Hello,
I am setting up a site where a model will be doing live chats 4 times a week, 1 hour at a time.
I currently have a linux server.
I am looking for a solution for the model to be able to broadcast live to all paying members, and preferably using Windows Media Encoder.
Now, here is where I am lost.
There is going to be anywhere from 20-100 people viewing the model.
Do I need a windows server with Windows Media Server to broadcast?
I found this site:
http://www.producerhosting.com/WM9/plans.asp
Is that something along the lines of what I need?

And I also need the video to be intergraded with text chat, but I cna't seem to find any info on how to intergrade the two together. Anyone have any experience with that?

Thank you

We are working on a similar project for a client.
You need windows Media services, what is there may be ok however, if you want 100 listeners on the show you can easily use up you 200Gb bandwidth within a single week. We would recommend you get a dedicated server with a unmetered 10Mb dedicated connection and either set up media services yourself or hire someone to do it for you (its not that difficult to do:))
We have embedded the video into a webpage and written a live chat facility into that same webpage.

Hope this helps,
Rgds,
Chris

How much is it for Media Services?
Any recommendations for servers?
And is there any way I could use your chat or buy it off you?

Windows Media services comes with Win2003 Enterprise and most suppliers will charge around $20 for it on top of the server price a month.
For the server I will have check my clients paperwork and let you know what provider they are using, I believe it is one based in Amsterdam and is around $100 a month.
As for the chat, we are still ironing out the bugs, however, I am sure we can come to an agreement over it:)

Rgds,
Chris

Would I need cPanel or anything if I am solely using it for chat?

No, the chat is a standalone ASP.NET Script. That means it needs windows IIS and .NET to run. If you want to use the logging functionality you also need a database:)

I will post a sample link in the next couple of days:)

Rgds,
Chris