Posted by Derrick on July 13, 2010 under Video Streaming and Compression | 
Highwinds, a leader in content delivery, network and IP services, announced that it has acquired Internet infrastructure service provider BandCon, based in Costa Mesa, Calif. The BandCon Content Delivery System is a natural fit with Highwinds’ multiplatform IP service offerings, including its content delivery network (CDN). The acquisition validates Highwinds’ success as a profitable and rapidly growing global provider of content delivery and network services.
“We are pleased to be able to leverage our balance sheet strength and financial success to make an acquisition of this magnitude,” said Steve Miller, chairman and CEO of Highwinds. “Over the past decade, BandCon has earned a great deal of industry respect. I continue to be impressed by the BandCon team, their experience and their dedication to customer service.”
The BandCon Content Delivery System is a set of Internet infrastructure and delivery products which complements Highwinds’ content delivery, network and IP services portfolio. As a result of this acquisition, BandCon and Highwinds customers now have access to an international network with 2 terabits per second of edge capacity and more than 70 POPs (points of presence) worldwide. The combined company now offers a full range of services including:
▪ Content Delivery Services
▪ Hosted IP Services and Software
▪ IP Transit and Transport Services
▪ Content Storage and Protection Services
▪ Colocation and Peering Solutions
“The acquisition of BandCon is highly accretive and significantly boosts the scale of Highwinds’ content delivery, network and IP services business,” said Steve Liddell, recently appointed president of Highwinds Content Delivery and Network Services.
Both companies are privately held and thus the terms of the deal will not be disclosed. BandCon founder and CEO Ari Benowitz will stay on as chief revenue officer of Highwinds and report to Steve Liddell.
Posted by Derrick on January 28, 2010 under Video Streaming and Compression |
Internap Network Services Corporation, a global provider of end-to-end Internet business solutions, announced that it is an Official Provider of Content Delivery Network (CDN) services for the 2010 Sundance Film Festival, January 21-31 in Park City, Utah. Sundance Institute is using Internap’s CDN – both during the Festival and on an ongoing basis – to simplify and streamline the creation, delivery and management of interactive web content that promotes the event itself and the work of independent filmmakers year-round, with guaranteed optimal quality and performance.
New forms of web content, such as podcasts, slideshows and streaming video, have become critical to the independent film community, allowing filmmakers to market and distribute their films to audiences worldwide at minimal cost. In 2009, visitors to the Sundance Film Festival website downloaded nearly three million videos; and in the months surrounding the annual Sundance Film Festival, website traffic typically surges dramatically, averaging between 50,000 – 150,000 unique visitors daily.
However, as online video gains in popularity, the performance of the network is also becoming a top priority, with viewers showing little tolerance for slow-loading video. A recent study by analytics firm TubeMogul found that 81.2% of web video viewers click away when videos are slow to load and that “rebuffering” occurs in nearly one out of every 25 streams. Internap’s CDN uniquely addresses this issue, ensuring an optimized video viewing experience through its patented Managed Internet Route Optimizer™ (MIRO) technology, which selects the best path for video traffic in real time, based on network performance characteristics instead of the least number of Internet hops.
“Our collaboration with Internap has grown to such an extent that we could not provide high-quality online content without them,” said Joseph Beyer, associate director at Sundance Institute Online. “Internap’s CDN allows us to easily create and share streaming video and other new types of content – an increasingly vital part of building awareness of our artists and bringing their work to a global audience – while ensuring a consistently reliable viewing experience, even during the dramatic spike in web traffic that occurs during the Sundance Film Festival.”
Internap’s CDN provides a complete solution for live and on-demand video streaming with “set and forget” capabilities that allow organizations to focus exclusively on content creation by simplifying and streamlining the workflow for content uploading, transcoding, management and reporting. Integration with the Adobe Flash Platform, Microsoft Silverligh and iPhone formats, Internap allows customers to maximize the consuming audience by addressing the broadest range of devices across the Internet.
Posted by Derrick on January 8, 2010 under Video Streaming and Compression |
Telestream announced that Cadence Inc., a premier live event marketing and communications firm, chose Telestream Wirecast webcasting software to broadcast Ford’s keynote address speech live from the Consumer Electronics Show (CES®) January 7 in Las Vegas. Cadence selected Wirecast because of its ability to encode live streams in real time to multiple streaming formats – Windows Media, QuickTime and Flash – and for its ability to immediately archive the video for new releases and online viewing by global audiences. The keynote address video is available for viewing on The Ford Story website at http://fordlivemedia.cadence-inc.com/.
“We evaluated several products but selected Telestream Wirecast for its reliable, multiformat live streaming, ease of use, and excellent support,” said Steve Auer, President of Cadence, Inc. “Everything worked flawlessly. Real time statistics of the Wirecast stream, such as bit rate and audio levels, made it easy for us to monitor the feeds and provided our operations center with critical information during the live cast.”
CES is the world’s largest consumer technology trade show, where the makers of the latest electronic products show off their wares. CES invited Ford President and CEO, Alan Mulally to deliver the opening keynote address because he has positioned Ford as a leading innovator in the automotive industry.
Ford chose Cadence because of the company’s ability to provide a total, integrated live video event package. In addition to live video production, streaming to a content delivery network and archiving of the video for later online viewing, Cadence provides preshow promotions, tracking, analytics and reporting of the live webcast itself. Cadence has a strong foundation in production, audio-visual staging and logistics. In addition to Ford, Cadence clients include such well-known Fortune 100 companies as Pepsico, Kraft, Toyota, Xerox, and PhilipMorrisUSA, to name a few.
