The 50th Grammy Awards Pre-Telecast Grammy Awards Ceremony will be webcasted live from Los Angeles Convention Center on Sunday Feb. 10, 2008 from 1pm-4pm PST. The Grammy's website will feature iStream Player built on Microsoft Silverlight technology for an immersive, platform consistent and high quality viewing experience.
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Tuesday, February 26, 2008
CES 2008 Preview: Streaming the Show
With almost 150,000 attendees at the Las Vegas Convention Center and associated hotels, it might be better to stay home and watch the highlights from the Consumer Electronics Show.
As the new year kicks into high gear, tens of thousands of attendees will slog across 1.4 million square feet of exhibit hall space at the Consumer Electronics Show 2008 to be held in Las Vegas starting January 7.
The show will have its cast of characters—products announced to push the envelope of portable media, including streaming, which we will cover over the next week—but with no true breakout products yet announced and the trepidation that so much walking brings to mind, perhaps some of those thousands would be better off watching the show highlights from home.
Thanks to a number of companies who will be streaming content from the show sessions and show floor, you can do just that.
CNET TV is one of the primary news organizations gathering hot product info from the show floor. With bureaus around the world, CNET also has the advantage of using its Asian branch to fill in backstory and create content that’s more detailed than most other coverage. CNET’s approach to highlight delivery is to show brief snippets through its beta 2.0 CNET TV player. The company already has a “CES 2008 Wish List” on its site with appropriate links to “Digg It” if you find the content compelling and want to share it with others.
A smaller streaming company, iStream Planet, is also making portions of the CES 2008 show available. The company, which touts its managed webcasting and PayCast distribution platform, offers turnkey live and on-demand webcasting services “designed to deliver information quickly and cost-effectively to any target audience.” As a way of demonstrating this concept, and as a way to generate funds from interest in the CES 2008 show, iStream Planet offers vendors and session speakers a way to capture their content and stream it live to users around the world. The company offers several webcast packages, from 100GB to 1.5TB data transfer per 8 hours. Check out the company’s site during CES for various webcasts from the show.
Robert Scoble, who has spoken at Streaming Media shows in the past, also has a good set of instructions for those attending (and those not attending) what he calls the “big gadget fest of the year.” Over at his blog Scoble lays out a few other key locations to look at during the event: Engadget, Gizmodo, and CNET are among several that he mentions. And, as it wouldn’t be complete without a plug for Scoble’s video blogging, he also notes that he’s already begun uploading video content including an interview with Doug Engelbart. Like most bloggers, Scoble doesn’t promise real-time access without a caveat: “We’ll stream live video from the CES Media Center Express starting Saturday morning at about 10 a.m. (Pacific),” the blog post says, “and all week long will be updated with both live and recorded video (if we can get a cell or wifi connection we’ll stream live video from the show floor).”
For those who just want to hear the keynotes, the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA), which hosts the show, is making the keynotes available for viewing. The pre-show keynote address, at 6:30 p.m. Pacific on Sunday, is Bill Gates; other keynotes throughout the day Monday and Tuesday include Gary Shapiro, president and CEO of CEA; Toshihiro Sakamoto, president, Panasonic AVC Networks Company; Paul Otellini, president and CEO, Intel Corporation; Brian L. Roberts, chairman and CEO of Comcast; and Rick Wagoner, chairman and CEO, General Motors. The last speech should be particularly interesting, as CEA has been pushing in-vehicle technology as a growth area for consumer products.
I’ll also be on the show floor, checking out the latest innovations in consumer products that allow streaming, progressive download and mobile content delivery. I expect to do at least one podcast from the show floor, followed by a wrapup the following week and then one from the Macworld show—the other side of the consumer electronics universe—the following week.
[via iStreamPlanet]
As the new year kicks into high gear, tens of thousands of attendees will slog across 1.4 million square feet of exhibit hall space at the Consumer Electronics Show 2008 to be held in Las Vegas starting January 7.
The show will have its cast of characters—products announced to push the envelope of portable media, including streaming, which we will cover over the next week—but with no true breakout products yet announced and the trepidation that so much walking brings to mind, perhaps some of those thousands would be better off watching the show highlights from home.
Thanks to a number of companies who will be streaming content from the show sessions and show floor, you can do just that.
CNET TV is one of the primary news organizations gathering hot product info from the show floor. With bureaus around the world, CNET also has the advantage of using its Asian branch to fill in backstory and create content that’s more detailed than most other coverage. CNET’s approach to highlight delivery is to show brief snippets through its beta 2.0 CNET TV player. The company already has a “CES 2008 Wish List” on its site with appropriate links to “Digg It” if you find the content compelling and want to share it with others.
A smaller streaming company, iStream Planet, is also making portions of the CES 2008 show available. The company, which touts its managed webcasting and PayCast distribution platform, offers turnkey live and on-demand webcasting services “designed to deliver information quickly and cost-effectively to any target audience.” As a way of demonstrating this concept, and as a way to generate funds from interest in the CES 2008 show, iStream Planet offers vendors and session speakers a way to capture their content and stream it live to users around the world. The company offers several webcast packages, from 100GB to 1.5TB data transfer per 8 hours. Check out the company’s site during CES for various webcasts from the show.
Robert Scoble, who has spoken at Streaming Media shows in the past, also has a good set of instructions for those attending (and those not attending) what he calls the “big gadget fest of the year.” Over at his blog Scoble lays out a few other key locations to look at during the event: Engadget, Gizmodo, and CNET are among several that he mentions. And, as it wouldn’t be complete without a plug for Scoble’s video blogging, he also notes that he’s already begun uploading video content including an interview with Doug Engelbart. Like most bloggers, Scoble doesn’t promise real-time access without a caveat: “We’ll stream live video from the CES Media Center Express starting Saturday morning at about 10 a.m. (Pacific),” the blog post says, “and all week long will be updated with both live and recorded video (if we can get a cell or wifi connection we’ll stream live video from the show floor).”
For those who just want to hear the keynotes, the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA), which hosts the show, is making the keynotes available for viewing. The pre-show keynote address, at 6:30 p.m. Pacific on Sunday, is Bill Gates; other keynotes throughout the day Monday and Tuesday include Gary Shapiro, president and CEO of CEA; Toshihiro Sakamoto, president, Panasonic AVC Networks Company; Paul Otellini, president and CEO, Intel Corporation; Brian L. Roberts, chairman and CEO of Comcast; and Rick Wagoner, chairman and CEO, General Motors. The last speech should be particularly interesting, as CEA has been pushing in-vehicle technology as a growth area for consumer products.
I’ll also be on the show floor, checking out the latest innovations in consumer products that allow streaming, progressive download and mobile content delivery. I expect to do at least one podcast from the show floor, followed by a wrapup the following week and then one from the Macworld show—the other side of the consumer electronics universe—the following week.
[via iStreamPlanet]
Phoenix Suns and iStreamPlanet Team up to Launch PlanetOrange.net
The Phoenix Suns launched a new social network for their fans, PlanetOrange.net, on Friday. The NBA franchise worked directly with iStreamPlanet Co. to develop the site, which features iStreamPlanet's new iStream Player, based on Microsoft Silverlight technology as a main component to the site and KickApps' white label, hosted social media platform's social networking and user-generated content functionality.
Fans – a.k.a. "Citizens" of Planet Orange – have the ability to create their own personal profiles, upload user generated content such as photos, video and artwork, and exchange opinions with other Suns fans through message boards and blogs.
"Our fans want more than just the latest news and information on the Suns," said Jeramie McPeek, Suns Vice President of Interactive Services. "They want to be able to interact with each other, voice their opinions and help us create exciting new content. Our Planet Orange network is a whole new world for our fans to express their passion for Suns basketball."
Launching the site with the new iStream Player based on Silverlight technology will ensure that fans of the Phoenix Suns worldwide will have consistent and immersive experience while watching content in any browser and on any platform.
"iStreamPlanet prides itself on providing the best possible solution to its customers, whether built in-house or through a partner," said Mio Babic, President and CEO of iStreamPlanet Co. "By integrating our iStream Player based on the Microsoft Silverlight technology with KickApps' social media platform, and Limelight Network's CDN for reliable and scalable content delivery, we have the perfect example of working with industry leading partners to provide a best of breed solution. We are pleased to be in the middle of such a momentous new offering."
"We are very pleased to see that iStreamPlanet is using Silverlight to provide Phoenix Suns fans with the kind of cross-platform, rich interactive experience that Silverlight is created for," said Sean Alexander, Director of Silverlight at Microsoft Corp.
The Phoenix Suns welcomed more than 4.2 million unique users to their award-winning web site, Suns.com, during the 2006-07 NBA season, with fans visiting from more than 200 countries.
[via iStreamPlanet]
Fans – a.k.a. "Citizens" of Planet Orange – have the ability to create their own personal profiles, upload user generated content such as photos, video and artwork, and exchange opinions with other Suns fans through message boards and blogs.
"Our fans want more than just the latest news and information on the Suns," said Jeramie McPeek, Suns Vice President of Interactive Services. "They want to be able to interact with each other, voice their opinions and help us create exciting new content. Our Planet Orange network is a whole new world for our fans to express their passion for Suns basketball."
Launching the site with the new iStream Player based on Silverlight technology will ensure that fans of the Phoenix Suns worldwide will have consistent and immersive experience while watching content in any browser and on any platform.
"iStreamPlanet prides itself on providing the best possible solution to its customers, whether built in-house or through a partner," said Mio Babic, President and CEO of iStreamPlanet Co. "By integrating our iStream Player based on the Microsoft Silverlight technology with KickApps' social media platform, and Limelight Network's CDN for reliable and scalable content delivery, we have the perfect example of working with industry leading partners to provide a best of breed solution. We are pleased to be in the middle of such a momentous new offering."
"We are very pleased to see that iStreamPlanet is using Silverlight to provide Phoenix Suns fans with the kind of cross-platform, rich interactive experience that Silverlight is created for," said Sean Alexander, Director of Silverlight at Microsoft Corp.
The Phoenix Suns welcomed more than 4.2 million unique users to their award-winning web site, Suns.com, during the 2006-07 NBA season, with fans visiting from more than 200 countries.
[via iStreamPlanet]
Webcasting Now Offered at 50 Venues
The ability to broadcast a product demo from a showfloor or a keynote address live on the Web is nothing new and offering the service at a convention center isn't either. What hasn't been seen before is a deal the size of one struck recently between Smart City and iStreamPlanet to make the service more widespread. According to the agreement, the new partners will offer webcasting at 50 convention centers including two of the three largest, the Las Vegas Convention Center and Orlando's Orange County Convention Center.
