PlanetStream : Streaming Media, Content Hosting & Video Production

PlanetStream is one of the UK's leading suppliers of internet streaming services for audio and video content, as well as bulk media distribution over a global CDN (Content Delivery Network). These services include "On Demand" video hosting, enabling pre-recorded video to be viewed within web pages; "Live Streaming" which provides for live broadcast of events over the internet in real time; and the provision of Internet Radio & TV channels for large and small users. The PlanetStream blog is intended to share technical information, tips and advice on all aspects of video and audio streaming. Some is for experienced users and covers detailed techical issues on encoding, file formats, players, etc. Other information is for less experienced users who just need to know what streaming can offer them and how they get started. Comments are welcomed and encouraged but any spam comments will be rejected without exception.