“We’re honored that Cadence, a leading provider of live event services, selected Wirecast for this prestigious event,” said Barbara DeHart, VP of Marketing at Telestream. “Wirecast provides an innovative and affordable solution for high-quality video streaming of all types of live events.”
Wirecast is live video production software for Mac and Windows computers that is available for a fraction of the cost of broadcast hardware equipment. Developed specifically for live and on-demand webcasts (broadcasts for the web), Wirecast works just like a video switcher, controlling real-time switching between multiple cameras while mixing in other media such as pre-recorded video, audio, graphics and slides. With features such as chroma key, transitions, 3D graphics, and built-in titles, Wirecast offers high production value for the creation of professional webcasts.
Tags: Cadence Inc, CES, Consumer Electronics Show, Content delivery network, encoding, flash, Live Streaming, quicktime, Telestream, video streaming, windows media, wirecast webcasting
Posted by Derrick on December 16, 2009 under Video Streaming and Compression |
Limelight Networks, Inc. announced that The Knot, the number-one online wedding portal, has selected the LimelightSITE whole-site delivery service for its content delivery network (CDN) needs. The Knot selected Limelight Networks after extensive testing showed the company’s network-based delivery platform would not only support the company’s continued growth, but also deliver the best online experience to any consumer device on any network connection.
LimelightSITE is designed to accelerate whole website delivery. For The Knot, LimelightSITE provides assurances of the highest quality content delivery without the cost of upgrading internal infrastructure, particularly as The Knot looks to expand in the coming months. Prior to making the switch to Limelight Networks, the team from The Knot laid out expectations for a smooth migration with no adverse effects on site visitors. Using Limelight Networks Integration Services, The Knot was able to meet those requirements.
“Limelight Networks brings customer service to a new level,” said Nic Di Iiorio, CTO of The Knot, Inc. “During our very aggressive project to deploy their services, Limelight personnel acted as a seamless extension of our best teams. The Limelight services team was well prepared to ensure a quick and successful project which resulted in a very smooth transition with no negative impact to our Brides.”
Posted by Derrick on April 5, 2009 under Video Streaming and Compression |
Class Summary:
Our Wirecast Live Streaming training will get you familiar with Live streaming for Flash and Windows Media. This class will have you up and running with Wirecast quickly. This training is great for non-technical professionals as well as video editors, web developers, producers and other media professionals. Whether you’re using a a Wowza Streaming Server or Windows Media Streaming Server this class will benefit you. Our class will also get you familiar with Wirecast live streaming to the Top Content Delivery Networks as well as Ustream and Livestream . This class is great for providing you with many ideas for delivering your live streaming events.
Students will learn the following in this training:
- How to set up Live streaming to Wowza Media Server 2 (Flash Streaming Server)
- How to set up Live streaming to Windows Media Streaming Server (PC class only)
- How to set up Live streaming to Content Delivery Networks, Ustream and Livestream
- How to Archive Webcasts to a Video File
- How to set-up Publishing Points
- How to set-up Live streaming using MMS and RTMP Protocols
- How to perform Live encoding from video files
- How to include PowerPoint, Keynote and .PDF presentations in your Webcasts
- How to include Picture-N-Picture in your Webcasts
- How to create and use Lower Thirds during your Webcasts
Software Featured in the class
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Class Overview
1. Live Streaming to Wowza Media Server
This section of the training will cover the procedure for setting up Flash Live streaming to Wowza Media Server. Students will learn all of the necessary Wirecast configurations to stream live to the streaming server. This portion of the class will show students the items that need to be set-up on the Wowza streaming server for live streaming to work properly.
2. Live Streaming to Windows Media Streaming Server (PC class only)
This section of the training will cover the procedure for setting up Windows Media Live streaming to Windows Media Streaming Server. Students will learn all of the necessary Wirecast configurations to stream live to the streaming server. This portion of the class will show students the items that need to be set-up on the Windows Media Streaming Server for live streaming to work properly.
3. Live streaming to Content Delivery Networks, Ustream and Livestream
Learn how to perform live encoding to your Content Delivery Network. You’ll see first hand the available options and settings for use with the Top CDNs and what items need to be placed into Wirecast. This portion of the class will also show you how to set-up live streaming using popular services such as Ustream and Livestream.
4. Live Streaming with PowerPoint, Keynote or PDF files
This part of the training class is one of the coolest as you learn how to set up Live streaming along with PowerPoint, Keynote or PDFs. One of the most beneficial items to include during your live streaming event is presentation slides and this class will teach you how. You’ll learn how to include your slides as Picture-N-Picture or as full screens.
5. IP Cameras and other Wirecast Pro 4 features
This training module will discuss how to add IP Cameras to your webcast. This part of the training will also cover Wirecast Pro features so you’ll get a better understanding of the differences between Wirecast 4 and Wirecast Pro 4.
6. Live Streaming using MMS and RTMP Protocols
This training will show you how to set-up live streaming using MMS and RTMP Protocols and when you’ll use each. Also you’ll learn which streaming format uses MMS and RTMP protocols.
7. Live Encoding from Video Files
One benefit of using Wirecast is its ability to allow you to perform live streaming from video files. You can stream from a single video file or from multiple video files. This portion of the class will show you how and which video formats to use Live streaming.
8. Recording Files to Disk and Streaming to Multiple Servers
This portion of the class teaches students how to record Webcasts to disk for archiving or On-demand. The instructor will also show students how to stream Live video to Multiple Streaming Servers.
Give us a call about signing up to attend one of our Wirecast Live Streaming Trainings in Orlando or On-line. Call Freeman Compression Inc. at 407.477.5837 for more information or E-mail us at info@freemancompression.com. Individuals from any country can attend our On-line training classes.
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