IP Media Monitor: VOD - books

Mastering Internet Video : A Guide to Streaming and On-Demand Video

Damien Stolarz — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00

From the Back Cover

All you need to know to prepare, capture, compress, and deliver Internet video!

Finally, there's a start-to-finish guide to Internet video for everyone who needs to understand it: Web professionals, managers, software developers, marketers, hobbyists, even investors. Mastering Internet Video brings together clear, coherent coverage of every key issue: compression, formats, standards, servers, software, hardware, networking, multicasting, digital rights management, video editing -- even troubleshooting. Damien Stolarz and Richard Koman offer both conceptual and practical information, as well as coverage of all leading formats and platforms. Best of all, they present easy-to-use, step-by-step solutions for each of today's most common Internet video usage scenarios.

Coverage includes:

Step-by-step coverage of capturing, preparing, and deploying video on the Internet
A practical guide to video compression -- including expert help with performance and quality tradeoffs
Objective information for evaluating streaming servers, software, and hardware -- including solutions from Microsoft, Real, Apple, Adobe, and others
How networks and the Internet handle video data -- including the challenges of real-time data delivery
Internet video standards -- including a detailed look at MPEG-4 and the tools and applications it enables
Implementing enterprise multicasting for corporate and other applications
Using Digital Rights Management (DRM) to control how viewers use your video
Scaling systems to meet demand for your most popular content
When to choose P2P distribution instead of traditional broadcast techniques
Working code examples to help developers integrate Internet video into their applications

About the Author

Mastering Internet Video: A Guide to Streaming and On-Demand Video

About the Author

Damien is an entrepreneur with 15 years of experience making computers talk to each other. He cofounded static.com (also known as Blue Falcon Networks, which is now akimbo.com) in 1995, where in his long tenure as Chief Tech-nology Officer, he led the development of numerous technologies including an online service, networked multiplayer games, and peer-to-peer cost-reduction software for video streaming. In 2002, he started Robot Army Corporation (http://www.robotarmy.com), a software consultancy and R&D house, which continues to develop large-scale media delivery software among other secret projects. In 2004, Robot Army spun off Carbot, Inc. (http://www.carbotpc.com), which designs and manufactures in-car entertainment of computers. Damien holds a bachelor or science degree in computer science/engineering from UCLA.

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Get Streaming! : Quick Steps to Delivering Audio and Video Online

Joe Follansbee — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00

(Steve Mack, author of The Streaming Media Bible)
"...to get up and running in a matter of minutes, 'Get Streaming' is a great place to start."

Review
"Joe Follansbee has written a fun, easy-to-understand book that teaches people about streaming media quickly. If you want to get up and running in a matter of minutes, 'Get Streaming' is a great place to start." Steve Mack

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Video on Demand Business Index & Definitions

Phil Gurian — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00

Book Description
Presenting a Business Index and Dictionary for Video on Demand, Personal Television and more.

This book provides hundreds of definitions. The Business Index is devided into five sections: Video on Demand, Personal TV, Pay Per View, Streaming Media & ITV Hospitality Services. The Business Index includes business’ contact information and information on what the business does in the industry(s). The book is produced in a manner that allows it to be updated regularly.

Get ready for the On-demand services revolution. On-demand services include Video on Demand and Personal TV (a.k.a. Time Shifting.) These allow people to access at any time programs such as movies, sporting events and sit-coms, over their TV network and/or to digitally record programs, watching them whenever they wish. That’s compared to being restricted to having to watch those same programs only when the network schedules them (as is largely the case now.)

With Video on Demand you can fast forward, rewind or pause the movie, sit-com or whatever you’re watching just as you would if you were watching it off a VCR or DVD player.

Video on Demand is going to revolutionize the television viewing experience. Why? Because in time you’ll be able to view most of your favorite shows in this manner, not just movies and/or special events. Imagine at any time of the day or night, searching interactively through your TV and finding your favorite sit-coms listed by episode. Click interactively on an episode’s electronic button, in the same manner that you would on the Internet, and up comes a short paragraph on what that episode is about. Want to watch 10 episodes of that sit-com, even if it’s midnight? No problem you make your own viewing schedule with Video on Demand, not the networks.

