Comments on: LiveNewsCameras.com adds new stations http://www.lostremote.com/2008/03/03/livenewscamerascom-adds-new-stations/ Where TV Finds the Future Wed, 09 Jul 2008 14:44:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Mark http://www.lostremote.com/2008/03/03/livenewscamerascom-adds-new-stations/#comment-785276 Mark Wed, 05 Mar 2008 19:48:17 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2008/03/03/livenewscamerascom-adds-new-stations/#comment-785276 I really like this site - and it's great to see it growing. The only thing I find a bit annoying is that not all the channels actually seem to stream their newscasts, so I'm forever clicking speculatively and being disappointed. I really like this site - and it’s great to see it growing.

The only thing I find a bit annoying is that not all the channels actually seem to stream their newscasts, so I’m forever clicking speculatively and being disappointed.

]]> By: anonymouse http://www.lostremote.com/2008/03/03/livenewscamerascom-adds-new-stations/#comment-784201 anonymouse Wed, 05 Mar 2008 03:48:03 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2008/03/03/livenewscamerascom-adds-new-stations/#comment-784201 Think bigger - what if your station got a check in the mail every week/month/quarter based on ads on that site? They've got to start making money off it sometime, right? Think bigger - what if your station got a check in the mail every week/month/quarter based on ads on that site? They’ve got to start making money off it sometime, right?

]]> By: Contrarian http://www.lostremote.com/2008/03/03/livenewscamerascom-adds-new-stations/#comment-784015 Contrarian Wed, 05 Mar 2008 01:24:32 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2008/03/03/livenewscamerascom-adds-new-stations/#comment-784015 Tried it. Amusing, for a few minutes. Not worth spending time on after that. Tried it.

Amusing, for a few minutes.

Not worth spending time on after that.

]]> By: tdc http://www.lostremote.com/2008/03/03/livenewscamerascom-adds-new-stations/#comment-783486 tdc Tue, 04 Mar 2008 18:26:26 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2008/03/03/livenewscamerascom-adds-new-stations/#comment-783486 thanks for the conversation everybody. even when we disagree here on lr, it's civil. later. thanks for the conversation everybody.

even when we disagree here on lr, it’s civil.

later.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.lostremote.com/2008/03/03/livenewscamerascom-adds-new-stations/#comment-783479 Anonymous Tue, 04 Mar 2008 18:15:32 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2008/03/03/livenewscamerascom-adds-new-stations/#comment-783479 Thanks for the response, Steve. That's what I thought, which raises the issue of disconnects between the "grunts on the frontlines" and the corporate digital media contacts. I think the site is great, I just wish we knew about it ahead of time so we could provide some regular content. But that's an internal issue, of course. @tdc - I understand that livestreaming video 24/7 is a no-brainer and we really should have something running all the time. The only problem is as smaller station groups look to cut costs, most of the time the IT team is ready to trim that bandwidth cost of a constant video stream out of the corporate network. Thanks for the response, Steve. That’s what I thought, which raises the issue of disconnects between the “grunts on the frontlines” and the corporate digital media contacts.

I think the site is great, I just wish we knew about it ahead of time so we could provide some regular content. But that’s an internal issue, of course.

@tdc - I understand that livestreaming video 24/7 is a no-brainer and we really should have something running all the time. The only problem is as smaller station groups look to cut costs, most of the time the IT team is ready to trim that bandwidth cost of a constant video stream out of the corporate network.

]]> By: Z http://www.lostremote.com/2008/03/03/livenewscamerascom-adds-new-stations/#comment-783478 Z Tue, 04 Mar 2008 18:14:23 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2008/03/03/livenewscamerascom-adds-new-stations/#comment-783478 For sales purposes, that is. Promotions is a whole other department. For sales purposes, that is. Promotions is a whole other department.

]]> By: Z http://www.lostremote.com/2008/03/03/livenewscamerascom-adds-new-stations/#comment-783477 Z Tue, 04 Mar 2008 18:13:09 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2008/03/03/livenewscamerascom-adds-new-stations/#comment-783477 Which is why we don't count CNN visitors anymore. Which is why we don’t count CNN visitors anymore.

]]> By: tdc http://www.lostremote.com/2008/03/03/livenewscamerascom-adds-new-stations/#comment-783463 tdc Tue, 04 Mar 2008 18:03:16 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2008/03/03/livenewscamerascom-adds-new-stations/#comment-783463 ever heard of geo-targeting? i agree with you that local advertisers have nothing to gain from out of market eyeballs... which renders the current cnn/ib u.s. section story links worthless to your local advertisers. but it does run up the pageviews. ever heard of geo-targeting?

i agree with you that local advertisers have nothing to gain from out of market eyeballs… which renders the current cnn/ib u.s. section story links worthless to your local advertisers.

but it does run up the pageviews.

]]> By: Z http://www.lostremote.com/2008/03/03/livenewscamerascom-adds-new-stations/#comment-783414 Z Tue, 04 Mar 2008 17:25:10 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2008/03/03/livenewscamerascom-adds-new-stations/#comment-783414 "this entire idea is based on the concept that your content has value OUT OF MARKET. so while you sit around brainstorming on how to circle the wagons and keep that content ‘local’, check back in on livenewscameras." And as soon as our local advertisers agree that having their ads seen by people nowhere near them is good, I'll agree. It may have value, but not financial, not for the local stations. “this entire idea is based on the concept that your content has value OUT OF MARKET.

so while you sit around brainstorming on how to circle the wagons and keep that content ‘local’, check back in on livenewscameras.”