Now people just need to use it.
The service has existed at the Connecticut Convention Center, Chicago's McCormick Place and other facilities through different providers, but it's been slow to catch on with customers.
Hartford's Capital City Economic Development Authority, which opened the convention center in 2005, bills the facility as state-of-the-art, offering the latest high-tech amenities. Webcasting has been part of its service menu for a few years now but, according to spokeswoman Katie Blint, even with OC3 high-speed Internet lines available, so far there haven't been any takers. "We haven't found groups that have requested it at this point," she said.
McCormick Place has a similar story. "We do offer (webcasting), and we've offered it since 2003. We streamed an event at that time, but we've had a somewhat limited demand for this," said Mary Kay Marquisos, spokeswoman for the Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority, which runs McCormick Place.
Mio Babic, iStreamPlanet's president, hopes people will catch on now that more centers will be offering the service. "Three or four years ago, broadband wasn't as available as it is today," he said. "Technology has improved tremendously, and the quality is much better. All the biggest companies have embraced it."
A few years ago, Caterpillar recognized the value of webcasting and hired iStreamPlanet to do a live broadcast unveiling a motorcycle Caterpillar and Orange County Choppers had created together. It was streamed from the showfloor of CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2005 at the Las Vegas Convention Center.
"We were interested in providing an exceptional presence on the Web in 2005, and we decided to gamble on iStreamPlanet," said Gus Otto, Caterpillar's senior innovation consultant.
IStreamPlanet set up four cameras, and the webcast of the cycle's debut went off without a hitch. "It was overwhelmingly accepted," Otto said. "(Webcasting) is an extremely powerful technology, and we've used it for three years now."
According to Babic, iStreamPlanet has also worked with Intl. CES and CTIA Wireless on their shows, webcasting keynotes or other sessions, as well as exhibitors such as Microsoft and Hewlett-Packard.
In the past, if a company or show wanted to do a webcast, it may have had to use a number of providers. "It can get extremely cumbersome," Babic said. "Now with our new deal with Smart City, all these steps are eliminated, and the process is streamlined."
The service entails an additional fee that ranges between $3,000 and $12,000 depending on the complexity of the project, he added. Show managers can purchase the service and offer it with a fee to their exhibitors, or if the show organizers opt out, exhibitors can buy it directly from Smart City.
"Typically a show manager would buy it for a general session, particularly learning events, for people who can't be there," said David Langford, Smart City's vice president of technology. "Also, larger exhibitors can use it for product demos to expand to a market that's not in their booth."
The OCCC introduced the new service to members of its exhibitor advisory board last week, according to Yulita Osuba, the center's senior director of sales, marketing and event management and exhibitor services.
Webcasting provides exhibitors "an opportunity to give them additional life in their booth," she said. "We're the second-largest convention center in the world, and we're always working with our clients to help them enhance and promote their business."
The Indiana Convention Center & RCA Dome also plans to actively promote the new services to its customers.
"Once (webcasting) becomes known out there and folks become comfortable with it, they will utilize it," said Chris Hayes, the buildings' information technology manager.
[via iStreamPlanet]
Now people just need to use it.
The service has existed at the Connecticut Convention Center, Chicago's McCormick Place and other facilities through different providers, but it's been slow to catch on with customers.
Hartford's Capital City Economic Development Authority, which opened the convention center in 2005, bills the facility as state-of-the-art, offering the latest high-tech amenities. Webcasting has been part of its service menu for a few years now but, according to spokeswoman Katie Blint, even with OC3 high-speed Internet lines available, so far there haven't been any takers. "We haven't found groups that have requested it at this point," she said.
McCormick Place has a similar story. "We do offer (webcasting), and we've offered it since 2003. We streamed an event at that time, but we've had a somewhat limited demand for this," said Mary Kay Marquisos, spokeswoman for the Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority, which runs McCormick Place.
Mio Babic, iStreamPlanet's president, hopes people will catch on now that more centers will be offering the service. "Three or four years ago, broadband wasn't as available as it is today," he said. "Technology has improved tremendously, and the quality is much better. All the biggest companies have embraced it."
A few years ago, Caterpillar recognized the value of webcasting and hired iStreamPlanet to do a live broadcast unveiling a motorcycle Caterpillar and Orange County Choppers had created together. It was streamed from the showfloor of CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2005 at the Las Vegas Convention Center.
"We were interested in providing an exceptional presence on the Web in 2005, and we decided to gamble on iStreamPlanet," said Gus Otto, Caterpillar's senior innovation consultant.
IStreamPlanet set up four cameras, and the webcast of the cycle's debut went off without a hitch. "It was overwhelmingly accepted," Otto said. "(Webcasting) is an extremely powerful technology, and we've used it for three years now."
According to Babic, iStreamPlanet has also worked with Intl. CES and CTIA Wireless on their shows, webcasting keynotes or other sessions, as well as exhibitors such as Microsoft and Hewlett-Packard.
In the past, if a company or show wanted to do a webcast, it may have had to use a number of providers. "It can get extremely cumbersome," Babic said. "Now with our new deal with Smart City, all these steps are eliminated, and the process is streamlined."
The service entails an additional fee that ranges between $3,000 and $12,000 depending on the complexity of the project, he added. Show managers can purchase the service and offer it with a fee to their exhibitors, or if the show organizers opt out, exhibitors can buy it directly from Smart City.
"Typically a show manager would buy it for a general session, particularly learning events, for people who can't be there," said David Langford, Smart City's vice president of technology. "Also, larger exhibitors can use it for product demos to expand to a market that's not in their booth."
The OCCC introduced the new service to members of its exhibitor advisory board last week, according to Yulita Osuba, the center's senior director of sales, marketing and event management and exhibitor services.
Webcasting provides exhibitors "an opportunity to give them additional life in their booth," she said. "We're the second-largest convention center in the world, and we're always working with our clients to help them enhance and promote their business."
The Indiana Convention Center & RCA Dome also plans to actively promote the new services to its customers.
"Once (webcasting) becomes known out there and folks become comfortable with it, they will utilize it," said Chris Hayes, the buildings' information technology manager.
[via iStreamPlanet]
World Series of Poker Exclusive Interviews now on the Web powered by iStreamPlanet's Player
Bluff Media and iStreamPlanet Co. have teamed up once again, along with Limelight Networks, a leading content delivery for digital media, to bring the World Series of Poker to thousands of poker fans across the globe. Making good on the promise to bring a dynamic, fully customizable viewing experience to customers by third quarter of 2007, iStreamPlanet Co. has provided Bluff Media their iStream Player built on the Microsoft Silverlight technology to organize, manage and deliver exclusive interviews from the 2007 World Series of Poker. In addition to consistent look and feel, as well as compatibility across different platforms, the iStream Player provides a new and innovative way to immerse audiences in rich-media.
"Back in July we made the commitment to fully take advantage of the Microsoft Silverlight technology and show the world what is possible with this dynamic and truly innovative new platform," said Mio Babic, President and CEO of iStreamPlanet Co. "Our iStream Player is something that customers can take advantage immediately to manage all their content, design their branded player and put it on their website quickly and cost effectively. With the iStream Player and Microsoft Silverlight, customers now have one platform that will work on any browser and operating system and will make the user experience as enticing as anything on the internet."
With iStreamPlanet's iStream Player and Microsoft Silverlight, Bluff Media is now able to offer this viewing experience, without having to deal with multiple media formats, multiple media players and transcoding. Since the World Series of Poker streams most of its tournament live exclusively in Windows Media, in the past, they would have had to then transcode into other formats for on-demand if they wanted to ensure that viewers on other platforms could enjoy a consistent viewing experience. So, while fans have been flocking to the World Series of Poker website, player experience, logic and the bottom line made the choice to upgrade with the iStream Player an obvious one.
"The World Series of Poker, with iStreamPlanet's Silverlight-based iStreamPlayer, is a great example of the cross-platform rich media experience for which Silverlight was created. We are proud to see what iStreamPlanet and the World Series of Poker have accomplished with the technology and we look forward to seeing what comes next," said Sean Alexander, Director of Silverlight at Microsoft Corp.
"We are very pleased with the new look and feel of iStream's Player experience. The ability to manage multiple pieces of content and offer it to our customers with the continuity of the brand, is something that we know would have taken weeks if not months, as well as been a cost in terms of design and implementation fees, had we gone with a systems integrator and done this in other formats or platforms. iStream provided us with the code for their player and it was a matter of hours before we had this experience up on our site for the whole world to view" added Nick Geber, President at Bluff Media.
[via iStreamPlanet]
"Back in July we made the commitment to fully take advantage of the Microsoft Silverlight technology and show the world what is possible with this dynamic and truly innovative new platform," said Mio Babic, President and CEO of iStreamPlanet Co. "Our iStream Player is something that customers can take advantage immediately to manage all their content, design their branded player and put it on their website quickly and cost effectively. With the iStream Player and Microsoft Silverlight, customers now have one platform that will work on any browser and operating system and will make the user experience as enticing as anything on the internet."
With iStreamPlanet's iStream Player and Microsoft Silverlight, Bluff Media is now able to offer this viewing experience, without having to deal with multiple media formats, multiple media players and transcoding. Since the World Series of Poker streams most of its tournament live exclusively in Windows Media, in the past, they would have had to then transcode into other formats for on-demand if they wanted to ensure that viewers on other platforms could enjoy a consistent viewing experience. So, while fans have been flocking to the World Series of Poker website, player experience, logic and the bottom line made the choice to upgrade with the iStream Player an obvious one.
"The World Series of Poker, with iStreamPlanet's Silverlight-based iStreamPlayer, is a great example of the cross-platform rich media experience for which Silverlight was created. We are proud to see what iStreamPlanet and the World Series of Poker have accomplished with the technology and we look forward to seeing what comes next," said Sean Alexander, Director of Silverlight at Microsoft Corp.
"We are very pleased with the new look and feel of iStream's Player experience. The ability to manage multiple pieces of content and offer it to our customers with the continuity of the brand, is something that we know would have taken weeks if not months, as well as been a cost in terms of design and implementation fees, had we gone with a systems integrator and done this in other formats or platforms. iStream provided us with the code for their player and it was a matter of hours before we had this experience up on our site for the whole world to view" added Nick Geber, President at Bluff Media.
[via iStreamPlanet]
Phoenix Suns Re-Launch Official Website
The Phoenix Suns re-launched their official website, Suns.com, on Friday, and will introduce an expansive new social network for Phoenix fans in the coming week. Named the NBA’s Website of the Year in January, the new-look Suns.com features a wider layout and streamlined design to better organize and showcase its unique content for fans, including podcasts, blogs and exclusive behind-the-scenes video.
