Comments on: What’s Up With NBC’s Olympics Streaming? http://www.onlinevideowatch.com/whats-up-with-nbcs-olympics-streaming/ Watching the Business of Watching Online Sat, 22 Nov 2008 03:26:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Ryan Lawler http://www.onlinevideowatch.com/whats-up-with-nbcs-olympics-streaming/#comment-17839 Ryan Lawler Fri, 04 Jul 2008 13:06:22 +0000 http://www.onlinevideowatch.com/whats-up-with-nbcs-olympics-streaming/#comment-17839 Limelight will be handling delivery of the streaming video, with Akamai providing some delivery for the usual static page elements. For more info on the technology behind NBCOlympics.com, check out this story: http://www.contentinople.com/author.asp?section_id=603&doc_id=154938 Limelight will be handling delivery of the streaming video, with Akamai providing some delivery for the usual static page elements. For more info on the technology behind NBCOlympics.com, check out this story:

http://www.contentinople.com/author.asp?section_id=603&doc_id=154938

]]> By: P. Lee http://www.onlinevideowatch.com/whats-up-with-nbcs-olympics-streaming/#comment-17760 P. Lee Thu, 03 Jul 2008 19:33:50 +0000 http://www.onlinevideowatch.com/whats-up-with-nbcs-olympics-streaming/#comment-17760 Of course they are not going to respond! If NBCU did allow over-the-top-video access to the Olympics, effectively bypassing their cable/satellite MSOs, those operators in turn would take a harsher line regarding affiliate fees, channel placement, and ultimately carriage. Besides, all NBCU cared about is broadcast, they've been screwing over their cable ops since 2004 and the smart ones are trying to jump ship (Congrats Stotsky!) from cable to the mothership. Of course they are not going to respond! If NBCU did allow over-the-top-video access to the Olympics, effectively bypassing their cable/satellite MSOs, those operators in turn would take a harsher line regarding affiliate fees, channel placement, and ultimately carriage. Besides, all NBCU cared about is broadcast, they’ve been screwing over their cable ops since 2004 and the smart ones are trying to jump ship (Congrats Stotsky!) from cable to the mothership.

]]> By: DR http://www.onlinevideowatch.com/whats-up-with-nbcs-olympics-streaming/#comment-17746 DR Thu, 03 Jul 2008 17:20:54 +0000 http://www.onlinevideowatch.com/whats-up-with-nbcs-olympics-streaming/#comment-17746 Digital Rapids is managing a lot of the encoding. (not associated with them, just have seen the press release) http://www.digital-rapids.com/News/Press%20Releases/2008NBCOlympics.aspx Digital Rapids is managing a lot of the encoding. (not associated with them, just have seen the press release)

http://www.digital-rapids.com/News/Press%20Releases/2008NBCOlympics.aspx

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