Online Sports

Wednesday, Steve Jobs finally announced the device that so many have anticipated for months, maybe years.  The iPad^TM.  Like the iPhone, this device will enable new video experiences for users on the go.  As we've been doing for the last half year, Inlet is proud to announce that we will help our customers support delivery of video to this device when it ships.

Greetings from San Francisco and NewTeeVee Live 2009. It has been a day filled with great announcements and honors. First - I was asked to speak at the show and represent Inlet as one of NewTeeVee's "Next Big Thing," a list of companies identified as market movers.

 

We often hear the word 'disruptive' used in and around technology discussions. The term sounds interesting and when used appropriately, it does tend to lend importance to a discussion. But what does it mean to categorize something 'disruptive'? Further, are disruptive events or technologies good, bad or indifferent to the overall landscape? The answer depends on where you sit within that landscape.

 

By Neal Page …and so am I! Some of you may know that I had some health issues back in the fall. Well, thanks to a whole lot of people, particularly my sister (donor), friends, family, colleagues and the great doctors and nurses at Duke, my bone marrow transplant in September was a roaring success! While I’ve been back at Inlet since December, I’ve been somewhat off-air. No more. This is an exciting week for next generation streaming. March madness is once again available on-line through CBS .

By Peter Cresse As America celebrates Michael Phelps’ record-breaking Olympic performance, a fantastic story is emerging on how the media is transitioning to a new kind of experience – beyond the program, beyond the event, and into the smallest unit of video: the frame. Using an underwater Mobycam and a top view camera, the image of Phelps’ 1/100th of a second victory was used by the Olympic judges to award Phelps his seventh gold medal.

by Neal Page Go to www.nbc.com and check it out. I’d like to know what you think. Monday morning, I watched some live and stored video from my home on a Time Warner cable modem connection. (Few others were at home in my neighborhood.) I REALLY liked the technology I saw. This high-profile event features the new Silverlight player, some interactive capabilities, and video quality levels. I liked the aesthetics of the “hidden buttons” that were surprisingly easy to find in the Silverlight player.

by Neal Page Online sports applications are really paving the way for enhanced user-controlled experiences that can surpass that of a standard television experience. Major League Baseball online (MLBAM) is one of the leaders, for sure, but another customer of ours, Cross Media Ventures in the Netherlands, is also taking a swing at it. They are broadcasting Wimbledon online, and as you can see by the snapshot, they have a nice user interface with the consumer in-control of what they would like to watch.

By Neal Page Liz Gannes at NewTeeVee reports that U.S. video streaming increased 9% to 7.6 billion video streams in April compared to March of this year, according to Nielsen. Other reports point to even higher numbers, approaching 10 billion streams per month.

by Neal Page I was reading Liz Gannes entry on NewTeeVee yesterday, and I really think Bernstein's Craig Moffet, and by extension Mark Cuban, have got it wrong when they argue that consumers won't pay subscription fees for online content and that advertisers can't reach online viewers in a meaningful way. 1.