[videoblogging] PBS Video - full-length episodes online
I'd like to share a freshly launched project with this group -- this is the new video portal for PBS, and is a project that I'm truly proud to have been a part of (I'm the product mgr). http://pbs.org/video/ The first thing you’ll notice is that the site has full-length episodes from many of the iconic shows on PBS (arguably some of the best programming on television). This library of full-length content will be growing substantially over time with new content added every week, and eventually the goal is to make as much programming available on the web as possible. This will include local content, full-length documentaries, and extensive archives. What’s not yet apparent is that this is only the first step of a much larger project that will serve many different constituents at PBS — most importantly our community of 100’s of local stations. There are components that enable stations to publish their own content, share content between stations, and build custom online video experiences. We’re also using the same underlying platform to power video experiences on various PBS producer websites and also PBS KIDS GO! http://pbskids.org/go/video/ The whole effort has required a lot of coordination across departments at PBS and could not have been possible without extensive collaboration with local stations and producers. There’s still a long way to go and a lot of potential yet to be realized -- there's a lot of features that didn't make it into this first launch, particularly some of the more innovative things that might make it more interesting and appealing to this group (aside from the content). So that's why I'm asking for your feedback here! Please take a look, enjoy some of the videos, and feel free to drop a note to let me know what you think. Thanks! - Joshua Kinberg PBS, Dir. Video Product Mgmt Email: jkinb...@gmail.com Twitter: @joshua [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [videoblogging] PBS Video - full-length episodes online
Wow, this is fantastic. You're using a hulu type model. I like it. I like it alot. Haven't gotten into the details yet. I hope you'll be encouraging integration with boxee!!?!? I hope also you're providing mediaRSS syndicated data to enable search, general transparency... and of course support with things like Boxee, XBMC and their ilk. They're the future of TV to web integration... or web to TV integration. I don't see page embeds. I think this is highly important... maybe even a way to point to a specific point in a video. Love the buy button. Quality is acceptable, but a hare marginal compared to other site. Hope an hd button will be added soon. I still wish I could download... and technically I can hack away, and hackers will just like every other site. But the flash model is proven and pretty much a standard at this point. It's funny how profesional sites have moved away from this and yet a huge grey market has sprung up to hack support in. So? When did you move to PBS? That's great. I had no idea. Congrats! -Mike mmeiser.com/blog flickr.com/photos/mmeiser2 On Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 11:53 AM, Joshua Kinberg jkinb...@gmail.com wrote: I'd like to share a freshly launched project with this group -- this is the new video portal for PBS, and is a project that I'm truly proud to have been a part of (I'm the product mgr). http://pbs.org/video/ The first thing you’ll notice is that the site has full-length episodes from many of the iconic shows on PBS (arguably some of the best programming on television). This library of full-length content will be growing substantially over time with new content added every week, and eventually the goal is to make as much programming available on the web as possible. This will include local content, full-length documentaries, and extensive archives. What’s not yet apparent is that this is only the first step of a much larger project that will serve many different constituents at PBS — most importantly our community of 100’s of local stations. There are components that enable stations to publish their own content, share content between stations, and build custom online video experiences. We’re also using the same underlying platform to power video experiences on various PBS producer websites and also PBS KIDS GO! http://pbskids.org/go/video/ The whole effort has required a lot of coordination across departments at PBS and could not have been possible without extensive collaboration with local stations and producers. There’s still a long way to go and a lot of potential yet to be realized -- there's a lot of features that didn't make it into this first launch, particularly some of the more innovative things that might make it more interesting and appealing to this group (aside from the content). So that's why I'm asking for your feedback here! Please take a look, enjoy some of the videos, and feel free to drop a note to let me know what you think. Thanks! - Joshua Kinberg PBS, Dir. Video Product Mgmt Email: jkinb...@gmail.com Twitter: @joshua [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/videoblogging/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/videoblogging/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: mailto:videoblogging-dig...@yahoogroups.com mailto:videoblogging-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: videoblogging-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: [videoblogging] PBS Video - full-length episodes online
I agree with most of what Mike said, especially the part about it being awesome. Great work Josh! Definitely looking forward to seeing what you're rolling out next. Love to see embeds and downloads, and maybe searchable, granular clips for remixing? AQ On Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 2:35 PM, Mike Meiser groups-yahoo-...@mmeiser.comwrote: Wow, this is fantastic. You're using a hulu type model. I like it. I like it alot. Haven't gotten into the details yet. I hope you'll be encouraging integration with boxee!!?!? I hope also you're providing mediaRSS syndicated data to enable search, general transparency... and of course support with things like Boxee, XBMC and their ilk. They're the future of TV to web integration... or web to TV integration. I don't see page embeds. I think this is highly important... maybe even a way to point to a specific point in a video. Love the buy button. Quality is acceptable, but a hare marginal compared to other site. Hope an hd button will be added soon. I still wish I could download... and technically I can hack away, and hackers will just like every other site. But the flash model is proven and pretty much a standard at this point. It's funny how profesional sites have moved away from this and yet a huge grey market has sprung up to hack support in. So? When did you move to PBS? That's great. I had no idea. Congrats! -Mike mmeiser.com/blog flickr.com/photos/mmeiser2 On Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 11:53 AM, Joshua Kinberg jkinb...@gmail.com wrote: I'd like to share a freshly launched project with this group -- this is the new video portal for PBS, and is a project that I'm truly proud to have been a part of (I'm the product mgr). http://pbs.org/video/ The first thing youll notice is that the site has full-length episodes from many of the iconic shows on PBS (arguably some of the best programming on television). This library of full-length content will be growing substantially over time with new content added every week, and eventually the goal is to make as much programming available on the web as possible. This will include local content, full-length documentaries, and extensive archives. Whats not yet apparent is that this is only the first step of a much larger project that will serve many different constituents at PBS most importantly our community of 100s of local stations. There are components that enable stations to publish their own content, share content between stations, and build custom online video experiences. Were also using the same underlying platform to power video experiences on various PBS producer websites and also PBS KIDS GO! http://pbskids.org/go/video/ The whole effort has required a lot of coordination across departments at PBS and could not have been possible without extensive collaboration with local stations and producers. Theres still a long way to go and a lot of potential yet to be realized -- there's a lot of features that didn't make it into this first launch, particularly some of the more innovative things that might make it more interesting and appealing to this group (aside from the content). So that's why I'm asking for your feedback here! Please take a look, enjoy some of the videos, and feel free to drop a note to let me know what you think. Thanks! - Joshua Kinberg PBS, Dir. Video Product Mgmt Email: jkinb...@gmail.com Twitter: @joshua [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links Yahoo! Groups Links [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/videoblogging/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/videoblogging/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: mailto:videoblogging-dig...@yahoogroups.com mailto:videoblogging-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: videoblogging-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