Phase two of the re-launch will take place next week when the Suns invite fans to become citizens of “Planet Orange,” the team’s new online community named after the club’s 2007-08 marketing campaign. Fans will be encouraged to build their own profile pages, where they can write blogs on the Suns, participate in message board discussions and upload Suns-related photos, artwork and video.
“Our fans want more than just the latest news and information on the Suns,” said Suns Vice President of Interactive Services Jeramie McPeek. “They want to be able to interact with the site, voice their opinions and help us create exciting new content. Our Planet Orange network will be a whole new world for our fans to express their passion for Suns basketball.”
The new social network is being developed in partnership with iStream Planet, a streaming media applications and managed webcasting company based in Las Vegas, and will utilize Microsoft Silverlight to deliver high-quality, cross-platform and cross-browser multimedia.
To tip-off the new Suns season, Suns.com will produce a live one-hour Media Day webcast, featuring interviews with Suns players and coaches on Monday, October 1. The webcast will begin at noon.
Suns.com will also provide in-depth coverage of Suns training camp in Tucson and will air a live webcast of the team’s public scrimmage from the McKale Memorial Center on Saturday, October 6, beginning at 6 p.m. Suns broadcasters Tom Leander and Eddie Johnson will call the action courtside, and be joined by Suns personalities throughout the game, which will give fans their first opportunity to catch the 2007-08 Suns in action.
[via iStreamPlanet]
Phase two of the re-launch will take place next week when the Suns invite fans to become citizens of “Planet Orange,” the team’s new online community named after the club’s 2007-08 marketing campaign. Fans will be encouraged to build their own profile pages, where they can write blogs on the Suns, participate in message board discussions and upload Suns-related photos, artwork and video.
“Our fans want more than just the latest news and information on the Suns,” said Suns Vice President of Interactive Services Jeramie McPeek. “They want to be able to interact with the site, voice their opinions and help us create exciting new content. Our Planet Orange network will be a whole new world for our fans to express their passion for Suns basketball.”
The new social network is being developed in partnership with iStream Planet, a streaming media applications and managed webcasting company based in Las Vegas, and will utilize Microsoft Silverlight to deliver high-quality, cross-platform and cross-browser multimedia.
To tip-off the new Suns season, Suns.com will produce a live one-hour Media Day webcast, featuring interviews with Suns players and coaches on Monday, October 1. The webcast will begin at noon.
Suns.com will also provide in-depth coverage of Suns training camp in Tucson and will air a live webcast of the team’s public scrimmage from the McKale Memorial Center on Saturday, October 6, beginning at 6 p.m. Suns broadcasters Tom Leander and Eddie Johnson will call the action courtside, and be joined by Suns personalities throughout the game, which will give fans their first opportunity to catch the 2007-08 Suns in action.
[via iStreamPlanet]
Smart City and iStreamPlanet Co. launch Webcasting service
Smart City and iStreamPlanet Co., both based in Las Vegas, have formed a partnership to make Webcasting services available to show organizers at more than 50 convention centers in the United States. [ click here for list ]
The new technology will allow show organizers to broadcast content from their events live across the world. Smart City will provide the Internet connectivity to enable live and on-demand Webcasting, Web conferencing and secured media delivery. This service is made possible by patent-pending technology from iStreamPlanet and Windows Media 9 Series from Microsoft. The technology makes it possible to protect and secure content being broadcast, preventing illegal copying and redistribution.
Smart City provides event technology to the convention industry. In addition to Las Vegas, it has corporate headquarters in Lake Buena Vista, FL. The company provides services to more than 5,000 trade shows at 50 convention centers across the United States.
iStreamPlanet Co. provides secured digital media, Webcasting and videoconferencing solutions to more than 50 convention centers.
[via iStreamPlanet]
The new technology will allow show organizers to broadcast content from their events live across the world. Smart City will provide the Internet connectivity to enable live and on-demand Webcasting, Web conferencing and secured media delivery. This service is made possible by patent-pending technology from iStreamPlanet and Windows Media 9 Series from Microsoft. The technology makes it possible to protect and secure content being broadcast, preventing illegal copying and redistribution.
Smart City provides event technology to the convention industry. In addition to Las Vegas, it has corporate headquarters in Lake Buena Vista, FL. The company provides services to more than 5,000 trade shows at 50 convention centers across the United States.
iStreamPlanet Co. provides secured digital media, Webcasting and videoconferencing solutions to more than 50 convention centers.
[via iStreamPlanet]
iStreamPlanet Adopts Microsoft Silverlight to Power Next Generation Webcasting
LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--iStreamPlanet Co., a leader in the management and monetization of webcasting services, today announced collaboration with Microsoft to deliver rich interactive media experiences using Microsoft Silverlight. iStreamPlanet plans to implement Silverlight into its end-to-end webcasting solution and begin utilizing its next generation media streaming capabilities with its growing portfolio of industry leading customers such as AT&T BlueRoom, World Series of Poker, and the Consumer Electronics Show.
"We are very excited about the benefits the new plug-in has to offer and intend to release a full suite of applications integrated with Microsoft Silverlight by late summer of this year," said Mio Babic, Founder and CEO of iStreamPlanet Co.
Sean Alexander, director of Silverlight Media at Microsoft Corp. said, "We created Silverlight with companies like iStreamPlanet in mind and a focus on enabling easy deployment of engaging media experiences that seamlessly integrate with existing Web infrastructures. Microsoft is excited about iStreamPlanet's decision to use Silverlight for their business needs – we anticipate our work together will result in some truly compelling webcasting solutions."
Microsoft Silverlight is a new cross-browser, cross-platform plug-in for delivering the next generation of media experiences and rich interactive applications for the Web. Silverlight includes support for the Windows Media platform and the SMPTE VC-1 video standard, enabling immediate compatibility with millions of hours of content already available on the Web, while adding support for rich interactive capabilities and the ability to scale from full-screen high-definition (HD) to mobile scenarios.
"All of our clients, but especially our enterprise clients, have been looking for three things: 1) The ability to view their content on multiple platforms, 2) The ability to view their content on multiple browsers and 3) The ability to easily customize the playback experience. With Microsoft Silverlight, all of these issues are resolved and we now have the ability to deliver the best possible product to our customers", said Randy Levine, VP of Business Development at iStreamPlanet Co.
iStreamPlanet specializes in online content delivery and can simultaneously and securely deliver event webcasts to thousands of users. Live events or pre-recorded archived media can be easily secured and delivered on a pay-per-view or subscription basis using iStreamPlanet's end-to-end media delivery platform PayCast® Service or secured directly on the customer's Web site using iStreamPlanet's latest digital rights management tools DRM Web Services.
iStreamPlanet customers include Jump TV, ProElite, Caterpillar Inc., Texas Instruments, and American Express. iStreamPlanet has also partnered with America's leading technology service provider for the convention markets, Smart City, to provide managed streaming media services and webcasting to the twenty four largest convention centers nationwide and Disney World Resort properties.
[via iStreamPlanet]
"We are very excited about the benefits the new plug-in has to offer and intend to release a full suite of applications integrated with Microsoft Silverlight by late summer of this year," said Mio Babic, Founder and CEO of iStreamPlanet Co.
Sean Alexander, director of Silverlight Media at Microsoft Corp. said, "We created Silverlight with companies like iStreamPlanet in mind and a focus on enabling easy deployment of engaging media experiences that seamlessly integrate with existing Web infrastructures. Microsoft is excited about iStreamPlanet's decision to use Silverlight for their business needs – we anticipate our work together will result in some truly compelling webcasting solutions."
Microsoft Silverlight is a new cross-browser, cross-platform plug-in for delivering the next generation of media experiences and rich interactive applications for the Web. Silverlight includes support for the Windows Media platform and the SMPTE VC-1 video standard, enabling immediate compatibility with millions of hours of content already available on the Web, while adding support for rich interactive capabilities and the ability to scale from full-screen high-definition (HD) to mobile scenarios.
"All of our clients, but especially our enterprise clients, have been looking for three things: 1) The ability to view their content on multiple platforms, 2) The ability to view their content on multiple browsers and 3) The ability to easily customize the playback experience. With Microsoft Silverlight, all of these issues are resolved and we now have the ability to deliver the best possible product to our customers", said Randy Levine, VP of Business Development at iStreamPlanet Co.
iStreamPlanet specializes in online content delivery and can simultaneously and securely deliver event webcasts to thousands of users. Live events or pre-recorded archived media can be easily secured and delivered on a pay-per-view or subscription basis using iStreamPlanet's end-to-end media delivery platform PayCast® Service or secured directly on the customer's Web site using iStreamPlanet's latest digital rights management tools DRM Web Services.
iStreamPlanet customers include Jump TV, ProElite, Caterpillar Inc., Texas Instruments, and American Express. iStreamPlanet has also partnered with America's leading technology service provider for the convention markets, Smart City, to provide managed streaming media services and webcasting to the twenty four largest convention centers nationwide and Disney World Resort properties.
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iStreamPlanet Securely Streams the 2006 Olympia Weekend
iStreamPlanet Leverages Its Digital Rights Management Technology Via Limelight Networks Content Delivery Network
iStreamPlanet, a leading media digital rights management (DRM) and managed webcasting solutions provider, today announced it teamed with Limelight Networks, the world's leading content delivery network for digital media, to deliver the popular webcast of the 2006 Olympia Weekend over the Internet. The event was delivered live from the Las Vegas Convention Center and Orleans Arena in Las Vegas on Friday and Saturday, September 29 and 30.
The Mr. Olympia Contest was created by Joe Weider when he realized that the bodybuilders of the 1960s needed a contest worthy of their talents. Mr. Weider had the foresight to recognize that the sport of bodybuilding would never reach its potential without an opportunity for athletes to compete and make a living doing so.
"We were pleased that thousands of bodybuilding fans had opportunity to watch Jay Cutler's historical victory over Ronnie Coleman in high quality broadband video, while ensuring that copyrights and content integrity were not been violated," said Mio Babic, President of iStreamPlanet. "For this important event we chose Limelight Networks as the content delivery network provider to compliment our DRM license delivery and pay-per-view services."
"Sporting fans everywhere are adopting a digital lifestyle, seizing the opportunity to watch more and more of their favorite sporting events online," said Lou Greco, vice president of sales for Limelight. "Our advanced distributed delivery platform was built for digital media and we were happy to have teamed with iStreamPlanet to help make the 2006 Mr. Olympia Contest a vivid and memorable event for viewers on the web."
The 2006 Olympia Weekend webcast was available live on a pay-per-view basis for $21.95 for those consumers who signed up prior to September 28th. Consumers are also able to watch the competition on demand through October 6th at http://hardbodyentertainment.tv/ for $24.95.
