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A First Look At HBO Go: Curb Your Enthusiasm

TVErick Schonfeld
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Today HBO announced it will be making its movies and TV Shows available on the Web to subscribers through HBO Go, which up until now has been in private beta. HBO Go is part of the cable industry's TV Everywhere strategy to make TV content available online to paying subscribers. It contains 600 hours of movies and TV shows which can be streamed live and even in HD. HBO Go is available first to Verizon FIOS subscribers. Since I am a Verizon FIOS customer, I logged into HBO Go this morning and checked it out. (Despite reports elsewhere that it won't be available until Thursday, it is in fact now live). Below are my initial impressions and screenshots.The videos play decently and you can watch in HD, but if I wasn't already paying for HBO I certainly wouldn't pay for access to this site. The choice of shows and movies is just not that great. You can watch every episode of The Wire, and the final season of The Sopranos, but not one episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm. You get a lot more in your cable subscription, especially if you get multiple HBO channels. The on-demand option is great, but essentially HBO Go is competing with much broader array of choices on the TV which can also be made on-demand through a DVR. There are some movies like The Watchmen and Taken, which I think I've already seen three times each this month on TV, and a spattering of older archived movies like Canadian Bacon, but for the most part the selection is worse than what you get on Netflix via its streaming option. I'm not sure I want to see The Chumscrubber in HD.The site itself is well-designed, image heavy with lots of entry points. You are greeted with a slideshow view of ten shows and movies on heavy rotation, including the movie Taken, HBO Series Big Love and The Wire, and a Dennis Miller special. If you have HBO, you can't really avoid any of these shows, so nothing special there except that you can stream it anywhere on your laptop. Tabs across the top allow you to explore deeper into movies, series, comedy, sports, documentaries, and "late night" (aka, HBO's hard-hitting sex documentary series like Real Sex). Everything is done in Flash, which makes it a beautiful experience, but it won't be accessible on an iPad or iPhone without converting the site into an appFor each series, you can choose any episode for at least one season, but some shows are missing. You can also create a watchlist to watch shows later. When I was clicking through the site, the streaming quality was great, but when I tried to switch to another show or movie the audio to Canadian Bacon kept playing in the background (which isn't necessarily a bad thing?I love that movie). My main issue with HBO Go is not the fact that it is behind a paywall (after all, that is HBO's business even on TV) or the site's look and feel. The site's navigation is clean, everything is easy to find, and the playback looks great. And moving part of its video library online is a smart move for HBO. My issue is with the selection. It's not just that 600 hours of rotating shows and movies is just a fraction of what HBO shows on TV in any given month. Managing 600 hours of on-demand video is resource intensive, so HBO has to set some limit. HBO is not Web video company. But Hulu or even Verizon could manage a bigger catalog, and even keep the paywall. TV is moving online, as this first step by HBO illustrates. But ultimately, I want all the channels I get through Verizon to be available for searching, managing, and video streaming on the Web. Verizon FIOS already lets me program my home DVR from the Web, but I can only watch those shows on my TV. There is still a disconnect between my computer and my TV, and that is frustrating. And yes, I want it all because I am already paying for it.

MLB.TV set for Grapefruit, Cactus action, subscribe now, don't miss Spring Training

Spring Training is officially under way with pitchers and catchers reporting to various camps in Arizona and Florida. Routines and rituals can now become established for Major League Baseball players as everyone pursues a World Series dream.

The opening of camps also heralds a tradition and a routine for fans just like you. Subscriptions are now available for MLB.TV Premium at $119.95 per year and for MLB.TV at $99.95 per year. This is when the masses sign up, to watch live Cactus and Grapefruit League exhibitions and then a whole season of live games.

Take it from Kevin Spradlin of LaVale, Md. He just subscribed to MLB.TV and said he will use it to follow multiple MLB clubs.

"I live in far western Maryland now and I can watch the games I want, including the Cardinals, Mariners and Royals," Spradlin said. "Through life in the Army, I followed Seattle and Kansas City and shortly after I got out, fell in love with the Cardinals -- my grandmother's favorite team, as she is from Missouri -- after watching them at Busch Stadium on Opening Day 2007.

"Now I can watch any game, any time. As a baseball fan, I simply couldn't pass up this affordable opportunity. The price is just right and the live-streaming video quality is excellent. I love the technology."

