Baduk TV is on the air (again)

[Jordus]

It is definitely up right now at http://lifein19x19.com/L19TV.php

[manastin]

Now again not working..Do you know why it is like that?

[Gegenzeit]

Nice!

I had to start it a couple of times, but now it works.

[manastin]

Offline again

[phillip1882]

yeah i'm having trouble viewing as well. just says off air.

[kivi]

It has been offline quite long time, but the stream is on as I type this.

[CnP]

There's a BadukTv app in the android marketplace now, it seems to work, though I tried it a few times and got black screen but today there's video. I think it's limited to a 2 minutes viewing trial and I didn't see any obvious links to upgrade..

[nagano]

There's a BadukTv app in the android marketplace now, it seems to work, though I tried it a few times and got black screen but today there's video. I think it's limited to a 2 minutes viewing trial and I didn't see any obvious links to upgrade..

You are aware of Baduk TV at GoGameGuru, right? They plan on eventually adding support for mobile devices.

[kusto]

There's a BadukTv app in the android marketplace now, it seems to work, though I tried it a few times and got black screen but today there's video. I think it's limited to a 2 minutes viewing trial and I didn't see any obvious links to upgrade..

You are aware of Baduk TV at GoGameGuru, right? They plan on eventually adding support for mobile devices.

it looks like baduktv is planning on covering that market. they have released official apps and for the moment they are leaving it open for free as a promotion.

the same portals are able to be viewed here for now

http://210.122.100.217:8080/Demo.html

ios, android, general web

[gogameguru]

@Kusto

If you have that link then I'd expect you also know that that's their test server. Their official English website is still under development, but it's coming soon here: http://www.baduktv.kr/

In addition to the arrangement they have with Go Game Guru, Baduk TV plan to launch their own service. And because they felt that not that many people in the West knew about Baduk TV, they decided to give free access to Baduk TV for a limited time.

The difference between the Baduk TV service and the Go Game Guru service is that Baduk TV are focussing mainly only making the live stream available through their new website and mobile apps. Go Game Guru is focussing more on video on demand so that we can eventually make them available with English subtitles (which is one of the things we're working on at the moment). The two services are quite different.

Because the live stream is free for a couple of months, Baduk TV have kindly allowed us to stream the video off their servers during this introductory period, but we're currently using their old media server because the new one is still being tested. Once their new server is ready, we'll switch the stream over to that, to resolve problems some people have had with using older Microsoft protocols. When Baduk TV decides to end the free service, we'll switch it over to our own media server, with support for adaptive bitrate and Apple's HLS protocol (which means it's iOS and Android compatible). Go Game Guru is already optimised for mobile, so we'll only provide the live stream through our website here: http://gogameguru.com/baduk-tv-live/

We've been waiting until that new server is actually ready to support a large number of connections before using it. I don't think you're doing Baduk TV any favours by posting a link to their test server here, because you have no idea whether it has the resources to cope with many simultaneous connections. Baduk TV have already been very generous in giving Go players around the world free access to their TV service for several months. The TV shows cost a lot of money to produce and the bandwidth costs for live streaming aren't small either. Why not just be satisfied with what they've given you and not create problems for them?

I can only assume that you didn't know it was the test server and you found that link by some other means? Or?

[kusto]

@Kusto

If you have that link then I'd expect you also know that that's their test server. Their official English website is still under development, but it's coming soon here: http://www.baduktv.kr/

In addition to the arrangement they have with Go Game Guru, Baduk TV plan to launch their own service. And because they felt that not that many people in the West knew about Baduk TV, they decided to give free access to Baduk TV for a limited time.

The difference between the Baduk TV service and the Go Game Guru service is that Baduk TV are focussing mainly only making the live stream available through their new website and mobile apps. Go Game Guru is focussing more on video on demand so that we can eventually make them available with English subtitles (which is one of the things we're working on at the moment). The two services are quite different.

