Comments on: Meet Your Olympics Video Dream Team

By: Conviva Raises $15M to Improve Live Video Streaming

Conviva Raises $15M to Improve Live Video Streaming — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 14:13:18 +0000

[...] live events; it was part of the infrastructure for NBC’s online coverage of the 2008 and 2010 Olympic Games, and was used by numerous broadcasters delivering video from the 2010 World Cup. According to the [...]

By: 3Crowd Raises $6.6M to Disrupt the CDN Industry

3Crowd Raises $6.6M to Disrupt the CDN Industry — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 13:55:32 +0000

[...] 3Crowd isn’t the only startup promising improved video delivery and lower costs by balancing video delivery across multiple CDNs. Conviva provides similar multisource video technology, and has been used by NBC Sports for delivery of a number of live events, including the 2009 Masters Tournament, Wimbledon, NFL Sunday Night Football and the 2010 Vancouver Olympic games. [...]

By: Adobe Teams Up with Conviva for Better Flash Video Delivery

Adobe Teams Up with Conviva for Better Flash Video Delivery — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 12:02:21 +0000

[...] The announcement comes just a few months after Conviva named former NBC CTO Darren Feher as its new chief executive. Feher had extensive experience with Conviva during his time at NBC, as the broadcaster used Conviva’s media delivery platform to enhance live and on-demand streaming for a number of sporting events, including the 2009 Masters Tournament, Wimbledon, NFL Sunday Night Football and most recently, the 2010 Vancouver Olympic games. [...]

By: The NBCOlympics.com User Experience: Not Likely to Win the Gold

The NBCOlympics.com User Experience: Not Likely to Win the Gold — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 19:01:30 +0000

[...] rewind prior to the point when I entered the match. But on a very basic player level, Vertigo and Silverlight’s development here really paid off. And clicking the Boss button was fun, though I don’t think any employer would have been [...]

By: Your Guide to the Vancouver Olympics Online – GigaOM

Your Guide to the Vancouver Olympics Online – GigaOM — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 18:29:50 +0000

[...] least, this is WAY less appealing than it should be. Despite the fact that live video technology is leaps and bounds ahead of where it was a few years ago (meaning people would watch for longer and be more satisfied, so [...]

By: New Conviva CEO Comes From Big Media

New Conviva CEO Comes From Big Media — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 20:32:08 +0000

[...] New Conviva CEO Comes From Big Media How about this for jumping straight from the frying pan into the fire? After working with Conviva on a number of live-streaming events at his old employer, former NBC CTO Darren Feher has joined the startup as its new president and chief executive. NBC Sports has leveraged Conviva’s technology for a number of its live-streaming events over the past year, including the broadcaster’s online coverage of the 2009 Masters Tournament, Wimbledon, and NFL Sunday Night Football. And it’s already announced that Conviva will be part of its 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics “Dream Team.” [...]