Personal TV is the viewing, via a Personal Video Recorder, and subscription to a content provider, of live television programming in a manner that gives the viewer options such as: (1) pausing but being able to continue in the program from the point that you paused at (this includes being able to do instant replays in sports), (2) automatic programming and recording of shows that the consumer prefers, (3) being able to skip over periods of the program (possibly including commercials.)

Book Information - This book's pages are large in size, 8 1/2 by 11 inches. The extra large size of this book's pages mean that substantially more information is on each page of this book as compared to most other books. The bulk of the definitions are also in the much larger compilation of ITV definitions, "The Interactive Television Dictionary."

About the Author
The author Phil Gurian built and maintains one of the world's largest and most visited Web site's concerning Interactive Television - "The Interactive Television Dictionary & Business Index". He is also the author of the books "E-mail Business Strategies & Dozens of Other Great Ways to Take Advantage of the Internet," "The Interactive Television Dictionary", "The Bonehead's Guide to Interactive Television" and the upcoming "The Interactive Television Business Index".

Video Over IP: A Practical Guide to Technology and Applications

Wes D. Simpson — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00

Book Description
Video Over IP gives you everything you need to know to choose from among the many ways of transferring your video over a network. The information is presented in an easy to read format, with comparison charts provided to help you understand the benefits and drawbacks of different technologies for a variety of practical applications.

Readers who have a background in either video or networking will benefit from tutorials in both areas and the breadth of coverage that this book provides. Real-life application examples give readers successful examples of a variety of Video over IP networks that are up and running today.

After reading this book, you will be able to:
-Understand the basics of video today
-Understand the basics of IP networking technology
-Differentiate between technologies such as streaming, download and play, and file transfer
-Understand the benefits and drawbacks of a variety of video transport techniques
-Know what information you need to gather about their application before selecting a Video over IP technology and before beginning an implementation

*Understand video transport over IP networks - learn how to take advantage of technologies like MPEG, multicasting, RTP, and streaming
*Provides clear, easy to comprehend explanations of both video and networking technologies - perfect for a newcomers - helps seasoned pros round out their knowledge
*Covers a full range of video technology, from web and desktop videoconferencing to professional broadcast quality and high definition video.

About the Author
Wes Simpson has 25 years of experience in the design and development of telecommunications products, with the last 14 focused on video transport. He was a founding member of the Video Services Forum (VSF), an international association of video industry users, service providers, and manufacturers focused on interoperability and quality metrics for multi-site video signal transport He has been active in management of the group (elected to two terms on the Board of Directors), and is always an active participant in the VSF's annual conference on video transport technology.

Wes has spoken at a number of industry events, including IBC (2004), NAB (2005), Broadcast Asia (2005), VidTrans (5 times 1998 to 2005), BEVS (1994), SCTE Cable-Tec Expo (1999), the Washington Executive Broadcast Engineers Conference, and twice at the invitation of the IEE in London. He has authored a number of white papers for private companies, and been quoted in industry journals such as CED, Communications Technology, Fiber Optics News and Lightwave Magazine.

As a consultant, Wes has worked for a number of different companies in the video transport business, including those that supply MPEG compression systems, uncompressed video transport systems, IP/ATM video products, security video products, as well as video service providers. As a product and general manager, Wes worked in a variety of video transport markets around the world, including broadcast television, video production, video conferencing, high-resolution computer graphics, video security, and CATV. He has worked with and personally visited customers in South America, Asia, the Middle East, and throughout Europe and North America. As a design engineer, Wes worked on mobile telephone systems, digital telecom multiplexers, and digital cross-connect systems. His experience in these areas has allowed him to learn, define, and ultimately write specifications for a number of products in the video communications field.

Scalable Video on Demand : Adaptive Internet-based Distribution

Michael Zink — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00

Book Description
The amount of available video content has increased dramatically in the past 5 years. As this increase looks set to continue, content and service providers are looking into ways of making high-quality video available to a variety of clients, over a variety of platforms, with increasingly interactive functionality. Current research into Video-on-Demand applications focuses on making video content available whilst dealing with the absence of Quality of Service in the Internet and the heterogeneity of external Internet clients. New mechanisms allowing video streaming and data rates to adapt to available network and client resources are needed. This book outlines these new mechanisms and describes methodologies for their integration into video distribution architecture. By detailing the encoding formats currently under development and the challenges facing large-scale streaming systems, this book will help video engineers and researchers to make decisions on the design of new systems with enhanced capabilities.

