Live Streaming

Live Streaming is now possible over the web, whereas in the past, several technological hurdles (such as availability and cost of sufficient bandwidth, as well as a lack of adequate streaming technologies) limited the ability to stream live flash content.

Specifications

• HTTP Streaming Architecture (iOS): http://developer.apple.com/library/ios/#documentation/NetworkingInternet/Conceptual/StreamingMediaGuide/HTTPStreamingArchitecture/HTTPStreamingArchitecture.html

Applications

Stickam

Live Video Streaming service started in 2005, similar look & feel to MySpace.

• Stickam: http://stickam.com/
• Stickam API Lets You Build Your Own Live Video Site: http://www.tradevibes.com/news/view/justin-tv?article=74189
• Stickam - company profile: http://www.crunchbase.com/company/stickam
• Stickam Mobile: http://m.stickam.com/
• PayPerLive: https://payperlive.com/plans
• StreamAPI: http://www.streamapi.com/

Justin.TV

• Justin.TV Search API: http://techblog.justin.tv/2007/11/jtv-search-api.html
• Justin.TV -- High Quality Broadcasting: http://www.justin.tv/p/high_quality
• Justin.TV API DEMO: http://www.justin.tv/apidemo
• Justin.TV Teams Up With On2 And Opens Network: http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/02/justintv-teams-up-with-on2-and-opens-network-finally/
• Justin.TV in ANY language -- LISP DEMO -- using JSON and Justin.TV Search API: http://paste.lisp.org/display/50539

Example Search:

* http://search.justin.tv/search?q=Movies&sortby=newest&show-archives=true

Same result as JSON:

* http://search.justin.tv/search?q=Movies&sortby=newest&show-archives=true&encode-as=json

Others

• BlogTV: http://www.blogtv.com/
• LiveStream: http://www.livestream.com/

Resource

• Camchooser component: http://www.flashcomguru.com/articles/camchooser.cfm
• Apple's Quicktime Broadcaster: http://www.apple.com/quicktime/broadcaster/

Tutorials

• Beginner's guide to streaming live video with Flash Media Server 3.5 : http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flashmediaserver/articles/beginner_live_fms3.html

External Links

• wikipedia: Live Streaming
• Akamai to offer Live Flash Streaming: http://www.beet.tv/2007/05/akamai_to_offer.html
• Your Live Ticket To The GRAMMYs (use of HD streaming backpacks to stream video over the air via various Telecoms' 3G/4G): http://www.grammy.com/news/your-live-ticket-to-the-grammys
• How to Produce a Live Stream for Limelight CDN: http://www.delvenetworks.com/support/video-tutorials/?channelId=ee258eb20ceb4a1caf59b4c1c7f1212c&channelListId&mediaId=5541a4badcb84955b23905fcbc6cc202&mkt_tok=3RkMMJWWfF9wsRokva7NZKXonjHpfsX86%2BssW6Wg38431UFwdcjKPmjr1YQHTNQhcOuuEwcWGog8xAlUDOWbeZRX9edWGA%3D%3D
• How Livestream Livepack live streamed the MTV Music Awards and Fashion Week: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LdfZdvyAg0Y
• SCCtv - LIVE GE2009SEP19: http://users.eastlink.ca/~geraldelvidge/ge1.html

See Also

Streaming | RTMP | P2P | Content