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join:2005-11-07
Londonderry, VT
| the Solution is Live p2p Streaming Now if CBS used p2p to deliver that live stream like Zatoo does then they might be able to handle the load .
Viacom has signed with Joost a streaming p2p company recently and CBS and Viacom are owned by Sumner Redstone .Joost is working on delivering on live streaming in the near future. | |
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join:2006-03-13
| Re: the Solution is Live p2p Streaming The problem with using p2p for something like this is they(CBS) can't provide enough quality control, and many people with enough upload to watch the games on good quality may not have the download.
I would imagine they considered the option, and for those, as well as other reasons(possibly legal) decided to serve it themselves. Besides, according to the synopsis they are making money on it, so its not like it hurting them. | |
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yeehaa
@optonline.net | that weird I thought a company like CBS would use Limelight Networks, Vitalstream, or Akamai, not an in house solution. | |
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NOCMan
Verizon Fios User
Premium
join:2004-09-30
Flower Mound, TX
| Multicast! Come on multicast the stream. 
Anyone remember when Victoria Secret tried and nearly killed the internet.
Talk about clogged tubes.
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@bellsouth.net | Inhouse? In da House? Someone needs to tell SONY, Apple and Microsoft that but... | |
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Vathral
Premium
join:2002-08-26
New York, NY
clubs: | Mark Cuban oh boy. when it comes to online media, hes freaking everywhere -_- | |
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dvd536
as Mr. Pink as they come
Premium
join:2001-04-27
Phoenix, AZ
| Why? Don't people just turn it on, on the boob tube?
Oh yeah, i'd rather watch it on a postage stamp sized window than on my bigscreen TV(of course that assumes I like basketball which I don't)
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antdude
A Ninja Ant
Premium,VIP
join:2001-03-25
| Re: Why? said by dvd536  :Don't people just turn it on, on the boob tube? Oh yeah, i'd rather watch it on a postage stamp sized window than on my bigscreen TV(of course that assumes I like basketball which I don't) How about at work?  | |
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| BIGHUSKER
join:2002-01-20
Minneapolis, MN
| said by dvd536 :Don't people just turn it on, on the boob tube? Oh yeah, i'd rather watch it on a postage stamp sized window than on my bigscreen TV(of course that assumes I like basketball which I don't) Because you can watch games that you normally wouldn't be able to see. During the first round there are as many as 3 or 4 games going on at the same time.
And I don't know how long it's been since you've tried streaming video, but "postage stamp sized" streaming video went out of style back in the late 90's. You can get a watchable full-screen picture these days. I've watched games on this service the past two years and did just that. | |
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join:2006-12-19
Taylor, PA
2 edits | Re: Why? They are full screen however by going full screen they become a pixelated mess. Though the NCAA one is free so it doesn't bother me.
I have used both the Full Court and Gameplan packages via ESPN's website (prior to when I had digital cable so that was my only option) and it was better to watch them in the smaller window which is still a decent size. It was smaller but I liked the clarity compared to full screen. | |
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