Streaming

Qwikster: A Rushed and Reactive Launch

by Mike Mansell September 20, 2011

With everything in our day-to-day lives having become focused more and more around our connection and utilization of the Internet in the last few years, there’s not a single part of me that thinks Netflix – the online streaming service that started its venture with DVD-by-mail service – would still be around today had they [...]

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Will A Google Acquisition of Hulu Provide Worthwhile Synergy?

by Mike Mansell September 7, 2011

If there’s one aspect of our day-to-day lives that I am sure will change dramatically over the next few years I honestly think that thing would be television. I mean, think of what TV was like fifty years ago – a bulky little box with bunny-ears and a black-and-white picture that families circled around in [...]

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Comcast + Skype = Genius

by Mike Mansell June 15, 2011

Video conferencing is by no means a new or unorthodox concept. If you look ten or even fifteen years back, large companies were taking advantage of video communications system to hold virtual and entirely visually interactive discussions and meetings with colleagues around the world.

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Netflix Not Interested in Original Content, But Should They Be?

by Mike Mansell May 18, 2011

When Netflix first announced that they had acquired exclusive rights to broadcast and stream a new television dubbed “House of Cards”, I was incredibly confident that the company had struck gold. In-house content had the potential to allow Netflix to expand beyond anybody’s expectations and gain a larger audience. Of course House of Cards was [...]

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Retail Stores Now Rocking the Roku

by Mike Mansell March 31, 2011

For a while now, the Roku box has been an excellent option for those looking to set up a cost-effective home media system with access to streaming services such as Netflix and Hulu. However, unlike other more popular products such as the Apple TV, the Roku has – until now – been marketed to what [...]

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Amazon Prime Now Includes Streaming Media

by Mike Mansell February 23, 2011

I absolutely love Amazon. If there was ever such thing as an “Amazon fanboy”, then I am most definitely the living breathing definition of one. What once started out as a simple book store has emerged to become so much more; a full-blown online store that sells just about everything you can imagine, a web [...]

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Comcast to Revamp Tablet Apps

by Mike Mansell January 6, 2011

Are you one of the millions of consumers who subscribe to cable services from Comcast? If so, your viewing options will potentially be changing in the coming days, as you will be able to stream television content to select mobile devices from wherever life may take you; be it at home, on the go, or [...]

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Netflix Pushing Streaming-Only Solution: Is This the End of DVDs?

by Mike Mansell November 23, 2010

When it comes to online entertainment streaming services, Netflix is easily one of the most well known, recognized, and trusted brands out there. The company, which was founded in 1997 has quickly become a huge national brand.

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UStream Producer (Pro) Sucks. Telestream and UStream Should Be Embarrassed.

by Jeff Weisbein November 19, 2010

Earlier this year UStream announced their own white label version of Wirecast called UStream Producer Pro. Of course, I bought a copy for $199. I also bought the $99 HD video plugin. Approximately $300 later, I had what I thought would be the ultimate in live streaming software. When I purchased Producer Pro I knew [...]

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