And as soon as our local advertisers agree that having their ads seen by people nowhere near them is good, I’ll agree.

It may have value, but not financial, not for the local stations.

]]> By: Steve http://www.lostremote.com/2008/03/03/livenewscamerascom-adds-new-stations/#comment-783402 Steve Tue, 04 Mar 2008 17:11:24 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2008/03/03/livenewscamerascom-adds-new-stations/#comment-783402 I'll respond directly to poster #3 - we are not scraping anything; everything is being coordinated through local stations and station groups. If you have any questions you can email us, or get in touch with whoever your corporate contact for digital media is. I’ll respond directly to poster #3 - we are not scraping anything; everything is being coordinated through local stations and station groups. If you have any questions you can email us, or get in touch with whoever your corporate contact for digital media is.

]]> By: tdc http://www.lostremote.com/2008/03/03/livenewscamerascom-adds-new-stations/#comment-783290 tdc Tue, 04 Mar 2008 16:08:05 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2008/03/03/livenewscamerascom-adds-new-stations/#comment-783290 btw- this entire idea is based on the concept that your content has value OUT OF MARKET. so while you sit around brainstorming on how to circle the wagons and keep that content 'local', check back in on livenewscameras. while i didn't get a call last night from my friend barack, i was able to watch him LIVE on houston1 btw-

this entire idea is based on the concept that your content has value OUT OF MARKET.

so while you sit around brainstorming on how to circle the wagons and keep that content ‘local’, check back in on livenewscameras.

while i didn’t get a call last night from my friend barack, i was able to watch him LIVE on houston1

]]> By: tdc http://www.lostremote.com/2008/03/03/livenewscamerascom-adds-new-stations/#comment-783274 tdc Tue, 04 Mar 2008 15:46:05 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2008/03/03/livenewscamerascom-adds-new-stations/#comment-783274 which only begs the question: why aren't you (#3) streaming your own stuff rather than 'black'??? which only begs the question: why aren’t you (#3) streaming your own stuff rather than ‘black’???

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.lostremote.com/2008/03/03/livenewscamerascom-adds-new-stations/#comment-783264 Anonymous Tue, 04 Mar 2008 15:31:13 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2008/03/03/livenewscamerascom-adds-new-stations/#comment-783264 Interesting... I wonder who they set this up with, because it sure wasn't the local web editors that work at at least 2 of the stations. It would be nice to have known in advance so we could at least put the radar out instead of black. And if they are scraping the stations' livestreams without any coordination, then I'm not so sure management will be happy about that. Interesting… I wonder who they set this up with, because it sure wasn’t the local web editors that work at at least 2 of the stations.

It would be nice to have known in advance so we could at least put the radar out instead of black.

And if they are scraping the stations’ livestreams without any coordination, then I’m not so sure management will be happy about that.

]]> By: Jeff http://www.lostremote.com/2008/03/03/livenewscamerascom-adds-new-stations/#comment-783179 Jeff Tue, 04 Mar 2008 14:12:46 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2008/03/03/livenewscamerascom-adds-new-stations/#comment-783179 >Are you still watching? Yes, and already have a favorite moderator.. Julia Fello and she's on right now. >Are you still watching?

Yes, and already have a favorite moderator.. Julia Fello and she’s on right now.

]]> By: discreet_chaos http://www.lostremote.com/2008/03/03/livenewscamerascom-adds-new-stations/#comment-782830 discreet_chaos Tue, 04 Mar 2008 09:13:20 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2008/03/03/livenewscamerascom-adds-new-stations/#comment-782830 I've been logging into LiveNewsCameras every other day or so, since word first appeared here on Day 1 or 2. Of course, I was the dude that just left Pipeline in a corner of the screen, so I have a taste for unfiltered feeds, but I've used LNC to was press conferences, political speeches and local news broadcasts, so I've been impressed. My only qualms or whatevers would be that I'd prefer for the Twitter feed to be used more extensively to point toward breaking events, or maybe closed-captioning for the moderator channel and I'm anxiously awaiting the return of the international channels. I actually referenced one of them in a comment somewhere during the first week and I was ready to point toward another, when I logged-in and found them gone, but otherwise, I've used the service pretty regularly and feel it's a great way to stay informed while killing time. I’ve been logging into LiveNewsCameras every other day or so, since word first appeared here on Day 1 or 2. Of course, I was the dude that just left Pipeline in a corner of the screen, so I have a taste for unfiltered feeds, but I’ve used LNC to was press conferences, political speeches and local news broadcasts, so I’ve been impressed.

My only qualms or whatevers would be that I’d prefer for the Twitter feed to be used more extensively to point toward breaking events, or maybe closed-captioning for the moderator channel and I’m anxiously awaiting the return of the international channels. I actually referenced one of them in a comment somewhere during the first week and I was ready to point toward another, when I logged-in and found them gone, but otherwise, I’ve used the service pretty regularly and feel it’s a great way to stay informed while killing time.

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