<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" ><tr><td valign="top" style="font: inherit;">Bill et al<br><br>I very much look forward to discussing the matter at greater length with you Bill - let me say in the mean time I wholeheartedly support this kind of thinking around the potential for development of the CMA/Canstream offer. I do believe there is a window of opportunity that whilst appearing to be based on sexy technology, which it is, is all the more substantial a proposition because it is predicated on our relationship with those that produce content on an hourly, daily basis. i.e. community media sector<br><br>I would certainly expect to support this in principle at council level - particularly if I manage to get to the next council meeting! (apologies for poor recent record). <br><br>I guess what I meant to say was excellent stuff Bill - keep it going - and to the rest lets see if we can support, encourage and make it
happen.<br><br>all the best<br>Lol <br><br>--- On <b>Fri, 9/4/10, Bill Best <i><bill.best@commedia.org.uk></i></b> wrote:<br><blockquote style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(16, 16, 255); margin-left: 5px; padding-left: 5px;"><br>From: Bill Best <bill.best@commedia.org.uk><br>Subject: Re: [cma-l] Streaming<br>To: cma-l@commedia.org.uk<br>Date: Friday, 9 April, 2010, 12:33<br><br><div class="plainMail">Hi Trevor<br><br>Many thanks for your email.<br><br>Please see my inline replies below.<br><br>On 9 April 2010 07:43, Trevor Lockwood <<a ymailto="mailto:trevor@felixstoweradio.co.uk" href="/mc/compose?to=trevor@felixstoweradio.co.uk">trevor@felixstoweradio.co.uk</a>> wrote:<br>> The Radio Streaming Services looks slick and professional.<br><br>Ok, I've been sitting on a new slicker Canstream website for a while<br>now. I'll launch it over the weekend :o)<br><br>> It raises questions for me - why can't we (in the UK) do something
similar, perhaps<br>> even better, America is not always best.<br><br>We already do - we're on the case with an iPhone app and please see<br>below for news of some innovative goodness...<br><br>> We use Canstream but would like to<br>> stream more than one channel and need to keep costs down low.<br><br>You'd like more than one broadcast stream for Felixstowe Radio - why?<br>If you'd like us to automatically transcode your MP3 stream to Ogg<br>Vorbis or a low bitrate for mobiles then give us a shout - we already<br>do this for some Canstreamers.<br><br>> We have the<br>> expertise, we have the technology, we have the initial market - especially<br>> if it was included in the CMA membership package.<br><br>I'm afraid it really would not be commercially supportable to provide<br>all your streaming requirements plus CMA membership for £50 per annum<br>- the sums don't add up, unless you mean something else.<br><br>Canstream prices start
from £25 per month for members of the Community Media<br>Association (CMA). Our prices are fixed and there are no hidden charges<br>to make it easier to budget for your project. We seek to give the<br>overall best value<br>when compared to other service providers and we include as standard:<br><br>- fixed price usage, no hidden surcharges<br>- free benchmarked webstats<br>- telephone and email support<br>- free encoder software for PC and Mac<br>- stable, secure and reliable open source streaming platform<br>- dedicated high-speed connectivity on the Internet backbone from<br>Telehouse, London<br>- link from the CMA website on request<br>- free Flash MP3 player to embed on your website<br>- support with PPL and MCPS-PRS returns<br>- subscriptions support the strategic work of the CMA<br>- global community broadcasting<br><br>In terms of expertise and innovation, Canstream has recently launched<br>a new service: ALISA (Automated LIsten Again).
ALISA has been designed<br>to fill the gap between your online streaming and your Listen Again<br>platform. With ALISA you can record your station's output and<br>*automatically* upload it to the Listen Again platform. Simply<br>complete an web-based schedule with details of your shows, and<br>everything you wish to record gets automatically uploaded for your<br>users to listen again when they choose.<br><br>We think that ALISA represents a quantum leap forward for internet<br>broadcasters and we believe that Canstream is the only streaming<br>provider in the world that can currently offer this facility (well,<br>we've not seen anyone else doing it!).<br><br>Please contact the office for a 7-day free trial: 0114 279 5219<br><br>ALISA is only available to Canstream internet broadcasters and has<br>been developed in-house.<br><br>> Community broadcasters need funds, collectively perfecting systems such as<br>> this could open up a
huge market, and we could relax a little.<br><br>Yes, resources, resources, resources.... For example, there are only<br>two of us in the office today running the entire shooting match ;o)<br><br>> I'm asking every parliamentary candidate if they will support CMA members<br>> receiving 10% of the Licence Fee - so that we can spearhead a cultural<br>> revolution as the BBC is now moribund, hidebound, bureaucratic and wasting<br>> our money. My lot have been responsive. Try yours.<br><br>Increased funding for community broadcasters is a no brainer - I'm<br>with you there!<br><br>> Trevor Lockwood<br><br>Please give me a shout Trevor and we'll see what more we can do for<br>Felixstowe Radio - and that goes for everyone else too.<br><br>All the best<br><br>Bill<br>-- <br>Community Media Association<br><a href="http://www.commedia.org.uk/" target="_blank">http://www.commedia.org.uk/</a><br><a href="http://twitter.com/community_media"
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