[via iStreamPlanet]
iStreamPlanet, a leading media digital rights management (DRM) and managed webcasting solutions provider, today announced it teamed with Limelight Networks, the world's leading content delivery network for digital media, to deliver the popular webcast of the 2006 Olympia Weekend over the Internet. The event was delivered live from the Las Vegas Convention Center and Orleans Arena in Las Vegas on Friday and Saturday, September 29 and 30.
The Mr. Olympia Contest was created by Joe Weider when he realized that the bodybuilders of the 1960s needed a contest worthy of their talents. Mr. Weider had the foresight to recognize that the sport of bodybuilding would never reach its potential without an opportunity for athletes to compete and make a living doing so.
"We were pleased that thousands of bodybuilding fans had opportunity to watch Jay Cutler's historical victory over Ronnie Coleman in high quality broadband video, while ensuring that copyrights and content integrity were not been violated," said Mio Babic, President of iStreamPlanet. "For this important event we chose Limelight Networks as the content delivery network provider to compliment our DRM license delivery and pay-per-view services."
"Sporting fans everywhere are adopting a digital lifestyle, seizing the opportunity to watch more and more of their favorite sporting events online," said Lou Greco, vice president of sales for Limelight. "Our advanced distributed delivery platform was built for digital media and we were happy to have teamed with iStreamPlanet to help make the 2006 Mr. Olympia Contest a vivid and memorable event for viewers on the web."
The 2006 Olympia Weekend webcast was available live on a pay-per-view basis for $21.95 for those consumers who signed up prior to September 28th. Consumers are also able to watch the competition on demand through October 6th at http://hardbodyentertainment.tv/ for $24.95.
[via iStreamPlanet]
World Series of Poker makes Internet debut
Fri, Apr 18, 2003 (11:25 a.m.)
The 34th annual World Series of Poker at Binion's Horseshoe is expected to draw as many as 8,000 players from around the globe as well as hundreds of tourists who will watch an event that has become the gambling industry's top spectator sport.
For the first time this year, hundreds more are expected to watch the event live from their homes thanks to Internet technology that is less than a year old.
Anyone over 18 with a credit card can purchase for $14.95 live webcasts of the 33 poker finals games that started this week and will take place over the next month. For $29.95, viewers can buy an Internet feed of the final, five-day championship game of hold 'em poker that begins May 19 and ends May 23 with the winner of an estimated $2 million pot.
"Poker is played by millions of people worldwide," Nick Behnen, a marketing executive at Binion's and husband of the casino owner Becky Behnen, said in a statement Monday. "We wanted to bring the World Championship closer to them by offering the live broadcast on the Internet."
Besides making poker history, the webcast will also open the door to a host of other potential Internet broadcasts in this event-rich city.
"This is the first event to use the technology on this scale," said Mio Babic, president of iStreamPlanet Co. of Las Vegas. "We will be broadcasting over 34 days from six to 12 hours per day."
Technology companies such as Microsoft have been testing live Internet broadcasting systems for years. Early versions of the technology -- primarily used to distribute music and videos online -- transmitted feeds that were sometimes choppy and slow to download.
In the past year, a handful of companies have been licensed by Microsoft to distribute material online using software from the tech giant and the latest broadband Internet technology. "Broadband" technology compresses data signals to distribute information over cable or telephone lines more quickly and at a higher quality standard than typical dial-up modems.
Three-year-old iStreamPlanet is one of those companies. The Las Vegas enterprise got its start broadcasting live weddings for the Little White Wedding Chapel on the Las Vegas Strip and has since branched out into the convention business by broadcasting keynote addresses, speeches and workshops for such giants as the Las Vegas Convention Center, the Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce, the Comdex trade show and the National Association of Broadcasters.
"A lot of people decide not to show up (to conventions) but there may be hundreds of thousands out there who still want to see what the new technologies are," Babic said.
Until about a year ago, the technology to link such feeds to secure payment mechanisms wasn't up to par, while many operators weren't charging for their services anyway, he said.
That has changed over the years, driven largely by efforts in the music and movie industries to seek ways to sell content online and fend off Internet piracy.
Casinos present another untapped market for the technology because they often stage premium events that aren't otherwise available on television, he said.
iStreamPlanet is already negotiating with major Strip casinos to offer other pay-per-view events online, from music concerts to boxing events. Babic declined to name the companies, saying deals haven't been signed yet.
Other companies that have recently been licensed by Microsoft to distribute live Internet broadcasts include CinemaNow Inc., a Marina del Rey, Calif.-based company that distributes movies on demand, and San Diego-based Empire DRM, which has distributed educational videos and business seminars to medical and biotech companies.
Binion's approached the company last year with a plan to broadcast the 2002 poker championship. While the technology to secure payments for the feed wasn't yet in place, iStreamPlanet instead rebroadcast segments of the contest.
More than 56,000 viewers from more than 30 countries logged on to view the games last year, an impressive turnout given that the broadcasts weren't marketed to the public, Babic said.
With the television debut last week of "Lucky," a show on the FX cable channel centered on a recovering gambler who lost his money playing in the World Series of Poker, interest in this year's tournament should be even greater, he said.
About 250 people have so far paid fees to watch the event live.
The transition from weddings to conventions to poker games isn't as unusual as it sounds, said Babic, a native of Croatia who played professional basketball in China before coming to the United States to study computer technology.
"I could spend all day watching basketball," he said. "People who are into (poker) will watch this for hours."
All of the broadcasts allow people with a specific interest to enjoy an event that may be hundreds of miles away, he said.
One wedding chapel broadcast for an Irish couple was fed to more than 250 computer locations worldwide, he said.
"We got letters from around the world, thanking us for being able to see the wedding."
The broadcast is an innovative way to market a casino that has already acquired an international following, said Sue Schneider, chief executive of Internet gambling consultants The River City Group and chair of the Interactive Gaming Council, a Canadian-based trade association.
"I haven't seen anything else like this in the gaming world," Schneider said. "Then again, this is sort of a unique event. I don't know if it could be duplicated elsewhere."
Binion's could collect names from the broadcast to use in their traditional marketing campaigns as well as use them to help introduce a real-money Internet casino someday, she said.
Last year the company launched a "play for fun" area of its website intended to serve as a first step to introducing a Web casino for non-U.S. bettors.
Company representatives couldn't be reached by press time to determine the status of the online casino.
Last week the company pulled a contest from its website that would have offered webcast purchasers a chance to win a seat at the $10,000 buy-in championship game for an extra $20. Regulators said the contest could have run afoul of state law prohibiting lotteries and federal rules that outlaw Internet gambling.
[via iStreamPlanet]
The 34th annual World Series of Poker at Binion's Horseshoe is expected to draw as many as 8,000 players from around the globe as well as hundreds of tourists who will watch an event that has become the gambling industry's top spectator sport.
For the first time this year, hundreds more are expected to watch the event live from their homes thanks to Internet technology that is less than a year old.
Anyone over 18 with a credit card can purchase for $14.95 live webcasts of the 33 poker finals games that started this week and will take place over the next month. For $29.95, viewers can buy an Internet feed of the final, five-day championship game of hold 'em poker that begins May 19 and ends May 23 with the winner of an estimated $2 million pot.
"Poker is played by millions of people worldwide," Nick Behnen, a marketing executive at Binion's and husband of the casino owner Becky Behnen, said in a statement Monday. "We wanted to bring the World Championship closer to them by offering the live broadcast on the Internet."
Besides making poker history, the webcast will also open the door to a host of other potential Internet broadcasts in this event-rich city.
"This is the first event to use the technology on this scale," said Mio Babic, president of iStreamPlanet Co. of Las Vegas. "We will be broadcasting over 34 days from six to 12 hours per day."
Technology companies such as Microsoft have been testing live Internet broadcasting systems for years. Early versions of the technology -- primarily used to distribute music and videos online -- transmitted feeds that were sometimes choppy and slow to download.
In the past year, a handful of companies have been licensed by Microsoft to distribute material online using software from the tech giant and the latest broadband Internet technology. "Broadband" technology compresses data signals to distribute information over cable or telephone lines more quickly and at a higher quality standard than typical dial-up modems.
Three-year-old iStreamPlanet is one of those companies. The Las Vegas enterprise got its start broadcasting live weddings for the Little White Wedding Chapel on the Las Vegas Strip and has since branched out into the convention business by broadcasting keynote addresses, speeches and workshops for such giants as the Las Vegas Convention Center, the Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce, the Comdex trade show and the National Association of Broadcasters.
"A lot of people decide not to show up (to conventions) but there may be hundreds of thousands out there who still want to see what the new technologies are," Babic said.
Until about a year ago, the technology to link such feeds to secure payment mechanisms wasn't up to par, while many operators weren't charging for their services anyway, he said.
That has changed over the years, driven largely by efforts in the music and movie industries to seek ways to sell content online and fend off Internet piracy.
Casinos present another untapped market for the technology because they often stage premium events that aren't otherwise available on television, he said.
iStreamPlanet is already negotiating with major Strip casinos to offer other pay-per-view events online, from music concerts to boxing events. Babic declined to name the companies, saying deals haven't been signed yet.
Other companies that have recently been licensed by Microsoft to distribute live Internet broadcasts include CinemaNow Inc., a Marina del Rey, Calif.-based company that distributes movies on demand, and San Diego-based Empire DRM, which has distributed educational videos and business seminars to medical and biotech companies.
Binion's approached the company last year with a plan to broadcast the 2002 poker championship. While the technology to secure payments for the feed wasn't yet in place, iStreamPlanet instead rebroadcast segments of the contest.
More than 56,000 viewers from more than 30 countries logged on to view the games last year, an impressive turnout given that the broadcasts weren't marketed to the public, Babic said.
With the television debut last week of "Lucky," a show on the FX cable channel centered on a recovering gambler who lost his money playing in the World Series of Poker, interest in this year's tournament should be even greater, he said.
About 250 people have so far paid fees to watch the event live.
The transition from weddings to conventions to poker games isn't as unusual as it sounds, said Babic, a native of Croatia who played professional basketball in China before coming to the United States to study computer technology.
"I could spend all day watching basketball," he said. "People who are into (poker) will watch this for hours."
All of the broadcasts allow people with a specific interest to enjoy an event that may be hundreds of miles away, he said.
One wedding chapel broadcast for an Irish couple was fed to more than 250 computer locations worldwide, he said.
"We got letters from around the world, thanking us for being able to see the wedding."
The broadcast is an innovative way to market a casino that has already acquired an international following, said Sue Schneider, chief executive of Internet gambling consultants The River City Group and chair of the Interactive Gaming Council, a Canadian-based trade association.
