Streaming Media has recently announced that Livestream is the winner of the Readers’ Choice Award for the ‘Best Live Video Streaming Service.’ We would like to sincerely thank all of our supporters who helped us reach this milestone. It is a true honor that you continue to chose Livestream as your live streaming service and destination.
Livestream Procaster was also a finalist for ‘Best Encoding Software (under $1000).’ We’re excited to unveil our new producer tools in the upcoming months and look forward to your consideration again next year!
Immersive Media & Livestream Join The Robin Hood Foundation’s Fight Against Poverty in NYC by Broadcasting Live Black Eyed Peas 360-Degree Concert in Central Park
Fans Can Be There Like Never Before with An Exclusive Online Concert Experience
NEW YORK, NY–(June 8, 2011) Immersive Media and Livestream announced today they have partnered with six-time Grammy-award winning group The Black Eyed Peas and the Robin Hood Foundation to offer fans the ultimate online concert experience during Chase Presents The Black Eyed Peas “Concert 4 NYC” in Central Park this Thursday, June 9th. The “Concert 4 NYC” will benefit the Robin Hood Foundation and its mission to fight poverty in New York City.
Immersive Media will provide a live 360° on-stage concert experience only on Livestream at http://livestream.com/blackeyedpeas on Thursday, June 9 at 7:30pm ET / 4:30pm PT. With three 360° cameras on stage, viewers will feel like they are alongside The Black Eyed Peas. The online audience will be placed in the driver’s seat, with the ability to switch from camera to camera, choosing any angle they want during the portions of the concert that are streamed live. Viewers can even experience the show from members of the Peas perspective, and look out on the 60,000 fans in attendance. Additionally, online viewers will be able to engage with other fans who are tuned in by checking in live on Facebook and tweeting live to their followers via Twitter.
“We are proud to be a live streaming partner for Robin Hood Foundation and to help them fight poverty in New York City by bringing this event to the broader online community,” says Livestream CEO Max Haot. Throughout the concert, music lovers will be encouraged to donate to Robin Hood via the Donate button on the Livestream page as well as via text message. For more information on the concert, ticket availability and to donate, please visit www.robinhood.org.
Fans can RSVP now for this live concert event by visiting http://livestream.com/blackeyedpeas. Once they RSVP, they’ll be reminded via email when the event is about to begin.
About Robin Hood
For more than 20 years, Robin Hood has fought poverty in New York City. They find, fund and partner with programs that have proven they are an effective remedy to poverty and are a consistent force for good in the lives of New Yorkers in need. Robin Hood employs a rigorous system of metrics and third-party evaluation to ensure grantee accountability. The board pays all administrative and fundraising costs, so 100 percent of donations goes directly to helping New Yorkers in need build better lives. They work closely with grantees to make them more effective, enabling them to assist even more people. In 2010, Robin Hood invested over $132 million in 200 programs and schools, directly touching the lives of over 650,000 New Yorkers.
About Livestream
Livestream’s mission is to build a next-generation live cable operator: one that is global, social, user friendly, reaches all devices and is accessible to anyone interested in broadcasting an interactive live video experience – for free. Event organizers, content owners, celebrities and artists around the world use Livestream’s social broadcasting tools to engage and grow their audiences on the web, mobile devices, and connected TVs. More than one billion video minutes are streamed each month to a growing community of 20 million monthly viewers. Notable content partners include Facebook, The New York Times, ABC News, CBS News, and the Associated Press. Livestream offers a unique commitment to protecting the rights of its producers through a ‘Zero Tolerance on Piracy’ policy. The company operates with over 100 full-time staff members in 3 offices – in New York, Los Angeles and Bangalore.
About Immersive Media
Immersive Media is the pioneer and leading world provider of 360°, full motion, interactive videos. What started with the popular “street views” found on leading search engines has become a phenomenon of advanced, experiential media. Immersive Media’s high-resolution, 11-lens camera and full complement of production and post-production services are being used by prominent brands to deliver cutting edge live entertainment and advertising. They are capturing the globe’s most interesting cities, attractions and events in engrossing detail. And they are being tapped by military and law enforcement groups for in-depth monitoring, surveillance and training. Immersive Media Corp. has operations in Dallas, Texas, USA and Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada.
Media Contacts:
For Livestream:
Jennifer Levine, 646-495-9707
jennifer.levine@livestream.com
For Immersive Media:
Myles McGovern
mmcgovern@immersivemedia.com
For Robin Hood:
Rubenstein Communications, Inc
Katie Schroeder, 212-843-8036
kschroeder@rubenstein.com
Kara Carscaden, 212-843-8061
kcarscaden@rubenstein.com
Tahra Grant, 212-843-9213
tgrant@rubenstein.com
On Livestream: Academy of Country Music Awards, Clinton Global initiative, Wiz Khalifa and more!
