March Newsletter
Thursday, March 11th, 2010
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Company News
The Lawn Tennis Association and Stream UK bring you the Davis Cup
Thursday, March 11th, 2010
The Lawn Tennis Association this month contracted Stream UK to stream the Great Britain Davis Cup matches live from Lithuania.
The AEGON GB Davis Cup team faced Lithuania from 5th – 7th March 2010 in Europe/Africa Zone Group II, the event delivered over 13,000 viewer hours of content, with a peak of over 2,000 viewers.
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Monday, March 8th, 2010
Come and work for us!
Thursday, March 4th, 2010
Senior Systems Administrator
Camden based Stream UK is a dynamic company with around 20 members of staff. Market leaders in internet and broadcast convergence, we are involved in all aspects of video delivery and preparation over the internet. This is an excellent opportunity and offers genuine career opportunities.
The role requires a strong understanding of high availability web hosting for both Windows and Linux environments. We are looking for someone with a computer science related degree and at least 5 years commercial experience in a similar role.
You should also be passionate about the web. You must be an excellent communicator and be able to receive and give instructions clearly and quickly and have the proven ability to work as part of a team is a must.
Salary to £45K (final salary depends on skill set and experience)
Essential Skills:
- Windows Server (2003/2008, AD, Exchange)
- Linux/Unix (Redhat, apache)
- Database administration, MSSQL, MySQL
- Network administration (Cisco – 6500’s, PIX Vlans)
- Load balancing (Hardware and Linux software)
Useful Experience:
- Knowledge of running high availability machines
- VMWare ESX
- Windows Clustering
- Linux Clustering
- LAMP hosting
- WMS/IIS Hosting
Attitude and approach:
- Methodical and high attention to detail
- Willing to very occasionally work non-conventional hours
Benefits Include:
- 20 days holiday
- Private health care
- Company share scheme
- Ride your bike to work scheme
To apply please submit your CV to jobs@streamuk.com
WE DO NOT USE RECRUITMENT AGENCIES
.NET Magazine, Stephen Fry and Stream UK
Monday, March 1st, 2010
This month .NET magazine is celebrating 200 issues of the world’s best-selling magazine for web designers and developers with an exclusive interview with Stephen Fry.
Stream UK encoded the video and built a Silverlight player and custom install for .NET magazine. The Silverlight player takes full advantage of Microsoft’s Smooth Streaming technology. Smooth streaming enables you to provide video that adapts to each user’s connection and supports 1080p.
To watch the interview please click here
