Over the weekend two big events happened in the world of Silverlight:
- Silverlight 2 Beta 2 released,
- NBCOlympics.com Silverlight 2 video player released.
We, Schematic, along with NBC, Microsoft, and DeltaTre have been working hard to get this to production for a live event. Currently on the site you can watch short clips of sports and interviews. When the Olympics trials and the Olympics arrive, you will be able to watch live sports with this video player.
Taking a step back, it’s amazing to think the majority of live Olympics sports will be broadcast in the US. Every other Olympics, that I remember, have only broadcast the sports that sell well (Beach volleyball, basketball, swimming). Sports like table tennis, shooting, weight lifting, or judo fan always take a back seat. This is a real opportunity for those sports to shine.
Links:
http://www.nbcolympics.com/video/
My boy Rafael’s post about the player
His second post
Popup Player
Enhanced player
Olympic sports module
December 14th, 2009 at 4:30 pm
Hiya!. Thanks for the info. I’ve been digging around looking some info up for shool, but there is so much out there. Google lead me here - good for you i suppose! Keep up the great information. I will be coming back over here in a few days to see if there is any more info.
December 18th, 2009 at 1:49 pm
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