This book details the ways in which Video-on-Demand technology will facilitate access to a variety of high-quality video content over the internet.

Advances in Computing Science - ASIAN 2002. ...

Alain Jean-Marie (Editor) — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00

Book Description
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 7th Asian Computing Science Conference, ASIAN 2002, held in Hanoi, Vietnam in December 2002. The 17 revised full papers presented together with two invited contributions were carefully reviewed and selected from 30 submissions. The conference was devoted to Internet computing and modeling, grid computing, peer-to-peer systems, and cluster computing. Among the issues addressed are scalable infrastructure for global data grids, distributed checkpointing, list coloring, parallel debugging, combinatorial optimization, video on demand servers, caching, grid environments, network enabled servers, multicast communication, dynamic resource allocation, traffic engineering, path-vector protocols, Web-based Internet broadcasting, Web-based middleware, and subscription-based Internet services.

Bringing Photos, Music, and Video into Your Web Page (Internet Library)

Gerry Souter, et al — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00

Only 2 left in stock--order soon (more on the way).

26 used & new available from $2.95
Reading level: Ages 9-12
Edition: Library Binding

Digital Television : A Practical Guide for Engineers (Signals and Communication Technology)

Walter Fischer, H. von Renouard (Translator) — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00

Book Description
Digital Television deals with all present-day TV transmission methods, i.e. MPEG, DVB, ATSC and ISDB-T. The DVD Video is also discussed to some extent. The discussion is focussed on dealing with these subjects in as practical a way as possible. Although mathematical formulations are used, they are in most cases only utilized to supplement the text. The book also contains chapters dealing with basic concepts such as digital modulation or transformations into the frequency domain. A major emphasis is placed on the measuring techniques used on these various digital TV signals. Practical examples and hints concerning measurement are provided. The book starts with the analog TV baseband signal and then continues with the MPEG-2 data stream, digital video, digital audio and the compression methods. After an excursion into the digital modulation methods, all the mentioned transmission methods are discussed in detail. Interspersed between these are found the chapters on the relevant measuring technique.

Book Info
Text discusses present-day TV transmission methods, such as MPEG, DVB, ATSC, and ISDB-T; and basic concepts such as digital modulation or transformations into the frequency domain. Translated into English from the original work in German.

Streaming Media Bible

Steve Mack, Steve Mack — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00

Book Description
The Streaming Media Bible is the authoritative and comprehensive guide for producing professional-quality streaming media over the Internet. It provides an overview of what streaming media is, how it can be used and the tools and software programs available to consumers and businesses alike. It covers all aspects of streaming media, from the capturing, creation and optimization of source media files, to encoding and serving files over sites using the primary available technologies. Throughout the book, the streaming process is dissected and separated into its component pieces: original media creation, encoding, and serving. All three major streaming media systems (RealNetworks' RealSystem, Apple QuickTime and Microsoft Windows Media) are covered.
ABOUT THE CD-ROM
Includes a cross-platform CD-ROM with software and examples: RealPlayer, RealProducer, RealServerBasic
Windows Media Technologies, Windows Media Player 8, Windows Media On Demand Encoder, Apple QuickTime Player, QuickTime Encoder, SoundForge XP or CoolEdit, sample audio clips, sample video clips, video tutorials, and sample code libraries.

Book Info
Definitive guide tells you everything you need to know to produce professional-quality streaming media for the Internet, from an overview of the available systems and tools to high-end techniques for top-quality results. Softcover. CD-ROM included.

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The Streaming Media Handbook

Eyal Menin, Eyal Menin — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00

Book Info
Covers streaming infrastructure, production, coding, and delivery. Presents extensive examples using QuickTime, Windows Media, and Real. Case studies are detailed. Softcover.

From the Back Cover

Practical solutions for webcasts, media-on-demand, and private corporate intranet applications
Covers streaming infrastructure, production, coding, and delivery
Presents extensive examples using QuickTime, Windows Media, and Real
Includes three detailed corporate case studies
By the producer of webcasts for U2 and The Rolling Stones

The real-world guide to delivering streaming media—no experience needed!

