Obama’s Inauguration Rocks the Web
As the early numbers pour in, the inauguration of President Barack Obama is shaping up to be a Web video event like no other.
On Jan. 20 CNN.com Live served more than 18.8 million live video streams globally from 6 a.m. to 1 p.m. EST, at which time Obama had been sworn in and had delivered his inaugural address. According to CNN’s internal data, that’s more than triple the previous record of 5.3 million live streams set on Election Day last year, which at the time was record breaking.
Though total audience numbers are not yet available, CNN.com Live, which allowed users to select among four different live cameras during the inauguration, served a whopping 1.3 million concurrent live streams just before Obama’s address.
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