Millions have subscribed to MLB.TV since its inception in 2002, and it is back better than ever for its eighth season as a bar-raising technology in pro sports. A subscription will give you immediate access to relive every moment from every Major League game played in the 2009 season, including the Yankees' World Series clincher.

As part of the subscription, you will be able to watch or listen to more than 150 live games from Florida and Arizona as teams prepare for the 2010 regular season. The Spring Training schedule starts with Braves vs. Mets on March 2 in Port St. Lucie, Fla.

Portability is one of the biggest 2010 features, as you will be able to enjoy convenient MLB.TV options optimized for numerous screens, from home and office computers to laptops and large monitors. Additional distribution through apps on various Apple products, including the company's latest innovation, the iPad, essentially means that MLB.TV has something for everybody, everywhere there's an Internet or mobile connection.

The full schedule of 2,430 regular-season games is included, and most of those are delivered in HD quality (where available). MLB.com's proprietary speed detection allows high-speed users to receive crisp, best-in-class streaming video on any size monitor.

Fans also will get real-time highlights and stats; on-demand access to full-game archives for viewing of any inning from the whole season; MLB.com condensed games featuring a quick, detailed journey from first pitch through the final out; access to MLB.com Gameday Audio and a new, interactive, proprietary pitch-by-pitch display; clickable linescores that take visitors straight to any half-inning of a game; and a fantasy player tracker consisting of ballplayers customized by subscribers and integrated with participating league rosters.

MLB.TV Premium subscribers get all that, and they also can enjoy the following features: Choice of home or away broadcast feeds, so favorite announcers are always a simple click away; DVR for pausing, rewinding and jumping back to live action; and a multi-game view (Quad Mode, Picture in Picture and Split Screen).

MLB.com made its 2010 MLB.TV subscriptions available on Jan. 27, featuring state-of-the-art delivery of live, out-of-market MLB games as part of an unprecedented full season of access to the product over a variety of devices. That includes customers enabled to buy through applications on the iPhone, iPod Touch and the brand-new iPad.

Jeremy Keller is a Cardinals fan and a computer science major at Indiana University, and he said in an email to MLB.com that he has MLB.TV for 2010 "because I am a diehard baseball fan and also a techno gadget freak! I have an iPhone and and iPod Touch and will be getting the iPad. I love being able to take baseball with me wherever I go."


Many fans are asking when the 2010 MLB.com At Bat app will be available and on what platforms, and the answer is to subscribe to MLB.TV and then stay tuned as it will be available between now and Opening Day. The anticipation over that 2010 app is understandable given the impact it had on so many fans last season.

The MLB.com At Bat app was synched up with MLB.TV during the 2009 season so that fans could watch all live out-of-market games over their iPhone and iPod Touch devices. That changed everything. It was the overall No. 2-selling app in iTunes for '09. Rave reviews included "Best Multimedia App" by Macworld and "2009 Most Valuable App" by Sports Illustrated, and CNET called it "another step in proving MLB.com's technical superiority."

The success of At Bat made it obvious to people that an MLB.TV subscription would be a natural fit as well for Apple's newest product. It will look different, but no matter what, it always starts with having an MLB.TV subscription, which you can get right now.

The 2010 MLB.TV media player will deliver a fleet of enhancements in a convenient, cutting-edge Adobe Flash format, offering an unparalleled live viewing experience for every out-of-market regular season game. Meanwhile, the MLB.com iPad application will support MLB.TV natively without Flash. It might not have the full feature set of the Flash version at the launch, but features will be added over time.

Baseball is back at last with the reporting of players to camps, and for them it is now a matter of establishing routines -- throwing in bullpens, hitting in the cages, spending much of your life at the ballpark and entertaining the fans. It is time for you to establish, or re-establish, a summertime way of life as well. Your Spring Training is here, an opportunity to enjoy MLB.TV and be more connected to the game than anyone else.


Mark Newman is enterprise editor of MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.

Livestation Finally Hits iPhone With Live TV Streams

Twenty months after previewing an in-development app that would bring its live TV news service to iPhones, Livestation is finally taking its streaming offering mobile - but it’s resorting to the open web, and not Apple’s application platform.

