SHOUTcast
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Shoutcast (formerly SHOUTcast) is a service for streaming media over the internet to media players, using its own cross-platform proprietary software. It allows digital audio content, primarily in MP3 or High-Efficiency Advanced Audio Coding format. The most common use of Shoutcast is for creating or listening to Internet audio broadcasts; however, there are also video streams. The software is available to use for free or as a paid cloud service with additional professional features.
Key facts
- Software.name
- Shoutcast
- Software.logo
- Shoutcast 2018 logo.svg
- Software.logo size
- 200px
- Software.developer
- Radionomy
- Software.author
- Nullsoft (Stephen 'Tag' Loomis, Tom Pepper and Justin Frankel)
- Software.latest release version
- 2.6.1 (Build 777)
- Software.genre
- Streaming media
- Software.license
- Registerware
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Encyclopedic overview
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Shoutcast (formerly SHOUTcast) is a service for streaming media over the internet to media players, using its own cross-platform proprietary software. It allows digital audio content, primarily in MP3 or High-Efficiency Advanced Audio Coding format. The most common use of Shoutcast is for creating or listening to Internet audio broadcasts; however, there are also video streams. The software is available to use for free or as a paid cloud service with additional professional features.
In the early days of esports for video games, Shoutcast was used by some to stream play-by-play commentary, leading to the term "shoutcaster" as a name for esports commentators.
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