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images/news/msn.jpgWith Live Earth now less than two weeks away, Microsoft's MSN division is preparing itself for what will be one of the largest streaming events in the history of the Internet.
Companies such as AOL and CBS have done it for Live 8 and the Final Four in the past, however Microsoft's offering will be on a larger scale. The service uses those two events as a template for its own offering and will build upon them.
In total, the event will be viewable in about 24 markets worldwide, and is expected to serve more than five million streams per day. In many of these markets, Live Earth marks the first time a streaming event of this magnitude will be available directly for Internet users, MSN senior director Lisa Gurry told BetaNews.
For more about live earth see MSN's site HERE
Companies such as AOL and CBS have done it for Live 8 and the Final Four in the past, however Microsoft's offering will be on a larger scale. The service uses those two events as a template for its own offering and will build upon them.
In total, the event will be viewable in about 24 markets worldwide, and is expected to serve more than five million streams per day. In many of these markets, Live Earth marks the first time a streaming event of this magnitude will be available directly for Internet users, MSN senior director Lisa Gurry told BetaNews.
For more about live earth see MSN's site HERE
