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SPIN.com Travels to Kuwait for Operation MySpace
Our Peter Gaston explains why he's boarding a plane this morning and heading to Kuwait.
By Spin Staff 03.08.08 5:45 AM
On Monday, MySpace will webcast a concert for the troops live from Kuwait, and our Peter Gaston will be on-hand to witness the event. Featuring Disturbed, Filter, Jessica Simpson, and the Pussycat Dolls, Operation MySpace will entertain thousands of troops on a base in Kuwait, plus countless more online with live, streaming HD video.
But there's more to this trip than a concert in the desert. Below, Peter explains what else is going on in the Persian Gulf:
GreatConcert! Great Trip for Spin.....but the real news for all you concert viewers at home is....,
If Kulabyte can do Live high quality, 2 pass VBR encoding and stream compliant to Flash players, now in VP6; then after NAB they say for H.264 Flash, then the world will change. Mac users and 99% of others (flash adoption) around the world have an easy-no hassle solution for Live high quality, even HD stream viewing over existing networks and programing, the world will change. I hope Adobe capatalizes on this makes it a top strategic effort this year for the company, if so Flash will slaughter Microsoft efforts again to get domination with silverlight (or was it Crackle, Sparckle, Sizzle or the others they tried before silverlight). I also understand that MTV and Viacom has purchased several encoding units this month from Kulabyte and plans to use them for the Nickelodean Kids Choice awards on March 29 and other live events. I saw the Operation My Space on a 42 inch HD LCD in my living room and it was Awesome! I will be waiting to see this March 29 event if MTV uses it for this. ...Go Spin!!...LOL M.