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Finally the Embeds are Working

January 19, 2012 / The_Teach / No comments

Firstly, you will notice a completely updated version of the Cuesport TV Blog, it would be great to hear your opinions in the comments below.

On the right hand side of the blog you will see a small video player, this is an embedded video player running a Cuesport TV playlist. On this particular player it is running the featured videos from the front page of Cuesport TV but it can be used to run any selected list of videos from our archive.

Now we have it working (and it’s taken a while) we are offering custom made video players to other websites that may want one. You can have a custom size and also take some part in which videos you would like to have in the playlist.

The playlist is updated and maintained by ourselves and will contain ads, however, if you want a specific video to play on your website then we can adjust the list to suit you.

If you would like a custom Cuesport TV Video player for your website then please contact us on enquiries@cuesport.tv

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New Video Releases December 14th

December 14, 2011 / The_Teach / No comments

It’s getting close to Christmas now and with that comes a very busy period in most people’s personal lives. Here at Cuesport TV we are no different but we will be trying our hardest to bombard you with new videos right up until the big day.

This week we have released the following new videos:

8 For Vegas – Episode 6 – Dating Sucks!

Money Match TV 14 – Callaghan v Gibney

Lou Callaghan v Mike Gibney – 1 of 7

Lou Callaghan v Mike Gibney – 2 of 7

Lou Callaghan v Mike Gibney – 3 of 7

Lou Callaghan v Mike Gibney – 4 of 7

Lou Callaghan v Mike Gibney – 5 of 7

Lou Callaghan v Mike Gibney – 6 of 7

Lou Callaghan v Mike Gibney – 7 of 7

Money Match TV 14 – Lawrenson v Osborne

Mat Lawrenson v Craig Osborne – 1 of 11

Mat Lawrenson v Craig Osborne – 2 of 11

Mat Lawrenson v Craig Osborne – 3 of 11

Mat Lawrenson v Craig Osborne – 4 of 11

Mat Lawrenson v Craig Osborne – 5 of 11

Mat Lawrenson v Craig Osborne – 6 of 11

Mat Lawrenson v Craig Osborne – 7 of 11

Mat Lawrenson v Craig Osborne – 8 of 11

Mat Lawrenson v Craig Osborne – 9 of 11

Mat Lawrenson v Craig Osborne – 10 of 11

Mat Lawrenson v Craig Osborne – 11 of 11 – Embedded below

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And Finally…

December 1, 2011 / The_Teach / No comments

I know it has taken an age, and all I can do is apologise, but finally we have released the final part of the Oly Bale v Gareth Potts £21,000 8-ball Money Match. We have had so many problems getting this particular video file to work properly but now it does!

You can watch it below:

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Meet ‘Share’

November 17, 2011 / The_Teach / No comments

Since we moved to the flash video player back in the summer the ‘share’ functionality that was integral to what we wanted to achieve with Cuesport TV has been unavailable.

The developers finally scheduled in the time last week and sorted the problem out so today the Cuesport TV ‘Share’ function is officially released.

It is nothing new or groundbreaking in terms of the Internet as a whole but is pretty awesome for both us and you our fans and viewers.

You can click the share button to share a video directly to your Twitter feed or Facebook updates.

Once the ‘share’ screen pops up over your video it is paused and you have a further option (top right icon) to get the embed code.

You can then put any Cuesport TV video into your own website without having to host the video.

There is an example of the embed in action below:

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A Very Good Advert for Blackball

November 10, 2011 / The_Teach / No comments

For some reason these two video files took longer than all of the others to come through our transcoding system. they were originally uploaded on the 29th September and a few errors occurred meaning they have only been made available today.

For me this was the best match and best advert for Blackball pool from the entire week of the European Blackball Championships in Ireland.

It was a real clash of styles between Darren Sterrett of Northern Ireland and Gavin Cleary of the host nation. The match was from the semi-final stage and a place in the final was up for grabs.

Darren was much more the steady player and from my experience of Blackball over the past couple of years I had him down as the favourite.

Before the tournament Gavin was unknown to me (may have missed a trick there I know!) but came out in this match with some seriously aggressive and attacking pool.

I won’t ruin the surprise go and watch both parts of this match yourself at the links below and please let me know your thoughts.