Livestation, which was started by Skinkers in 2007 using P2P algorithms acquired from Microsoft’s Cambridge R&D in exchange for a 10 percent stake, has instead launched a service at mobile.livestation.com that will include free channels and its growing portfolio of premium stations.

This is a similar move to TVCatchup, the third-party web TV service that once drew controversy by letting users “record” TV shows to its online PVR but which is now re-streaming only live channels and in October launched a mobile web adjunct.

It has 29 general-interest channels while Livestation currently has six (Al Arabiya Arabic, Euronews in English and French, Press TV and RT in English and Arabic). But Livestation CEO Matteo Berlucchi tells paidContent:UK more free channels will be added soon, along with access to the premium channels the service began offering in December for £4.99 a month.

That freemium mix now seems to be the business model for Livestation. Unlike live-stream-app counterpart Zattoo, it has never stuffed ads in the buffer time before a viewer starts seeing a streamed channel.

Though Livestation hasn’t got to launch its own-brand app, it has been white-labelling the software to single-channel apps offered by BBC World News, Al Jazeera and Five.

Berlucchi says Livestation served 45 million video views in 2009 and five million in January, reaching 13 minutes per user session. He plans to make Livestation available on “other IP platforms” in the next few weeks.

“I think the browser will still play an important role in this world populated by an increasing number of apps,” Berlucchi said.
by Robert Andrews

Web TV delivers for car fans

CarTorque.Tv delivers fresh motorsport coverage rather than leaving fans to scour television and the internet for delayed highlight packages. Photo / Northern AdvocateCartorque.Tv is New Zealand's dedicated automotive web-TV station that provides information and entertaining footage on everything to do with cars. Users are able to watch the content in full motion video without the constant buffering that can occur on other internet video platforms.

The company has identified a gap in the New Zealand automotive market where you will be able to access all the information you need via the net and be able to hear the car you might be looking for.

"We are very excited about bringing this high-quality video platform to New Zealand's automotive market," said co-owner Adam Nelson. "The appetite for online video content is enormous and the opportunities for distributors and motorsport with live streaming is the way of the future.

"The likes of Trade Me do a good job for used cars, but when it comes to new vehicles and motorsport action there is no comparison."

CarTorque.Tv enables folk to watch cars in action, driving around Kiwi streets and on a race circuit, showcasing the interior and exterior features. Brand switching occurs when researching a new vehicle purchase and the site lets distributors showcase video content of their new cars in its entirety, financially prohibitive on traditional television.

It also enables consumers to view numerous brands of new vehicles in the one place. It's not just about new cars though; hot rods, V8s, custom bikes, technology, famous drivers, race circuits, historical footage and interviews are all part of the package. There are over 100 view-on-demand videos available with new ones coming online every week.

One of the objectives is to provide the New Zealand automotive industry with quality exposure. The opportunities for new vehicle distributors, motorsport, car clubs and even car enthusiasts are endless. The investments organisations put into some of these events is quite astounding, yet the coverage in local media is often delayed, with just highlights or an article that lasts a day, and with online there are random videos all over the show. CarTorque.Tv wants to change this outlook and give this car-mad nation the full noise on these events.

The company will be able to live-stream a new vehicle release from the showroom so potential buyers can get involved in the excitement and feel they are a part of the hype. After the event the footage remains on the site so people can view on demand. The same goes for motorsport and car clubs, with a quality online format helping drive memberships, and the new car market and ticket sales to local events.

"With prime time a thing of the past, it is now time for internet TV," said co-owner Mark Courtney. "We have an informative, entertaining channel, specific to the automotive industry, were the viewer has the ability to watch what they want, when they want, in high definition, full-motion video, at no cost.

"And what's more, advertisers have a cost-effective and measurable medium in which they can demonstrate their products and brand 24/7.

"Now that's what I call a win-win situation."

Cartorque.TV is in its early stages of development with enhancements in functionality happening every week. A new comprehensive search engine is just around the corner. The CarTorque.Tv site features on Ziln. Ziln is New Zealand's first internet TV network which began in September and as of last month carries a mix of 23 live-streaming and view-on-demand TV/video channels.

"The Ziln model is a new way of doing television in that it is not just a replayer of content already created for real-time broadcast on legacy platforms," said director Paul Brennan.

