Reach for better Streaming
August 27, 2019

Reach for better Streaming

Neil Singh | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Software Version

Streaming Manager (Ustream Pro Broadcast)

Modules Used

  • Ustream eCDN (IBM Cloud Video Enterprise Content Delivery Network)

Overall Satisfaction with IBM Watson Media's Video Streaming

We have been using IBM Watson to stream video for our monthly meetings, and it has been a great hand in recording passed meetings. The history and library can take you back for recorded meetings. I liked that it was cloud-based, and was able to access content anywhere we were, and also that it supports PC and Mac.
  • The video quality is very good.
  • It's good with broadcasting and streaming.
  • The sound quality was good.
  • The pricing was a little too high.
  • Areas with low bandwidth had problems with sound.
  • Support about the product is lacking.
We had really benefited from using this service with not only saving the videos of past meetings, but also reaching out with the steaming link to most of our affiliates and partners during meetings. Also, we can look at the analytics and know how many people are viewing or attending the meeting.
Yes, we definitely could go back to the archives of old videos. Usually, we review old meetings and take notes of improvements in the area for the next meeting. So, yes this has definitely helped. Also, we would look at the polling data we could find back for our research, and we can use this for stats.
This feature definitely helped in determining how many people were listening, where and how often.
We used some of these metrics to look at the performance of the video and sound quality and whether people were happy with the stream or rather calling in for meetings. Most of the time, people were satisfied with the stream.
We haven't utilized this feature that much, but are looking into it.
This product is good for a large audience with more than 50 people, or less than that.

IBM Video Streaming Feature Ratings

Lead generation
7
Video personalization
8
eCommerce
6
Support for advertisements
6
Video SEO
8
Video access controls
6
User management
8
Video link sharing
7
Internal video
9
External video
8
Streaming quality reports
8
Per viewer tracking
9
Per video tracking
8
Video analytics dashboard
7
On-Demand video
9
Live streaming
8
Impact of streaming on network
7
Video upload & format support
8
Video library / File management
7
Video portal
8
Audience polling
7
Audience Q&A / Live chat
8
Video comments
6