fox - ReadWriteWeb http://www.readwriteweb.com/feeds/tag/fox en Copyright 2009 Richard MacManus readwriteweb@gmail.com Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:12:49 -0800 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/?v=4.23-en http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Brightcove Brings Condé Nast Digital to Boxee boxee_brightcove_sept09.jpgThis Labor Day Boxee users will celebrate an increase in their mainstream web video content. Boxee just announced a partnership with video platform company Brightcove. The deal will potentially usher major players like CBS, Sony Music and Discovery onto Boxee's web television entertainment platform. The first publishers to take advantage of the new arrangement include Condé Nast Digital (publishers of Wired and Epicurious) and children's programming site Qubo.

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]]> Said Boxee CEO Avner Ronen, "Boxee's partnership with Brightcove represents an important step as we bring well-known, established content owners onto our platform. The Brightcove platform also gives us a go-to provider for our content partners who are looking for robust content delivery options."

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With today's Brightcove partnership, Boxee can point major networks towards a solution that allows them to increase control over their web video content and advertising. Brightcove offers customers the option to automatically serve video ads or they can choose to utilize a turnkey solution for customized ad placement. Meanwhile Boxee offers content owners a chance to move web video to television audiences. If Brightcove clients like Fox, Showtime Networks and A&E Entertainment welcome Boxee integration, other providers can't help but take notice. This is important given Boxee's battle for Hulu integration.

While Boxee users have always loved the Hulu app, Hulu's content partners requested removal from the Boxee community in early February. Boxee was forced to respond with a workaround solution. The new deal further legitimizes Boxee as a distributor of mainstream content. For a complete list of Brightcove customers and potential Boxee content providers, visit the Brightcove customers page.

]]>Discuss]]> http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/brightcove_brings_conde_nast_digital_to_boxee.php http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/brightcove_brings_conde_nast_digital_to_boxee.php Digital Media Mon, 07 Sep 2009 19:00:00 -0800 Dana Oshiro New Adobe AIR App Delivers Live Video From FOX News Are you addicted to the news lately? Here in the U.S., it's election season which means that easy access to live news coverage is a must-have these days. There was a time when you could only get the news via TV, radio, or paper, but now the web offers a number of different ways to watch the news. Whether it's your favorite news web site, up-to-the-minute blog coverage, streaming video, citizen journalism, or even desktop apps like Livestation, there are a million ways to feed your news addiction when you go online. Today, you can add one more app to your news-gathering arsenal: an Adobe AIR app delivering 12 live streams from FOX News.

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]]> Even if FOX News isn't your cup of tea, the FOX News app is worth a look. Through this desktop video player, you have access to 12 simultaneous live streams from FOX News. However, it should be noted that all the streams are not necessarily live all the time. Sometimes you'll only see a handful, but what they deliver is compelling. The reason this app is interesting is because it delivers the news live and uncut - it's the raw footage, not edited and produced the way you see on TV. You're getting the live feed, and sometimes that means you're seeing the ground and people's feet as the cameraman adjusts the camera or moves to a different location. Maybe you'll catch the reporter fixing her hair. Or maybe you'll just see the footage being filmed by the helicopter, with no voiceover. Yet all this is what makes the app great - it feels like you're really there and getting the scoop.

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In addition to the video feeds, there's also a live feed from FOX News Talk Radio. Another nice feature is the breaking news alerts. When the app is minimized, a small window will pop up from time to time when there's breaking news. The pop-up window will show the headline and the video. If you want to tune in, just click on it. If you ignore it, it will disappear in a moment or two. If that feature annoys you or you just need a break from distractions, you can easily turn it off from the Alert Settings in the app.

The last notable feature of the AIR app is the sharing feature. If you catch a video that you want to share with your friends, you can simply click the "Share" button to send them the video via email. Your friend receives a link to the video stream. The link delivers them to a page on the FOX News web site where they can watch the stream live.

If you want to check out this app yourself, you can download it from here. You will need to have Adobe AIR installed in order to install it.

]]>Discuss]]> http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/new_adobe_air_app_delivers_live_video_fox_news.php http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/new_adobe_air_app_delivers_live_video_fox_news.php Products Fri, 05 Sep 2008 08:11:07 -0800 Sarah Perez