[RP TownTalk] Talking to the Town: Two Proposals

[Roland Walker]

Video streaming of past meetings is not technically difficult.  Google
video will host unlimited council meetings for free.  Other
municipalities are already doing this.

Live streaming takes more work, and when you consider viewership and
the availability on cable of a much better uncompressed video, is
probably not worth it.

R

On 1/18/06, Maureen E. Farrington <freckles at portal.nothingbutshell.net> wrote:
>
>
> On Wed, 18 Jan 2006, Vernon Archer wrote:
> >
> > 7. One feature I hope to have on the new website is the capacity for
> > streaming video, so that we can post at least the most current Council
> > meeting on the web site for all of you to view at your convenience. If we
> > can do this, I can see no reason why video rebroadcast should take more than
> > a couple of days to post. We will post the agenda also to assist viewers in
> > following the proceedings.
>
> In the spirit of not waiting of perfection, has the idea of streaming
> audio been considered as an "in the meantime" solution?  I imagine it
> wouldn't be too hard to implement.
>
> -Maureen
>
>
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