Resilient
Prophecy
- Joined
- 21 Feb 2005
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I'm currently doing a group assignment at uni in which we have to take on the roles of entrepreneurs and create our own business schemes. We've come up with an idea of providing a subscription based streaming DVD service, of which the member would also have to pay-per-play.
I've been told to research into the following sects, and to produce a brief report.
I would appreciate any help that can be given on the following topics:
Hosting - What is required in a host in order to setup a streaming video service? How many hosts would be needed for national/international streaming?
Hardware - What hardware would be required? What is recommended as being the best in the market at the moment?
Software - What software should be used to stream the video? How would the audio/video quality remain good?
Encoding - What format should be used for streaming?
Protection - What can be done to prevent videos from being copied, reused (more than 1 play), downloaded?
Advertising - What tactics should be taken place in order to allow the business to expand as far as possible?
Legal Issues - Being a DVD streaming service, companies (eg. Dreamworks, Sony Pictures, Disney, etc..) may not like the fact that we're distributing their products in such a format. What actions should be taken? How can we be protected from law suits, etc..?
Any help at all on any of the above topics would greatly be appreciated.
I've been told to research into the following sects, and to produce a brief report.
I would appreciate any help that can be given on the following topics:
Hosting - What is required in a host in order to setup a streaming video service? How many hosts would be needed for national/international streaming?
Hardware - What hardware would be required? What is recommended as being the best in the market at the moment?
Software - What software should be used to stream the video? How would the audio/video quality remain good?
Encoding - What format should be used for streaming?
Protection - What can be done to prevent videos from being copied, reused (more than 1 play), downloaded?
Advertising - What tactics should be taken place in order to allow the business to expand as far as possible?
Legal Issues - Being a DVD streaming service, companies (eg. Dreamworks, Sony Pictures, Disney, etc..) may not like the fact that we're distributing their products in such a format. What actions should be taken? How can we be protected from law suits, etc..?
Any help at all on any of the above topics would greatly be appreciated.