"I haven't seen anything else like this in the gaming world," Schneider said. "Then again, this is sort of a unique event. I don't know if it could be duplicated elsewhere."
Binion's could collect names from the broadcast to use in their traditional marketing campaigns as well as use them to help introduce a real-money Internet casino someday, she said.
Last year the company launched a "play for fun" area of its website intended to serve as a first step to introducing a Web casino for non-U.S. bettors.
Company representatives couldn't be reached by press time to determine the status of the online casino.
Last week the company pulled a contest from its website that would have offered webcast purchasers a chance to win a seat at the $10,000 buy-in championship game for an extra $20. Regulators said the contest could have run afoul of state law prohibiting lotteries and federal rules that outlaw Internet gambling.
[via iStreamPlanet]
iStreamPlanet announces the PayCast® Software Edition
Building on the managed PayCast® Service solution, iStreamPlanet announces the release of the PayCast® Software Edition. The PayCast® Software Edition is an all-in-one online media delivery platform for live and archived on-demand media delivery on a pay-per-view and subscription bases. It features a complete content and customer management system, digital rights management security, commerce and reporting to securely deliver customer content over broadband, mobile, and IPTV networks. For more information on the new PayCast® Software Edition, download the collateral from the iStreamPlanet Co. web site.
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Webcasting in the convention market made easy
The hottest emerging technologies for exhibitors in the convention and event environment are Webcast and paycast. But there is a fear in the industry that by Webcasting a presentation or event from the tradeshow floor, show attendance will decrease because attendees will opt to stay home and access the event over the Internet. Actually, this technology, when used as a tool to present information or products and services of companies exhibiting at tradeshows, will effectively increase interest in products and services.
Webcast and paycast are live and on-demand broadcasts accessed over computers. In the convention industry, these technologies are relatively new. Smart City and iStreamPlanet joined forces to broadcast the first paycast from the convention floor—Mark Cuban’s keynote address on the future of HDTV over the Internet—live from the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) convention on April 20, 2005. The paycast was later honored with an Innovation Award from Trade Show Executive Magazine.
Webcast technology is quickly becoming one of the most essential tools available to exhibitors and show managers for generating additional revenue streams. However, the quality of the Webcast can make or break the endeavor. Digital breakup, slow networks, security breaches and inadequate viewer instructions are just a few of the problems that can be encountered with a Webcast that is not well managed. These problems can be remedied with a secure network that ensures dedicated service and enough bandwidth to accommodate the video stream.
[via iStreamPlanet]
Webcast and paycast are live and on-demand broadcasts accessed over computers. In the convention industry, these technologies are relatively new. Smart City and iStreamPlanet joined forces to broadcast the first paycast from the convention floor—Mark Cuban’s keynote address on the future of HDTV over the Internet—live from the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) convention on April 20, 2005. The paycast was later honored with an Innovation Award from Trade Show Executive Magazine.
Webcast technology is quickly becoming one of the most essential tools available to exhibitors and show managers for generating additional revenue streams. However, the quality of the Webcast can make or break the endeavor. Digital breakup, slow networks, security breaches and inadequate viewer instructions are just a few of the problems that can be encountered with a Webcast that is not well managed. These problems can be remedied with a secure network that ensures dedicated service and enough bandwidth to accommodate the video stream.
[via iStreamPlanet]
Mark Cuban NAB 2005 Keynote Address
Using iStreamPlanet's PPVPortal engine, NAB 2005 presents a live and downloadable broadcast of Mark Cuban's NAB 2005 Keynote Address on April 20, 2005 at 10:15am PST. The download will be available approximately 1 hour following the event. Both the live and download event will be available for mobile device transfer, using the current release of Digital Rights Management from Microsoft.
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iStreamPlanet and Canal SUR to Meet Needs of 40 Million Hispanic Viewers
Las Vegas, NV (PRWEB) February 5, 2004 --With the finalization of an agreement between iStreamPlanet and Canal SUR, 40 million Hispanics in the US will have access to exclusive news, sports, humor and music programming from Latin America at any time by merely getting online.
The agreement commits iStreamPlanet to provide secured access on demand, 24-hours-a-day for Canal SUR's more than 500 hours of various programming to Canal SUR's subscribers. To accomplish this, iStreamPlanet will be employing its revolutionary PayCast Solutions, a turn-key media delivery platform that incorporates a variety of technologies including Windows Media 9 Series, the latest digital media technology from Microsoft which offers the highest possible quality video and audio experiences over the Internet.
iStreamPlanet has successfully applied its PayCast Solutions for the Las Vegas Convention Center, Orlando Convention Center and live pay- per-view webcast of the 2003 World Series of Poker.
"The Internet is the perfect medium for this kind of service and with Windows Media 9 Series, customers are ensured of getting the highest quality viewing experience possible," said Jason Reindorp, group manager of the Windows Digital Media Division at Microsoft. "We're pleased to be able to help iStreamPlanet and Canal SUR deliver quality Latin American programming to Latino populations around the world."
Nielsen Research Media reports that half of Hispanic-American households are thought to prefer watching programs in Spanish. With the agreement, iStreamPlanet and Canal SUR hope to expand consumer choice for Spanish speakers, the largest foreign-language speaking segment in the US, which comprised 13 percent of the population in the 2000 census with purchasing power expected to hit the $700 billion mark in 2004, $928 billion by 2007 and $1.2 trillion by 2010.
"Latino people living in other countries tend to be interested in what is happening back home. As many flourish in other countries, they want to stay connected to their homeland where many still have loved ones and friends. There is also a desire to expose the next generation to the Latino culture with hopes that the heritage of their county will be carried on" said, Rodolfo Luisis, Vice President of Canal SUR.
Media Metrix reports that about 12.5 million Hispanics were online in June of 2003 in the US alone and Hispanic consumers are spending more time online than the average non-Hispanic consumer. To gain access to Canal SUR's content being provided by iStreamPlanet, consumers need merely sign up for a low monthly subscription fee ranging from to $4.80 to $17.60 to have programs available at their fingertips, wherever they are, whenever they want it.
"We are excited to be working with folks from Canal SUR" said, Alex Khaira Director of Entertainment Content at iStreamPlanet. "It is human nature to want to know what is happening back home. Our value proposition is simple: watch it any time, at your convenience, rewind, pause, forward and never worry about missing your favorite show for a low monthly price."
Canal SUR plans to launch the service in February with a kick-off marketing campaign on satellite and cable networks nationwide. A multi-media marketing campaign targeting Hispanic speaking people is geared to bringing exposure and brand awareness in key markets such as California, Texas, New York and Florida.
[via iStreamPlanet]
The agreement commits iStreamPlanet to provide secured access on demand, 24-hours-a-day for Canal SUR's more than 500 hours of various programming to Canal SUR's subscribers. To accomplish this, iStreamPlanet will be employing its revolutionary PayCast Solutions, a turn-key media delivery platform that incorporates a variety of technologies including Windows Media 9 Series, the latest digital media technology from Microsoft which offers the highest possible quality video and audio experiences over the Internet.
iStreamPlanet has successfully applied its PayCast Solutions for the Las Vegas Convention Center, Orlando Convention Center and live pay- per-view webcast of the 2003 World Series of Poker.
"The Internet is the perfect medium for this kind of service and with Windows Media 9 Series, customers are ensured of getting the highest quality viewing experience possible," said Jason Reindorp, group manager of the Windows Digital Media Division at Microsoft. "We're pleased to be able to help iStreamPlanet and Canal SUR deliver quality Latin American programming to Latino populations around the world."
Nielsen Research Media reports that half of Hispanic-American households are thought to prefer watching programs in Spanish. With the agreement, iStreamPlanet and Canal SUR hope to expand consumer choice for Spanish speakers, the largest foreign-language speaking segment in the US, which comprised 13 percent of the population in the 2000 census with purchasing power expected to hit the $700 billion mark in 2004, $928 billion by 2007 and $1.2 trillion by 2010.
"Latino people living in other countries tend to be interested in what is happening back home. As many flourish in other countries, they want to stay connected to their homeland where many still have loved ones and friends. There is also a desire to expose the next generation to the Latino culture with hopes that the heritage of their county will be carried on" said, Rodolfo Luisis, Vice President of Canal SUR.
Media Metrix reports that about 12.5 million Hispanics were online in June of 2003 in the US alone and Hispanic consumers are spending more time online than the average non-Hispanic consumer. To gain access to Canal SUR's content being provided by iStreamPlanet, consumers need merely sign up for a low monthly subscription fee ranging from to $4.80 to $17.60 to have programs available at their fingertips, wherever they are, whenever they want it.
"We are excited to be working with folks from Canal SUR" said, Alex Khaira Director of Entertainment Content at iStreamPlanet. "It is human nature to want to know what is happening back home. Our value proposition is simple: watch it any time, at your convenience, rewind, pause, forward and never worry about missing your favorite show for a low monthly price."
Canal SUR plans to launch the service in February with a kick-off marketing campaign on satellite and cable networks nationwide. A multi-media marketing campaign targeting Hispanic speaking people is geared to bringing exposure and brand awareness in key markets such as California, Texas, New York and Florida.
[via iStreamPlanet]
iStreamPlanet And Smart City Making Webcasting In The Convention Market Simple
Las Vegas (January 19, 2004) - iStreamPlanet Co. and Smart City have successfully combined their expertise to provide seamless and turn-key webcasting services to exhibitors visiting Las Vegas Convention Center, Orange County Orlando Convention Center, Santa Clara Convention Center, Los Angeles Convention Center, Anaheim Convention Center, San Diego Convention Center, George Brown Convention Center in Houston, Dallas Convention Center, Henry Gonzales Convention Center in San Antonio and Washington Convention Center in Washington DC. Service offerings include live and on-demand webcasting, web conferencing and secured media delivery built on patent pending technologies from iStreamPlanet and Windows Media 9 Series, the latest digital media technology from Microsoft.
This year in Las Vegas at the Consumer and Electronics Show, CES, some of the largest exhibitors were taking advantage of this new service offering.
“Using iStreamPlanet’s web streaming services at CES 04 was the icing on the cake for Texas Instruments DLP Products. We had an outstanding tradeshow experience, and the webcast provided an opportunity for our team members back in Dallas to witness the genuine excitement for our DLP Products. iStreamPlanet’s customer support and knowledge made this a painless and thrilling adventure for all,” said, Rich Elliot, Exhibition Manager, DLP Products at Texas Instruments.
Smart City, a recipient of Cisco Powered Network Award, configures and manages Internet connectivity inside the convention centers, a vital link in every live webcasting event.
