Winter 2009

Magazine Features

Editor's Note: Who Says Print is Dead?

The Envelope Please: The 2009 Streaming Media European Readers' Choice Award Winners

The winners of the inaugural Streaming Media European Readers' Choice Awards were announced last night at Streaming Media Europe.

Navigating the Enterprise Video Workflow

Four multinational corporations—CA, Lockheed Martin, Merck, and QAD—are taking enterprise video beyond the basics.

Inside Thomson Reuters: Creating a Global Webcasting Platform

A look at the inner workings of a worldwide streaming empire.

Class Act: Form to Enhance Function

Streams of Thought: Streaming Media's Fall Events: Great Expectations

Spicy Ideas: True Confessions of a Gear-Aholic

Streaming Spotlight: LiveU: Democratising Live Production

LiveU has made a significant contribution in advancing the technology and expanding the opportunity for high-quality live transmission to organizations and individuals who probably don't have the deep pockets of traditional broadcast outlets.

Review: Microsoft Expression Encoder 3

With outstanding VC-1 output and surprisingly good H.264 output, Expression Encoder 3 is an impressive update to the encoding component of Microsoft's Expression Studio.

Review: StreamCity Magic Publisher

StreamCity's campaigns are both highly useful and exceptionally usable, and Magic Publisher is the easiest-to-use OVP platform that I've worked with. While others do more, none do it as simply or elegantly.

Review: Quick.TV

Aiming to breathe new life into the online advertising space, startup Quick.TV has developed a browser-based, off-the-shelf video platform with which it claims users can add interactivity to any video and publish it within minutes.