Live video startup Ustream is making a big push into mobile. Today it is launching a mobile business division, as well as a new set of mobile video broadcasting apps (which can be found here, after login). Right now, the apps work on a wide variety of Nokia phones, including the N95, and on the iPhone, but only jailbroken ones. Alas, the company is still waiting for approval from Apple to release the app through iTunes. Meanwhile, its view-only iPhone app for watching live video streams is approaching one million downloads.
The broadcasting app, however, is what we are excited about. It includes integrated chat, audience polling, and GPS mapping. The polling lets broadcasters ask their audience what they want to see or what actions they should take in a live broadcast situation. Another key feature: mobile video broadcasters can send out a message via Twitter or Facebook to their audience to tell them when they are about to start streaming live. (See video below). Under the hood, Ustream has developed its own low-latency streaming technology which reduces the amount of transcoding that needs to be done on the server as well as the amount of buffering that needs to be done on the phone.
Ustream wants to bring its large audience for live streaming videos on the Web (it claims 15 million monthly uniques across both its site and embedded players) over to mobile phones. In the mobile video streaming race, it is fighting for position with Qik and Kyte (their official iPhone apps don’t allow for broadcasting yet either, although Qik has one for jailbroken iPhones). But this is a battle for the hearts and minds of tomorrows mobile video streamers. Taking a page from Kyte, Ustream is getting celebrities and rappers like Lil Wayne to broadcast using Ustream.
Below is a promo video showing UStream’s new mobile app on an iPhone:
Alright! Yeah Ustream
This is a move in the right direction for Ustream. It seems that integrating you product with mobile devices has and will become the norm to stay competitive. Great move Ustream.
N95 is still the best phone for streaming. I like how the Ustream app uses both cameras on there.
Actually the Nokia N91 is the best in my opinion
Hell no. The iPhone is the best. Its the sexiest.
Sexy != useful.
Very True, Just ask my ex-gf.
As a mobile games developer I have profound hate for N95 and the N-series in general
I can stream directly to my Ustream show and Ustream community – this is great!
Yes/No polling is awesome
that yes/no thing is clever… i likey
I just tested this out and it looks amazing! Almost no delay at all.
Someone else post their stream here so we can watch
Kyte’s app is the worst. I use Qik but it will be nice to Ustream finally…
Latency is a major mobile live streaming problem. I’m happy to hear someone else realizes that and has addressed it.
I used Kyte/Qik but the lag is like 60 seconds after just a little bit of streaming!!
Twitter integration is sweet!
Apple is right. Video streaming/broadcasting applications must be banned outside WiFi area.
Why? Because the US cellular networks are garbage?
European 3G is 10 times that of the US. ATT is the worst of the bunch.
Yes, AT&T’s both 3G and EDGE service sucks in many parts of US, and I personally do not want to share limited wireless resource with some j*&^% showing to his gf his own d*&% in a real time. See what I see.
No, Apple is not right. You cannot stop rivers. Even mountains cannot do that.
The iphone app just crashes on launch for me. Not a great start.
When you try to login, it crashes… Definitely not a great start…
How about something for the Google Android G1?
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menu design showcase: very useful stuff.
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Thanks
Well, we have a streaming-solution which works with “non-jailbreak” iphone and doesn´t need an itunes approval.
Watch this: http://www.yout...h?v=Q-RLkfBf4cw
We developed it for the german 1m€ “Deutsche Telekom Interactive TV Award” (we are the second winner):
http://blog.int...-vorangebracht/
Requests are welcome
that sounds awesome!
great story!
Crashes on my iPhone too.
Works great on mine, I luv it, watch out world, here I come!!!
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But Apple still hasn’t approved the app to stream, so this isn’t news!
there is a lot of new application that available for cellphone. now cellphone have different uses and not merely for calling alone.
http://www.heal...tedirectory.com
having a site where you could pour your hearts out is a nice outlet of emotions. if your’e happy or disappointed with things or the outcome at least you have a place to go to.
http://www.heal...tedirectory.com
Tried it yesterday.
http://offonata...obile-live.html
Works great, easy install on Nokia N95. Used both cameras. Very good quality over 3G.
Ironicly, if you follow the link, you can watch the video that one of my viewers recorded, of my streamed broadcast at ustream.tv, using Qik.
That’s some pretty exciting stuff in the works. Wish apple would give them that approval already.
looks like it logging in for a couple of seconds but then it crashes
useless…
First: did you validate how many consume only applications ustream say have been downloaded?
Second: the application is terrible. It crashes and generally does not even work.
Third: The BIG issue is how long will content providers accept that ustream and justin.tv stream unlicensed content. If I am watching live baseball on ustream without MLB’s giving permission to ustream then I would only expect this this will be cool for a while and then slammed shut.