Network Foundation Technologies and Cisco Provide Online Broadcast of the NFL 7-on-7 National Tournament

Posted by Derrick on August 1, 2010 under Video Streaming and Compression | Be the First to Comment

The 2010 NFL High School Player Development (HSPD) 7-on-7 National Tournament was held in Tampa, Florida on July 10th and 11th. The HSPD aims to develop productive members of society, helping high school students improve both their fundamental football skills and life skills. Network Foundation Technologies, LLC (‘NiFTy’) and Cisco Systems, Inc. partnered together to provide live online broadcast coverage of the tournament.

Jerry Horowitz, NFL Director Youth Tackle Football, stated, “NiFTyTV along with Cisco Systems have provided a great opportunity for our National 7-on-7 Tournament participants to relive their experience through its On-Demand features. It is also a great way for family and friends in all the participant’s respective cities to be able to see the tournament games both live and On-Demand.”

Top high school players from across the nation, representing twenty-two NFL teams, competed over the course of two-days. First day competition was used to determine bracket seeding. A double-elimination tournament was held on the second day, ending with two conference semi finals—the AFC and NFC—and a Super Bowl championship match between the local Florida teams, the Miami Dolphins and Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

“We were very excited to work with NiftyTV to broadcast the event for the NFL HSPD 7on7 Tournament,” said Daryl Thomas, Regional Director for the HSPD. “NiFTY’s technology and support made it possible for parents, teammates, college scouts and fans to see some of the nation’s top high school football players worldwide; this was truly a historical moment for the HSPD 7on7 Tournament.”

Video On Demand replays of select games from the two-day tournament, including the Conference Finals and Super Bowl, are now available for viewing online. To download the 7-on-7 player, visit www.NiFTyTV.com/7on7 and click on the “Download Now” button.

Wirecast Plays Nicely with CDNs for Live Streaming

Posted by Derrick on July 15, 2010 under Video Streaming and Compression | Be the First to Comment

Wirecast plays nicely with CDNs for Live Streaming.  This is a great because whether you’re using a high end CDN or one that allows streaming for free, Wirecast can help.

These are the CDNs that support Live Streaming with Wirecast:

Livestream
Ustream
Limelight
Justin.tv
Amazon EC2 Wowza

Wirecast also supports Live Streaming to many Streaming Servers such as: QuickTime Streaming Server, Wowza Media Server, Windows Media Streaming Streaming Server.

Learn Ustream and Livestream Set-up with Wirecast

Posted by Derrick on July 12, 2010 under Video Streaming and Compression | Be the First to Comment

Learn Ustream and Livestream Set-up with Wirecast.  If you need to get up and running with Wirecast plus have a need use Livestream or Ustream you can attend our 1-Day Wirecast Live Streaming Training.  The 1-Day class has a training module that covers Live Streaming to both Ustream and Livestream.  Check the Video Streaming and Compresson Training Schedule for more details on the next Wirecast class. You can give us a call at 407.477.5837 for more information or E-mail us at info@freemancompression.com.

Highwinds Unleashes Infinite HD for High-Definition Streaming

Posted by Derrick on May 17, 2010 under Video Streaming and Compression | Be the First to Comment

Highwinds, a leader in content delivery and hosted IP services, announced at Streaming Media East the availability of Infinite HD for streaming high-definition video live and on-demand over its content delivery network (CDN). Setting a new standard for delivering HD video to online audiences, Highwinds’ Infinite HD is built on technology that provides the most resilient and consistent HD streams available in the industry today, together with the features necessary to deliver advanced HD viewing experiences.

Infinite HD is the result of Highwinds’ robust, global CDN coupled with the Octoshape Infinite Edge throughput optimization technology. Unlike TCP or chunked HTTP-based protocols, Infinite HD is far less susceptible to latency and packet loss, allowing Infinite HD to have the highest probability of successful HD stream delivery to the last mile.  When there is contention in the last mile or in the core, other technologies fail to deliver consistent streams and are forced to rely on bitrate adaption technologies, which require higher overhead and support lower average bitrates than Infinite HD.

Infinite HD customers gain:
▪    True High-Definition Streams of Live and On-Demand Video
▪    Consistent HD Quality Resulting in Longer Viewing Times
▪    Global Reach and Massive Scalability Regardless of Video Origin
▪    Customizable HD Viewing Experiences and Advanced HD Features
▪    Robust, Real-Time Analytics and Reporting on All HD Streams

Though the new Infinite HD platform is making its debut into the market today, Highwinds has a number of customers who are already using the platform and player technology. Infinite HD was first used to deliver last year’s PGA TOUR Playoffs for the FedExCup, and it continues to power the streaming of major media, entertainment and sporting events, including THE PLAYERS Championship, which was held May 6-10, 2010. In addition to gaining early customer adoption of Infinite HD, Highwinds has also garnered industry support from its ecosystem partners, including Octoshape, whose technology is integral to Infinite HD, and Digital Rapids, who has created encoding profiles specific to Infinite HD to support broadcast-quality streaming.

“As consumer demand for ubiquitous HD video grows, we continue to see increased HD traction from traditional broadcasters and online content owners. However, HD technologies used to deliver HD video today fail to deliver a consistent experience,” said Steve Miller, president and CEO of Highwinds.  “As such, we launch Infinite HD as a proven streaming innovation after having successfully delivered several high-profile live events with unprecedented quality. Additionally, Highwinds customers who stream video with Infinite HD can experience advanced viewing features including DVR, instant replay, picture-in-picture and live data feed overlays.”

Wirecast and Episode Training Reminder

Posted by Derrick on May 15, 2010 under Video Streaming and Compression | Be the First to Comment

Wirecast and Episode Encoder Training Reminder for the Free Training on Friday, May 21st in New York.   The session covers Live Streaming with Wirecast and encoding using Episode Encoder Pro.  The training session will be taught by Derrick Freeman, Instructor, Video Streaming and Compression Consultant of Freeman Compression Inc.

Here are the details on the upcoming event and registration information:

http://www.freemancompression.com/html/trainingeventnewyork.html

Make sure you make plans to attend the event.