In the latest in our series on streaming video, we take a look at live or frequently updated/altered feed. So far, with a few exceptions, we’ve discussed on-demand programming. You select an episode, and watch it any time. But what about live feed? We mentioned a few we will repeat here in our pseudo-lineup, including Bloomberg US live, and many more of interest. Not all streams offer content 24 hours a day.

We’ve posted some oddly formed addresses, with the prefix mms, rtsp, etc. You can use players outside of a web browser to access these channels directly. We recommend you start by trying VLC, available for all platforms. Windows Media Player should work too. Feeds are subject to disconnection and change at any time.

• BBC One-Minute World News – The latest one-minute news summary from the BBC, updated 24-hours a day
• BBC World News Live – This is supposed to be a link to BBC World News Live Streaming, direct from their website. We had trouble with it, however.
• C-Span – We mentioned them before. But they stream everything they offer on cable. So, if you have a hankering for Question Time in the British Parliament, or a Congressman taking a nap, tune in.
  • Direct Links for External Players
    • C-Span 1 – mms://rx-wes-sea157.rbn.com/farm/pull/tx-rbn-sea001:1459/wmtencoder/cspan/cspan/wmlive/cspan1v.asf
    • C-Span 2 – mms://rx-wes-sea157.rbn.com/farm/pull/tx-rbn-sea001:1459/wmtencoder/cspan/cspan/wmlive/cspan2v.asf
    • C-Span 3 – mms://rx-wes-sea157.rbn.com/farm/pull/tx-rbn-sea001:1459/wmtencoder/cspan/cspan/wmlive/cspan3v.asf
• Fox News
  • In their RSS section, which includes all of the online syndicated content they offer, you can install an Adobe AIR(it’s a flash player for your desktop) application to watch Live and Uncut feed with alerts to indicate when the stream is starting. Not all streams are operated 24/7.
  • We have to comment the Fox Networks for their local live feeds, although some Fox feeds are blank or show traffic cameras during non-news periods. Here are some random ones we pulled.
    • MyFox Live: Los Angeles Feed
    • MyFox Live: Dallas Fort Worth Feed
    • MyFox Live: Houston Feed
    • MyFox Live: St. Louis Feed
    • MyFox Live: Boston Feed
    • MyFox Live: Detroit Feed
    • MyFox Live: Kansas City Feed
    • MyFox Live: Milwaukee Feed
    • MyFox Live: New York Feed – Has links to other cities as well
    • MyFox Live: Atlanta Feed
• Pentagon Military Channel Player – Direct Link – mms://wlc-01.media.qualitytech.com/COMP001916SCH1_pentagon_bb.wmv?WMCache=0
• Sky News – Live Events Channel – British and European News
  • Direct Link – mms://live1.wm.skynews.servecast.net/skynews_wmlz_live300k
• Bloomberg Video Player
  • Bloomberg Live US – Direct Link to the Bloomberg US stream
• Brooklyn Community Access Television – Nothing like public access. There are a variety of these online. Check out your local public access stations to see if they simulcast.
  • BCAT 1 – mms://68.161.249.58/channel1
  • BCAT 2 – mms://68.161.249.58/channel2
  • BCAT 3 – mms://68.161.249.58/channel3
• CBC Hourly Newscast – Direct Link – mms://a1987.v87520.c8752.g.vm.akamaistream.net/7/1987/8752/1175113574000/origin.media.cbc.ca/windows/hourly/hourlynewscast.wmv
• CNN
  • CNN Live – Flash Player based streaming
  • Live Feed 1
  • Live Feed 2
  • Live Feed 3
  • Live Feed 4
• NBC News Update – mms://msnbc.wmod.llnwd.net/a275/e1/video/100/vh.asf
• NASA TV
  • Public Channel – Live Events, Mission Coverage, etc
  • Media Channel – Video files, other resources live
  • Education Channel – For Students and Teachers
  • Mission Audio -  not always online

Perhaps the live feed model is limited only to traffic cameras, public access, and a few news feeds and is commercially unsatisfying compared to on-demand. Send us your links and suggestions for added content.