http://blog.streamingmedia.com/the_business_of_online_vi/ Inside the business of online video en-US Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:24:49 -0500 http://www.typepad.com/ TheBusinessOfOnlineVideohttp://feedburner.google.comSubscribe with My Yahoo!Subscribe with My AOLSubscribe with BloglinesSubscribe with NetvibesSubscribe with Google http://blog.streamingmedia.com/the_business_of_online_vi/2012/02/nbc-failed-in-their-execution-of-the-superbowl-webcast-but-wants-us-to-believe-it-was-a-success.html http://blog.streamingmedia.com/the_business_of_online_vi/2012/02/nbc-failed-in-their-execution-of-the-superbowl-webcast-but-wants-us-to-believe-it-was-a-success.html NBC completely failed in their execution of streaming Sunday's Super Bowl on the web, yet they want us to believe that it was an engaging and successful webcast. Do they think we're stupid? Instead of coming clean and saying they had technical issues, especially with the quality of the video and re-buffering, the company is trying to blame these issues... NBC completely failed in their execution of streaming Sunday's Super Bowl on the web, yet they want us to believe that it was an engaging and successful webcast. Do they think we're stupid? Instead of coming clean and saying they had technical issues, especially with the quality of the video and re-buffering, the company is trying to blame these issues...

]]> Content Delivery Dan Rayburn Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:24:49 -0500 http://blog.streamingmedia.com/the_business_of_online_vi/2012/02/hosting-cdn-dinner-for-wall-street-money-managers-wed-feb-16th-in-nyc.html http://blog.streamingmedia.com/the_business_of_online_vi/2012/02/hosting-cdn-dinner-for-wall-street-money-managers-wed-feb-16th-in-nyc.html I have been invited to host a dinner for buy side analysts, next Wednesday February 15th in NYC. The event will start at 6pm and the location is midtown. It will be an informal event where I will be presenting some of my latest pricing data and talking about Akamai, Limelight and Level 3's recent earnings as well as answering... I have been invited to host a dinner for buy side analysts, next Wednesday February 15th in NYC. The event will start at 6pm and the location is midtown. It will be an informal event where I will be presenting some of my latest pricing data and talking about Akamai, Limelight and Level 3's recent earnings as well as answering...

]]> Conferences & Events Content Delivery Dan Rayburn Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:48:18 -0500 http://blog.streamingmedia.com/the_business_of_online_vi/2012/02/akamai-acquires-blaze-adds-front-end-optimization-to-their-product-portfolio.html http://blog.streamingmedia.com/the_business_of_online_vi/2012/02/akamai-acquires-blaze-adds-front-end-optimization-to-their-product-portfolio.html This morning Akamai announced they have acquired Blaze Software, a cloud based provider of front-end optimization (FEO) services. Terms of the deal weren't disclosed, but the numbers will come out, maybe even by Akamai during their earnings call today. Either way, I'll update the post once I hear what value was placed on the deal. FEO is going to be... This morning Akamai announced they have acquired Blaze Software, a cloud based provider of front-end optimization (FEO) services. Terms of the deal weren't disclosed, but the numbers will come out, maybe even by Akamai during their earnings call today. Either way, I'll update the post once I hear what value was placed on the deal. FEO is going to be...

]]> Acquisitions & Investments Content Delivery Dan Rayburn Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:42:08 -0500 http://blog.streamingmedia.com/the_business_of_online_vi/2012/02/brightcove-files-amended-s-1-as-it-prepares-to-go-public-but-questions-still-remain.html http://blog.streamingmedia.com/the_business_of_online_vi/2012/02/brightcove-files-amended-s-1-as-it-prepares-to-go-public-but-questions-still-remain.html Yesterday, Brightcove filed an amended S-1 as the company prepares to have their IPO in the coming months. The company is looking to raise between $50-$60M from their offering and estimates shares will be priced between $10-$12. After IPO expenses and spending approximately $7M to repay an outstanding loan, the company looks to net about $40M in working capital. Depending... Yesterday, Brightcove filed an amended S-1 as the company prepares to have their IPO in the coming months. The company is looking to raise between $50-$60M from their offering and estimates shares will be priced between $10-$12. After IPO expenses and spending approximately $7M to repay an outstanding loan, the company looks to net about $40M in working capital. Depending...

]]> Acquisitions & Investments Content Delivery Video Formats/Platforms Dan Rayburn Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:01:00 -0500 http://blog.streamingmedia.com/the_business_of_online_vi/2012/02/limelight-networks-launches-licensed-cdn-lcdn-offering.html http://blog.streamingmedia.com/the_business_of_online_vi/2012/02/limelight-networks-launches-licensed-cdn-lcdn-offering.html This evening, Limelight Networks announced their new managed CDN offering, called Limelight Deploy, aimed at helping telcos, carriers and service providers build and deploy CDN services inside their network. While this is a new product line for Limelight, they aren't new to the carrier space and have already built out networks for Bell Canada, starting in 2009, and Asia's largest... This evening, Limelight Networks announced their new managed CDN offering, called Limelight Deploy, aimed at helping telcos, carriers and service providers build and deploy CDN services inside their network. While this is a new product line for Limelight, they aren't new to the carrier space and have already built out networks for Bell Canada, starting in 2009, and Asia's largest...

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