PlanetStream were recently contacted by Holton New Media who had a requirement to stream a conference live across the web. After successfully hosting the event for our clients, PlanetStream spoke to Steve Holton, Partner of Holton New Media, about the company, their needs and his feedback about the service received:   “…We are web developers [...]

I was asked the ultimate question … Why PlanetStream? by a prospect who was considering using us for live streaming. Here are the ELEVEN reasons I came up with: Wide choice of formats – Windows Media Player, Flash, RealPlayer. Help with setup, encoding, “tricks of the trade”. UK based service – US based servers are [...]

It’s quite difficult to "guesstimate" costs for video streaming but I am often asked for a general idea of costs involved. What follows is my current best stab at it. The costs of streaming live events are a function of the duration of the events and the maximum number of concurrent viewers the client wishes [...]

Getting more and more requests for internet Radio and TV hosting so thought a quick post might help. The cost of an "always on" service, suitable for an internet TV or Radio channel, is based on just 2 factors, the bit rate of the broadcast and the maximum number of concurrent listeners or viewers. the [...]

Many business owners are benefiting from one-to-one coaching from Business Coaches, helping them to grow their businesses, free up their time and plan their future exit from the the business. Highly respected franchises such as Action Coaching and Ology have spearheaded this and traditionally have delivered the service via monthly face to face coaching sessions [...]