TwitchTV hits 12m uniques and 1000 partners in November
The latest update from Justin.tv live streamed gaming site TwitchTV is in, and it shows pretty impressive growth. In six months since launch, TwitchTV has grown to more than 12 million uniques per month, with visits increasing about 15 percent each month.
Live streaming the Super Bowl of eSports
The eSports market might finally have reached its tipping point, thanks to broadband connectivity and the ability to live stream tournaments online. And its Super Bowl moment might happen this weekend, as Major League Gaming live streams the final tournament of its pro season.
What Apple needs to provide users to make iTV successful
Apple's television plans are the subject of plenty of recent speculation, and are raising a lot of questions in consumer minds. From the questions I've heard about the rumored iTV, here's a list of five things Apple needs to do to shake up the space.
Bambuser exec streams live from New York, for 24 hours
Remember Justin Kan, the Justin.tv founder who broadcasted much of his life online to kickstart his company? Hans Eriksson from Swedish Justin.tv competitor Bambuser tries to bring back some of that early live streaming spirit with a 24-hour live tour of New York this week.
DaCast’s new SaaS business model: Streaming-as-a-service
DaCast is looking to make live streaming easier with a new offering it calls "streaming as a service." With a flexible pricing model and easy set up, it hopes to find a sweet spot between enterprise platforms like Brightcove and free live streaming services like Ustream.
Where to watch Occupy Wall Street live online
Occupy Wall Street has grown from a hash tag to a movement with protests in dozens of cities in the U.S. and beyond. Want to keep track of what's ging on in New York's financial district? The check out this list of live streams.
Sneak peak: BitTorrent expands live streaming tests
BitTorrent founder Bram Cohen and his company are moving forward with its P2P live streaming project, expanding field trials and courting indie bands to stress test Cohen's algorithms. However, it could still take months before BitTorrent Live is ready for prime time.
New Bambuser apps optimize mobile live streaming
Swedish live streaming startup Bambuser knows that mobile networks can be unreliable for high-quality broadcasts - but it also realizes that people don't want to watch a fuzzy video of an archived stream. That's why it came with a unique technology for its live streaming apps.
Google rolls out Hangouts live streaming & Hangouts mobile
Google is bolstering the feature set of its popular Google+ Hangouts video chat service by adding the ability to broadcast Hangouts sessions to an unlimited number of participants. Hangouts users can also now chat with their mobile devices, share their screens and access other Google services.
What’s next for Ustream? Q&A with founder Brad Hunstable
We got a chance to talk with Ustream president and co-founder Brad Hunstable in the company's San Francisco office last week to discuss the company's evolution and opportunities for future growth, as well as how it sees growing competition from some big-name players. 
Finland’s epic backhoe endurance challenge gets live streamed
You think you've seen everything? Well, you haven't. This summer, six Finnish men are competing to see who can live inside a backhoe the longest -- an endurance challenge on an epic scale, and one you can follow anywhere in the world thanks to multiple live streams.
Where to watch Farm Aid 2011 live online
Farm Aid will have an all-star lineup of musicians performing this weekend to raise money for family farms. But those who can't make it to Kansas City, Kan., this weekend can stream it live on the web and on a number of mobile devices.



