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Google+'s Live Broadcast Platform "Hangouts on Air" Now Available to All

Google is expanding its Hangouts on Air feature to everyone, after being available only to a few broadcasters on Google+. The feature enables anyone now to hold a hangout viewable by anyone, essentially a live video stream. The feature is an important step forward for Hangouts as Google+ now challenges a number of li...

7 May 2012
10:35 GMT

YouTube Debuts Pay-per-View Option for Live Streams

YouTube may seem a bit out of focus lately, as it tries to do everything from movie rentals to news reporting, but that's actually the strategy. YouTube wants to be everything to everyone when it comes to online video. It's taking another step towards that with the introduction of more live streaming optio...

11 April 2012
07:11 GMT

BitTorrent Live, by BitTorrrent

BitTorrent released a new application, BitTorrent Live, designed to let you stream live from your computer, while maintaining a low network load. The same torrent theory applies, but the peers connected to the stream send out the data with a delay of several seconds.The released application is a small executable, ava...

3 February 2012
10:56 GMT

BitTorrent Live Promises Speedy Distributed Live Streaming

BitTorrent, the company behind the popular file sharing protocol but also the very popular uTorrent client, is looking at ways to make money from its technology but also to expand its use. BitTorrent, in essence, is a distribution method and, with a built-in audience of over 100 million people, it could be a great...

15 October 2011
06:11 GMT

Apple Setting Up Live-Streaming Conditions at Covent Garden Store, UK

Apple is fitting out the flagship Covent Garden store in London with everything British journalists need for a flawless keynote experience as the “Let’s Talk iPhone” event nears.As confirmed earlier today, Apple is refusing to stream its iPhone event live to everyone on the planet, but it is making ...

4 October 2011
10:39 GMT

iPhone 5 Event Will Not Be Live-Streamed by Apple

Despite allowing reporters to curl up in a London store and watch the iPhone announcements live as they unfold, Apple will not be streaming the show live to everyone else, a company official has confirmed.The company formerly run by Steve Jobs is holding a key event today at its Cupertino campus at 10 a.m. local time...

4 October 2011
03:03 GMT

Watch the 2011 Copa America Live on YouTube

As promised, YouTube has started streaming the 2011 Copa America, the South American football championship. All of the matches of the competition will be streamed live on YouTube and there will also be highlights and goal clips. It's the biggest sporting event streamed by YouTube so far and it's a great win...

2 July 2011
07:31 GMT

All 2011 Copa America Matches Will Be Live Streamed on YouTube

Soccer fans are in for a treat this year, YouTube will be live-streaming all of the matches from the 2011 Copa America, the South American soccer tournament. Everyone around the world (almost) will be able to watch the 26 matches, as they happen, complete with commentary exclusive to YouTube.The South American contin...

16 June 2011
05:58 GMT

The Coachella Festival Is Live on YouTube All Weekend

YouTube has just launched its live streaming platform and it hasn't been wasting much time promoting it, by showcasing that YouTube can be a great place for video as well. And it couldn't have chosen a better event than the Coachella festival which is happening right now in California. If scorching heat and...

16 April 2011
05:00 GMT

YouTube Still Bullish on Live Streaming Despite Initial Tests

While YouTube dominates online video, there is one area where it hasn't made much inroad, live streaming. A number of live streaming sites are battling for supremacy, this while YouTube has no such capabilities of any sort. It's been working on it though, but the last round of very public testing showed tha...

15 January 2011
10:10 GMT

Apple Confirms Live Video Streaming of Today’s Event

Apple has confirmed, at least on its Italian web site for now, that footage of the company’s Special event held in the Town Hall of its Cupertino campus will be live streamed.This marks the third time Apple is generous enough to provide live streaming of its keynote events, a move that surely pleases the Apple ...

20 October 2010
09:39 GMT

YouTube Is Testing a Live Streaming Platform for Two Days

YouTube is finally making the step everyone has been anticipating for years, for two days only, it will be streaming live shows from a few select partners. Live streaming has always been "coming soon" to YouTube and, while this is just an initial test, the features is now closer to reality than ever. "From U2 to the ...

13 September 2010
04:19 GMT

Breaking: Apple to Provide Live Video Streaming of Sept. 1 Keynote

In what is a first for the company headquartered at 1 Infinite Loop, Cupertino, California, Apple will provide live video streaming of its September 1 Event set to kick off at 10:00 a.m. PDT.Fans of Apple’s keynote presentations will need to have a Mac running Snow Leopard or an iOS device running firmware 3.0 ...

