Here are the stories I found interesting over the past week or so on the Web. I've tried to highlight ones that didn't get picked up as much and might have been missed since they weren't caught by mainstream outlets. "The World of Pain that is HTML5 Video" – bit.ly/zNZNX4 – @flashfreaker "Lies, Damn Lies, […]
Last week I read through over 3,000 posts in my RSS feeds covering news from the CES show. I've sorted through all the noise, stripped out all the releases about WiFi washing machines (seriously), and condensed it down to bring you the most important topics pertaining directly to the streaming and online video industry. Since […]
I’m happy to announce that I have now opened the call for speakers for the fourth annual Content Delivery Summit, (www.cdnsummit.com), taking place on Monday May 14th, at the Hilton hotel in NYC and being held in conjunction with the Streaming Media East show. (#cdnsummit) This year we’ll be covering a wide range of topics pertaining […]
[Updated: Part two of this post is now online: More Thoughts On The Akamai/Cotendo Deal and Its Impact On AT&T“] As expected, this morning, Akamai announced that they have agreed to acquire privately held Cotendo for $268M, in a deal that is expected to close in the first half of 2012. While Akamai always portrayed […]
We're looking at scheduling for the 2012 Streaming Media West show and wanted to get your feedback on whether or not you would still attend a workshop if it was held on a Sunday or if it was held post-show. Please answer the three questions below to help us better understand your preference. Thank you. […]
On Tuesday, Amazon announced via their AWS blog that the company now has 20,000 active customers for their CloudFront CDN service. In addition, Amazon believes that their 20,000 customers would make Amazon CloudFront “the largest global CDN according to published customer counts“. The problem is that while the 20,000 number sounds impressive, without more granular […]
If you need to create live broadcasts with the Microsoft Media Platform, we've got a great workshop taking place in LA next week, on Monday November 7th, at the Streaming Media West show. Instructors from Microsoft will walk through how-to demonstrations for multiple live video scenarios, including live camera feeds, screen captures, multiple sources, on-site […]