Experimental IPTV channel created to link global research community
Datmedia has partnered with the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) to launch IET.tv, a new IPTV research channel, using its datpresenter streaming media software.
IET.tv allows universities from across the UK to create live and on demand video presentations of research that can be distributed to a global audience over the Internet. Universities broadcast using just a laptop and webcam, whilst synchronising with PowerPoint slides, flash or video footage. Over 150,000 IET members will be able to keep up with the latest engineering and technology advancements as they happen.
Lectures, seminars and conferences are streamed and automatically archived to allow for instant ‘on demand’ access to content. Viewers can watch and interact with the speaker using live Q & A. Video content is divided into four IPTV channels.
Dr Lee Gillam, of the Department of Computing at University of Surrey, commented: “While we are becoming used to receiving digital content, such as podcasts, from mainstream broadcasters, IET.tv offers the opportunity for research groups within universities to become content producers. This has significant potential for extending the dissemination and potential impact of research activities.”
