September 2008 Archives

In the October Issue of Fast Company, Robert Scoble says every newspaper should equip its reporters with phones that can broadcast live video to the web, using apps like Flixwagon to "stream compelling live events -- crime scenes, postgame locker-room interviews, new-product introductions -- and package analysis on top of it." We absolutely agree.

The full story: http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/129/scobleizer-breaking-news.html

Check out the following blog post from NewTeeVee with comments by Facebook and MySpace execs from GigaOM's Mobilize Conference. Both sound bullish on mobile video, with Facebook VP of Growth for Mobile and International Chamath Palihapitiya mentioning services like Flixwagon as the "next logical place to go" and adding: "that’s really cool stuff. To the extent that we can enable people to upload directly and then share that with their friends, I think that’s very powerful."

http://newteevee.com/2008/09/18/mobile-video-is-next-for-myspace-facebook/

We're happy to announce the launch of Flixwagon Solutions for Mobile Carriers and Media Companies.

The scoop: our business solutions allow our clients to deploy live video broadcasting capabilities from mobile phones to the web and TV on a large scale, with customizable features, and extremely fast time-to-market.

Mobile carriers can offer the service to their own subscribers to improve subscriber experience and generate additional revenue via service fees and data plans. Subscribers can then share live or stored videos directly from their mobile phones with their friends, family, and colleagues via any wesbite, blog, social network, video sharing site and more, and interact with their viewers through live 2-way chat.

Media companies can create new cost-effective content offerings around live mobile video by allowing their reporters and entertainers to make live high-quality videos from anywhere in the world. These videos can be watched online and/or on TV, in combination with viewer participation (live chat, viewer submitted questions and requests, etc.). Also, the Flixwagon platform allows media companies to incorporate citizen journalism and user-generated content by supporting video feeds from up to hundreds of thousands of contributors. The web and TV experience is entirely customized to fit the media organization's existing properties.

Feel free to check out our Viacom/MTV case study, which includes info on various projects we powered for MTV, including 'Coose or Lose' that featured an exclusive interview with VP Candidate Sarah Palin, and 'Jonas Brothers: Live & Mobile' that pulled over 6 Million video streams in just one weekend.


Our new Solutions page for Mobile Carriers and Media companies is here: http://www.flixwagon.com/solutions

The press release is here: http://www.businesswire.com/news/google/20080916005463/en

And here's our flickr account with photos and screenshots: http://flickr.com/photos/27816411@N02/


Updates:

Some coverage from this morning:

Center Networks

ReadWriteWeb

NewTeeVee



  

We just updated our iPhone app to work with the newly released firmware 2.1. If you've upgraded to jailbroken 2.1, make sure you get the latest Flixwagon version from Cydia or Installer. Simply refresh your sources and upgrade the app. To installer from scratch, look for Flixwagon in the multimedia category.

Great news today: Flixwagon is working with Web 2.0 Expo NY to cover the conference live from mobile phones to the web. During the expo we’ll have a number of bloggers and Flixwagonners at large in the different events making live videos all throughout. Starting with the Ignite NYC II event Monday Sep 15 and through the end of the conference, you can watch live videos of the show.

So what can you expect to see? Our folks will roam around and make continuous live videos. We’ll interview CEOs and start-up execs, tune in to some of the buzz in the hallways, live stream from the cocktail receptions, broadcast some of the panels, and more.

Check out the videos starting Monday Sep 15, here:  http://www.web2expo.com/communityvideo


 

In another example of MTV utilizing Flixwagon for covering live events using mobile phones, check out MTV's live Flixwagon videos from the Video Music Awards press conference at Paramount Studios in Hollywood: http://buzzworthy.mtv.com/2008/09/04/2008-mtv-vma-press-conference/

Flixwagon was just announced as a finalist in Streaming Media's Readers' Choice Awards 2008 in the Mobile Video Platform category. The winner will be announced during the awards ceremony on September 24. Thanks to all Streaming Media readers who voted for us and to Streaming Media Magazine!

Finalists list:

http://www.streamingmedia.com/article.asp?id=10646

Also, check out our previous post about our very own Sarig Reichert's interview with Streaming Media Magazine about Flixwagon.

Our very own Sarig Reichert was recently interviewed by Streaming Media Magazine for their Content Delivery 2008 issue. Sarig talked about lifecasting, the Flixwagon widget and social network notifications, business uses for mobile broadcasting with companies like MTV, and the future of the mobile broadcasting industry. Feel free to check it out here. Also, the full vitual issue is here.