Academy of Country Music Awards Live Red Carpet
Sunday April 3 - 6:30pm ET | 3:30pm PT
Become a VIP now for the ACM Awards to spy the hottest red carpet fashions in country music, not to mention watch interviews will all your fave performers.
Clinton Global Initiative University Opening Plenary
Friday April 1 - 7:30pm PT | 10:30pm ET
President Bill Clinton and YouTube founder Chad Hurley open the 2011 summit for Clinton Global Initiative University. Stay in the know by RSVPing for CGIU events now.
Wiz Khalifa Live at Best Buy
Friday April 1 - 4:00pm ET | 1:00pm PT
The emcee celebrates the release of “Rolling Papers” at Best Buy Union Square in NYC and you can be there with him. RSVP now.
The 2011 Shorty Awards Live
Monday March 28 - 7:00pm ET | 4:00pm PT
The Shorty Awards honor the best people and organizations on Twitter, from the funniest to the most insightful. Get on the short list for this event now.
Post-It Panel of Experts Q & A
Tuesday March 29 - 4:00pm ET | 1:00pm PT
Now’s your chance to ask the geniuses behind 3M’s most successful innovation anything. Save the date and start sending your questions.
Web 2.0 Expo Live
Monday March 28 to Thursday March 31 – See Schedule
O’Reilly Media and UBM TechWeb bring you the latest Web 2.0 business models, development paradigms, products, and design strategies for the builders of the next-generation Web. Be there.
IN THE NEWS: Steve Vai and Berkleemusic Set World Record for Largest-Ever Online Guitar Lesson
BOSTON, March 24, 2011 /PRNewswire/ – Berkleemusic, the online continuing education division of Boston’s renowned Berklee College of Music, and Grammy®-award winning guitar virtuoso Steve Vai, have set the Guinness® World Record for the world’s largest online guitar lesson. Held at leading streaming media platform Livestream Studios in New York City on March 3rd, Vai brought together nearly 7,000 members of the international guitar community in a celebration of online music education. Guinness certified the record based on Berklee having recruited 4,455 students over the first 15 minutes to the lesson. Berkleemusic also announced a donation of $7,000—one dollar for each student certified as taking part in the lesson—to the Steve Vai Online Scholarship Fund at Berkleemusic, which rewards and assists outstanding students.
“I’m very happy and proud to announce that Berklee College of Music was officially awarded the Guinness World Record for the world’s largest online guitar lesson,” said Berkleemusic Chief Marketing Officer Stefanie Henning. ”This was an amazing collaboration of all the teams here at Berkleemusic with tremendous support from Berklee College of Music President Roger Brown, the College faculty and students, and the day’s guest of honor, Steve Vai.”
Berkleemusic and Steve Vai have also co-authored a new twelve-week online course: Steve Vai Guitar Techniques. The course helps students gain a deep understanding of Vai’s playing styles, repertoire, techniques, and musical concepts from anywhere in the world, and to incorporate their learnings into their own playing. The next course begins on April 4th, 2011. For more information regarding enrollment information, and sample instructions, visit Berkleemusic.com.
Vai, a Berklee alumnus and passionate advocate for music education and exploration, is finishing a new solo album and preparing for a world tour to coincide with its fall release.
“I hope this record encourages players to continue to cultivate their own unique style and spirit on the guitar,” Vai says. “I think this record really showcases the interest that exists in guitar education worldwide. It was a true pleasure working with an institution like Berkleemusic, who shares my interest in helping to bring more skilled musicians into the world.”
Watch the Steve Vai guitar lesson below:
The Teradek Cube is a professional grade miniature hardware H.264 encoder that streams directly to Livestream over Wifi, Verizon 4G or Ethernet.
The Cube is now fully integrated with Livestream. Just enter your username, password and channel name and press the “Go Live” button to stream directly from the Cube to your Livestream channel via Ethernet, Wifi or even wirelessly with Verizon.
The hardware encoder is shipping worldwide and includes a one-month free trial of Livestream Premium with every Cube unit.
Check out the demo video below and don’t forget to visit the Teradek Cube page on Livestream at http://livestream.com/cube.
Fans Across the Globe Can Tune In Online for the Interactive Justin Bieber Experience
Movie Opens in RealD 3D, Digital 3D and 2D Nationwide on February 11, 2011
HOLLYWOOD, CA (February 7, 2011) – Paramount Pictures has teamed with Livestream to present the live movie premiere of JUSTIN BIEBER: NEVER SAY NEVER. The live 2 ½-hour purple carpet event, which will begin airing online tomorrow, February 8th, at 5:00 p.m. PT, marks the first time Paramount will stream a movie premiere exclusively on Livestream. For a truly communal experience, fans worldwide can watch together as the purple carpet event is streamed free at http://www.livestream.com/bieberpremiere and http://www.facebook.com/JustinBieber. Twitter users will also be able to view the live stream’s minute-by-minute coverage on Twitter.com by going to http://twitter.com/justinbieber.
