Why is Live Streaming Becoming Popular

YouTube’s recent announcement to let users live stream has highlighted the growing popularity of the technology. The company that has earlier live streamed the state of the union address and the question and answer session with President Obama plans to enter the market big time.

Ustream, the popular live streaming website launched a marketing campaign where bottles of cold tea were sold to people. They were expected to pay on the honor system. The entire thing was being captured and broadcast on the site. Both, the product and the campaign became popular. This shows the reach of the technology and its effects in marketing.

With the NFL season premiering soon, tickets to the event cannot be afforded by all. People looking to watch in television can view matches played by the hometown free of cost, but if you’ve moved base and looking to watch your hometown team play, you’d have to pay for the match, which can be expensive. Of course, there are many who’d prefer to watch the match live. But for those who wouldn’t want to spend anywhere at around $150 a game (adding the parking fees), live sport streaming is a great idea.

There are several websites that have become popular, thanks to the sports events live streamed by them. Rojadirecta for example, has been very popular among calcio fans all over the world. The website focuses on all major sporting events including the Rugby World Cup.

The technology is ideal for people always on the move. If you’re likely to travel, on the day that your favorite team is playing, all that you’ve got to do is to visit the website and watch the match through your smart phone or lap top.

It’s not only sporting events, but film too has been streamed with Megavideo. There’s been a sudden surge of interest among people looking to watch live events. A video that streamed the growing of young dogs has become very popular in the internet world. Video of people carrying on with their daily life are also very popular. Plays, fashion shows, even road traffic is shown using the technology.

In fact there are sites that allow people live stream movies for less than $3. You can also download the movie and save it to be viewed for the next 24-48 hours. All that you need is a broadband connection and a smart phone or a computer and you’re all set to watch movies.

Although the technology has been in use for some time now, its popularity was restricted because of poor video quality. However, with improved technology live streaming has taken a new dimension. In fact, in a few years from now, your computer will be one giant storage device, that will allow you to watch television download movies and sport events via live stream.