“We keep eye on hot new trends in the convention industry that compliment our business, and webcasting fits that criteria," said Paul Ashley, President of Smart City. “By designing a special package for webcasting that includes a dedicated circuit, we wanted to make sure that customer’s content maintains the highest possible quality for thousands of viewers worldwide.”
“Traditionally in convention center environment customers had to deal with multiple vendors, incomplete service offerings and high price tags,” said Mio Babic, President of iStreamPlanet. “It was important to make this process easy and affordable as webcasting and online media distribution enter the next stage of digital revolution where content seamlessly becomes available on PC, TV, PDA, and a Smart Phone.”
[via iStreamPlanet]
This year in Las Vegas at the Consumer and Electronics Show, CES, some of the largest exhibitors were taking advantage of this new service offering.
“Using iStreamPlanet’s web streaming services at CES 04 was the icing on the cake for Texas Instruments DLP Products. We had an outstanding tradeshow experience, and the webcast provided an opportunity for our team members back in Dallas to witness the genuine excitement for our DLP Products. iStreamPlanet’s customer support and knowledge made this a painless and thrilling adventure for all,” said, Rich Elliot, Exhibition Manager, DLP Products at Texas Instruments.
Smart City, a recipient of Cisco Powered Network Award, configures and manages Internet connectivity inside the convention centers, a vital link in every live webcasting event.
“We keep eye on hot new trends in the convention industry that compliment our business, and webcasting fits that criteria," said Paul Ashley, President of Smart City. “By designing a special package for webcasting that includes a dedicated circuit, we wanted to make sure that customer’s content maintains the highest possible quality for thousands of viewers worldwide.”
“Traditionally in convention center environment customers had to deal with multiple vendors, incomplete service offerings and high price tags,” said Mio Babic, President of iStreamPlanet. “It was important to make this process easy and affordable as webcasting and online media distribution enter the next stage of digital revolution where content seamlessly becomes available on PC, TV, PDA, and a Smart Phone.”
[via iStreamPlanet]
iStreamPlanet And WorldPool.com Bring UPA Pro Tour Live Via Internet PPV
Las Vegas, Nevada (January 9, 2004) - iStreamPlanet Co. and WorldPool.com are proud to announce the LIVE pay-per-view webcast of the UPA Pro Tour from the Bicycle Casino using iStreamPlanet PayCast Solutions and Microsoft Windows Media 9 Series. This Professional Billiard Tournament will be held on January 8th through 11th at the Bicycle Casino, Bell Gardens, California. Pool fans all over the world will be able to tune in and watch the world’s best pool players in action.
“We're extremely happy to bring professional pool directly to it's many fans all over the world with this new technology made possible with iStreamPlanet and Windows Media Player,” said, Bryce Eshelman, Vice President of WorldPool.Com.
"Publicity is great for pool as it helps it progress the game. It helps fans see the sport for what it is since it is live, this makes it very exciting for the viewers.," said Evan Broxmeyer, professional pool player.
All the events will be webcast LIVE in broadband video using iStreamPlanet PayCast Solutions, a turn-key media delivery platform that incorporates media acquisition, digitalization, Digital Rights Management, distribution on a live, on-demand or download basis, ecommerce and reporting, and Windows Media 9 Series, the latest digital media technology from Microsoft.
Fans can purchase any of the matches individually for US $7.99 or an all-day pass for US $19.99.
“Interest for target market specific live content otherwise not available on TV has increased tremendously,” said Alex Khaira, Director of Entertainment Content at iStreamPlanet. “Offering events live on pay-per-view over the Internet is rather cumbersome and an error-prone process, but with PayCast Solutions we made it as easy as selecting the event and pressing a start button!”
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“We're extremely happy to bring professional pool directly to it's many fans all over the world with this new technology made possible with iStreamPlanet and Windows Media Player,” said, Bryce Eshelman, Vice President of WorldPool.Com.
"Publicity is great for pool as it helps it progress the game. It helps fans see the sport for what it is since it is live, this makes it very exciting for the viewers.," said Evan Broxmeyer, professional pool player.
All the events will be webcast LIVE in broadband video using iStreamPlanet PayCast Solutions, a turn-key media delivery platform that incorporates media acquisition, digitalization, Digital Rights Management, distribution on a live, on-demand or download basis, ecommerce and reporting, and Windows Media 9 Series, the latest digital media technology from Microsoft.
Fans can purchase any of the matches individually for US $7.99 or an all-day pass for US $19.99.
“Interest for target market specific live content otherwise not available on TV has increased tremendously,” said Alex Khaira, Director of Entertainment Content at iStreamPlanet. “Offering events live on pay-per-view over the Internet is rather cumbersome and an error-prone process, but with PayCast Solutions we made it as easy as selecting the event and pressing a start button!”
[via iStreamPlanet]
Video company sends pictures across the planet
The margins of big entertainment events are eroding under high costs as smaller venues are finding media outlets too expensve for their specialized content, but a local company is applying the latest technology to help both groups achieve success over the Internet.
Although the Internet and video streaming aren't exactly new, Las Vegas-based iStreamPlanet has simplified the layers of complexity for playing to the Internet market profitably into two easy steps.
By securing the transmission from the piracy that has burned many, particularly the music industry, iStreamPlanet has turned the fragmentation of the media market to the advantage of the provider, allowing any production, from concerts and music releases to lectures and weddings to find a profitable niche among the 450 million Internet consumers worldwide.
The company has developed numerous products in its four short years to tap into the city's extensive entertainment, convention and other venues looking to expand their reach. Nailing down two deals in the past month, iStreamPlanet officials believe the company is poised for rapid growth not because of its innovative use of the latest technology but because of its old-fashioned approach to business.
"With new technology, there's always going to be someone who says 'This is hot. Let's turn some product around and sell it and make a quick buck'," says Mio Babic, president of iStreamPlanet. "Our position is always to make the long term relationship. Our [goal] is not to replace existing businesses but to find an existing business that's successful and broaden their market potential. That's the value proposition from our end."
Formed just before the pop of the technology bubble in 2000, iStreamPlanet started modestly by providing live Internet transmissions of marriage ceremonies at the Little White Wedding Chapel to interested family and friends across the country who could not attend. The concept quickly attracted attentio and iStreamPlanet entered into similar arrangements with other wedding chapels in the city.
To get the word out, the company began providing the service, sometimes at no- or minimal cost, to various city organizations such as the Chamber of Commerce, the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority, the Convention Center and the city itself. By late 2001, iStreamPlanet was able to get its services bundled within the product offerings of telecommunications provider Smart City, which holds contracts with 12 convention centers in the country and Disney World in Orlando, Florida.
Breaking into the lucrative convention market was a deliberate step as the attendance figures, but not the appeal, for shows declined in the wake of the September 11, 2001 attacks.
Initially hitting it big with the convention center in Orlando, which accounted for 75 percent of the company's convention show revenue stream in the early stages, iStreamPlanet has grown strongly here, streaming portions of the CD Expo, COMDEX and the International Association of Amusement Parks exposition across the Internet in the last month alone.
"Getting into conventions was my idea," Babic says. "You pick a niche that you know makes money and grow from that. We built everything off our revenues."
Building his company's profile while plowing back earnings into the company, iStreamPlanet has developed a host of other products to penetrate the cornucopia of market segments available here.
Among its inventory, iStreamPlanet created an on-line training program in June 2002, named the "Knowledge Platform" that allows companies to provide training classes and seminars to employees, contractors and others across the country on demand and at the convenience of the busy viewer as well as track the effectiveness of the training through interactive testing.
"All this for $20-$30 [per person]," says Babic. "Compare that to $1,500 [for live training]. But if you use tape, what guarantees are there that I'll put the tape in the VCR and even if I do, that I'll learn anything. We offer convenience, cost reduction and the ability to track results. That's what any business is about. We hope to take this platform to other markets."
The company has found particular success with the product in the insurance industry, signing a contract with Guardian XXXX and recently bidding for a contract with airplane manufacturer Boeing.
In addition to the live training, iStreamPlanet also created PayCast in April 2002, which offers live or on-demand transmissions of events over the Internet. In May, the company transmitted the 2003 World Series of Poker Championship Match live from Binion's Horseshoe Hotel and Casino.
Accounting for 30 percent of iStreamPlanet's revenues this year, Babic said the division is set to expand rapidly in a city known for entertainment and shows around the clock.
"Paycast is the fastest growing segment of our business," he says. "How many special events, concerts and sporting events are out there? Why not take the same concert and put it on the Internet and give the world a chance to see it and pay for it? There's got to be tons of other people who want to see it. If you sell an extra 50,000 for $20, that's $1 million."
The company's portfolio of video streaming products for live, on demand and download products has generated interest here and elsewhere. iStreamPlanet has closed two deals since Thanksgiving, one to transmit South American programming on demand for the Spanish language SUR Channel and another to transmit the Mazda show at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in January.
Babic added that the company is in negotiations with 15 other major corporations for transmission contracts but declined to name them.
"Getting over the hump is the hardest part," he says. "We're right there. I think the first quarter of 2004 is when we'll really see the results of all these relationships."
The success has been based on the company's ability to make its product easy to use for both clients wishing to transmit over the Internet and end users wishing to view the content. Just as importantly, iStreamPlanet uses Microsoft Media Digital Right Management to insure no one can illegally infringe on the broadcast and thereby, the client's profits.
"We're one of five companies licensed by Microsoft to do secure live events," he says. "Out of those five, we're the only ones who made money. We built propriety equipment that integrates 30 steps into two. We put multiple programs and systems into one seamless product that is as easy to use as selecting an event and pressing a button. Now, people who have never used a computer know how to run our system after five minutes [of training].. Our product is automated and self-autonomous. There are no technicians and no need for intervention. You don't need 30 employees to facilitate it."
Offering videotape quality transmission currently, Babic says the transmission capabilities of the Internet have not kept pace with equipment to move it, adding that he expects that to improve because the more effective broadband transmission is expected to gain a 40 percent market share by 2005.
"We can go as good as HDTV but the Internet has not caught up," We now have VHS quality and within a few years, we'll have DVD quality."
As the transmission capacity increases, so is the competition. While Internet giants like Yahoo! and MSNBC are entering the video streaming contest, Babic believes their very size will allow him to maintain his lead, which he estimates is about nine months in terms of development.
"Where they're big, we're small," he says. "We can adapt faster and at less cost. Because they're big, they can get contracts on big lines. But by the time they redesign something, we can do it three times already. The vision is there. We know how to create products. The only challenge is not having the resources to capture large clients in different markets."
