FAQs

BlinkoTV is, quite simply, the best streaming software available today that allows you to broadcast LIVE shows over the Internet at 30 frames per second using only 200 Kbs bit rate for video and 44 Kbs bit rate for audio. It is designed for many purposes, such as streaming live events, entertainment shows, TV channels and beyond.  Your options are unlimited as you can now broadcast up to 4000 channels at the same time. 

BlinkoTV is designed to be used by everyone interested in broadcasting (from regular users to professionals). Start broadcasting NOW with BlinkoTV. All you need is a regular PC, a regular webcam and a regular microphone. With a Video Capture Card you can plug a DVR and stream pre-recorded video from DVD, or you may plug in your cable and stream TV signal, LIVE! If you are interested in creating your own studio on budget, we can help you. Please check our website for more information: http://www.blinkotv.com/files/pdf/blinkotv_studio_on_a_budget.pdf

BlinkoTV allows you to broadcast LIVE from any part of the world, from your own PC directly to your own Web Player. With BlinkoTV, the viewer experiences what the producer has put on the air in less than one second. Basically, everyone watching your channels can see exactly the same thing you see as you broadcast from your PC.

There is no free software on the market to offer you 30 frames per second, video quality and MP3 quality sound with only 244 Kbits. We offer you a white label solution to create your TV station or TV channel online and you don’t pay any license fee for that. Please contact us for more details.  

Yes, you can! You can connect to your broadcasting PC external devices to ensure a professional studio. We have created our own Studio in Buffalo, New York and our professional broadcaster, Blinko Bob, streams daily live shows right at www.blinkotv.com. You can create your own studio too. Please [click here] for detailed hardware info.

After registration, before installing the Blinko broadcaster, please make sure you install also the recommended plug-ins (see Step 3). Please make sure you follow all the steps, you define at least one channel and you are using a windows based computer. If you still receive errors when trying to broadcast, please contact us .

With BlinkoTV you can broadcast high quality feed with only 200 Kbs for video and 44 Kbs for audio (MP3 sound). We recommend you to have at least 500 Kbs upload speed. You can use this speed test to test your bandwidth.

Viewers can view channels broadcasted with BlinkoTV at 30 frames per second bit rate with less than 250 kbits download speed. You can use this speed test to test your bandwidth.

In addition to your own original programming, you can also use existing copyright-free content on your broadcast. It is your responsibility to make sure the content you broadcast contains no copyright infringements.

To Add a Banner to your players please follow the next steps:

A. In case you are the owner of the banner image file

A.1. build your banner image (recommended size: w:284px;h:37px)

A.2. upload your banner to your servers: for example : http://www.yourdomain.com/banner_example.jpg

A.3. download crossdomain.xml file from http://www.blinkotv.com/banners page

A.4. upload crossdomain.xml to your server webroot. The xml file should be able to be accessed like this: http://www.yourdomain.com/crossdomain.xml

A.5. go to http://www.blinkotv.com/banners and proceed on adding the banner: "Banner Source" field should be set with the URL to the banner file you've uploaded at A.2

"Banner Link" field should be set with an URL that will redirect your visitors when they will click on the banner

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B. In case you do not have the banner image file and you want display a banner from a 3rd party website/advertisers like : www.examplesponsorwebsite.net.

B.1. download crossdomain.xml file from http://www.blinkotv.com/banners page

B.2. contact the www.examplesponsorwebsite.net owner and ask him to upload crossdomain.xml to their webroot to be accessed like: www.examplesponsorwebsite.net/crossdomain.xml

B.3. ask the www.examplesponsorwebsite.net owner to provide the URL for that banner image file that you'll use as "Banner Source"

B.4. ask the www.examplesponsorwebsite.net owner or provide the URL where the visitor will be directed after clicking the banner from your player

B.5. go to http://www.blinkotv.com/banners and proceed on adding the banner: "Banner Source" - the url from B.3 "Banner Link" - the url from B.4

Of course you can. As leader in broadcasting software, BlinkoTV lets you try the software before you buy it. Feel free to test BlinkoTv by signing up for your new account TODAY! If you would like to see a product or demonstration that is mentioned here, please contact us and we will direct you to a referring site where the product is being used.

A confirmation mail is sent to you automatically as soon as you finish signing up. If you don't receive it right away, this could be the reason: -There is a typo in your e-mail address while signing up. -The confirmation mail ended up in your spam. Please make sure your spam filter enables support@blinkotv.com to reach your inbox. For further help, please contact us.

Please visit http://www.blinkotv.com/recover/option/forgot_password if you ever need to remind your password.

We have broadcasting options for any one interested in starting or upgrading his TV station online. You can choose a subscription and upgrade on the way. We can handle unlimited concurrent viewers and traffic. We can offer you what you need.

Starting a subscription with BlinkoTV is very easy. If you have a PayPal account the payment and activation of your account are done in less than 3 minutes. PayPal offers you the guarantee of a secure payment which you control at anytime. If you don’t have a PayPal account, please contact us to find out what your options are.

With BlinkoTV you choose the subscription that suits you best and upgrade anytime. You can choose a predefined package from: http://www.blinkotv.com/broadcasting_options or we can make you a customized offer.

Yes, you can by additional traffic for special events that you may want to broadcast only one time. We have competitive prices for additional bandwidth packages. Please contact us for detailed information.

We can design a customized player with your own brand and according to your description. You can find some of our demo works here . A customized player is a $ 999 one time cost and it offers a white label solution (with no EyePartner or BlinkoTV logo, if you prefer). 

A chat module is optional and we can install it on your website for $ 999 one time fee. You can control your chat audience though ‘chat moderator’ functions from your ‘Member menu’  when logging in at www.BlinkoTV.com/login .

Yes and please refer to the calculator on our site in order to receive accurate streaming cost per user or cost per thousand users (CPM). Please follow this link for sizing your streaming, broadcasting and storage needs: bandwidth calculator

Yes, you can fully customize our software packages. It is all up to your digital content streaming needs. You simply have to tell us how your software should be like, and we deliver the package and the technical assistance needed.

No. You don't have to advertise for BlinkoTV on your site if you do not wish to, but we appreciate it if you do.

A great advantage to start a subscription with BlinkoTV is that allows you to connect professional security equipment, like an IP Camera from Sony and broadcast online. For more details, feel free to access the following tutorial about BlinkoTV Security Camera installation at: http://blog.eyepartner.com/?p=70

We recommend our customers the new Intensity Pro capture card from Black Magic to stream HD video quality with BlinkoTV. More details about how you connect this card to BlinkoTV broadcasting software are available at: http://www.blinkotv.com/files/pdf/TikiLIVE_black_card.pdf

Video Cards allow our customers to connect professional Video equipment and broadcast online as from a real TV studio.

The installation of a Capture Card is very easy. We recommend the following tutorial for reference: http://blog.eyepartner.com/?p=34

BlinkoTV software allows broadcasters to connect simple to use and professional equipment. A webcam can be easily connected to BlinkoTV. We recommend the following tutorial for more details : http://blog.eyepartner.com/?p=58

BlinkoTV software is built to successfully support HD streaming. To succeed , you need  the right equipment and the right software. Our recommendation is to choose a Canon Vixia HF10 model to connect as a Video source to BlinkoTV software.

See the following tutorial for more details about HD broadcasting with BlinkoTV: http://www.blinkotv.com/files/pdf/blinkotv_affordable_live_hd.pdf