Live Streaming vs Archives

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Public Sector Webcasts can be provided live, archived or both.

Live webcasts can be viewed as the actual events are taking place. This can have a stong effect on people's perception of the transparency of formal processes.

Live-streamed webcasts, can only be viewed as they are taking place.

In order to provide access to a webcast at a time chosen by the viewer, the video must be archived for viewing on-demand.

Live streamed video is delivered in a format that remains synchronised with the events being watched, sacrificing quality, if necessary.

Video-on-demand is delivered in a format that enables the viewer to begin watching as soon as sufficient data is downloaded. It does not require the entire file to be downloaded before viewing can begin.

Archived video can be sent to the client computer via either a streaming media server or a web server. See Streaming vs Progressive Download for a distinction.

Producing live webcasts is cheaper and easier than delivering video-on-demand as no storage is required.

R-Boss System is a suite of inter-operable programs that utilize multi-platform file structures to ensure the integration and accessibility of broadcast content. Designed as an all-inclusive broadcast content management system, R-Boss allows for searchable archive on demand delivery as well as for live streaming.

Creative Commons - a nonprofit place to promote reuse of webcasts

Internet Archive - is a digital library of Internet sites and other cultural artifacts (including video) in digital form.