3:07 pm on April 27, 2010 · open government (27), silverlight (1), USG (40), webcasting (4)

U.S. House of Representatives unveils HouseLive.gov -searchable / downloadable video webcast system

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The U.S. House of Representatives has unveiled searchable / downloadable video webcast system HouseLive.gov. Here is Speaker Pelosi’s announcement.

This service is from Granicus, who already do a similar thing for Los Angeles and San Francisco’s City Councils, amongst others. It’s a proven system. You can see them here pitching NYC. The search facility is great, allowing viewers to jump directly to the point in any video where a certain phrase is mentioned. That, combined with the fact they also offer downloads puts them way ahead of anything in central government – including the FCC!

The only possible criticism is that it is based on proprietary software, with Microsoft’s Silverlight plug-in doing the streaming, and iPod-ready mp4 and mp3 for downloads.

1 thought on “U.S. House of Representatives unveils HouseLive.gov -searchable / downloadable video webcast system”

  1. I note the boilerplate:

    Proceedings of the House of Representatives, including any recording of such proceedings, may not be used for any political purpose or in any commercial advertisement, and may not be broadcast with commercial sponsorship except as part of a bona fide news program or public affairs documentary program.

    I had thought such proceedings were public domain, apparently not.

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