Live streaming as sleek as it comes

Vimeo gets into the live streaming business and reminds us that the service doesn't have to be crappy. But you pay for what you get.
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Too much bad video on the net and your sensory system becomes very strange.. Image: JDHancock.com. on Flickr.

One of the truly depressing things about the evolution of the internet is that image quality turned out not to matter. However the recording and provision technology kept advancing so at least the signal side was cleaned. But now that the Over The Top services, all the way from Netflix to Madman’s DocPlay, are bringing cinema quality streaming to powerful home screening systems, visual tastiness has returned. 

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David Tiley was the Editor of Screenhub from 2005 until he became Content Lead for Film in 2021 with a special interest in policy. He is a writer in screen media with a long career in educational programs, documentary, and government funding, with a side order in script editing. He values curiosity, humour and objectivity in support of Australian visions and the art of storytelling.