March update: New tools on make.tv – Some simplifications in the usability: live encoder, simple-show-control and broadcasting via the make.tv player

The spring update is finally online, a fresh start into the new season. We proudly present three new make.tv tools that will assist you in producing live shows on make.tv using a simplified workflow. With our three new tools the “make.tv live-encoder”, the “simple-show-control” and the possibility to start a new live show immediately via the make.tv player, we provide you with custom made tools for an even faster and straightforward way of producing live content on make.tv.

Simple-show-control

You’re a professional producer and you just want to publish an already completely produced signal online?

In that case our supported encoders (Adobe FME, Wirecast or Dicas Hardware Encoder) in combination with the simple-show-control are just the right thing for you. For specific tasks and setups the make.tv simple-show-control offers a resource-saving alternative to the make.tv studio.

make.tv live-encoder

You simply want to broadcast via your mobile phone or netbook without further ado – but you do have exact ideas and requirements to your stream?

Go ahead and have a look at the new make.tv live-encoder. You will realize, that fits your personal requirements. Even mobile devices that support flash 10.1 – like Googles Android mobile phone Nexus One – can start the encoder, allowing you broadcast from almost everywhere. You can find the link for the make.tv live-encoder on your channel page if you look at “encoding tools”.

Broadcasting via the make.tv player

You just want to get your show on the air as fast and uncomplicated as possible? You now have the possibility to start a live transmission using only the make.tv player. To start the broadcasting via your website or blog, please log in the make.tv Player embedded in your site using your make.tv account (email and password). After your successful log-in the red send button appears in the player and you can start broadcasting with a simple mouse click. It’s as easy as that.

Of course you may as well use all make.tv tools in combination with each other or with the make.tv studio. You decide which tool suits your purpose best. Give it a try!

secured future prospect for make.tv

After a couple of months of uncertainty, we now achieved a sustainable long-term solution for the platform make.tv. The internet agency dimensional bought make.tv. Platform and product will be continued by the newly founded company SMT GmbH.

SMT - Streaming Media Technologies GmbH now employs almost the complete make.tv developer team.

In future, the customers of the dimensional agency can be offered individual applications based on make.tv technology. Thus the platform make.tv as well as the product portfolio of individual solutions will expand successively.

The management of SMT consists of two people: Georg Lenzen, founder and former CTO of make.tv, is responsible for the operative management, whereas Andreas Jacobi, CEO of dimensional, is head of finance and sales.

Currently, make.tv has about a million video views per month. The number of paying customers is rising continuously. The first individual custom-build software solution based on make.tv technology has already been implemented in a first version: interactive online training seminars. Further projects are being developed/planned.

Regarding our core applications – the make.tv studio and player – make.tv will continue to respond to our customers’ needs and wishes and provide tools for an easy production of live- and on-demand content on the internet. The headline for the new make.tv concept is: Everything will be easier! In detail, this refers to an even faster and easier access to producing with make.tv for professional as well as for amateur producers. As an addition to these “simple” productions, new tools like an online-video encoder, a simple-show-control or a channel-encoder will be implemented within the next month. For the production of some shows the use of the make.tv studio with its wide range of features might not even be necessary at a first level but the studio can integrated anytime as the demands of the production increase.

Update: A new look for make.tv

We have just put a little make.tv design-update online! The make.tv logo on the welcome page is a bit plainer, in white, the links to the subpages are more clearly arranged, and the search for shows, users and channels is directly accessible from every page.

Furthermore, we have facilitated the access to the make.tv studio. You can now enter the studio of your own home channel and start producing right away by pressing the big red "Enter Studio"-button on the welcome page. We have also highlighted the "Enter Studio"-button on the My-Channel screen.

For more details concerning updates and fixies, please check out our changelog! In order to stay up to date, please subscribe to our RSS-feed, so you'll always be informed about the changes made - simply click on the following link: Subscribe to RSS

And by the way: regarding the rumors wether we continue make.tv or not - WE WILL CONTINUE!

Your production is becoming a channel!

With immediate effect, all make.tv users have an own livestream channel. Users who possess several channels can choose a "home channel". This channel is always listed in the first place and can be found quickly via the navigation.

Your viewers are able to find your channel in a very simple way: "http://make.tv/channelname"

Your opinion counts - survey "live streaming"

Your opinion counts – Take part in our summer survey!

In an effort to serve you better, we would like you to participate in our summer survey. It only takes 5 minutes to complete the questionnaire. Please click here to start our survey "livestreaming".

Update: New accounts and H.264

Unlimited airtime - now available for only 12.90 € per month

With the latest update, our pricing structure is even more transparent. Our focus in this process was adapting all of the accounts to meet the needs of our users. Free account users can now remove the daily airtime limitation with immediate effect: The new private account is now available for only 12.90 € per month.

Also new: We've increased the included traffic for the business account from 30.000 to 50.000 viewer minutes. The Whitelabel account will remain at the same low price for the long term. For detailed information about all available accounts, please visit our payment-overview.

Higher quality at a lower bandwidth - Recording with H.264

You can improve the quality of your live stream with the Adobe Flash Media Live Encoder. The latest update now enables the recording of H.264 streams. Although live streaming H.264 was already available, up to now, recording was only possible with VP6. The H.264 codec ensures even higher quality at a lower bandwidth. Apart from this, the H.264 codec is compatible with all current encoding tools.

make.tv wins eco Internet Award

The virtual broadcasting studio make.tv is one of the best internet companies in Germany.

make.tv was the winner in the category "Software as a Service" at this year`s ceremony of eco Internet Awards in Cologne. Altogether the "Verband der deutschen Internetwirtschaft" awarded companies in 10 categories.

"We are very happy to win the award with our service. It shows that make.tv suits the spirit of the time" said make.tv CEO Andreas Constantin Meyer. The winner was choosen by an independend jury of top-class experts from economy, science and journalism.