From Adobe.
Streaming video with Flash Communication Server should be used in any situation where you want or need to do the following:
* Deliver long files—for example, video clips over 10 minutes long
* Deliver video to many viewers—for example, a hundred or more simultaneous viewers
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There’s a difference between progressive and streaming video. Do you know what it is? It’s confusing to say the least. The good news is that Adobe has a nice guide to telling the differences.
Here’s a summary.
Progressive Downloading
Pros and Cons
Keeping the video external and separate to the SWF file offers a number of benefits over embedded [...]

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We don’t need no stinking boxes. I mean, video player boxes.
Watching video online in small, fuzzy boxes is heading the way of rabbit ears.
Some highly anticipated Web sites are being modeled on making the experience of watching video online more like watching television. These sites rely on software that enlarges the interface so that it [...]

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I don’t get this. So it will allow bloggers to grab video clips from major tv news stations? Why not just enable embedded viewing from your own online channel? Why do we need a channel to distribute it for them?
NEW YORK, NY–(MARKET WIRE)–Aug 8, 2007 — The NewsMarket — the world’s leading online platform for [...]

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The NY Times has a piece, Nothing to Watch on TV? Streaming Video Appeals to Niche Audiences.
Seeing these words blinking at the bottom of the postage-stamp-size screen during a download of jerky video defines the annoying experience of entertainment on a computer monitor.
However, the potential of new streaming video services — fast, full screen and [...]

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