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Video Hosting - About Astream

  


Astream is a Streaming Media company founded in 1999. We offer clients Internet and mobile phone broadcasting solutions. We aim to build brand recognition, customer base and to grow revenues for our customers through the use of the latest technology.

Astream is the Winner of the Best Streaming Host Award from the Internet Service Providers Association (ISPA) in 2007, 2008 and 2009 (An unprecedented three years in a row).

Epitiro independently tests our server infrastructure for several months each year from various different locations and ISPs.

The tests include: Video Availability, start up time, non playing time, rebuffering time, percentage of bandwidth used and packet loss.

Astream’s Video On Demand and Live systems can provide delivery in a variety of bit rates and formats. Using the latest streaming technology Astream can broadcast video to large numbers of viewers on the Internet.

Managing Director Alex Wolfe is a well known industry expert and consultant who has pioneered Streaming since 1996. He is a regular speaker at conferences and events globally and is the Chairman of International Webcasting Association (IWA) for Europe.

Astream has worked for leading companies such as CNBC Europe (NBC Universal, GE), Cadburys, Discovery Channel, History Channel, Ofcom, News International, Pearson, BT, Procter & Gamble, Lonely Planet, NDS, Blackwell Publishing, Reebok, Toyota, Mazda, Citroen, and Mercedes Benz. In 2007 & 2008 we produced the global Live Webcast for the BAFTAs. Myleene Klass was our Web TV presenter doing interviews on the red carpet in order to create exclusive content for them.

 

Some notable work and milestones:

  
July 2009 Astream Wins Best Streaming Host Award at the ISPAs for the 3rd year in a row! Press Release  
May 2009 Astream one of the 5 ISPAs Finalists Announced Following Highest Ever Number of Entries  
Apr 2009 Alex Wolfe is selected for the Streaming Media 2009 Dream Team. Press Release  
Feb 2009 Alex Wolfe speaks at Broadcast Video Expo, Earls Court  
Oct 2008 Astream's Alex Wolfe chaired IWA Panel session at NAB Europe. Info  
Sep 2008 Astream attend New York TV Festival  
March 2008 Astream Wins Best Streaming Host Award at the ISPAs 2008. Press Release  
2007&2008 Webcast the BAFTAs Live and On Demand  
2008 Finalist Best Technology Innovation Mobile Content Awards  
2008 Live Webcam of Piccadilly Circus for CocaCola  
2008 Cadbury's Gorilla Video Viral - 6 Million Video Views!  
Feb 2008 Astream appointed official Streaming provider for First Tuesday. Press Release  
July 2007


Catalina Water Ski Race - Press Release - Astream did a live webcast from an aerial camera rig on a helicopter following the power boats at high speed and the video was sent back via microwave to encoders with setup connected to the ip based satellite uplink and back to our broadcast platform in LA.  
Feb 2007 Astream Wins Best Streaming Host Award at the ISPAs. Press Release  
Feb 2007 IWA Winner Best Video On Demand - High Definition. Press Release  
Feb 2007 International Webcasting Association Awards and Exhibition at IPTV Forum  
Feb 2007 Alex Wolfe speaks at Video Forum 2007 at Earls Court  
Dec 2006 Astream streams Nokia New Year's Eve event to 5 different Mobile operators - A World First
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Nov 2006 Alex Wolfe speaks at Digital Hollywood Special DRM & Content Rights workshop.
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Mar 2006 International Webcasting Association Exhibition at IPTV Forum
  
2005 - 2008 Launch of Live Webcam on 5th Avenue, Manhattan, New York City  
2005 Live Webcasts for Premiership Football Teams Chelsea, Manchester United and Everton example  
2005 IP Based Satellite Webcasts for Warner Music  
2004 Trojan Games Video Viral biggest ever in 2004 & 2005 Link  
2004 Creator of the Who TV (first ever webcasts for Pete Townshend) Internet and Mobile Link example  
2004 Launched Web TV channel Invincible TV Link  
2002 London Fashion Week Mathew Williamson Webcast  
2001 Astream started the first Broadcast of CNBC Europe Online  
2001 Appointed provider of VOD for Elton John official website
 
2000 1st Live Streaming Webcam from Ibiza – Worldpop  
2000 Astream appointed streaming provider for News of the World  
1999 Astream founded  
1997 1st Live Webcast by Satellite - Tribal Gathering - which led to the foundation of Astream. Uplink equipment was provided by Inmarsat.  

Other work for:

BT, AOL, Discovery Channel, History Channel, News International, Ofcom, Pearson, Procter & Gamble, Lonely Planet, NDS, Blackwell Publishing, Reebok, Mazda, Toyota, Citroen, T-Mobile and Mercedes Benz, GSK, Astra Zenica, DIFC, Tenalps Digital and Bob Geldoff

  
 

Winner of Best Streaming ISPAs 2007, 2008 & 2009

Finalist Best Technology Innovation Mobile Content Awards 2008


  

In house created software includes:

Playergen - which automatically makes Flash players for customers when content is uploaded to media servers.

Linkgen -  emails customers links whenever new content is uploaded to any type media server.

Linkhide - prevents link hijacking by constantly moving content around on the media server.

DRM System - Microsoft developed system that offers a solution similar to BuyDRM or Entriq.

Transcoding System – in house from 2004