"The vastly lower distribution cost of internet distributed television means the Ziln model can create an environment where a new category of content is generated specifically to reach new niche and ultra-niche TV audiences via internet-enabled screens - in other words, a revolution in television."

Harnessing the power of ever-improving broadband speeds Ziln has been created to offer a new television experience where viewers can watch what they want, when they want, on the device they want, where they want. The digitisation of television together with massively cheaper filming and editing technology and tools allows new streams of TV content to be produced and tightly targeted to niche viewing audiences.

The ability of Ziln to target very specific audiences gives advertisers new opportunities to focus TV advertising in a far more concentrated way.

The inevitable move to lounge screen TV sets will further cement internet TV as the delivery system of the future.

By Eric Thompson

.‘All-Access’ Hockey for Olympic Games'

The National Hockey League is launching an “all-access” service to capitalize on the 2010 Olympics and increased digital-media consumption of its games.

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Anaheim Ducks defenseman Steve Eminger, left, takes the puck from Edmonton Oilers defenseman Tom Gilbert during an NHL hockey game in Anaheim, Calif.The league, which has 140 players competing in Vancouver, has already seen an uptick in traffic to its Web, mobile and social-media outlets. NHL.com received 13.4 million unique visits in January, a record, said Mike DiLorenzo, the league’s director of social media marketing and strategy, and visits for the ‘09/’10 season are up 34% from the year-earlier period. Its audience on Facebook and Twitter has more than doubled since the beginning of the season, and visits to NHL Mobile have more than tripled year-over-year.

It plans to introduce NHL All-Access Vancouver this weekend, as the Olympics begin, which will provide pre- and post-game reports, analysis and interviews on its online, radio and TV networks. The league’s daily radio show will also air on Sirius XM and stream on NHL.com.

John Collins, the National Hockey League’s operating chief, declined to say how much money it’s making from these initiatives, but he said that NHL GameCenter Live, a streaming service that lets fans catch out-of-market games, was a seven-figure business last year. It is up nearly 40% in revenue and number of subscribers so far this year, he added.

“We’ve seen a 66% annual average increase in sponsor support and ad spending on our media properties as well,” said Mr. Collins, who joined the league three years ago and has spearheaded the plans for digital and big “tent-pole” events, which includes an aggressive distribution and syndication strategy. “Other leagues drive everyone to their sites for content you can get through TV broadcasts as well. Our video player is populated with content fans can’t get anywhere else, every goal, every meaningful save, every body check. We see that as key to our multi-platform growth.”

Hockey isn’t the only professional sports league making a splash this weekend. The National Basketball Association plans to stream 12 hours of live and on-demand programming surrounding All-Star Weekend starting Friday, and it will offer an expanded version of last year’s NBA All-Star Scene online. It has equipped players and celebrities with Flip MinoHD pocket cameras and asked them to capture behind-the-scenes video that will be shared in near-real-time through its Kyte video platform.

Last year’s NBA All-Star Weekend events resulted in record-setting traffic for NBA Digital, which includes NBA.com, NBA Mobile, and NBA TV streams, as well as the regular season package NBA League Pass. Brian Perez, senior vice president and general manager of NBA Digital, said the numbers have continued to grow.

“We’re seeing 515 million video streams through NBA Digital just this season alone,” which kicked off in October, he said.

How To Spot A Good Free Movies Website On The Net

You have to admit it. Movies are one of the means that will entertain you especially if that is a free movie online. It also gives you the pleasure of escaping from reality. While movies can give us a break of our every day life, it also teaches us some important lessons in life to live by. Movies are one of the indispensable things that a person of the 21st century could not afford to lose.

In today’s world, the internet has given us the avenue of data sharing. Millions of information has been shared every day in the web. Of course, movies are not an exemption. With the advent of fast connections and broadband lines, sharing free movies online is not only a good thing which is happening in the internet today, it has also helped the movie industry to grow.

