Microsoft Stream vs. Niche Private Media Channel (discontinued)

Stream is good for recording and capturing discussion from meetings. I would say that it isnt appropriate where there is lots of detail and lots of varying topics discussed as the summarising tool can in these instances be too broad. It is really good where meetings have been left or missed; as the notes and transcript allow for easy catchup

Incentivized

I'm not sure what the average user is looking for, but I can imagine a number of scenarios for which the platform offers a very flexible hosting service for a variety of users, with plenty of bells and whistles, for a reasonable costs that can protect content while offering a good interface between the publisher and their viewers.

• Records Meetings
• Transcribes voice to text
• Summarise discussed audio into concise notes

Incentivized

• Niche customer support is second to none. They are always there when we need help
• The high quality video streaming is accessable world wide without the need to download software. Which is very important in our industry.
• The ability to combine video with attachments and secure encryption sets Niche apart.

• Notes summarised could be more accurate
• Transcript could be more accurate with regional accents
• Sharing recordings could be slicker from Stream

Incentivized

• To get time stamps right in viewership analytics, time stamps appear to be delayed by 6 hours (I am -6 hours from UTC)
• Improve comments section to reflect actual dates, it says "about a year ago" when it is November 2015 (last month).

Incentivized

We really like the service

Its integration into the Teams stack allows for ease of use without having to leave the application to access it elsewhere. Its interface is intuitive and easy to use. Sharing could be better. Transcripts and notes are very good

Incentivized

Because 10 is the best.

Immediate response from a knowledgeable rep - not a tier 1 automaton reading a script. I can, and have, reached them at all hours by phone, by chat, or by email. Responses are under 24 hours and frequently less than 1. And stuff gets DONE! I see things I request in almost every monthly release.

It was direct and personal, aimed at solving the immediate task at hand while instructing me how the channel as a whole works in the process.

No, the support at Niche Video Media was very helpful during set up.

Consensus is better for lead generation and sharing marketing content; however, Stream is most appropriate for capturing meeting recordings when using teams. its integration flawlessly allows for such a slick process that using an external solution wouldn't

Incentivized

I looked at Wistia. I did not like that there was no way to call them. They answered all my questions via email and several times didn't even answer the question that I asked in the email. I had to write 3 times to try and get an answer 1 question. There was not a payment interface that worked with their hosting. I would have had to go to another company. Ruduzku: they appeared to have too much of their own branding on the course pages. Other companies: took a percentage of video sales and appeared to do marketing or sent my customers to other competitors. I did not need anyone to do my marketing. I read a ton of reviews for other companies. I picked Niche Video based on a single comment from a user who said they used it at their community college. That seemed to be a model that would work well for what I wanted to do. Then I approached them and had a demo and again I saw they actually answered their phones

• Helps to solve disputes with clients on what was said in meetings
• Allows quick review of meetings without spending 2hrs re watching
• Sharing of notes helps collaboration internally

Incentivized

• Our impact is operational efficiency/employee efficiency. We don't need to upload a video in Dropbox and download and review for each person, and approve, follow-up on 100+ emails. This channel helps to keep all the internal communications review process in one place.
• Obviously, The channel help us with the security risk, we can't afford to let the video go out of the channel while it is in progress.