Starting an online TV channel?

Online tv channels are a cost effective way to get your own tv channel rolling without the huge costs involved in starting a normal tv channel and getting it aired through satellites and local networks. Considering the fact that break even point for normal tv channels are 6 to 7 years, it will be much better to recover any money you put into fast from the online tv channel. Starting your own online TV channel is not impossible in this age of science and technology. People use internet for various purposes such as to obtain information or entertainment. You can generate revenue through advertisers or membership fee by starting an online TV channel. If you are going to start an online TV channel then you require following essentials;

1. Good speed internet connection
2. Computer
3. Camera
4. Microphone
5. Video recording and streaming software

A large number of websites offer online TV station services to their clients. You need to create an account on such websites for support and access to necessary tools without any cost. You can obtain various video publishing and streaming tools from there. You can produce movies of your family, friends or of your own by acting in them. You should choose hot topics about which people want to know because movies on poor topics will not bring audience to them.

After making movies you have to upload them on these websites allowing others to watch them. Share them with your friends and members of the website. Invite your contacts to watch your movies by sending an email having URL of your online channel. These websites create a list of shows to play each day therefore you cannot control air time of your video. You should update your content regularly to have more chances to be included in the list of shows. You can also upload your movies on YouTube, Yahoo and Google videos to get popularity. In this method you don’t need to develop a website because you work on others websites.

There is another method to start your online TV channel by developing your own website or collaborating with YouTube, Yahoo or Google videos. Following steps will help you to start your online TV channel.

1. You have to purchase camera, audio equipment, microphone, mixer, lighting and various software tools to create movies.
2. Create movies for live streaming using hardware device and software tools such as Apple QuickTime, Dolby Digital and AJA Video. They help to create a quality movie for online streaming.
3. You should install streaming software on your computer. A large number of such tools are available on internet for free so get one of them.
4. The next step is to choose a streaming supplier such as Adstream, Aspera and DFfastChannel. They host streaming videos on their servers for your audience.
5. You should choose an appropriate video format to use. There is a wide variety of software tools such as QuickTime, Windows Media Player or flash player. Viewers can use these tools to see your online TV channel from their computers.
6. You should have a website to host your TV station or you can also upload your movies on YouTube to run your online TV channel.
7. You should start producing TV programs in your studio targeting your audience.
8. You can use search engine optimization (SEO) techniques or internet marketing to popularize your online TV channel. You can also collaborate with YouTube, Google and yahoo video to get viewers.
9. You should attract advertisers by providing links to their sites to earn money. You can also apply Google adsense program to earn money from the clicks of your website visitors.
10. Make a schedule of your content and publish it on the schedule page of your website.