Because the live stream is free for a couple of months, Baduk TV have kindly allowed us to stream the video off their servers during this introductory period, but we're currently using their old media server because the new one is still being tested. Once their new server is ready, we'll switch the stream over to that, to resolve problems some people have had with using older Microsoft protocols. When Baduk TV decides to end the free service, we'll switch it over to our own media server, with support for adaptive bitrate and Apple's HLS protocol (which means it's iOS and Android compatible). Go Game Guru is already optimised for mobile, so we'll only provide the live stream through our website here: http://gogameguru.com/baduk-tv-live/

We've been waiting until that new server is actually ready to support a large number of connections before using it. I don't think you're doing Baduk TV any favours by posting a link to their test server here, because you have no idea whether it has the resources to cope with many simultaneous connections. Baduk TV have already been very generous in giving Go players around the world free access to their TV service for several months. The TV shows cost a lot of money to produce and the bandwidth costs for live streaming aren't small either. Why not just be satisfied with what they've given you and not create problems for them?

I can only assume that you didn't know it was the test server and you found that link by some other means? Or?

calm down

i thought it was probably a test server being used to promote interest in the stream when it goes on sale. which it looks like it is doing. the link is being passed around on twitter and various blogs since the begining of february. they have only just released the apps though on ios and android which use the same stream and have no restrictions on them at the moment. i can watch baduk tv on my device using their official app all day from the same source/quality.

after they released those apps i figured there is no difference to sharing that link.

by the way i dont mind who supplies the live stream, i will go with the cheapest since they come from the same source.
i look forward to your subtitles project though and am thankful for all your efforts.

[gogameguru]

calm down

Thanks for being so condescending... You'll note that I treated you with respect and gave you the benefit of the doubt. Maybe you could do the same in return.

We were asked not to share the link to the test server while they were working on it.

It seems that what you're saying is that you knew it was a test server and assumed it was ok to share it, but didn't really know? Is that right? It's a test server, not a production server. If you don't know what that means, go and look it up.

[kusto]

calm down

Thanks for being so condescending... You'll note that I treated you with respect and gave you the benefit of the doubt. Maybe you could do the same in return.

We were asked not to share the link to the test server while they were working on it.

It seems that what you're saying is that you knew it was a test server and assumed it was ok to share it, but didn't really know? Is that right? It's a test server, not a production server. If you don't know what that means, go and look it up.

with respect? you accused me of costing baduktv resources/money and also being ungrateful. which is rubish, i will be buying their service - direct. While they offer their stream for free to people thats their choice and no guilt shall be placed on me.

i never said i knew it was a test server, i said i thought it might have been being used for tests and also being used to promote their service as echoed by your site doing the same thing. i was never asked not to share it and up until now i hadnt. i have now because they are sharing the stream freely themselves on those devices as i already said. anyone with twitter or who reads go blogs would have seen it a long time ago by themselves.

[nagano]

In addition to the arrangement they have with Go Game Guru, Baduk TV plan to launch their own service. And because they felt that not that many people in the West knew about Baduk TV, they decided to give free access to Baduk TV for a limited time.

The difference between the Baduk TV service and the Go Game Guru service is that Baduk TV are focussing mainly only making the live stream available through their new website and mobile apps. Go Game Guru is focussing more on video on demand so that we can eventually make them available with English subtitles (which is one of the things we're working on at the moment). The two services are quite different.

Interesting. So I take it GoGameGuru will continue to offer the streaming service after they have launched theirs? Will there be any difference? Also, when the quality is up to 720p, will the stream also be 16:9?

[kivi]

the same portals are able to be viewed here for now

http://210.122.100.217:8080/Demo.html

ios, android, general web

Thank you for sharing the link (and of course to BadukTV for the free promo). Nice to watch in higher res.

Btw. I am sure they can edit that html page if they feel too many people are using it. It's not like you linked directly to the stream or anything.