Posts tagged ‘hosting’

Live from the ASP Prime Series Surf Pro

Wednesday, October 27th, 2010

The Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) Prime Series has returned to the world famous island of Lanzarote, the Islas Canarias Santa Pro is set to run from October 27 to November 1, 2010.

G2 Communications and Stream ES are broadcasting the series live on the internet from Lanzarote.

After a 2009 edition that lived-up to its reputation with breath-taking solid waves unveiling for the finals, the ASP Prime Islas Canarias Santa Pro is expected to deliver another great show with some of the world’s best readying to battle for the invaluable ratings points on offer.

This international event which takes place each year during the first week of November is being transmitted via servers at Stream ES and can be viewed on the Association of Surfing Professionals website.

To view the competition live click here

Stream UK, The Roundhouse and Frank Zappa

Tuesday, October 26th, 2010

Using a Stream UK player and delivered on the Level 3 network, the Roundhouse will be broadcasting online its celebration one of the 20th century’s most remarkable musicians and composers.

Frank Zappa at the Roundhouse features a kaleidoscopic exploration of his music and influences. Performances by Dweezil Zappa, members of Frank’s touring and recording bands, the UK’s best contemporary classical ensembles and an appearance by Gail Zappa are accompanied by talks, films and exhibitions.

 Stream UK, The Roundhouse and Frank Zappa

All performances will be filmed by the Roundhouse broadcast team and will be broadcast live at www.roundhouse.org.uk.

At a glance…

Friday 5 November:
London Contemporary Orchestra present The Yellow Shark

Saturday 6 November:
Zappa Plays Zappa + The Mighty Boosh Band
Q&A with Gail + Dweezil Zappa

Sunday 7 November:
London Sinfonietta perform The Adventures of Greggery Peccary

Season Final of Red Bull Bedroom Jam this Monday

Wednesday, May 26th, 2010

The season final of Red Bull Bedroom Jam will take place on Monday 31st May and will feature the Lost Prophets and Gap Year Riot.

Stream UK are the webcast providers behind the Red Bull Bedroom Jam series. Red Bull Bedroom Jam is a once in a lifetime opportunity for new bands seeking their ‘big break’.

Bands upload videos of their gigs, have fans watch and rate them on the Red Bull Bedroom Jam website and then potentially are selected to play at a Red Bull Bedroom Jam session.

The Red Bull Bedroom Jam Series has run for 20 weeks and involves the Stream UK team creating a ‘live’ venue inside the bands bedroom. Not only does Stream UK film the live events, Stream UK also hosts the content on our VMS 2.1 system.

To watch the Red Bull Bedroom Jam this Monday click here.

Brandcast Media wins award for eCancer using Stream UK technology

Wednesday, May 12th, 2010

On Friday 26th March at the IVCA Awards 2010, Brandcast Media won a gold award recognising the company’s work for Ecancer in the field of Web TV and Asset Management. Ecancer tv content is hosted and delivered on Stream UK’s video management system VMS 2.1. VMS 2.1, is a web based application that allows the user to import, manage, and stream video for their website. You can access, upload or edit your videos from any computer with an internet connection and a standard browser, allowing you to easily add rich content to your own website at the touch of a button.

The award won by Brandcast Media recognises the best use of media streaming, digital platforms and rich media asset management as part of a communication strategy. Entries were judged on their innovative approach and use of content, as well as the technical excellence of the project.

The awards, which are in their 29th year, are the most acclaimed celebration of effective business and public sector communications in video, interactive projects, business television and digital media across Europe

Marco Forgione, IVCA’s Chief Executive commented “The IVCA Awards are an annual celebration of the finest creativity, innovation and expertise that the corporate communications industry has to offer. Once again this year the standard of entries was exceptional and we are delighted that clients across all sectors are continuing to invest in visual communications, recognising the intrinsic worth and commercial acumen that can be gained by such activities. We would like to extend our congratulations to all the Gold, Silver and Bronze winners and those who were Highly Commended for their outstanding work…”

Find, Pitch & Close – The Art of Securing Investment’ – School for Startups Webcast

Wednesday, November 18th, 2009

Having left the den, ex-‘Dragon’ Doug Richard and his School for Startups have proved to be the leading provider of business training for fledgling and established entrepreneurs in the UK. September saw the final session of the ‘Fast Growth Marketing for Growing Businesses’ workshop webcast live hundreds of entrepreneurs around the world and today S4Stv will be webcasting ‘Find, Pitch & Close – The Art of Securing Investment’ Click here to sign up to view the event.

Using Stream UK’s production team to film, mix and encode the footage – the session was delivered with the new release of Stream Connect, Stream UK’s webcasting tool. Stream Connect has been reviewed as “a simplified yet powerful interactive streaming platform that could be managed by the presenter” (Tim Siglin, Streaming Media Magazine) and as it continues to develop, the tool is allowing companies to provide professional level webcast experiences without relying on outside experts.

A key part of the S4S sessions is the ability of the live audience to interact with experts, asking questions and offering feedback. Stream Connect’s interactive options allow this to be extended to web-viewers worldwide. There was constant activity in the online chat room, and future events could use the voting and moderator announcements. Over the next year, Stream UK will continue to deliver production services, encoding, hosting and streaming services, as the School grows its online presence.

To see Stream Connect in action go to www.streamuk.com/stream-connect.php
Or call  0207 419 1820 for a demo and trial account.