The hunt for market share might dampen efforts to bring new products into the light. For instance, a music program created this year by iStreamPlanet which allows artists and recording industry producers to test market new music with consumers and even sell without having to risk fortunes in recording contracts and promotions has yet to get exposure.
"It's a tradeoff," he says. "We really have several business models that have tremendous opportunity to sell and capture market share. In some we have more established relationships. If we focus on them and get success, we can channel the resources to other segments. Are we taking a huge risk that someone else will come? We definitely are but it is a business risk that we have to take. I can't focus on it right now. We might regret it six months from now but at this stage, we allocate resources based on our priorities."
Those efforts could get a boost by dropping less valuable commodities, such as the wedding segment, which now accounts for only five percent of company business from its heyday as the sole product. With relationships the primary vehicle for the company's drive, Babic believes their integrity is the ultimate destination of the journey.
"There is a sentimental value," he said. "It really started us. I get letters from people saying thank you very much. One from Scotland, for seeing her grandson's wedding. It has intrinsic value and not just X amount of dollars."
[via iStreamPlanet]
Although the Internet and video streaming aren't exactly new, Las Vegas-based iStreamPlanet has simplified the layers of complexity for playing to the Internet market profitably into two easy steps.
By securing the transmission from the piracy that has burned many, particularly the music industry, iStreamPlanet has turned the fragmentation of the media market to the advantage of the provider, allowing any production, from concerts and music releases to lectures and weddings to find a profitable niche among the 450 million Internet consumers worldwide.
The company has developed numerous products in its four short years to tap into the city's extensive entertainment, convention and other venues looking to expand their reach. Nailing down two deals in the past month, iStreamPlanet officials believe the company is poised for rapid growth not because of its innovative use of the latest technology but because of its old-fashioned approach to business.
"With new technology, there's always going to be someone who says 'This is hot. Let's turn some product around and sell it and make a quick buck'," says Mio Babic, president of iStreamPlanet. "Our position is always to make the long term relationship. Our [goal] is not to replace existing businesses but to find an existing business that's successful and broaden their market potential. That's the value proposition from our end."
Formed just before the pop of the technology bubble in 2000, iStreamPlanet started modestly by providing live Internet transmissions of marriage ceremonies at the Little White Wedding Chapel to interested family and friends across the country who could not attend. The concept quickly attracted attentio and iStreamPlanet entered into similar arrangements with other wedding chapels in the city.
To get the word out, the company began providing the service, sometimes at no- or minimal cost, to various city organizations such as the Chamber of Commerce, the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority, the Convention Center and the city itself. By late 2001, iStreamPlanet was able to get its services bundled within the product offerings of telecommunications provider Smart City, which holds contracts with 12 convention centers in the country and Disney World in Orlando, Florida.
Breaking into the lucrative convention market was a deliberate step as the attendance figures, but not the appeal, for shows declined in the wake of the September 11, 2001 attacks.
Initially hitting it big with the convention center in Orlando, which accounted for 75 percent of the company's convention show revenue stream in the early stages, iStreamPlanet has grown strongly here, streaming portions of the CD Expo, COMDEX and the International Association of Amusement Parks exposition across the Internet in the last month alone.
"Getting into conventions was my idea," Babic says. "You pick a niche that you know makes money and grow from that. We built everything off our revenues."
Building his company's profile while plowing back earnings into the company, iStreamPlanet has developed a host of other products to penetrate the cornucopia of market segments available here.
Among its inventory, iStreamPlanet created an on-line training program in June 2002, named the "Knowledge Platform" that allows companies to provide training classes and seminars to employees, contractors and others across the country on demand and at the convenience of the busy viewer as well as track the effectiveness of the training through interactive testing.
"All this for $20-$30 [per person]," says Babic. "Compare that to $1,500 [for live training]. But if you use tape, what guarantees are there that I'll put the tape in the VCR and even if I do, that I'll learn anything. We offer convenience, cost reduction and the ability to track results. That's what any business is about. We hope to take this platform to other markets."
The company has found particular success with the product in the insurance industry, signing a contract with Guardian XXXX and recently bidding for a contract with airplane manufacturer Boeing.
In addition to the live training, iStreamPlanet also created PayCast in April 2002, which offers live or on-demand transmissions of events over the Internet. In May, the company transmitted the 2003 World Series of Poker Championship Match live from Binion's Horseshoe Hotel and Casino.
Accounting for 30 percent of iStreamPlanet's revenues this year, Babic said the division is set to expand rapidly in a city known for entertainment and shows around the clock.
"Paycast is the fastest growing segment of our business," he says. "How many special events, concerts and sporting events are out there? Why not take the same concert and put it on the Internet and give the world a chance to see it and pay for it? There's got to be tons of other people who want to see it. If you sell an extra 50,000 for $20, that's $1 million."
The company's portfolio of video streaming products for live, on demand and download products has generated interest here and elsewhere. iStreamPlanet has closed two deals since Thanksgiving, one to transmit South American programming on demand for the Spanish language SUR Channel and another to transmit the Mazda show at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in January.
Babic added that the company is in negotiations with 15 other major corporations for transmission contracts but declined to name them.
"Getting over the hump is the hardest part," he says. "We're right there. I think the first quarter of 2004 is when we'll really see the results of all these relationships."
The success has been based on the company's ability to make its product easy to use for both clients wishing to transmit over the Internet and end users wishing to view the content. Just as importantly, iStreamPlanet uses Microsoft Media Digital Right Management to insure no one can illegally infringe on the broadcast and thereby, the client's profits.
"We're one of five companies licensed by Microsoft to do secure live events," he says. "Out of those five, we're the only ones who made money. We built propriety equipment that integrates 30 steps into two. We put multiple programs and systems into one seamless product that is as easy to use as selecting an event and pressing a button. Now, people who have never used a computer know how to run our system after five minutes [of training].. Our product is automated and self-autonomous. There are no technicians and no need for intervention. You don't need 30 employees to facilitate it."
Offering videotape quality transmission currently, Babic says the transmission capabilities of the Internet have not kept pace with equipment to move it, adding that he expects that to improve because the more effective broadband transmission is expected to gain a 40 percent market share by 2005.
"We can go as good as HDTV but the Internet has not caught up," We now have VHS quality and within a few years, we'll have DVD quality."
As the transmission capacity increases, so is the competition. While Internet giants like Yahoo! and MSNBC are entering the video streaming contest, Babic believes their very size will allow him to maintain his lead, which he estimates is about nine months in terms of development.
"Where they're big, we're small," he says. "We can adapt faster and at less cost. Because they're big, they can get contracts on big lines. But by the time they redesign something, we can do it three times already. The vision is there. We know how to create products. The only challenge is not having the resources to capture large clients in different markets."
The hunt for market share might dampen efforts to bring new products into the light. For instance, a music program created this year by iStreamPlanet which allows artists and recording industry producers to test market new music with consumers and even sell without having to risk fortunes in recording contracts and promotions has yet to get exposure.
"It's a tradeoff," he says. "We really have several business models that have tremendous opportunity to sell and capture market share. In some we have more established relationships. If we focus on them and get success, we can channel the resources to other segments. Are we taking a huge risk that someone else will come? We definitely are but it is a business risk that we have to take. I can't focus on it right now. We might regret it six months from now but at this stage, we allocate resources based on our priorities."
Those efforts could get a boost by dropping less valuable commodities, such as the wedding segment, which now accounts for only five percent of company business from its heyday as the sole product. With relationships the primary vehicle for the company's drive, Babic believes their integrity is the ultimate destination of the journey.
"There is a sentimental value," he said. "It really started us. I get letters from people saying thank you very much. One from Scotland, for seeing her grandson's wedding. It has intrinsic value and not just X amount of dollars."
[via iStreamPlanet]
Business and Motivational Seminars Now Available Online
Professional speaker group selects iStreamPlanet's PayCast® Services to securely deliver exciting business and motivational content to worldwide audiences.
Las Vegas, Nevada (November 12, 2003) - iStreamPlanet Co. and Speakerslive.com are proud to announce the release of state of the art professional and personal webcast seminars on demand. These webcasts are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week using iStreamPlanet’s PayCast® Services and Microsoft Windows Media 9 Series, the latest digital media technology from Microsoft that delivers a TV-like experience for broadband users, and Windows Server 2003. This ensures that viewers will have the highest quality experience when viewing online seminars.
Bernadette Trujillo-Vadurro, President of SpeakersLive.com says, "Individuals as well as organizations are looking for easy to access, convenient, economical, ways to obtain training. Speakerslive.com seminars are high content programs filled with strategies, tips and techniques.”
Becki Whittington, the former National Educational Programs Director of Farm Credit Council Services says, "Digital seminars are truly the wave of the future. …this is what the younger generation is used to…it fits right into meeting the learning needs of Generation X and Y."
Jana Beeman, from Santa Rosa, California calls herself a "Baby Boomer/Techno Geek Crossover" says she's tried other online seminars and they have been dismal at best. The seminars viewed on Speakerlive.com have been "well produced and organized," according to Beeman.
For Speakers, it is an opportunity to earn royalties on their webcast seminars and gain publicity. According to Professional Speaker, Sarita Maybin, "the benefits of doing a Speakerslive.com broadcast prompted people to come out of the woodwork to book me for other speaking engagements."
Viewers can purchase seminars for US $39.95 or obtain a professional development subscription for $995.00.
“We’re excited to work with folks at SpeakersLive.com on bringing the premier business and motivational content closer to the business community,” says Mio Babic, President of iStreamPlanet Co. “Creating a product that turns Internet into a secured distribution channel where content can be offered live, on-demand or for download on a pay-per-view basis was our number one objective.”
[via iStreamPlanet]
Las Vegas, Nevada (November 12, 2003) - iStreamPlanet Co. and Speakerslive.com are proud to announce the release of state of the art professional and personal webcast seminars on demand. These webcasts are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week using iStreamPlanet’s PayCast® Services and Microsoft Windows Media 9 Series, the latest digital media technology from Microsoft that delivers a TV-like experience for broadband users, and Windows Server 2003. This ensures that viewers will have the highest quality experience when viewing online seminars.
Bernadette Trujillo-Vadurro, President of SpeakersLive.com says, "Individuals as well as organizations are looking for easy to access, convenient, economical, ways to obtain training. Speakerslive.com seminars are high content programs filled with strategies, tips and techniques.”
Becki Whittington, the former National Educational Programs Director of Farm Credit Council Services says, "Digital seminars are truly the wave of the future. …this is what the younger generation is used to…it fits right into meeting the learning needs of Generation X and Y."
