Our publishing tool Broadcast Machine lets you publish video channels on your website with virtually zero bandwidth costs. Broadcast Machine is open source, and completely free. If you have video content, you can start a channel almost instantly-- it's as simple as installing blogging software on your website (actually, it's simpler than most blogging programs).
Easy to install, easy to use video publishing software.
Pick a name, choose some settings, and you're done.
As easy as posting to a blog.
If you are planning to create Channels for an organization or serious website, there are several important considerations that you should make. But don't let the details slow you down-- Broadcast Machine is very easy to install and test out. You'll be better able to make these decisions once someone has gotten a feel for the flow of things.
If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to email us at feedback@pculture.org. We're happy to help you along with this process.
There are several good options available for hosting videos, each has costs and benefits.
You'll need a good system for compressing videos. The beauty of the DTV platform is that it's practical to distribute much higher quality videos than on the web.
Video channels are RSS feeds. This creates a high degree of flexibility for publishing different and overlapping channels.
People subscribed to your channel can use it in two basic ways: like a feed or like a library.