Gavin Cleary v Darren Sterrett – European Blackball Semi Final – 1 of 2

Gavin Cleary v Darren Sterrett – European Blackball Semi Final – 2 of 2

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8 For Vegas

November 1, 2011 / The_Teach / No comments

8 For Vegas is a new web series produced and written by John Painz, Cuesport TV have been given permission to re-post the series on the Cuesport TV website.

John Painz described it to me as, ‘think Spinal Tap for Pool’ and after watching the first episode I can see what he means.

It is nicely shot in HD and follows a pool team in the New York area as they try to qualify for a trip to the national finals in Vegas.

You can watch the first two episodes at the links below:

Let us know what you think in the comments below.

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Most Popular Video

August 24, 2011 / The_Teach / No comments

Our most popular video this month (so far) is here. Have you seen it yet? What do you think?

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Most Popular Through July

August 2, 2011 / The_Teach / No comments

This is our second monthly round up of the most popular videos on Cuesport TV, this month we focus on July 2011.

It was University pool that dominated the top 10 last month taking five of the top ten spaces.

Your video consumption in July was still focused on UK style 8-ball pool, this time accounting for all of the top ten positions. You can see the top 10 list below:

  1. EBA Masters 2011 – Under 21 Singles Final
  2. EBA Masters 2011 – Northern Ireland U-21 v Scotland U-21
  3. Oly Bale v Gareth Potts £21,000 8 Ball Money Match – Part 1 of 10
  4. EBA Masters 2011 – Scotland U-21 v England U-21
  5. EBA Masters 2011 – Under 21 Doubles Final
  6. Oly Bale v Gareth Potts £21,000 8 Ball Money Match – Part 8 of 10
  7. Oly Bale v Gareth Potts £21,000 8 Ball Money Match – Part 9 of 10
  8. John Kelly v Tony Halpin – 8 Ball Money Match – Part 4 of 4
  9. 2011 UPC BUCS 8 Ball – Medway 1 v Birmingham 2 – Shield Group Stage
  10. 2011 UPC BUCS 8 Ball – Manchester 3 v Birmingham 1 – Shield Group Stage
On this occasion World Rules beats Blackball to the highest views contest with 6 v 4 in the top 10 videos for the month. the only videos to stay in the top 10 from last month are the Bale v Potts money match videos.
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Save Some Money

August 2, 2011 / The_Teach / No comments

There is only limited time to get access to the GB9 Northern Masters live event for the 50% off price of only £2.49!

In order to save 50% on the full price of £4.99 then you will need to purchase before 10:00am on Saturday 6th August, this is when it changes over to full price.

You can sign-up for the event by clicking this link: GB9 Northern Masters 2011

What does your money get you?

Well, that’s easy, access to the hottest national 9-ball pool tour on the planet with no less than five world pool champions including Chris Melling, Daryl Peach, Karl Boyes, Imran Majid and Mark Gray. In addition you will also see some of the best rising talent in the UK game with Jayson Shaw, Craig Osborne, Matt Lawrenson and Arfan Dad also participating.

For the price, whichever you end up paying, you will get two days of live action. This includes the Pro Cup and Main event tournaments.

Live Schedule:

Saturday 6th August – 10:15am until conclusion of the Pro Final (Approx 6:30pm)

Sunday 7th August – 10:15am until conclusion of the Main Final (Approx 10:30pm)

You can sign-up for the event by clicking this link: GB9 Northern Masters 2011

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Flash Ah-Ahhhhh!

July 29, 2011 / The_Teach / No comments

This week the video-on-demand side of Cuesport TV has moved to a flash video player. There were a few reasons behind this move which I have listed below:

1. Problems with Silverlight Smooth Stream – When we finally relaunched we used Silverlight Smooth Stream video files on the VOD content, there were issues with both the video and the audio ‘pulsating’ this was a bug within the Silverlight system that will eventually be addressed.

2. Compatibility – By using a Flash video player it will save the hassle of downloading another codec, most modern PC’s and laptops already support flash and it is the most widely used video player on the web. This also opens up the possibilty of watching Cuesport TV on other Flash supported devices like the Blackberry Playbook, HTC Flyer, Samsung Galaxy Tab and all Android devices running 2.2 or higher.

3. Video Adverts - For some time we have been looking at integrating with a video ad network, the one we opted for could serve a more varied range of pre-rolls using the flash player. These video ads will help to keep the majority of the Cuesport TV VOD site free to view and will secure the business going forward. Basically the more video that is consumed by our viewers the more that we get paid.

If you have any issues with playback or any questions regarding Flash video and pre-roll adverts then please contact us.

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