Joost finally goes on the iPhone

It’s about time! I have been waiting for this moment to happen for over a year. Back in september 2007 I was already proposing that Joost create an application for the iPhone and iPod Touch.

Today they announce that exact thing and I must say it is pretty nice. No need to have an [...]

Livestation supports CNN IBN to broadcast coverage of the Mumbai stand-off

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Livestation, the destination for high quality live TV and radio online, has stepped in to support the Indian news channel, CNN IBN, cope with the sudden global demand for live streaming as the crisis in Mumbai unfolds.

The CNN IBN website has been hit by increased traffic with people eager for [...]

Boxee now running on AppleTV 2.3

The amazing folks at Boxee have done it again.  They have now figured out how to make it run on the newly upgraded AppleTV 2.3 OS.  More info in the boxee blog post.

It is now for the feint of heart but well worth the trouble I think.

I have captured a quick screencast of what the current version of [...]

How to convert a DVD on a Mac using Handbrake 0.9.3

I have prepared a short (like 10 minute) video showing you how to easily convert a DVD movie to a Mac friendly video (or even XBOX 360/PSP/ipod) format.

You simply need to grab a copy of the latest prerelease build of Handbrake here.

Be aware that Handbrake dev team are planning to release an official version before the end of [...]

Online TV viewers impact election night coverage via Livestation

On election night, as many international broadcasters staged 12-hour US election specials, Al Jazeera English reached a new dimension in TV broadcasting by pioneering the use of instant, live chat as an integral part of the channels live output.

The channel was being streamed over broadband via Livestation, the destination for live broadcasting online.

At one point, more [...]

Livestation, a novel way to interactively watch live TV

I spent last night watching the US Election live. This is something I almost never do. No, not watching elections… watching live TV. In this era of DVR only my mother in law still watch live TV anymore… right?

But since I started using Livestation I have discovered that watching live TV make sense and [...]