For many years, people conceived of free videos online as a form of piracy. But everyone should admit, most people are not grown out of those big screen showings. There was a survey around the internet on people who watch free videos online and how would affect their behaviour on watching the movie on the big screen. The result yields some interesting facts. Majority of the respondents say that although they have seen the movies freely through online free movie sites, still, they could not afford to miss the big screen where everything is bigger than life.
One thing that has made free movies online helped the industry instead of destroying it is that it has created a free publicity which the producers are not paying for it. This is one thing most movie producers are not aware. Instead of hiring some watchdogs to shut off those free movies and videos online, why don’t they encourage it? In this way, they can gauge if they are going it on to the top or just made a flop.

An interesting thing to internet users is how to spot the best free movies online. Perhaps, this is quite an interesting question. With lots of free movies online, you cannot just go there and enjoy yourself. A number of websites are not only disappointing; they are quite upsetting to movie goers especially for those who have locked themselves in front of their monitors. Here is how to spot a good free movie online.

Is the connection fast?

Before you open a movie, try to check out if the streaming is good. It is always an advantage not to be interrupted with your viewing. If you think you are getting a slow connection from the website itself, time to switch your browsers to another website. Although you are watching a free movie, you must admit the fact that you should also be getting the best out of your time spending for a movie.

Search on Some of Your Old Favourites

One way of testing the database of the website is to check your old favourite movies if it is available in their database. If you can find them, perhaps, the site really has an extensive library of film. Always make it a point that they will always have what you always want to see.


Free movies online gives one the advantage of seeing movies without paying. However, you must admit it, if you like the movie, you should be spending some money for the big screen experience. While those in the industry downplay the capacity of free movies online, however, they must admit to the fact that when internet viewers would not watch it for free, how much more if they will be shown in the big screen. Free movies online should be a gauge for the movie instead of being tagged as the enemy of the industry.

How To Stream the 2010 Vancouver Olympics From Anywhere

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Patrick Miller
PC World
Thursday, February 11, 2010; 12:19 AM

True fans of the Winter Olympics will need more than a television broadcast schedule to stay current, especially if NBC's Olympics coverage (across local and cable channels) doesn't show your favorite sports or shows them on a tape-delayed broadcast that leaves you 3 hours behind your Twitter feed. Fortunately, we have some tips to help you use your PC and smartphone to get the coverage you need--regardless of where in the world the right coverage may air.

NBC


NBC has the U.S. broadcast rights to the 2010 Winter Olympics, so the best place for U.S. viewers to start looking for coverage is at the NBCOlympics.com Web site. (We previously covered the network's streaming options for the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics.) Prepare your PC by ensuring that it has the most recent versions of the Adobe Flash and Microsoft Silverlight plug-ins; you'll need them to view the slideshows and to stream video. If you don't mind following NBC's online streaming schedule, it offers a fairly good way to watch the Olympics. NBC even provides a BOSS button that brings up a generic Windows desktop--complete with empty spreadsheet--in case you want to view the events discreetly while at work.


If you have problems streaming from NBC's Website, confirm that your browser is set to accept third-party cookies: In Firefox, go to Tools, Options, Privacy and check Accept cookies from sites and Accept third-party cookies; in Chrome, choose Options, Under the Hood, Content Settings, Cookies and uncheck Block all third-party cookies without exception; in Safari, go to Preferences, Security, and check the Always radio button; in IE, open the Internet Options control panel, select Privacy, Advanced, check Override automatic cookie policy, and leave both listings on Accept.

The NBCOlympics Website has plenty of other gizmos besides streaming video to keep you coming back. For example, you can choose among many Olympics RSS feeds organized by topic, sport, country, or nation, opt for alerts via SMS or e-mail, and get local Olympic TV listings sorted by provider. If you have a smartphone, you can supplement your PC coverage with upcoming apps for the iPhone or BlackBerry. A mobile-optimized version of the NBCOlympics site will be available, as will live streaming video via Olympics 2Go.

If you live outside the United States, you won't be able to stream video from NBC without using a workaround, since NBC's broadcast rights don't extend beyond the United States. To watch from another country, you'll need a proxy server or virtual private network (VPN) that is based in the United States and can trick the site into thinking that you're there, too.

Unfortunately, most free proxy servers are designed for simple Web browsing and can't handle streaming video. Instead, try Hotspot Shield by AnchorFree (warning: it's anyone's guess as to how their servers will handle a deluge of Olympic traffic). At this writing, it's unclear whether mobile streaming options will be similarly region-locked; if they are, the iPhone version of Hotspot Shield might help.