1 September 2010
03:08 GMT

YouTube’s Mysterious ‘Live Stream’ Button

YouTube made its name by giving users the power to put their videos on the web. It opened the door to millions of people who might not have had the means or the technical ability to host a video online. In recent years, YouTube has moved away from this model and is embracing professional video as the engine for growt...

4 June 2010
05:22 GMT

Tiger Woods Press Conference Gets Millions of Viewers

Tiger Woods made his first public appearance in three months after the huge scandal made a serious dent in his reputation, career, his marriage, and so on. Interestingly, he chose to offer his apologies online and live, bypassing traditional media coverage. While the actual apology probably didn't fool that many...

20 February 2010
05:20 GMT

Ustream Introduces Pay-per-View Streaming

YouTube has proved that online video is here to stay and that more and more content online will be in video form. Last year, it became apparent that live streaming was also going to play a big role with the main players in the market, Ustream and Justin.TV, getting some real traction. But, just like YouTube, live st...

25 January 2010
06:39 GMT

YouTube Strikes Deal to Stream Live IPL Matches

YouTube has confirmed previous rumors that it inked a distribution deal with the Indian Premier League to stream its live cricket matches from the upcoming season starting March 12. It is the first live sports deal YouTube has landed, making a significant breakthrough. The deal covers every country in the world exce...

21 January 2010
02:36 GMT

Brightcove Upgrades Its Online Video Platform

Online video is big today and it's going to get huge in the not-so-distant future. Sites like YouTube and Hulu may be getting all the attention and the users, but at one point specialized video hosting sites will be replaced by custom platforms and most sites will offer their own videos. This market is small at...

16 November 2009
05:19 GMT

YouTube's U2 Live Concert Got 10 Million Viewers

YouTube is by far the largest video site in the world, dwarfing its competitors with audiences ten times bigger. Still, despite its popularity, revenue hasn't been what many had hoped by now and it is trying a number of things to get ad money pouring in.One thing that it's betting hard on is professional co...

29 October 2009
12:32 GMT

USOpen.org Draws 5.3 Million Visitors in the First Week

The US Open has entered its second week with the matches getting hotter as the final rounds draw closer. And, this year, the tournament is already enjoying a record audience, based on the first-week numbers, but not on TV or cable, but online, at the very well designed USOpen.org. In fact, the site saw a 60-percent i...

9 September 2009
04:16 GMT

Ustream Sued over Pirated Boxing Match Broadcast

Online video has always been a tricky issue for services offering hosting and sharing because the companies providing the services have little control over what their users share. It took YouTube years to get some effective anti-piracy tools and the problem still isn't completely gone. The same problem now plagu...

18 August 2009
07:09 GMT

PGA Live Stream Offers Facebook and Twitter Chat

In a sign that Internet streaming is not only becoming a substitute or addition to traditional sports broadcasting but it is actually providing a better alternative, the Professional Golfers' Association is offering a great web coverage of the last major tournament of the year, the PGA Championship, with multipl...

13 August 2009
11:36 GMT

Free Internet Radio Without Headphones

Live streaming, free access, more than 1500 stations, user-friendly interface – these are just a few of the highlights offered by the new application launched recently by Spb Software – Spb Radio. The application is fully compatible with all Windows Mobile devices and gives subscription-free access to an ...

6 August 2009
10:51 GMT

New SPB Radio Application for Windows Mobile Available

SPB Software, a worldwide leading mobile application developer, announced on Tuesday the launch of SPB Radio, a new software solution for mobile phones running under Microsoft's Windows Mobile operating system. The new application, the company says, is a high-quality Internet radio player for Windows Phones, pro...

31 July 2009
05:13 GMT

Justin.tv Releases Its New API for Free

The live video streaming market, though pretty much in its infancy, is a fiercely competitive one. A number of companies are constantly one-upping each other with new features and related products though the competition so far seems to outweigh actual user interest. Still, this hasn't made a dent in their enthus...

27 July 2009
03:35 GMT

Justin TV Gets a Major Overhaul

The online live streaming market has been building up steam in the past months and competition has been hard. Two names stand out, Ustream and Justin TV, but there is a large number of other valuable competitors so it's no surprise to anyone that development and the introduction of new features is going at a rap...

15 July 2009
05:21 GMT

Michael Jackson Memorial to Be Streamed by Several Online Providers

With the Michael Jackson Public Memorial Service just a few hours away, it is set to become the biggest online event in history. To be held at the Staples Center in Los Angeles today at 10:00 AM PT, it will house 17,500 lucky fans but, for the rest of us, the show will also be streamed online for free by several serv...

7 July 2009
08:37 GMT


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