Comments on: MLB.TV Adds HD Viewing http://gigaom.com/video/mlbtv-adds-hd-viewing/ Sat, 26 May 2012 05:26:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Boxee (Officially!) Partners to Bring MLB to TV « Klickabletv: digital media news http://gigaom.com/video/mlbtv-adds-hd-viewing/#comment-467845 Wed, 24 Jun 2009 14:26:57 +0000 http://newteevee.com/?p=17973#comment-467845 [...] MLB has proven itself very tech-savvy as an early adopter of online video, and this season added HD capabilities and DVR functionality to its service. MLB also offers an iPhone app to allow fans to watch games on the [...]

]]> By: Boxee (Officially!) Partners to Bring MLB to TV http://gigaom.com/video/mlbtv-adds-hd-viewing/#comment-467844 Wed, 24 Jun 2009 02:31:53 +0000 http://newteevee.com/?p=17973#comment-467844 [...] MLB has proven itself very tech-savvy as an early adopter of online video, and this season added HD capabilities and DVR functionality to its service. MLB also offers an iPhone app to allow fans to watch games on the [...]

]]> By: 3yearsubscriber http://gigaom.com/video/mlbtv-adds-hd-viewing/#comment-467843 Wed, 29 Apr 2009 02:57:34 +0000 http://newteevee.com/?p=17973#comment-467843 You should all know that the product is not performing well right now. The player is plagued with stutters, high quality video is often dropped or not avaialble, and many of the promised features have not been included. Top it off with some of the worst customer service I have ever come across and you have a very flawed service. It has not been a good year for MLB.TV subscribers.

]]> By: Setanta Offers Premiere League Football Live Streams http://gigaom.com/video/mlbtv-adds-hd-viewing/#comment-467842 Tue, 21 Apr 2009 22:02:00 +0000 http://newteevee.com/?p=17973#comment-467842 [...] part because it’s using some of the same vendors, the service’s features are similar to MLB.tv. Some highlights include DVR capabilities, picture-in-picture and the ability to snap directly to [...]

]]> By: Play Ball! Preview MLB.TV in HD Today http://gigaom.com/video/mlbtv-adds-hd-viewing/#comment-467841 Thu, 26 Mar 2009 15:19:19 +0000 http://newteevee.com/?p=17973#comment-467841 [...] Silverlight in favor of Adobe’s Flash, and new features for this season’s video player include HD streaming and DVR functionality (both of which you’ll be able to check out as part of today’s [...]

]]> By: FanSection Blog - Sports, Social Media, Analysis, Commentary http://gigaom.com/video/mlbtv-adds-hd-viewing/#comment-467840 Fri, 06 Mar 2009 06:15:46 +0000 http://newteevee.com/?p=17973#comment-467840 [...] far the reviews are pretty good, and there’s a lot of buzz about all of the upgrades Major League Baseball made during the offseason.  The player has been upgraded to HD, leading many to believe that plenty of [...]

]]> By: February 9, 2009 | next media update http://gigaom.com/video/mlbtv-adds-hd-viewing/#comment-467839 Wed, 11 Feb 2009 19:20:11 +0000 http://newteevee.com/?p=17973#comment-467839 [...] MLB.TV Adds HD Viewing GIGAOM Rolling out in time for spring training, the new MLB.TV video player features DVR capabilities that let you pause and rewind live games, live game chat and if you have a fast enough connection, you can now watch games in HD. The New York Times reports that half a million people shelled out $120 to subscribe to the MLB.TV service last year. In these tough economic times, the league is looking to keep those impressive subscriber numbers up by lowering the price to $110 for the season (or $80 for a version with fewer features). The MLB’s video player will use the Swarmcast CDN to help determine a user’s connectivity and deliver the best quality feed available ranging from 400k to 3mbps, which the company says, provides 720p quality. The league is also using Flash for its video after kicking Microsoft’s Silverlight to the curb last year. Source> [...]

]]> By: ASM Blog » Blog Archive » MLB’s New Media Monetization Strategies http://gigaom.com/video/mlbtv-adds-hd-viewing/#comment-467838 Tue, 10 Feb 2009 20:03:55 +0000 http://newteevee.com/?p=17973#comment-467838 [...] NewTeeVee points out, Major League Baseball is definitely on the ball (count it!) when it comes to monetizing its [...]

]]> By: Neal Page http://gigaom.com/video/mlbtv-adds-hd-viewing/#comment-467837 Mon, 09 Feb 2009 18:47:58 +0000 http://newteevee.com/?p=17973#comment-467837 Chris you are right. MLB does indeed “get online video.” There is a lot behind the scenes which makes up a successful and profitable online video experience. Besides the obvious: quality content, viewers who care, and the benefits of online availability you can’t otherwise get, the infrastructure to deliver video is critical and often overlooked. It is a particularly critical yet often overlooked requirement for scaling online video distribution.

As part of MLB’s major overhaul of their streaming infrastructure for the 2009 season. Inlet Technologies’ Spinnaker 7000s (www.inlethd.com) are now powering the live streams and Inlet workflow software is utilized within the infrastructure. Encoding templates have been modified reflecting the latest in compression art and technique video, particularly for live HD streaming. The Inlet Spinnaker platform is one of the few functional, easy solutions for live flash streaming that works today.

These upgrades will result in a notable quality improvement for both SD and HD compared to the production from 2008. Lower prices and higher quality reaching HD resolutions means an improved value to the customer. While you may not be a baseball fan, I’m pretty sure you will be impressed with the updated quality and user experience.

]]> By: Chris Albrecht http://gigaom.com/video/mlbtv-adds-hd-viewing/#comment-467836 Mon, 09 Feb 2009 16:48:55 +0000 http://newteevee.com/?p=17973#comment-467836 @Om. I smell an office field trip!

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