Hmm that would be interesting.
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Amazon-is-Considering-Offering-Live-Television-135331
Streaming industry insiders claim that Amazon is considering a jump into live television to complement its existing streaming video services. Streaming video industry analyst Dan Rayburn claims several sources have told himthat Amazon has been approaching broadcasters about such a project, though it's unclear what such a project would look like, how much it would cost, or when Amazon would launch it. Rayburn's claims were supported by a follow up report by Bloomberg.
The rumor comes on the heels of Amazon's acquisition of Elemental Technologies, a company that offers a cloud-based platform for ingesting, encoding, protecting and packaging live linear streams.
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Amazon-is-Considering-Offering-Live-Television-135331
Streaming industry insiders claim that Amazon is considering a jump into live television to complement its existing streaming video services. Streaming video industry analyst Dan Rayburn claims several sources have told himthat Amazon has been approaching broadcasters about such a project, though it's unclear what such a project would look like, how much it would cost, or when Amazon would launch it. Rayburn's claims were supported by a follow up report by Bloomberg.
The rumor comes on the heels of Amazon's acquisition of Elemental Technologies, a company that offers a cloud-based platform for ingesting, encoding, protecting and packaging live linear streams.
