Live Internet video
platform, Livestream today announced the immediate availability of its free
service for streaming live to the iPhone and iPod Touch.
Using Livestream Procaster,
users can stream live from their webcam, video camera or even broadcast
their PC or Mac desktop. Livestream producers can start streaming live
to the addressable iPhone and iPod Touch audience over 3G or Wi-Fi
connections, with less than five minutes of setup.
Livestream is the first to offer a turn-key streaming service that uses the new H.264 HTTP live streaming
functionality included in the native QuickTime player that Apple has
pre-installed on the iPhone. This means that Livestream producers do
not need to obtain iPhone App Store approval to launch their own iPhone
live streaming channel, nor do their viewers need to install any
application. Streams are viewed using the iPhone's Safari browser.
Livestream has also provided a simple Representational State
Transfer (REST) API for developers to integrate live streaming into
their own iPhone websites or their own iPhone applications. Livestream
Procaster includes a free streaming encoder, which means that no third
party application or license needs to be purchased in order to stream
live to the iPhone using Livestream.
"A key breakthrough is that the service doesn't require any
proprietary player or application to be installed on the iPhone.
Producers are free to integrate the iPhone live stream with their own
website, iPhone portal or iPhone application using the API provided" explained Livestream CEO and co-founder Max Haot.
Streaming live to the iPhone requires less than five minutes to
install. Producers simply download and install Livestream Procaster for
the PC or Mac from www.livestream.com/procaster,
connect their video camera or webcam, select iPhone 3G Quality, and
press Go Live. User can view the live streams on their iPhone or iPod
Touch by pointing their Safari browser to the channel they want to view
at iphone.livestream.com.
Livestream will first use this new feature at NewTeeVee Live, the
conference for online video influencers being held on Nov. 13 in San
Francisco. Viewers can watch it live at iphone.livestream.com.