Alan Saperstein

Alan Saperstein is an American Internet entrepreneur in the video and digital media field. He is recognized for his accomplishments in the streaming media field as the first person to broadcast video on the Internet in a commercial application. Saperstein is the Co-Founder of Visual Data Corporation (the first company to feature streaming video on the Internet -- now Onstream Media). Alan was the Director of the Entertainment Division for NFL Films where he used off-season National Football League cameramen to cover large multi-camera arena rock performances by artists such as Journey, Billy Squier, Cyndi Lauper, and Bruce Springsteen for major record labels and MTV. Saperstein was the first music video producer to employee the use of the skycam in a live concert setting. In 1992, Saperstein co-founded Visual Data Corporation with partner Randy Selman. Alan’s software is responsible for over 150,000 webcasts.