http://www.iptvevangelist.com/industry/ Covering Internet Television Technology, Trends and the User en Copyright 2009 Thu, 29 Oct 2009 07:58:58 -0500 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss IPTVEvangelistIndustryAnnouncementshttp://feedburner.google.com Netflix customers can now stream direct to their TV instantly for the new low price of $79, free shipping included. Roku also introduces the $129 Roku HD-XR model. Saratoga, Calif. - October 27, 2009 - Roku, Inc., maker of the popular and award-winning Roku player, announced today for immediate availability two new models. The new Roku SD and Roku HD-XR expand the product lineup to three models. Now customers have a variety of features and price points ($79.99, $99.99, $129.99) to fit their needs. All players continue to deliver instant entertainment from Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX), Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) Video On Demand and MLB.TV. With today's announcement, customers can now purchase a Roku player for as little as $79.99 at www.roku.com or www.amazon.com. For a limited time, customers purchasing through either Roku or Amazon will receive free shipping, making it even more affordable to get started with a Roku. "We're introducing a breakthrough price point with the launch of our Roku SD player," Anthony Wood, founder and CEO of Roku, Inc said. "Additionally the Roku HD-XR is the first Netflix-streaming device to embed next generation 802.11n dual-band wireless connectivity, making it easier and more reliable than ever to start enjoying movies, TV shows, sports and the best online content available, all on the living room TV." The Roku SD player connects to the TV using the included and familiar Yellow-Red-White video/audio cable. In addition, the Roku SD player incorporates Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g) and an Ethernet port for easy broadband connectivity. With the Roku SD player, customers can stream their favorite movies and TV shows to their TV at up to DVD quality. The Roku HD and HD-XR players feature High Definition streaming capability, connecting directly to any TV using HDMI or Component video (both products also include S-video or Composite video outputs as well). The Roku HD-XR adds the latest Wi-Fi standard, 802.11n dual-band, giving customers who have adopted this router technology improved connectivity range and better overall wireless performance between the Roku HD-XR and the home network. The Roku HD-XR also works with legacy routers and can often boost Wi-Fi range inside the house. Finally, the Roku HD-XR includes a USB port for future use. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IPTVEvangelistIndustryAnnouncements/~3/PfwkIqQpBI4/roku_introduces_new_79_instant.html http://www.iptvevangelist.com/industry/2009/10/roku_introduces_new_79_instant.html Thu, 29 Oct 2009 07:58:58 -0500 http://www.iptvevangelist.com/industry/2009/10/roku_introduces_new_79_instant.html Date: October 23-25 (Friday-Sunday) Location: DCTV 87 Lafayette Street New York, NY 10013 Time: 7PM-10:30PM (Friday); 1PM-10:30PM (Saturday); 12:30-10:30PM (Sunday) Tickets: Available at the door or online at www.doomsdayfilmfest.com Prices: $10 per program; $25 for pack of three The 2009 Doomsday Film Festival seeks to explore our collective obsession with the idea of the Apocalypse. Experts from Wired magazine, critics from Time Out, a senior Fox News Medical Contributor, and other notables will be on hand during this 3-day event to discuss how the End of Days permeates our thoughts in film, video games, comic books, art and culture. Screenings will include: The Road Warrior, Zombie Girl, Crude Awakening and WarGames, as well as cult classics & independent submissions. Zombies, Swine Flu, 2012 Prophesies, The Atomic Era, Eco-Catastrophe and Survival are all on the agenda. For more information, including a complete list of films and panel schedules, visit: www.doomsdayfilmfest.com. The Doomsday Film Festival is brought to you in part by the generous support of Play N Trade, Mudhoney Salon, and Kim's Video & Music. # # # Media Contact: Bill Lessard PRwithBrains (914) 476-6089 ]]> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IPTVEvangelistIndustryAnnouncements/~3/w_BTdN0uqQs/doomsday_film_fest.html http://www.iptvevangelist.com/industry/2009/10/doomsday_film_fest.html Tue, 20 Oct 2009 15:28:51 -0500 http://www.iptvevangelist.com/industry/2009/10/doomsday_film_fest.html Los Angeles, CA - October 7, 2009 - Mzima Networks, the world's premier high-performance Network Service Provider, and NetDNA, a leading Los Angeles-based content delivery network that accelerates content and websites through very fast and geographic strategically placed data centers throughout the world, today announce that NetDNA has selected Mzima's low-latency, 10 Gigabit backbone with over 1 Tbps of transit capacity and global peering capabilities to deliver NetDNA's high-performance, reliable content quickly and efficiently. In examining each stage of its content delivery process, NetDNA identified key metrics to process and maximize speed and efficiency over its network, one of which included the need to install a system of computers, networked together across the Internet in order to transparently forward content closer to end users. After carefully evaluating major backbone providers, NetDNA found Mzima to be the logical partner for the task. "Mzima is the best built and most optimized backbone network for the delivery of content to broadband users," states Chris Ueland, President of NetDNA. "Mzima's ten NetDNA locations connect to an array of global broadband users, reaching over 90 countries and over 500 global peering partners. Mzima meets and surpasses NetDNA's core network requirements, specifically speed and availability." "Within ten of Mzima's network locations, NetDNA has successfully deployed its global edge cloud solutions, leveraging the vast connectivity