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Yahoo! Live video streaming service is dead

Yahoo! Live
Yahoo! is pulling out of its quest to bring live video streams of mundane things to the masses. The company has announced that it will shut down Yahoo! Live on December 3rd. Much like startups Justin.tv and UStream, Yahoo! Live provided anyone with a webcam with the tools to stream video over the internet and interact with large groups of people.

Yahoo! Live has been around since early this year, and represented one of the first efforts from a major web company to get involved with live, social video streaming. While it's tempting to read into the company's decision to shutter the service, the truth is that Yahoo! never really promoted the service widely and it doesn't appear to have been very popular. It's quite possible that companies whose sole purpose is to make this business model work will have an easier time coming up with a way to make live video streaming profitable.

Filed under: Internet, Video, P2P

Joost experiments with live streaming video

Joost
While Joost competitor Babelgum is busy looking for independent films to showcase, Joost is still looking for ways to get people excited about watching mainstream television programs over the internet without the help of a web browser.

While Joost has historically offered a video on demand type service, allowing users to watch old episodes of Star Trek or slightly newer episodes of Robot Chicken at their own leisure, there are some TV programs people prefer to watch live, like Sports. So starting today, Joost plans to partner with CBS to provide a live stream of the NCAA March Madness tournament.

The move is more of an experiment than a business model shift. We don't expect Joost to give up on video on demand anytime soon. But if the service can handle live video streaming, we might see other live events streamed in the future. Of course, most folks will find it's a lot easier just to turn on the TV if they want to catch a basketball game, but if you're stuck at work late one night and there's no TV in sight, it's nice to know that procrastination is still an option.

[via NewTeeVee]

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