Justin.tv gets serious on copyright, signs deal with Fox

Justin.tv has signed new deals with Fox and others that will see the live stream site hit pirated content that is archived on the site, as well as pirated content as it's being streamed live. Working with Vobile, ... continue

Justin.tv proves to win live video wars, break the law

YouTube got to the top of the online video clip industry by systematically flaunting copyright laws until it could get big enough to be bought by Google and let their lawyers handle it. It seems that in ... continue

Branding your existing product as a Twitter app isn’t a recipe for success

It goes without saying that Twitter is the big success story of 2009. Everyone wants a slice of the Twitter action, but the Twitter boom can't last forever. Among the sea of Twitter related tools and sites has ... continue

Justin.tv streams child porn: industry crackdown coming?

The mainstream live video streaming industry has always struggled with content control. Unlike pre-recorded content which can often be filtered at the point it is uploaded, or close there to it, live content can only be moderated ... continue

Justin.tv delivers a dose of WTF with new pro membership offering

The challenge in the live streaming market from the beginning has been monetization. Sites such as Mogulus have moved from a consumer offering to a revenue focused professional model, but the rest of the players have had ... continue

Teen commits suicide live on Justin.tv

Abraham K. Biggs, 19 from Florida committed suicide live on Justin.tv Wednesday after being encouraged by viewers to do so. The story as best we can follow it is that Biggs threatened to overdose on pills live ... continue

Turkey bans Blogger due to a handful of blogs linking to pirated football games

Turkey has completely blocked Google's blogging service Blogger due to a handful of sites linking to pirated football (soccer) games. The ban took place Friday and blocks the entire service, not just infringing blogs. The court ruling (censorship ... continue

Stickam enters mobile streaming space, iPhone client coming

Live video streaming service Stickam has entered the mobile phone streaming spacing, launching a dedicated mobile client. The initial release sees support only for the Nokia N95 and N96, but the company is working on an iPhone client ... continue

Stickam Signs TWiT Deal

Live video startup Stickam.com has signed a deal to be the exclusive live streaming provider for Leo Laporte's TWiT (this WEEK in TECH) Live show. TWiT Live airs on Stickam.com five days a week and since first ... continue