Technosavvy festival fans, sit up and listen. First the internet gifted you iTunes. Then YouTube. Now into the arena steps Babelgum – a self-styled ‘new generation global internet TV network’.
UK, US and European-wide network Babel has been running the site since 2005, giving viewers the chance to create their own personalised TV channels. But now for the first time you can add festival feeds to your pick of favourite videos, sport and programmes. Obviously not all festivals are available to view – only those that sign agreements with the site. However the footage they do have is varied and some is completely exclusive, such as coverage you can now access online from Spain’s massive Bencassim festival.

With 2007 festival season coming to an end, here’s an opportunity to view and relive favourite festival moments. For Babelgum chiefs, it’s a chance to share festival highlights with people who can’t physically be there. So what’s in it for the festival organisers? Bencassim’s producer Vince Powers explains: “Although our popularity has grown dramatically over the years, our audience will still be limited. Babelgum solves that problem in an instant with a secure platform that creates a global audience for the musical talent on offer.”
Now I’m notoriously impatient with uploads and downloads, wanting everything to be done at the click of my fingers. So when I went to www.babelgum.com and clicked ‘Try Babelgum’, I wasn’t expecting big things. But following the prompts the application was downloaded to my PC in just over a minute, and registration took about 20 seconds. From there it merely took a quick type of ‘Go Team’ into the search box to bring me up high quality footage of the band live from the stage. It was a better view than I’d have had from the front row, all for free in less than 4 minutes. I was impressed! So if you’re depressed the season is over or just intrigued at a legendary performance you may have missed, you could do worse than head over to Babelgum.

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Posted by sophiebruce on Monday August 27th, 2007 at 11:40 am