Swarmcast gets in on the game with streaming sports
Swarmcast, provider of a platform that allows websites to stream high-fidelity video content, launched its new service, Swarmcast for Sports, designed solely to stream live sports events online. The idea is to let major content distributors, like Major League Baseball, provide users on their websites with a television-like viewing experience.
The Minneapolis, Minn. company says this this should be good news for sports websites who have a tough time competing in a highly-fragmented field. Streaming video… Continue Reading
Microsoft invests in online video startup Move Networks
Microsoft just made a strategic investment of undisclosed size in Move Networks, a startup that helps companies offer high-definition video on the web. The funding should help promote Move Networks’ integration with Microsoft’s Silverlight platform.
The American Fork, Utah-based startup says its technology encodes high-quality video and cuts down on buffering delays. Microsoft, meanwhile, has found some high-profile uses for its relatively new technology Silverlight, including the online broadcasts of the Beijing Olympics. You can already… Continue Reading
Online video services company Move Networks raises $46 million
Update: The company was valued at $150 million before the investment, according to the company’s chief executive.
Move Networks is one of several companies that offers a suite of services to help large media companies offer high-definition video over the web.
Its technology encodes high-quality video, and cuts down on buffering delays as a user watches a video, along with related services. Broadcasters use this content delivery service to stream long-form programs like Grey’s Anatomy over the… Continue Reading
Roundup: Giving up on the “mobile web,” cleantech gets crunched, and more
Here’s the latest action:
Mobile enthusiast gives up on “mobile web” – Russell Beattie, a Silicon Valley developer and mobile enthusiast who spent two years working at Yahoo Mobile before launching a start-up called Mowser, has given up on the mobile sector. He writes: “The general answer is that I don’t actually believe in the ‘Mobile Web’ anymore, and therefore am less inclined to spend time and effort in a market I think is limited at… Continue Reading
Video delivery is hot: Move Networks raises $34M, BitTorrent’s surprise
Move Networks, a company offering video delivery technology for customers such as ABC, Fox, CW, Televisa, Discovery and ESPN.com, has raised a whopping $34 million round of capital.
This makes Move one the best funded video delivery companies out there. Late last year, it raised $11.3 million. The company is helping the large broadcasters get online, and competes against a number of other well-funded companies, such as Brightcove. These companies could put a dent in plans… Continue Reading
Move Networks, yet another video delivery company, raises $11.3M
Move Networks, another video content delivery company, based in American Fork, Utah, has raised $11.3 million in venture capital from Hummer Winblad Venture Partners and Steamboat Ventures.
Founder is Drew Major, who previously founded Novell, and Arroyo, which sold to Cisco last year for $92 million.
Move serves broadcast networks, and told VentureBeat last week that its customers include Fox Network, CW and E! Online.
The company says it gives a much higher quality experience to viewers, resulting… Continue Reading