[Hidden-tech] Contract for video feed

[Duane Dale]

Several of my acquaintances are on the planning group for a fairly large
event (1000+ people) for which they are renting a theater-type hall in
Concord, NH, that usually serves as a concert venue.  More people might
like to attend than there is space available, so they are exploring the
possibility of offering a streaming video feed, so that individuals or
groups would be able to view the event from remote locations.

The management of the hall offers live video feeds for an up-charge ($800
range, I think); it's one of the standard services that they provide. They
work with Comcast for transmission of the feed into the web.

* Are the in-house services they're offering likely to be the sole
available source, or is there any prospect of a competitive bid situation?

* If there's no competitive option, is there any standard along the lines
of "usual and customary charges" for such services that might provide a
bargaining position?

* Are there level-of-service questions?  For instance, is there likely to
be a limit to how many people could pick up the live feed without
overloading the transmission process? (Several hundred viewers would be
plausible; over a thousand is vaguely possible.)

* Are there any other technical issues to consider when entering into a
contract for this sort of service?

Thanks in advance,
Duane Dale
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