In addition, fans can tune in early, beginning at 4:00 p.m. PT, for an exclusive behind the scenes look at Justin – with special celebrity appearances and never before seen clips – as the countdown begins for his movie’s premiere at L.A. Live in Los Angeles, while also being able to participate in real time via Twitter and Facebook. Fans will also be able to watch live wherever they are on mobile devices.
The Livestream ON Demand functionality will also provide fans tuning in from different time zones around the globe the chance to relive the event highlights throughout the following day.
“I’m so grateful for everything that I get to experience, and I know I couldn’t do any of this without my fans,” said Justin Bieber. “What a cool way for them to experience my movie’s premiere with me!”
JUSTIN BIEBER: NEVER SAY NEVER is the inspiring true story and rare inside look at the rise of Justin from street performer in the small town of Stratford, Ontario to internet phenomenon to global super star culminating with a dream sold out show at the famed Madison Square Garden in 3D. It is directed by Jon M. Chu and produced by Scooter Braun, Justin Bieber, Antonio “L.A.” Reid, Usher Raymond IV, Dan Cutforth and Jane Lipsitz.
JUSTIN BIEBER: NEVER SAY NEVER in 3D will open nationwide on Friday, February 11th.
To share this exclusive Justin Bieber event with your friends, see the attached embed code or visit http://livestream.com/bieberpremiere/share for more options.
By Charlie White [from the original posted on Mashable on December 21]
Can’t be in Times Square for New Year’s Eve? The Times Square Ball App for iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad and Android could be the next best thing. The free app features a live video feed of the New Year’s Eve festivities from Times Square, offering six-and-a-half hours of bands, frolic and festivities without any commercials in between. There’s also a customizable countdown clock to 2011, situated front and center on the main screen of the app and adjustable for the time zone of the user.
Users can check in to Foursquare, Facebook and Twitter through the app, which will show them precisely how far they are away from Times Square. The app also invites users to submit photos of their revelry and debauchery, and then vote on photos submitted by other users. The photos with the most votes will be shown on the huge video screen atop One Times Square, just underneath the Waterford Crystal ball that makes its annual descent at midnight. [see below for a demo video of the app]
Produced by Monday Sessions Media, developed by HAAS/créa, and streaming components developed by Livestream LLC., it’s available now on the Android Market and App Store for iPhone, iPod touch and iPad, and it requires iOS 3.0 or later.
Music City Roots: Live From The Loveless Cafe, Nashville’s acclaimed weekly roots/Americana radio show, is proud to announce a new broadcast partners when it returns for its first anniversary show on Wednesday October 20 at 8pm ET / 7pm CT.
Livestream.com will provide a new multi-camera broadcast, streamed free to thousands of fans worldwide at MusicCityRoots.com and Livestream.com/MusicCityRoots. Roots will now be able to syndicate this broadcast anywhere on the Web through a single embeddable player widget, complete with Facebook, Twitter and chat integration. With this partnership, Livestream will provide an engaging user experience for the Roots audience.
To learn more about Music City Roots: Live From The Loveless Café, visit MusicCityRoots.com.
[reblogged from the original on NewTeeVee.com on October 14]
by Ryan Lawler
Livestream is ramping up its efforts to court music labels and Hollywood studios with the opening of a new office in Los Angeles. And the startup’s first hire for the office is new Jeff Varnell, who was poached from Livestream competitor Ustream.
Varnell joins Livestream as its new executive vice president of business development, and will lead the new L.A. office and studio. Also joining him on the west coast is Livestream head of production Otto Cedeno, who is relocating to L.A. to head up operations and production there. In addition, Livestream plans to add three director-level hires to strike partnerships in three main verticals: music, movie studios and brands.
Sound familiar? That’s the same type of template Varnell followed when he led the media team at Ustream as director of business development there. While he was on board, Ustream found some significant traction with studios and brands that wanted to use live events — like streaming red carpet movie premieres — to drive interest in their products. Livestream is hoping that it too can strike similar relationships.
Livestream CEO Max Haot said in a phone interview today that the company wants to ramp up the live streaming and turnkey production services that it offers to media companies. “With these live streaming premieres, it’s usually the same department that is buying pre-roll,” Haot said, “but it’s more effective for [consumers] to watch a 20-minute movie premiere” than to watch a two-minute video trailer.
The strategic initiative comes as Livestream tries to get more aggressive about growing its business. According to Haot, the startup has generated more than $5 million in revenue, and has reached profitability already this year.
Photo of Hollywood sign courtesy of Flickr user Sörn.
