By Ben Homer, July 30th, 2009
On a daily basis I see mistakes being made with live streaming video. Having worked in this space for about four years now (considering Live Flash only came around in 2007 it’s a while in this space) I figured it’s worth putting forth some best practices. So here is the first in what may be [...]
By Ben Homer, July 23rd, 2009
Via Adobe’s Kevin Towes, check out the below clip of MLBAM CEO Bob Bowman on Mad Money with Jim Cramer discussing MLB.com’s online video strategy and the future of to mobile content.
MLB.com has been a common subject of discussion as a company that could go public in the not too distant future, they make [...]
By Ben Homer, July 7th, 2009
Here we go again, another major event taking place midday in the U.S. causing millions to tune in to an online broadcast. But unlike the Presidential Inauguration earlier this year which almost universally maxed out CDN capacity, Michael Jackson’s memorial is sure to be watched globally.
The learning experience of the inauguration may have helped companies [...]
By Ben Homer, April 2nd, 2009
In what may be an online first, the band Keane will broadcast a live session today online in 3D (or 6D if you’re wearing 2 pairs of 3D glasses) from London’s Abbey Road Studio. The webcast begins at 3PM EST (8PM London time) on Keanemusic.com.
By Ben Homer, January 21st, 2009
No surprise we saw record numbers for online video viewing during yesterday’s Inauguration. But while it was a banner day in terms of traffic and innovation, it also showcased the utter inability of media to monetize the massive amount of video being delivered.
From my personal experience, just about every site appeared to run into issues [...]
