This document summarizes key aspects of video streaming including: 1) It discusses different types of streaming like live and video on demand as well as common streaming formats and protocols. 2) It outlines applications such as video conferences, online TV, and advertisements. 3) Advantages include instant playback and distribution of live events while disadvantages include high bandwidth needs and potential quality issues due to networks.

1. Video Streaming -The Challengers (University of Salford, ITASIO SEP 2009)

3. An Introduction Video Streaming is the action of sending encoded (digitized) audio and/or video data out across the internet as a series of small data packets that may be viewed by the end user in a real time fashion through the use of a Media Player

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