpful formulas and resources to solve "The Case of the 400-foot Cable"
I encourage questions and I will find *you* answers, for that is my calling!Nico here! I get a lot of questions from people we call encoder technicians who are... more
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Nico McLane (User of much Bandwidth and Streaming Media All-Star) muses along side A.M. Arno (abuser of much bandwidth and marketing professional) on the question of... "How should Net Neutrality affect the mobile Internet?"
It really is quite simple: the same way NetNeutrality effects the real internet. Why should there be a difference between the "mobile" internet and the "real" internet? There is only one internet, and it should not matter how you access content on it of whether it's via a smartphone, netbook, or your tv's set-top box. These are all IP-based communications over the same internet we all know and love today.
Watching live shows in real time requires real streaming over the real internet, mobile or otherwise. Cable companies have made some provisions toward handing over access to subscribers, and more options are available as to how subscribers are able to watch what they watch, but the industries are taking baby steps. Nico loves her new Palm Pre on Sprint Nextel; the live streaming experience may not be 100% at all times, but the seeds have been sown, and because we have access to the network and the devices are not locked down, we as an industry can work together to make the experience better.
Nico notes: "After spending a lot of time thinking about how I want to experience mobile to set top box to notebook programming, I think that Sprint, with their live Sprint TV already off the ground should partner with TiVo to develop the ultimate semantic, take-me -with-you programming experience—they share a similar corporate culture and the more I think about it, the more I realize what a wonderful partnership that would be!"
Verizon's FiOS TV offers limited access to a some user-generated web sites, and Comcast and Time Warner Cable are rolling out services that let subscribers stream cable channels to their PCs, but we are still in the proverbial "lab" of life trying to figure this all out! What do you think?
Time Warner Cable asked the FCC to lay off the Net Neutrality conversation, stating "Now is not the time to engage in a debate about the need for net neutrality obligations." But if we don't start out with equal and open access, how would we go backwards?Nico McLane (User of much Bandwidth and Streaming Media All-Star) muses along side... more
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The IT Chicks: A new series from the writers of National Lampoon® told from the perspective of the IT Professional, which colorfully shows the hellacious Plonk headache that comes from dealing with the rest of us.
Stars Kato Kaelin, Jada Catta-Pretta, Elspeth Keller, Larry Hankin
Written by Scott Rubin and Phil Haney
Directed by Scott RubinThe IT Chicks: A new series from the writers of National Lampoon® told from the... more
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