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Bambuser Adds Restrictions To Free Streaming

View Poll Results: Which Streaming site works the best

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  • Ustream

    4 20.00%
  • Stickam

    3 15.00%
  • Livestream

    5 25.00%
  • BlogTV

    0 0%
  • Justin.tv

    8 40.00%
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Thread: Best Live Streaming Service ?

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    IAIB Pro Broadcaster Spencer Kobren's Avatar
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    Quote Originally Posted by JakeKettle View Post
    The only beef I really had with stickcam is that I couldn't figure out how to use their services, bias I know haha. I'll have to look into it again!
    Have to have an open mind!
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    Moderator / IAIB Pro Broadcaster mcphillips's Avatar
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    I'm with @joedemax. Bambuser is the hands-down winner for bandwidth only. Based on my observations, justin.tv has the most curious built-in audience, but we haven't tried it yet. We embed the Bambuser player on our website so that we can switch CDNs, if necessary, like we did when we dumped Ustream.
    Please direct all questions for me to the forum so that all can benefit.

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    It seems to change every 6 months. For a while I would of swore that Ustream was the dominant streaming service but that has changed. They are putting way too many Ads during the broadcast. Even though we broadcast on Ustream, JTV and Stickam my loyalty is with Stickam

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    Moderator / IAIB Pro Broadcaster mcphillips's Avatar
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    A guy I know was using Ustream to broadcast his kid's soccer games. The team was in a championship game. It was a critical, final moment. Ustream ran a mid-roll ad. The parents missed the final seconds of the game.
    Please direct all questions for me to the forum so that all can benefit.

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    Ohh man that must have been extremely ANNOYING

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    I love and use Bambuser too.

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    I don't think there's a "best." It depends on the feature set you need and whether you're using free or paid service and why.
    I use Livestream as their studio features are critical for me.
    I'm often streaming with producers/camera people from around the country. Sometimes I bring them in through Skype and sometimes several of us are sending to Livestream Studio and I'm switching.
    In addition the ability to use their lower thirds and crawls help and that you can embed hyperlinked URLs, is important to me.
    I also use their playlist feature when I'm off air so visitors see the most recent cast.

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    I really like what livestream has done with the Studio interface they have. We recently had to stop using livestream due to the limits they put on the "free" accounts.

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    Quote Originally Posted by andrewzarian View Post
    I really like what livestream has done with the Studio interface they have. We recently had to stop using livestream due to the limits they put on the "free" accounts.
    Which limits? They have many (unfortunately). One limit is 500kbps up unless you use their Procaster. Another is limited storage. Anything else?

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    We use Bambuser. We used to use Ustream but their untimely mid roll ads makes it unusable. yesterday was the first time that I saw a pre roll ad on Bambuser though, so things may change. Trying to figure out how to use Veetle.

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