HLS Streaming is becoming more popular. I am researching what clients are possible on the web. Not iOS or android... Web browsers.
So far the candidates are:
As far as I can tell, OS X/Safari supports HLS streaming in the <video> tag, which makes it really easy.
What is the best method to support HLS on the most browsers?
VLC has some support for HLS. It's being sponsored by Anevia. [http://demo.anevia.com:8080/ott/vlc.php]
VLC has plugins for browsers on several platforms. I don't know if the VLC solution is ready for prime time yet, but it does exist.