More and more Web sites are discovering the compelling advantages of streaming media. But delivering high-performance, reliable, cost-effective media across the Internet can be extremely challenging?especially for Web professionals who've never done it before. Now, you can master streaming media step by step, with guidance from an expert who has produced webcasts for U2, The Rolling Stones, and dozens of enterprise clients. Eyal Menin covers every facet of streaming video infrastructure, production, coding, and delivery, including:

Choosing optimal technologies for webcasts, media-on-demand, public Web delivery, and private corporate intranet applications
Understanding how streaming media works with your network and firewalls
Configuring encoding workstations and streaming media servers
Identifying cost-effective content sources
Troubleshooting performance, reliability, and efficiency
Streaming media to wireless and mobile devices.
Marketing your streaming content

The book's many examples encompass all three leading media formats—Real, Windows Media, and QuickTime. Also included: practical guidance on measuring the success of your streaming media initiative, plus three detailed corporate case studies.

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Streaming Media Server Design

Ali Dashti, et al — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00

From the Back Cover

Streaming media servers: state-of-the-art design and applications

Video, audio, and other streaming media (SM) represent the most demanding data types in a wide range of emerging applications, from corporate training networks to video-on-demand (VOD) and interactive TV. SM's large file sizes and real-time display requirements have required extensive innovation in storage, networking, compression, and server design. This book systematically reviews the fundamental issues and techniques underlying the design, architecture, and implementation of high-performance, large-scale SM servers. Coverage includes:

State-of-the-art techniques and applications, with theoretical underpinnings and mathematical origins
Extensive hands-on SM server design exercises
Data representation and placement in multimedia storage systems
Retrieving and displaying data at pre-specified rates: Avoiding "hiccups"
Optimizing server performance for diverse applications
Single-disk and multi-disk SM server design
Drive clustering and heterogeneous disks: supporting high storage and bandwidth requirements
Low latency system design for digital authoring
Super Streaming: rationale and techniques
Hierarchical storage, distributed SM servers, and other key techniques
Companion Web site provides lecture notes, software updates, errata, and Web resource links

Whether you're a system or application designer, developer, SM or VOD specialist, performance analyst, or researcher, this book delivers start-to-finish guidance for building servers to support your most demanding applications.

CD-ROM INCLUDED

Yima-Personal Edition SM server--A state-of-the-art single-disk SM server, complete with Linux source code! Delivers complete real-time scheduling and storage for streaming diverse media types over IP, plus easy extensibility for multi-disk environments.

About the Author

ALI E. DASHTI, Assistant Professor in the Computer Engineering Department at Kuwait University, specializes in the design of multimedia surveillance systems, and the development of hierarchical storage systems for multimedia databases and applications.

SEON HO KIM is Assistant Professor in the Computer Science Department at the University of Denver, Denver, CO, and a consultant with leading multimedia and communications firms. His expertise is the design and development of high performance interactive multimedia systems. CYRUS SHAHABI is Assistant Professor and Director of Information Laboratory (InfoLab) at USC's Computer Science Department and at IMSC. He has written more than 70 articles and papers on multimedia databases, storage servers, multidimensional databases, and related topics. He is also the Research Area Director of the Information Management trust at IMSC. ROGER ZIMMERMANN is Research Assistant Professor in the Computer Science Department at USC, and one of the key researchers of the Remote Media Immersion project at IMSC.

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Mastering Internet Video : A Guide to Streaming and On-Demand Video

Damien Stolarz — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00

All you need to know to prepare, capture, compress, and deliver Internet video! Finally, there's a start-to-finish guide to Internet video for everyone who needs to understand it: Web professionals, managers, software developers, marketers, hobbyists, even investors....

Scalable Video on Demand : Adaptive Internet-based Distribution

Michael Zink — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00

The amount of available video content has increased dramatically in the past 5 years. As this increase looks set to continue, content and service providers are looking into ways of making high-quality video available to a variety of clients, over a variety of platforms, with increasingly interactive functionality....

Video Over IP: A Practical Guide to Technology and Applications

Wes D. Simpson — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00

Video Over IP gives you everything you need to know to choose from among the many ways of transferring your video over a network. The information is presented in an easy to read format, with comparison charts provided to help you understand the benefits and drawbacks of different technologies for a variety of practical applications...

