Video hosting (yes we'll pay)

[davidd]

A client has asked if we would be willing to host a video for them to be streamed to their customers.
The file is a 140mb mpeg which they think will be downloaded 4 or 5 times per day.
As it is an mpeg then it is not real streaming (if I read the tech stuff correctly then it is media player giving the impression of streaming) so all we need is some space and some cheap reliable bandwidth.

anyone help?

Cheers

D.

[stevieb]

davidd said:

A client has asked if we would be willing to host a video for them to be streamed to their customers. The file is a 140mb mpeg which they think will be downloaded 4 or 5 times per day. As it is an mpeg then it is not real streaming (if I read the tech stuff correctly then it is media player giving the impression of streaming) so all we need is some space and some cheap reliable bandwidth. anyone help? Cheers D.

David,

all the cheap stgreaming hosting companies are in the US but as ted said to me when this came up before is that there is to much lag between the US server and UK based browser for streaming.

I will have a look for the old thread

Steve

[hughjayteens]

UK bandwidth is expensive full stop - I will email you some costs for very fast UK based hosting, which will massively out perform any US/Far East cheap hosting, but will probably be significantly more expensive.

This could be a good time to try out the 'umlimted bandwidth' offered by some hosts and see just how quickly they make you an exception to the rule!!

How long does this need to be hosted for?

Cheers

C

[davidd]

hughjayteens said:

UK bandwidth is expensive full stop - I will email you some costs for very fast UK based hosting, which will massively out perform any US/Far East cheap hosting, but will probably be significantly more expensive. This could be a good time to try out the 'umlimted bandwidth' offered by some hosts and see just how quickly they make you an exception to the rule!! How long does this need to be hosted for? Cheers C

Not sure how long it will be up for, not long I suspect

D.

[meeja]

YHM

[JamieBeeston]

Hi,

so long as its only a couple a day, I dont mind hosting it...

So long as you dont mind it being on one of my URLs