Author Archives: John Ham, Founder

Go Ustream!

My Dearest Ustreamers, Hope all is well. Today, we announced an additional financing of $6m from our existing lead investors, Softbank and DCM. The timing is perfect for the company and for me to announce that I will be returning … Continue reading

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Ustream seals Joint Venture with Korea Telecom for Ustream Korea with $10m investment

Ustreamers, Hope all is well. Today, we are happy to announce that Ustream has reached an agreement with Korea Telecom to launch Ustream Korea as part of our Joint Venture for Ustream Asia with Softbank Corp. in Japan. Korea Telecom … Continue reading

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Ustream Inc. announces Joint Venture with Softbank for Ustream Asia

Dear Ustreamers, Hope all is well. Today, Ustream Inc. announced our joint venture with Softbank Corp for Ustream Asia. This is a significant milestone for the company as it cements our long-term commitment for the broader Asian market. From the … Continue reading

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Ustream Enters Asia Pacific with Softbank Corp. of Japan

In this memorable milestone and moment, I would like to provide the color behind the fundraising announcement. When we first founded Ustream in the summer of 2006, we believed that Asia was a strategic environment for a service like Ustream … Continue reading

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‘Stand Up and Take Action!’ with Ustream, Skype and the UN Millennium Campaign

Ustream was created to enable video communication opportunities for anyone, and this week we’re powering some important global conversations that aim to end poverty. We are partnering with the United Nations Millenium Campaign to foster conversations about the most important … Continue reading

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“Ustream on Facebook” Expands Live Video to Social Networks

We’re excited to announce today a big step for Ustream: the availability of a new “Ustream on Facebook” program that offers artists and brands the opportunity to provide live streaming video with the Facebook Live Stream Box integrated within Facebook … Continue reading

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Ustream’s Puppycam wins Webby Award in NYC

In October of 2008, 6 Shiba Inu puppies went live on Ustream and 8 months later they’ve attracted over 18 million unique viewers for a total of over 800 viewing years which makes them “the most watched video in the … Continue reading

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Ustream partners with Katalyst Media

Today, Ustream announces a partnership with Katalyst Media. Katalyst Media is an innovative media company founded by Ashton Kutcher and Jason Goldberg that produced MTV’s Punk’d, Beauty and the Geek, and the movie The Butterfly Effect to name a few. … Continue reading

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Ashton shares Twitter race win on Ustream

Tonight, Friday April 17th, 2009 at approximately 10:45 pm PT Ashton turned on Ustream to mobilize his Twitter follower base as well as to share in both the race leading up to one million as well as the celebratory moment … Continue reading

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Watershed adds Mobile

Watershed now offers white-label, live mobile broadcasting applications under flexible pricing options. Now businesses can enable, live mobile broadcasting under their brand while minimizing typical capex or licensing fees by leveraging Watershed flexible pricing. Watershed Mobile is: 1. Truly live … Continue reading

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