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Veoh is a San Diego, California-based company which runs an Internet
Television service allowing users to find and watch major studio content,
independent productions and user-generated material.
Veoh offers two viewing options. The Veoh.com site, which is currently used by
approximately 19 million viewers per month, allows viewers to watch streaming
web video from across the Web . Although somewhat like YouTube, Veoh.com offers
a broader selection of network television content and allows viewers to watch
full episodes of shows up to 30 minutes. Veoh.com hosts a range of programming,
from user generated content to studio content.
For viewers who want to watch Veoh content in a "lean back" viewing mode Veoh
offers the VeohTV beta. The VeohTV beta is a peer-to-peer based software
application that enables viewing in a high-quality, remote-controllable
environment. Viewers can use a media center remote control with the Player, and
connect it (through a PC) to their television. The VeohTV beta is similar in
concept to a digital video recorder. Videos from any website can be downloaded
and saved for later viewing. An Internet connection is not required to watch
videos saved to the Player. Viewers can also subscribe to RSS feeds, publishers,
or channels, and automatically receive new content delivered directly to the
Player.
Publishers can use their PC to upload videos for distribution. Veoh transcodes
the video file so the video is available in the Veoh Player application, on
Veoh.com, streamed on the publishers own web site, in portable devices like
iPods and Sony PSP, and on viral video sites. Publishers are able to customize
the presentation of their content, automatically publish via RSS feeds, organize
video programming into episodic series or complete channels, and offer content
for sale.
A free account upgrade to Pro status allows the publisher to access the
syndication system, allowing their uploaded videos to be automatically
transferred to Youtube, Google Video, or Myspace. Publishers can also see number
of views, downloads, and comments from the other sites on their "My Videos"
page.
Veoh uses both peer-to-peer (for its Player software application) and Adobe
Flash-based streaming video (for its website) technologies. Veoh claims its use
of peer-to-peer in the Player application enables distribution of longer form
video files at a much lower cost. It also means that bandwidth costs will not
rise in direct proportion to the number of users.
According to the official website, Veoh is freeware, but it is not free
software. You are not allowed to read the source code and modify the program as
usually allowed with Free Software.
Veoh's recommendations engine is intended to enable viewers to find content that
interests them. The recommendations engine was built by co-founder Dr Ted
Dunning, Chief Scientist for Veoh. Veoh recommendations are based on user
behavior. As users watch, rate, and download videos, the Veoh recommendation
system 'learns' what interests the user and presents more video choices that
meet similar criteria.
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