Mastering Internet Video : A Guide to Streaming and On-Demand Video

Damien Stolarz — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00

From the Back Cover

Scalable Video on Demand : Adaptive Internet-based Distribution

Michael Zink — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00
The amount of available video content has increased dramatically in the past 5 years. As this increase looks set to continue, content and service providers are looking into ways of making high-quality video available to a variety of clients, over a variety of platforms, with increasingly interactive functionality....

Video Over IP: A Practical Guide to Technology and Applications

Wes D. Simpson — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00
Video Over IP gives you everything you need to know to choose from among the many ways of transferring your video over a network. The information is presented in an easy to read format, with comparison charts provided to help you understand the benefits and drawbacks of different technologies for a variety of practical applications.

Digital Television : A Practical Guide for Engineers (Signals and Communication Technology)

Walter Fischer, H. von Renouard (Translator) — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00
Digital Television deals with all present-day TV transmission methods, i.e. MPEG, DVB, ATSC and ISDB-T. The DVD Video is also discussed to some extent. The discussion is focussed on dealing with these subjects in as practical a way as possible. Although mathematical formulations are used, they are in most cases only utilized to supplement the text. The book also contains chapters dealing with basic concepts such as digital modulation or transformations into the frequency domain.

Scalable Video on Demand : Adaptive Internet-based Distribution

Michael Zink — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00
The amount of available video content has increased dramatically in the past 5 years. As this increase looks set to continue, content and service providers are looking into ways of making high-quality video available to a variety of clients, over a variety of platforms, with increasingly interactive functionality.

Call Heard 'Round the World, The: Voice Over Internet Protocol and the Quest for Convergence

David Greenblatt — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00
The Internet still has many great applications left up its sleeve. Chief among them is the seamless integration of voice transmission with text, audio, video, and graphics -- all delivered simultaneously through the high bandwidth of the Internet. As Chief Operating Officer of Net2Phone, author David Greenblatt guided the firm to a 40% share of this snowballing market, known interchangeably as VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) or IP telephony. With sister company Adir Technologies, Greenblatt is leveraging his knowledge and vision in collaborations with powerhouse companies like Cisco, Yahoo, AOL, RealNetworks, and Microsoft.

Linux Multimedia Hacks (Hacks)

Kyle Rankin — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00

The fact that Linux has more multimedia application choices than Mac OS X and Windows combined may come as a surprise to many, but not to those who know Linux well. In Linux Multimedia Hacks, author Kyle Rankin showcases the best available multimedia tools so you can maximize the entertainment capabilities of your favorite OS. Included are tips and tricks for connecting to iPods, creating MP3s and Oggs, watching and making DVDs, turning your Linux box into a Tivo ala MythTV, and much more.

iMovie HD & iDVD 5 : The Missing Manual (Missing Manual)

David Pogue — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00
The latest versions of iMovie HD and iDVD 5 are, by far, the most robust moviemaking applications available to consumers today. But whether you're a professional or an amateur moviemaker eager to take advantage of the full capabilities of these applications, don't count on Apple documentation to make the cut. You need iMovie HD & iDVD 5: The Missing Manual, the objective authority on iMovie HD and iDVD 5.

iMovie HD & iDVD 5: The Missing Manual (Missing Manual): Books: David Pogue

Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00
The latest versions of iMovie HD and iDVD 5 are, by far, the most robust moviemaking applications available to consumers today. But whether you're a professional or an amateur moviemaker eager to take advantage of the full capabilities of these applications, don't count on Apple documentation to make the cut. You need iMovie HD & iDVD 5: The Missing Manual

Distributed streaming for video on demand

Shraddha Rumade — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00
With the advent of digital media, implementing reliable Video on Demand (VoD) systems over the best effort Internet is a potential issue. Distributed streaming for Video on Demand presents a combination of two techniques. The first being Distributed Video Streaming using Multicast (DVSM) [1] involves video streaming from multiple servers to overcome path congestion. The second technique, Asynchronous Hybrid mechanism for Video on Demand [2] implements segmentation-based periodic broadcast to effectively share network bandwidth. In this work we aim at providing path diversity of multiple senders and maximizing bandwidth sharing via multicast.

