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Stickam Adds Mobile Video Streaming to Compete With Qik, FlixwagonOctober 13th, 2008 at 1:37 pmSource:Mashable! Slowly but surely, the entertainment industry is grasping the fact that the Internet is the most important promotional tool they’ll ever have. Shows like South Park and Jackass already have websites on which fans can see full episodes for free; now, something similar is planned for Saturday Night Live. According to Broadcasting & Cable, SNL executive producer Lorne Michaels and NBC are planning to develop an on-demand Web site that will feature clips from the popular show. Nothing is certain at this early stage, but it seems that they’re planning to offer clips taken from the show instead of full episodes, as well as previously unaired bloopers and rehearsal clips. What prompted NBC to try this approach was the immense (surprise, surprise) success of SNL episodes on Hulu. However, B&C reports that monetizing this project is one of the biggest obstacles for NBC. I’d say that controlling the content yourself instead of having people share it somewhere else on their own is a good enough reward. —Related Articles at Mashable | All That’s New on the Web:Hulu to Live Stream Presidential Debates and Offer Video ArchiveWindows Live Offers Web ID Authentication: Will this Hurt OpenID?The Daily Poll: What’s Your Level of Interest in Lifecasting?Conan O’Brien to Stream on NBC.comMTV and MySpace Launch the Media Circus DebatesApple iPod Ads Are The New HitmakersCrackle’s New Channel is a SNL Wannabe
Live video streaming service Stickam is expanding into mobile, announcing today that users will now be able to stream videos to their account with a cell phone. Similar to services like Qik and Flixwagon – who offer mobile video streaming exclusively - the service is initially being offered with Nokia N95 and S60 series phones. Like other Stickam videos, mobile streams can be embedded elsewhere with copy and paste code, so live streamers can place their videos on their own websites and blogs. Broadcasters will also be able to view stats like the number of people watching as well as their chat room from the Stickam Mobile application. For users looking to view Stickam mobile video streams, they can be found under a new “Mobile” section that has been added to the “Live Streams” section of the site. The addition of live streaming by Stickam poses the age old question: is this a business or a feature? While services like Qik and Flixwagon are trying to build communities exclusively around mobile streaming video, Stickam has simply added it as a feature to what is already a relatively popular video site. Broadcasters will flow where the audience is, and for now, Stickam would appear to have a significant edge on the upstarts: Meanwhile, if some of the bigger fish in the space like YouTube and UStream add mobile video streaming, the opportunity will get even smaller for the likes of Stickam, Qik, and Flixwagon. For its part, Stickam does offer a somewhat unique business model - the “pay-per-live” program it rolled out earlier this year. —Related Articles at Mashable | All That’s New on the Web:Stickam’s Webcam Facebook AppStickam Launches Stickam ListingsCuStickam - Stickam Profile EditorMashMeet LA Caught on Tape!fix8 Signs Deal with StickamStickam, YouTube, SecondLife do the SundanceAT&T Video Share Marries Live Streaming with Voice Calls
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