Two products that are currently on the market place that we really like, because of their functionality and ease of use are as follows:

Adobe Creative Suite 4

CS4 builds on the things that matter for streaming. From speech recognition to tapeless workflows to multiple-core/processor encoding tools to support for GPU-based encoding of H.264, CS4 pushes streaming toward high definition in a way that leaves Final Cut looking a bit out of touch.

BBC iPlayer

This service offers U.K residents free online access to all of the BBC's TV and access to BBC Radio to listeners worldwide. It was plagued with bandwidth and technical issues soon after its launch in December 2007, the service saw requests to stream or download programs go from 36,000 per day in June 2008 to almost a million per day by October 2008, and its sleek new interface and a desktop player powered by Adobe AIR are great examples of video platform design.