Youtube to offer live streaming video?
March 1, 2008
While reading through the TechCrunch blog, I found an interesting post regarding Youtube. For a few years now Youtube has pretty much been the leader in online video content. It is really an exceptional model, as mostly all the content is created by the users, who upload their videos to the site. However, one thing that Youtube is currently lacking is live streaming video. It looks as though that this will change sometime this year, and that they will begin to offer live streaming videos on their site.
I think that this will open up a whole new world of online media. I can think of a few uses for this technology which will be very beneficial…. For example, I know a few years ago when they were just launching PantherRadio, a web radio station for UPEI Panther sports, they had streaming video on their minds but the cost of bandwidth made it very expensive. (They do have live streaming video now through Aliant). If Youtube were to offer live streaming video, what is stopping even smaller schools who can’t afford what UPEI has done to stream their games as well? Youtube is providing the platform, they just need the users to provide the content.
It could also mean a whole new form of blogging for people. Take a guy like Seth Godin, his audience is already there and he has a following, so what would be stopping a guy like him from creating his own live “show” weekly?
When this is implemented, everyone could be a talk show star if they wanted. I think this is long past due on Youtube’s part, and it will be very interesting to see how it pans out.
-dc
March 2, 2008 at 8:42 am
Wow, live streaming video definitely sounds cool, but how much will it affect television networks. I mean, they’re already in trouble, I just hope they won’t end up canceling my favorite shows.
March 2, 2008 at 10:02 am
This definitely does sound cool. I think I would rather still watch live television on tv though. Nothing worse when watching a video on youtube and it stops to load during a good part in the show.
March 2, 2008 at 1:09 pm
I think it is kind of hard to tell if this will affect traditional television networks. Who really knows.
Combined with an AppleTV (which supports Youtube streaming to a TV) I think this is a very interesting concept to say the least
March 2, 2008 at 8:39 pm
It sounds great. There is no doubt that youtube’s service is one of the most popular than compare to others. But it does not intend that they be successful with streaming live video too. Probably they will be end up with like http://www.justin.tv/.
Visit here http://www.ustream.tv/ , they also provide live streaming video services.
March 2, 2008 at 11:27 pm
Isn’t YouTube one of the later websites to get streaming video? I don’t know, but I thought I read about they getting criticism before for not having it. I believe Seesmic has it don’t they? I’m not sure.
March 3, 2008 at 12:07 pm
Everyones right. There are indeed others, however I think where Google/Youtube will kill them is their brand recognition. People think online video and they think of Youtube.
I think that while Youtube is one of the last to enter the market, they can and will kill their competition.