[Chapter-delegates] Ad-free webcasting

[Veni Markovski]

Good idea, Joly!
Hope that ISOC would invest the money into this - seems like something 
every chapter and member will benefit from.

veni

On 12/15/2010 02:24, Joly MacFie wrote:
> As any of you who have viewed recent ISOC-NY live webcasts are aware,
> our provider Livestream has taken to inserting LOUD AND OBNOXIOUS
> commercials every 15 minutes.
>
> We don't pay for the service. To go ad-free costs a whopping $3500/yr
> - beyond our means. We've already paid out $500 of our events money to
> get the wirecast software that allows live camera switching/mixing.
> We've looked around for alternative free or cheaper streaming services
> without success. We otherwise are quite happy with Livestream, and it
> has nice features like an online studio that permits live mixing of
> guest streams. We have noticed that our viewership is affected by the
> ads. Our only workaround is that we can edit&  post our source files
> on our own site, for later viewing/ downloading.
>
> I don't think we are the only chapter interested in live webcasting,
> and ISOC itself should be making an effort to webcast the INETS.. We
> are wondering if
>
> 1) ISOC could pay and manage one Livestream account that all Chapters can use.
> or
> 2) Some other chapters would like to go shares with us on a Livestream account
> or
> 3) ISOC-NY should submit a grant application for managing a Livestream
> account for all Chapters as a community project.
>
> Is there any interest?
>
> We've tried approaching both Livestream and uStream for sponsorship
> without response.
>
> j
>
>