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Jack49 · 5 months ago

Nice write up Robin...Also, check out www.StreamAPI.com for complete programatic control over your streams.

VideoPublishingdotcom · 5 months ago

Hello, we would like to be added to the list. VideoPublishing.com is one of the most affordable professional white-lable video publishing platforms available, starting at $49/month for a package that can cost far more with competitors. We use H.264 encoding, but we store the source file so that users can set flexible encoding formats, on the fly. We support Programming and HD Video Support. By the way, we support live streaming as well. Thanks!

RobinGood · 5 months ago

Happy to add you!

karamartens · 5 months ago

We'd also like to mention http://www.shoutlet.com Shoutlet offers white-label video distribution and tracking, as well as other features, including RSS, SMS, email, widget creation, polling, and more within one platform.

metapede · 5 months ago

Another platform you didn't mention: Kyte ( http://www.kyte.com ). They stream 50 million views a month, and they're doing online video for some big customers, including Universal Music, ExtraTV, MTV, NBA.

http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/05/11/kyte-strea...

RobinGood · 5 months ago

I don't see them having any of the characteristics of a white-label video
publishing platform and your comment seems just a spammy, paid-for link. If
I am wrong or missing something about Kyte (which I cover under live video
streaming tools) then please let me know.

metapede · 5 months ago

I'm not sure what it is that made my comment sound "spammy" and "paid for." You wrote a survey of some white-label video publishing platforms, and I added one for your consideration. I was trying to be brief and just point you to a place where you could do a little more homework regarding Kyte, because you are wrong and missing something.

It's true that Kyte is known as a live-streaming tool. That's one way they have differentiated themselves in this crowded field. But if you read the TechCrunch post I pointed to in my previous comment, you'll see that Daniel Graf, Kyte's CEO, sees the likes of Brightcove and Ooyala as Kyte's key competitors.

Here are the specific characteristics that makes Kyte a viable white-label platform:

- very customizable video player
- ad network and ad server integration to monetize content
- video CMS
- analytics dashboard/platform
- a variety of video production tools (including mobile and live streaming)
- APIs for all of the above

There's more, but I didn't mean to write a long comment about Kyte. I only wanted to point you to another platform for you to include. As I pointed out, some large media companies are using Kyte, and Kyte has gotten a fair amount of coverage by the likes of TechCrunch and Mashable as a white-label platform.

Was that less "spammy" and "paid for" sounding?

RobinGood · 5 months ago

Absolutely, and my apologies.

This is great feedback!

My problem is that I get lots of fake comments trying to promote one service
or another in apparently spontaneus ways. So, sometimes to to tell whether
it is a paid social marketer or a real person, I need to engage a bit
frontally.

Thanks for your patience and for engaging constructively back.

metapede · 5 months ago

No worries. I can see how my initial comment could have come across that way. I was taken aback because I've never had a comment called out as spammy before. I appreciate that you engaged instead of ignored - which was a way of giving me the benefit of the doubt and an opportunity for me to expand the dialog a bit. Always enjoy your perspective.

stian · 5 months ago

Correction for the watershed.

Watershed from ustream have custom ads can be added froms scanscout ore google vide ads.

Anyway thanks for the good guide

iansnead · 3 months ago

Hi Robin,

We would like to be added to your list of White-Label Video Platforms.

vzaar is a 3 year old video platform with a focus on online merchants, enabling them to add video to their websites. Earlier this year we released our REST API which provides web applications access to our platform exposing our features and functions. We recently announced HD support and we charge by usage on a monthly basis. Pricing ranges between $1.5/GB to $1/GB data out. We only charge for data out, the encoding and storage is included.

Many thanks,

Ian J Snead

http://vzaar.com

RobinGood · 3 months ago

Hello Ian,
and thank you for pointing me to your interesting service / offer.

I have taken good note and Vzaar will be added in the near future to this guide.

Many thanks,
Robin

iansnead · 3 months ago

Thanks for adding vzaar Robin. Much appreciated.

preetam · 1 day ago

Wow. That's one helluva diagram and summary, Robin.

May I request the addition of marcellus on that list, please?
We are: http://www.marcellus.tv

Thank you.
-preetam

Preetam Mukherjee
Co-Founder and CEO
marcellus.tv

RobinGood · 1 day ago

Hello Preetam,
I have reviewed at the time of the first publication Marcellus.tv, but it was not ready for prime-time
inside this category.

I am going to take a second look at it, and if things are now better I will be more than happy
to include Marcellus.tv in this guide to white-label publishing platforms.

preetam · 1 day ago

Yes, back in July, the meat was still marinating, so to speak. :)

thanks,
preetam

Disclosure: I'm border-line vegetarian, myself.