Join us tonight for Stickam’s exclusive live coverage of “Going Pro: Seducing the Studios,” presented by Tubefilter and featuring panelists from Big Fantastic, Sony Pictures Television, and Crackle’s upcoming action series, The Bannen Way.

Many producers dream of scoring a studio deal. With financing, marketing, and distribution all taken care of, can’t you finally just focus on creating something great? But what’s it really like when a studio gets involved? At December’s Hollywood Web Television Meetup we’re exploring these questions and more.

Web television powerhouse Big Fantastic first caught the eye of former Disney Chariman Michael Eisner’s web production studio Vuguru with their debut independent series Sam Has 7 Friends, the first daily scripted dramatic web series. Together Big Fantastic and Vuguru created Prom Queen, which drew over 20 Million views during its initial run, and has since spawned two sequels and a Japanese remake.

Last year Sorority Forever received multiple Streamy Award nominations, including Best Director for the four-man team consisting of Douglas Cheney, Chris Hampel, Chris McCaleb, and Ryan Wise. Big Fantastic has grown to become a household name in web tv, producing and directing series for studios like Warner Bros., McG’s Wonderland Sound and Vision, 60 Frames, and Generate. They’ve just recently completed their latest series, Prom Queen: The Homecoming, scheduled for release after the new year.

In Summer 2008 Mark Gantt and Jesse Warren shot and released a short, sexy and slick trailer for a high-concept indie action web series that hadn’t yet been produced. Hollywood took notice, and after getting signed by International Creative Management they landed a 13-episode deal with Sony Pictures Television to produce The Bannen Way for Crackle.com, debuting early 2010.

Find out from these creators just what it takes to go pro and what it’s like directing, producing and starring in a studio-backed web series. With exclusive, never-before-seen footage of The Bannen Way!

Live tonigth starting at 7:30 PM PST (10:30 PM EST) at http://www.stickam.com/tubefilter

Now you can add Stickam to your Facebook profile or fan page quickly and easily. Go live right from Facebook, search for and share live streams you are watching, and utilize the Facebook chat to talk to your friends or fans.

http://apps.facebook.com/istickam/

World renowned game developer and father of Mega Man, Keiji Inafune, joins us for a live chat Wednesday, 12/16, at 9 PM PST to celebrate Mega Man’s 22nd Birthday!

Stop by and celebrate with us as Mr. Inafune will be taking questions from the live chat! Expect a few surprises in store for Mega Man fans. Additionally, there will be guest appearances from renowned cartoon artist Hitoshi Ariga and Mega Man game producer Hironobu Takeshita. Visit http://www.capcom-unity.com/ for more information.

http://www.stickam.com/megamantv

The Stickam Mobile Viewer has been updated for Android phones.  This update includes better video quality, new tabbed interface, better search, viewable user lists, and the ability to join from your phone.  Download it now on the Android marketplace.

NATPE (National Association of Television Program Executives), the global, non-profit organization dedicated to the creation, development and distribution of televised programming in all forms across all mature and emerging media platforms, proudly presents a panel event devoted to independent prodcuers seeking to gain online exposure for their shows.   Join us live for full coverage of “Indie Production for the Multiplatform World” on Wednesday, December 2, beginning at 6 PM PST.

Sure, studios and media giants are producing programming for multiple distribution outlets, but so are the independents and they’re stronger and mightier than ever with the advent of new and inexpensive production tools. How has the game changed for indie producers and creators thanks to changes in consumers’ video consumption? How do you produce on a budget and incubate projects on the Web? And what is the endgame? Don’t miss out on this opportunity to hear from experts on the challenges and opportunities in online video production.

Moderator:
David Bloom, Principal Words & Deeds

Confirmed Speakers:
Jonathan Small, Editorial Director, Break Media
Brady Brim-DeForest, Co-Founder, Tubefilter
Steve Amato, Partner, Omelet
Jared Tobman, Executive Vice President, Digital, Reveille Omelet

Stickam.com’s StreamAPI is proud to be the exclusive live streaming video provider for NATPE.

Wednesday, December 2, at 9 PM EST / 6 PST

http://www.stickam.com/natpe

Nielson has named Stickam.com as the #3 Top Social Networking & Blog Destination in the world for viewing online video streams for the month of October, ranking behind only Facebook and Myspace.

http://vator.tv/news/show/2009-11-20-social-networking-sites-are-media-portals

New Stickam.com iPhone SDK allows live streaming integration for apps in the iTunes store; partners with 211me to add video streaming to celebrity apps, beginning with Twilight’s Peter Facinelli

LOS ANGELES – November 17, 2009 – Stickam.com, the pioneer of live streaming video and the largest live community on the Internet, today introduced its iPhone SDK for third-party integration of live video streaming into iPhone apps.