IPTV Dictionary, IP Television, Internet Television and IP CATV

Lawrence Harte (Editor) — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00
IPTV Dictionary provides definitions and illustrations covering the latest video over data and Internet television technologies and provides the understanding needed to provide IP video services. Many changes continue to occur in video and data networks and this book is the perfect solution for those involved or interested in the operation of television networks and service providers. This reference book explains the latest television technologies, assists with the explanation of technologies by using many diagrams and pictures.

Television Disrupted: The Transition from Network to Networked TV

Shelly Palmer — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00
Television Disrupted: The Transition from Network to Networked Television will empower you to make informed business, career and investment choices by giving insights into the technologies, business rules and legal issues that are shaping the future. Youll learn about: Time-shifted and on-demand viewing, mobile video, file sharing, interactive and advanced media, advertising, copyright laws, paradigm shifts, parlor tricks and much, much more.

Hands-On Guide to Streaming Media, Second Edition : an Introduction to Delivering On-Demand ...

Joe Follansbee — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00
This book describes the steps for creating an on-demand and live streaming video in an all-in-one refernce guide for new users and companies that need introduced to the technology. After reading this book, you will understand: How the Internet works in relation to streaming media; Client/server technology, specifically related to streaming media; Strengths and limits of streaming media, including best uses for the technology and; Choices of streaming media content creation tools. New updates include: webcasting and mobile application basics.

Introduction to MPEG; MPEG-1, MPEG-2 and MPEG-4

Lawrence Harte , April Wiblitzhouser (Editor), Tomas Pazderka (Illustrator) — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00
This book explains the fundamentals of how MPEG works and how MPEG is used in cable television, satellite systems, mobile telecom and Internet television systems. You will discover the basics of audio and video digitization and compression and the standard formats that are used in MPEG files.

Hands-On Guide to Streaming Media, Second Edition : an Introduction to Delivering On-Demand ...

Joe Follansbee — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00
This book describes the steps for creating an on-demand and live streaming video in an all-in-one refernce guide for new users and companies that need introduced to the technology.

Understanding IPTV (Informa Telecoms & Media)

Gilbert Held — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00
Exploring the current state of the IPTV market, business opportunities, and trial services worldwide, this book discusses the advantages that IPTV offers network operators and the new revenue streams that may emerge. It examines different IPTV technologies and the products that manufacturers are bringing to the market. It explores service delivery over IPTV, how services can be bundled, what VOD and interactive services networks will offer, and how these services can deliver relationships with the network operator. It also presents obstacles and possible solutions for security and digital rights management issues over IPTV networks and the risk of piracy and illegal duplication.

Video Conferencing Over IP: Configure, Secure, and Troubleshoot

Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00
Until recently, the reality of video conferencing didn't live up to the marketing hype. That's all changed. The network infrastructure and broadband capacity is now in place to deliver clear, real time video and voice feeds between multiple points of contacts, with market leaders such as Cisco and Microsoft continuing to invest heavily in development. In addition, newcomers Skype and Google are poised to launch services and products targeting this market.

Distributed streaming for video on demand

Shraddha Rumade (Author) — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00
With the advent of digital media, implementing reliable Video on Demand (VoD) systems over the best effort Internet is a potential issue. Distributed streaming for Video on Demand presents a combination of two techniques. The first being Distributed Video Streaming using Multicast (DVSM) [1] involves video streaming from multiple servers to overcome path congestion. The second technique, Asynchronous Hybrid mechanism for Video on Demand [2] implements segmentation-based periodic broadcast to effectively share network bandwidth.

Television Disrupted: The Transition from Network to Networked TV

Shelly Palmer — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00
Television Disrupted: The Transition from Network to Networked Television will empower you to make informed business, career and investment choices by giving insights into the technologies, business rules and legal issues that are shaping the future. Youll learn about: Time-shifted and on-demand viewing, mobile video, file sharing, interactive and advanced media, advertising, copyright laws, paradigm shifts, parlor tricks and much, much more.

Hands-On Guide to Streaming Media, Second Edition : an Introduction to Delivering On-Demand ...

Joe Follansbee — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00
This book describes the steps for creating an on-demand and live streaming video in an all-in-one refernce guide for new users and companies that need introduced to the technology.