Sunday, June 29, 2008

A rapid acceleration in demand for video over braodband, and now HTTP streaming traffic is superseding P2P video

The results of a new survey which has been conducted by the Ericsson company to look into the usage of on-demand TV and Internet video by adults within the U.K. has just been releasedThe results showed that 57% of UK residents watch around 10 hours of either on-demand TV or pre-recorded TV.The research found that service providers have noted a rapid acceleration in demand for video over braodband, and now HTTP streaming traffic is superseding P2P video content downloads.The vision of Michael Iron, Streamsoft founder is to upgrade the experience of watching and broadcasting P2P video with Streamsoft player.Read more about the research here:http://www.iptv-watch.co.uk/20052008-new-research-into-use-of-on-demand-tv-in-uk.html

Tuesday, June 17, 2008

How To Promote Your TV Show on P2P Networks

Janko Roettgers from newteevee.com wrote an interesting article about how To Promote Your TV Show on P2P Networks. Some of his recommendations are: Utilize file-sharing blogs, and go with the big guys (Pirate Bay, Isohunt and Mininova). The vision of Michael Iron, the founder of Streamsoft, is to make the Streamsoft player the new big guy in the p2p video Scene. Read Janko Roettgers article:

http://newteevee.com/2008/06/13/how-to-promote-your-tv-show-on-p2p-networks/

Spike's new move with Limewire

Here, at Streamsoft, we always like to hear about innovative P2P moves. Michael Iron, the founder of Streamsoft , entered the P2P video field because of its constant innovations and progress. The Viacom-owned cable network Spike seems to be going one important step beyond its peers in its efforts to build an audience. Not only is it making the first episode of the new series "Factory" available in advance on its website and through downloadable video stores, it's also trying to spread it through Limewire and other file-sharing networks. Without DRM, or seemingly any form of copy protection.

Read the entire article in The Los Angeles Times:

http://opinion.latimes.com/bitplayer/2008/06/promoting-new-t.html