The iPhone SDK is based on Stickam.com’s StreamAPI platform, providing an easy-to-implement white label solution that allows developers to integrate live video streaming into any business, entertainment or educational iPhone app. The SDK utilizes Apple QuickTime’s H.264 HTTP live streaming functionality, with the addition of Stickam.com’s live chat integration so users can interact with each other from within the app directly and seamlessly.

211me, creator of iPhone applications and social media solutions for celebrities, media companies and product manufacturers, has utilized Stickam.com’s iPhone SDK to power its celebrity apps, beginning with an app for Twilight star, Peter Facinelli.

“We’re excited to add live video from Stickam to all our celebrity iPhone apps, starting with Peter’s and extending to all of our clients including Billy Burke, Jennie Garth, Danneel Harris, Lucas Till, Tia Carrere, Neal McDonough, Eric Christian Olsen, Steve Carlson, Bailee Madison and Stephen Colletti,” said Rob DeFranco, CEO of 211me. “There’s no doubt that fans are looking for immediate and intimate access to stars, which means delivering content to mobile phones is key. Peter has been at the forefront of connecting directly with his fans through social media, and his iPhone app brings fans even closer to him through exclusive photos, videos, updates, direct chats and, now, live streaming.”

Facinelli, better known as Dr. Carlisle Cullen to fans of the Twilight series, is gearing up for the premiere of “New Moon” on Nov. 20 with appearances on Rachel Ray, Martha Stewart, Jimmy Fallon and many others. While he’s on location during filming and on the road promoting the movie, Facinelli connects with fans through social networking, providing behind-the-scenes access.
 
StreamAPI is a fully customizable and scalable white label solution that enables companies to easily and cost-effectively add live video streaming capabilities to their Web sites and online applications. With no monthly fees or up-front development costs, pricing is a predictable flat rate of 45 cents per gigabyte. With StreamAPI’s analytics tools, application developers can track bandwidth usage, traffic sources and number of visitors, broken down by time period for each live session.

“Today’s availability of the Stickam iPhone SDK, along with our recent launch of the StreamAPI application for Facebook, illustrates how we constantly strive to help entertainers and media providers deliver the live content users want, wherever they’re located,” said Steven Fruchter, CEO of Stickam.com. “We’re pleased to help iPhone app developers add live streaming and connect directly with their users by providing the back-end technology.”

For developers building a Web application instead of an iPhone app, Stickam.com has also allowed the ability to stream directly to a Safari browser on an iPhone and iPod Touch via a Web address.
 

About 211me
211me is a celebrity iPhone and social media company. They give celebrities the tools to publish, distribute and control media content right from their iPhones with 211me’s iStar iPhone applications. 211me also works to connect celebrities and sponsors to create branded and customized applications. For more information, please visit www.211me.com.

About Stickam.com
Stickam.com is the pioneer of live streaming video and the largest live community on the Internet. Stickam.com delivers live interactive streaming to over five million registered users on any computer, console or mobile device. Stickam’s StreamAPI.com is the easiest and most cost effective way to incorporate live streaming video services into your Web site or application. Stickam also offers PayPerLive.com, a turnkey white label live video streaming platform for professionals. For more information, please visit www.stickam.com.

Join actor Peter Facinelli live Monday afternoon for a live chat in advance of the Red Carpet premiere of The Twilight Saga: New Moon.    This exclusive event is presented by the brand new Vampire Transformer iPhone App from 211me  (http://www.211me.com/vampire).

http://www.stickam.com/211me

We have just released our new re-designed Mypage.

It can be found here: http://www.stickam.com/member/beta/myPage.do

In addition to a new look and easier to use navigation we have also enabled live previews of any of your friends currently live on stickam.  To view just mouse over the friends profile photo in either the Mypage “My Friends tab’ or your Live Friends Page

There are more tweaks and features to be added still but let us know in the comments what you think.

Tune in live this Thursday and Friday night for two special live events with Travel Channel’s Ghost Adventures.

Friday, Oct. 30, starting at 8 PM EST/ 5 PM PST,  the Ghost Adventures crew — Zak, Nick and Aaron — will lock themselves into the Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum in Weston, WV, for the most ambitious paranormal investigation ever attempted.  Be sure to watch the 7-hour event on the Travel Channel and join the live video chat, powered by Stickam’s StreamAPI.

And as a special bonus, Zak, Nick and Aaron will be live to kick off the event with a live video chat at 11:30 PM EST / 8:30 PM PST  the night before, on Thursday, 10/29.

Watch both events live on the www.stickam.com homepage or at http://www.travelchannel.com/Ghost_Adventures_Live/