The problem is that the service must be able to provide for a large number ofvideo formats, namely: Real* (there is a server for Linux) Quicktime (there is some support through Apple's Darwin, but still not very reliable) ASF (I wish) Avi Mpeg ...
I've tried to look into this as well. I don't know much about the technology but have been doing a lot of reading. Try linuxtelephony.org for a backround about streaming video and there should be a link there to openH.323 which from what i gather is a standard on how audiovisual data is transmitted across the internet using RSP and RSTP protocols. From what I see its used primarily for videoconferencing but im sure it can be tailored to streaming VoD.
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