Jana Beeman, from Santa Rosa, California calls herself a "Baby Boomer/Techno Geek Crossover" says she's tried other online seminars and they have been dismal at best. The seminars viewed on Speakerlive.com have been "well produced and organized," according to Beeman.
For Speakers, it is an opportunity to earn royalties on their webcast seminars and gain publicity. According to Professional Speaker, Sarita Maybin, "the benefits of doing a Speakerslive.com broadcast prompted people to come out of the woodwork to book me for other speaking engagements."
Viewers can purchase seminars for US $39.95 or obtain a professional development subscription for $995.00.
“We’re excited to work with folks at SpeakersLive.com on bringing the premier business and motivational content closer to the business community,” says Mio Babic, President of iStreamPlanet Co. “Creating a product that turns Internet into a secured distribution channel where content can be offered live, on-demand or for download on a pay-per-view basis was our number one objective.”
[via iStreamPlanet]
2003 World Summit of Pool
iStreamPlanet Delivers First Ever World Summit Of Pool Live Internet broadcast Using Windows Media 9 Series
Las Vegas, NV (September 20, 2003) - Las Vegas, Nevada iStreamPlanet Co. and WorldPool.com are proud to announce the LIVE pay-per-view webcast of the 2003 WORLD SUMMIT OF POOL using Microsoft Windows Media 9 Series and Windows Server 2003. This Professional 9-Ball Billiard Tournament will be held on October 11th and 12th at Amsterdam Billiards, 210 East 86th Street, Manhattan, New York. Pool fans all over the world will be able to tune in and watch the world’s best pool players in action.
“We're excited to be able to bring live professional pool to fans, friends, and families all over the world. Normally pro events are tape delayed or you can't even watch them unless you're there, this is a great new way to bring pool and billiards directly to it's many fans,” said Aaron Czetli, President of WorldPool.Com.
"I think it's great! I'm excited that my fans, friends, and family will be able to watch me back home in Holland, instead of just hearing about the stories of what it was like from chat rooms or waiting until I get back home," Said Niels Feijen, professional pool player from The Hague, Holland.
All the events will be webcast LIVE in broadband video using Windows Media 9 Series, the latest digital media technology from Microsoft that delivers a TV-like experience for broadband users, and Windows Server 2003. This ensures that fans will have the highest quality experience when viewing the World Summit of Pool.
“This is a great example of how companies like iStreamPlanet can take advantage of the breakthrough video quality of Windows Media 9 Series to create their own revenue-generating services and bring great content and a high-quality viewing experience to consumers,” said Jason Reindorp, Group Manager of the Windows Digital Media Division at Microsoft Corp. “iStreamPlanet is using Windows Media 9 Series and Windows Media Digital Rights Management to protect and distribute its live content. Consumers will be delighted with the results.”
Fans can purchase any of the matches individually for US $7.99 or an all-day pass for US $19.99.
“We are pleased to be a part of the first ever World Summit of Pool live Internet broadcast,” said Alex Khaira, Director of Entertainment Content, iStreamPlanet. “By building a secured media delivery platform for live and on-demand events over the Internet on Windows Media 9 Series, we have created a ‘black-box’ free distribution model that seamlessly integrates with millions of Windows systems worldwide.”
[via iStreamPlanet]
Las Vegas, NV (September 20, 2003) - Las Vegas, Nevada iStreamPlanet Co. and WorldPool.com are proud to announce the LIVE pay-per-view webcast of the 2003 WORLD SUMMIT OF POOL using Microsoft Windows Media 9 Series and Windows Server 2003. This Professional 9-Ball Billiard Tournament will be held on October 11th and 12th at Amsterdam Billiards, 210 East 86th Street, Manhattan, New York. Pool fans all over the world will be able to tune in and watch the world’s best pool players in action.
“We're excited to be able to bring live professional pool to fans, friends, and families all over the world. Normally pro events are tape delayed or you can't even watch them unless you're there, this is a great new way to bring pool and billiards directly to it's many fans,” said Aaron Czetli, President of WorldPool.Com.
"I think it's great! I'm excited that my fans, friends, and family will be able to watch me back home in Holland, instead of just hearing about the stories of what it was like from chat rooms or waiting until I get back home," Said Niels Feijen, professional pool player from The Hague, Holland.
All the events will be webcast LIVE in broadband video using Windows Media 9 Series, the latest digital media technology from Microsoft that delivers a TV-like experience for broadband users, and Windows Server 2003. This ensures that fans will have the highest quality experience when viewing the World Summit of Pool.
“This is a great example of how companies like iStreamPlanet can take advantage of the breakthrough video quality of Windows Media 9 Series to create their own revenue-generating services and bring great content and a high-quality viewing experience to consumers,” said Jason Reindorp, Group Manager of the Windows Digital Media Division at Microsoft Corp. “iStreamPlanet is using Windows Media 9 Series and Windows Media Digital Rights Management to protect and distribute its live content. Consumers will be delighted with the results.”
Fans can purchase any of the matches individually for US $7.99 or an all-day pass for US $19.99.
“We are pleased to be a part of the first ever World Summit of Pool live Internet broadcast,” said Alex Khaira, Director of Entertainment Content, iStreamPlanet. “By building a secured media delivery platform for live and on-demand events over the Internet on Windows Media 9 Series, we have created a ‘black-box’ free distribution model that seamlessly integrates with millions of Windows systems worldwide.”
[via iStreamPlanet]
iStreamPlanet hosts 2003 World Series of Poker
iStreamPlanet Delivers First Ever World Series Of Poker Live Internet broadcast Using Windows Media 9 Series
Las Vegas, Nevada (April 17, 2003) - Las Vegas - April 17, 2003 - iStreamPlanet Co. and Binion's Horseshoe Hotel & Casino are proud to announce the LIVE pay-per-view webcast of the 2003 World Series of Poker. Now poker fans all over the world can tune in and watch the world’s best players playing for total prize pool estimated to be well over $20 million.
“Poker is played by millions of people worldwide. We wanted to bring the World Championship closer to them by offering the live broadcast over the Internet,” said Nick Behnen, Marketing Executive at Binion’s Horseshoe.
All gambling fans with a broadband connection will be able to enjoy a total of 34 final table events at rate of one event per day, including the World Championship event on May 23rd. All the events will be webcast LIVE using Windows Media 9 Series, the latest digital media technology from Microsoft that delivers a TV-like experience for broadband users. This ensures that fans will have the highest quality experience when viewing the World Series of Poker.
“This is a great example of how companies like iStreamPlanet can take advantage of the breakthrough video quality of Windows Media 9 Series to create their own revenue generating services,” said Jonathan Usher, director of the Windows Digital Media Division at Microsoft. “iStreamPlanet is using Windows Media 9 Series and live Windows Media digital rights management to protect and distribute its live content while providing a high quality viewing experience to consumers around the world.”
Consumers must be at least 18 years old and must have a major credit card to purchase this service. Fans can watch any one of the first 33 final table events for US $14.95 and the World Championship event is US $29.95.
“We are pleased to be a part of the first ever World Series of Poker live Internet broadcast,” said Mio Babic, President, iStreamPlanet. “The interest in viewing “live” specialized programming has grown tremendously due to an increase in number of broadband subscribers and deployment of groundbreaking new technologies for digital media such as Windows Media 9 Series.”
[via iStreamPlanet]
Las Vegas, Nevada (April 17, 2003) - Las Vegas - April 17, 2003 - iStreamPlanet Co. and Binion's Horseshoe Hotel & Casino are proud to announce the LIVE pay-per-view webcast of the 2003 World Series of Poker. Now poker fans all over the world can tune in and watch the world’s best players playing for total prize pool estimated to be well over $20 million.
“Poker is played by millions of people worldwide. We wanted to bring the World Championship closer to them by offering the live broadcast over the Internet,” said Nick Behnen, Marketing Executive at Binion’s Horseshoe.
All gambling fans with a broadband connection will be able to enjoy a total of 34 final table events at rate of one event per day, including the World Championship event on May 23rd. All the events will be webcast LIVE using Windows Media 9 Series, the latest digital media technology from Microsoft that delivers a TV-like experience for broadband users. This ensures that fans will have the highest quality experience when viewing the World Series of Poker.
“This is a great example of how companies like iStreamPlanet can take advantage of the breakthrough video quality of Windows Media 9 Series to create their own revenue generating services,” said Jonathan Usher, director of the Windows Digital Media Division at Microsoft. “iStreamPlanet is using Windows Media 9 Series and live Windows Media digital rights management to protect and distribute its live content while providing a high quality viewing experience to consumers around the world.”
Consumers must be at least 18 years old and must have a major credit card to purchase this service. Fans can watch any one of the first 33 final table events for US $14.95 and the World Championship event is US $29.95.
“We are pleased to be a part of the first ever World Series of Poker live Internet broadcast,” said Mio Babic, President, iStreamPlanet. “The interest in viewing “live” specialized programming has grown tremendously due to an increase in number of broadband subscribers and deployment of groundbreaking new technologies for digital media such as Windows Media 9 Series.”
[via iStreamPlanet]
Financial Computer/Edulence to offer iStreamPlanet's Knowledge Platform
iStreamPlanet delivered the next generation in on-line training capabilities to Financial Computer with the creation of it's new Online Training Portal. The Training Portal features pay-per-view modules integrated with Digital Rights Management, the ability to create subscriptions as well as customized content delivery rules, a complete in-account management system and an event administration system.
[via iStreamPlanet]
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iStreamPlanet's delivers a second generation of PayCast services
iStreamPlanet's delivers a second generation of PayCast services. New features included are pay-per-download module, ability to create subscriptions and ability to create customized content delivery rules.
[via iStreamPlanet]
[via iStreamPlanet]
iStreamPlanet delivers longest webcast in the history
iStreamPlanet delivers longest webcast in the history by webcasting 2002 World Series of Poker from Binion's Horseshoe and Casino for 6 straight weeks to over 50,000 unique viewers worldwide.
[via iStreamPlanet]
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Santa Clara Convention Center Introduces Webcasting at the July Wedding Faire
Technology bridges the gap between the wedding couple and their distant friends and family!
Couples from all over the world are getting married at the Santa Clara Convention Center and their family and friends are able to watch and share the joy of this very special moment. A couple that was recently married at the Center broadcast their special event through a custom designed streaming video application, engineered by Las Vegas based iStreamPlanet Co. This product enables thousands of distant family members and friends unable to attend the ceremony to see and hear the happy couples’ vows via the computer and the Internet. Wedding ceremonies can be seen live and/or on-demand at later times, depending on a package chosen by the couple. The new “WedCast” product was demonstrated by Smart City at the July Wedding Faire and generated quite a buzz, says Julia Slocombe, Facility Manager.
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