International Broadcasts


If you turn your nose up at Yankee-centric Olympics coverage (too much fluff, not enough international competition), consider seeking out an international broadcast feed from another country. Unfortunately, just as U.S. fans abroad can have trouble picking up NBC's coverage, broadcast rights issues can prevent a viewer inside the United States from watching, say, a BBC broadcast.

Among the best international streaming options are Canada's domestic coverage from CTVOlympics.ca (in English) and RDSolympiques.ca (in French), both of which will host up to 14 live streams from Canadian TV networks as well as providing live coverage of every sport from start to finish. Meanwhile, the BBC will offer live BBC Two coverage streams and four Web-only streams via the BBC Sport Web site and mobile streaming via BBC Mobile. Viewers in the United States won't be able to watch any of the Canadian or British streams without a little effort, however.

That's because the BBC and CTV, like NBC, have contracted with the International Olympics Committee for broadcast rights to specific geographical regions only. To watch direct-from-the-source international streams, you may have to do some googling for a VPN service located in your country of choice.

Some free (usually ad-supported) VPN services exist--TheFreeVPN.com, for example, has a free Canadian VPN server, but it's capped at 250 users--but you're likely to have better luck with a paid service, since they typically offer higher bandwidth and a more stable connection. Once you've logged into the VPN, you should be able to access the desired Website normally, though you may notice a bit more delay than usual because data traffic has to jump through a few extra hoops.

Paid VPN services typically range in cost from $5 to $15 per month; some services have free trials, day passes, and other offers that permit you to test the service before committing to a full month of it. Also, make sure that the VPN service doesn't impose a bandwidth limit; many such services offer unlimited bandwidth for a reasonable price, but some put a cap on usage--and you may exceed that cap quickly with streaming video.

If you simply can't find a satisfactory stream from one of the international networks, you'll have to hunt for an independent, fan-generated feed. Luckily, a handful of Web sites and apps are dedicated to helping you find those feeds: SopCast is a great source for sports feeds in general (app installation required), while Ustream and Justin.tv let you stream over the Web. Another alternative is TVU Networks, which offers a Web interface (this requires a TVU plugin), a Mac/Windows app, and a TVUPlayer iPhone app ($4.99); the various TVU options give you access to live TV from 900 channels worldwide.

Fan-generated streams typically consist of TV broadcasts mirrored by individuals, so video quality and reliability tend to be worse than you'd get with a big network stream. And since these streams originate in other countries, the reporting may not be in your preferred language. Another caveat: The hosting service may (and often will) shut down streams of high-profile sporting events on behalf of the broadcaster, so you may find yourself having to jump from stream to stream until you find one that stays around.

Sites such as Justin.tv include a chat window where fans can advertise private, password-protected channels in public streams. These are less likely to be shut down, but your success may vary. With luck, you may be able to find enthusiasts who avoid these sites and host their own feeds, which you can then stream with VLC (to do so, copy the feed URL and then choose Open Network Stream) or Windows Media Player, but finding them generally means spending hours prowling forum communities for links.


Twitter


Twitter can provide an excellent supplement to your video streaming, particularly if you want the latest results without clogging up your e-mail inbox, SMS inbox, or RSS feeds. NBC operates an Olympic Pulse page that covers lots of tweets by athletes and analysts (from the United States, generally); but stick to @NBCOlympicZone if you want the coverage (complete with lists of athletes, organized by region) to come from your Twitter client of choice.

Other television networks worldwide plan to provide Twitter coverage, and that isn't bound by broadcasting constraints. For example, @CTVOlympics supplies all of the coverage from the Canadian broadcasters, plus lists for international athletes, Canadian athletes, and organizations. Even the International Olympics Committee tweets from @Olympics; @OlympicHealth provides all kinds of neat tidbits about how the various Olympians train.

You don't have to rely on these sources, of course. Just check out the Trending Topics list (on the right-hand side of the main Twitter page) to see what the most common names and phrases are; if you're rooting for a particular team or region, you can set your Trending Topics list to cover specific cities or countries.

My Name Is Khan Premiere To Be Streamed Live Online On Facebook – Is Web The Future Of Bollywood?

