Deliver Rich Media at Scale for your Microsoft® Silverlight™ applications

What is Silverlight Streaming?

Microsoft® Silverlight™ Streaming by Windows Live™ is a companion service for Silverlight that makes it easier for developers and designers to deliver and scale rich media as part of their Silverlight applications. The service offers web designers and developers a free (*) and convenient solution for hosting and streaming cross-platform, cross-browser media experiences and rich interactive applications that run on Windows™ and Mac. Combined with the ability to create content with Microsoft® Expression and other 3rd party tools, web designers and content publishers wishing to integrate Silverlight applications into their online properties can enjoy complete control of the end user experience.

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This spring we'll be launching a pilot program to offer turnkey advertising with the Silverlight Streaming video service. At MIX'08 we announced this pilot program to test the turnkey integration of the Silverlight Streaming service with the Microsoft AdCenter platform. This pilot program will allow a control group of Silverlight Streaming account holders to take Silverlight videos and automatically insert contextual advertisements into the end-user video playback experience. This program will include revenue sharing for the accounts participating in the trial. Sign up here to get paid for using our free service.

Additional Resources

About Silverlight Streaming: To learn more about the benefits of Microsoft® Silverlight™ Streaming by Windows Live™, visit the Silverlight Streaming page on microsoft.com/silverlight.

For Developers and Designers: To learn more about how to program Microsoft® Silverlight™ Streaming by Windows Live™ please review the SDK and service blog on dev.live.com/silverlight.

Learn about Microsoft Silverlight: Explore the possibilities of Microsoft® Silverlight™, a cross-browser, cross-platform plug-in for delivering the next generation of media experiences and rich interactive applications (RIAs) for the Web, visit microsoft.com/silverlight.

 

(*) While the service is in beta, storage is free up to 10 GB and streaming is free up to 5 TB of aggregated bandwidth per user account per month. Videos should not exceed 10 minutes and have a maximum bit rate of 1.4 Mbps. As we move out of beta, unlimited streaming will also be available for free with advertising, or with payment of a nominal fee for use of the service without advertising.