Andrew Wallenstein
Mar 7, 2011 11:44 AM
“The future of television is happening right now,” tweeted someone sitting pretty in the medium’s present, Survivor host Jeff Probst. But from the looks of the video to which he linked, a live stream of the ubiquitous Charlie Sheen, the future is going to have to wait.
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Joseph Tartakoff
Feb 2, 2010 1:06 AM
Ustream, the popular online live broadcasting service, just announced it has raised $75 million in a second round of funding led by Softbank. Updated: The actual funding is only $20 million, for now, with an option for Softbank to purchase more of Ustream by July 2011, by putting in another…
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Tameka Kee
Aug 17, 2009 6:12 PM
Anyone with a camera and a computer can pump out their own web show using a live-streaming service like Ustream—the problem is, that also makes it easy for people to stream pirated content. That leaves the site liable, in some cases, for copyright infringement litigation. Case in point: Ustream is…
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Joseph Weisenthal
Apr 10, 2008 9:45 AM
More and more cash for the live video space… Ustream, a service that lets users broadcast their own live video, has raised an $11.1 million first round from Doll Capital Management and Band of Angels, reports NewTeeVee. The site has previously raised an unspecified amount from various angels. The site…
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Joseph Weisenthal
Dec 18, 2007 1:08 PM
Ustream.TV, a site for broadcasting live video, has raised unspecified funding from Western Technology Ventures, the Band of Angels and other unidentified investors. The company had already raised unspecified angel money. The Los Altos, CA-based site offers a platform allowing anyone to set up a live broadcast channel, putting it…
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