By debjit • February 10, 2010

First, the makers of My Name Is Khan made the music available online and now they are giving the movie a new dimension by taking the live telecast of the premier of the movie online via Facebook and uStream. Now all you bollywood lovers and SRK fans across the world can watch the star-studded premiere of ‘My Name Is Khan’ sitting anywhere provided you have a Facebook account and an internet connection!

The premiere will start telecasting live from Abu Dhabi today (10 Feb ‘2010) – 2030HRS onwards IST. You can also get a chance to interact with SRK, Kajol and Karan Johar on video chat! All you need to do is Visit the Event Page on Facebook and RSVP it. And when the telecast starts all you need to do is just click on the play button, sit back and enjoy the premier live from Abu Dhabi.

Well, well… We definitely are witnessing a major change in the way live events are being telecasted these days. We have already told you about the Indian Premier League (IPL v3) in which cricket matches will be telecasted live on YouTube. It is very apt to say that Web is the future of the good old TeleVision. Streaming events live via platforms such as Facebook and Youtube gives and entire new dimension to the way we watch the events live online and also give us a chance to post our views about a particular event and see what others are saying about… in real time. The online streaming – Live Telecasting arena in India is also a niche market and the concept is comparatively new in this country. So we would want to see a handful of web services that are built around this.

Social Media Week Live from 7 Cities Worldwide

Social Media Week's second annual conference launches on February 1 and lasts until February 5. The event will take place simultaneously in New York City, Berlin, London, San Francisco, Toronto and Sáo Paulo and be streamed exclusively on Livestream all this week. The five day conference will explore the profound impact that social media has on culture, business communications and society at large. For a schedule of events, visit http://socialmediaweek.org/newyork/livestream and to watch visit http://www.livestream.com/smw_newyork.

Tea Party Convention in Nashville to allow streaming Webcast and broadcast in response to critics

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By Alex Pappas — The Daily Caller 02/01/10 at 11:32 am

This weekend’s Tea Party Convention in Nashville, under criticism that high ticket prices are preventing true grassroots activists from attending, made a surprise announcement late Sunday night that the convention will be televised.

Tea Party Nation, the group sponsoring the event that starts Thursday, said it is working with internet media company PJTV, FOX News, CNN and Reuters TV to “allow the millions of Tea Party activists who could not be in attendance to view many of the proceedings live along with special interviews of delegates and speakers alike.”

Viewing times will be published on the National Tea Party Convention Web site, organizers said. Airings will include the live broadcast of the convention’s opening, keynote speeches during the conference and former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin address, which reportedly cost the group $100,000.

The full ticket price — which does not include airfare or hotel accommodations at the Opryland Hotel — is $549 plus a $9.95 online booking fee.

While passes granting access to the full convention are sold out, the group is selling tickets to Palin’s address only for $349 on its Web site.

Organizers say the convention will feature well known speakers, workshops, seminars, information centers and organizational tools for leaders to take back to their respective local Tea Party organizations.

But Tea Party Nation founders Judson and Sherry Phillips have taken heat from those who say they are profiting from the convention and are trying to establish themselves as the leaders of the movement that has been defined so far by its resistance to any centralized leadership.

Nashville newspaper the Tennessean wrote that critics of the event fear it could ruin the movement with its emphasis on transforming the Tea Party from a grassroots uprising into a top-down organization.

A number of Tea Party groups and public officials have distanced themselves from the convention. Last week Rep. Michele Bachmann of Minnesota and Rep. Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee, both Republicans, canceled their scheduled appearances.

Judson Phillips, president of Tea Party Nation, acknowledged the controversy surrounding the event, saying the group and “my family have taken much criticism over the weeks preceding the convention.”

While working out the logistics to airing the convention, Phillips said the group has kept the “plans close to the vest.”

“Obviously, we believe that the delegates and banquet attendees are going to enjoy the networking and the excitement of being here directly. However, as we are all committed to grassroots activism, we wanted to share this event with those who could not come to Nashville,” he said.

Mark A. Skoda, founder of the the Memphis Tea Party and convention spokesman, also recognized the surprise element of the announcement.

“With our team effort and the many friends we had in the new media, we planned this surprise. We are hopeful that these millions of activists will participate with the local delegates through technology. As my father always said, you keep your powder dry until there’s something to shoot at,” he said.