and proximity to Mzima's network," continues Grant Kirkwood, CTO of Mzima Networks. "With Mzima's network, latency is 10-20 milliseconds from most of the United States and NetDNA's customers' content is rapidly delivered to end users, optimizing performance by loading files from the nearest geographic location. Mzima provides NetDNA with intelligent best-path routing with a route analysis system that monitors packet loss and latency. We also provide routing policies to ensure optimal performance across our backbone." Company Site]]> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IPTVEvangelistIndustryAnnouncements/~3/ac1xUo8lQqQ/netdna_selects_mzima_to_furthe.html http://www.iptvevangelist.com/industry/2009/10/netdna_selects_mzima_to_furthe.html Wed, 07 Oct 2009 08:45:25 -0500 http://www.iptvevangelist.com/industry/2009/10/netdna_selects_mzima_to_furthe.html Geneva and Tel Aviv, Israel - October 5, 2009 - Today, CopperGate Communications Ltd., the Everywire Home Networking Company™, announced its HomePlug® AV CG2110 Chipset for the delivery of demanding video, audio, data, and voice applications over powerlines. The CopperGate chipset offers service providers and CPE equipment manufacturers a cost-effective, reliable, and easy method for the distribution of high-definition multimedia entertainment, including triple-play services and IPTV throughout a home. Today's announcement also makes CopperGate the first semiconductor company to support multiple home networking standards (HomePNA for coax and phoneline and HomePlug AV for powerline). Company site]]> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IPTVEvangelistIndustryAnnouncements/~3/8wvpa_ebwz8/coppergate_unveils_homeplug_av.html http://www.iptvevangelist.com/industry/2009/10/coppergate_unveils_homeplug_av.html Tue, 06 Oct 2009 13:57:46 -0500 http://www.iptvevangelist.com/industry/2009/10/coppergate_unveils_homeplug_av.html San Diego, CA - October 1, 2009, (BUSINESS WIRE) - VMIX, a leading provider of online video and media management solutions, today announced that it has secured a $2 million round of Series B-1 financing. President and CEO of VMIX Mike Glickenhaus said the additional funding was raised so that the company could accelerate growth plans and expand into new markets. "We are seeing meteoric growth in the consumption of online video, thanks to greater broadband access and advances in streaming technologies," said Glickenhaus. "This inside round was agreed on and closed quickly so that our management team can focus on building the business." Glickenhaus added that while VMIX provides media services for hundreds of entertainment, television, radio and newspaper sites, the new investment will make it possible to capture more of the growing market for video in enterprise, non-profit and other arenas. "VMIX prides itself in providing solutions for in-house, syndicated and user-generated content that are easy to manage and deploy, even for non-technical staff. Combining that content with development of the latest dynamic, live and mobile streaming technologies, allows us to future-proof our platform and ensure our customers get the most out of their investments in online video." VMIX has now received a total of $23.5M in venture funding, and is backed by Enterprise Partners, Mission Ventures, JK&B Capital and ATA Ventures. All four of the company's current VC investors participated in the new round of funding. Company Site ]]> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IPTVEvangelistIndustryAnnouncements/~3/Bop1IyU5C2M/vmix_receives_2m_to_accelerate.html http://www.iptvevangelist.com/industry/2009/10/vmix_receives_2m_to_accelerate.html Tue, 06 Oct 2009 13:09:03 -0500 http://www.iptvevangelist.com/industry/2009/10/vmix_receives_2m_to_accelerate.html Westford, MA, October 1, 2009 -- Trender Research™ Inc. a consumer technology market research and consulting firm that combines expert analysis with the voice of everyday people, announced a new strategic analysis of the over the top (OTT) video industry and its impact on the Pay TV market. The report, entitled "Pay TV and the Growing Over the Top Video Threat", analyzes the major trends of online video consumption and how they are changing the business models for cable, satellite, and IPTV service providers as well as the video rental market. The study provides a strategic analysis of major OTT players, looks at current and potential Pay TV responses to the OTT threat, and predicts likely winners and losers. The 80-page report also includes a model for estimating the percentage of households that will "cut the cord" from their Pay TV subscriptions based on limited, realistic, and aggressive adoption scenarios. Base on the realistic scenario, Trender Research predicts that 7 percent of households will forgo their Pay TV subscriptions by 2012 in favor of some combination of OTT services and free over-the-air broadcast television. "The good news for Pay TV service providers is that the 80/20 rule applies in the case of OTT video," said Trender Research CEO and Principal Analyst Brian Mahony. "The vast majority of consumers will not consider abandoning the familiarity, comfort, and content of traditional television until several obstacles to OTT adoption are overcome." Among the OTT obstacles highlighted in the report are limited live TV, sports, and high definition content, and the relative complexity of setting up and using OTT devices and networks. "However, the OTT market is moving fast," continued Mahony. "Judging by the rapid growth of online video consumption on sites like Hulu, and the plethora of enabling devices such as Roku, Xbox, and a range of new HDTV models, our projection may be conservative." The report profiles many of the leading OTT and emerging video industry players, including content sites such as YouTube, Hulu, and Netflix, and hardware such as AppleTV, Roku, Vudu, TiVo, Xbox, and Vizio. Enabling products are examined including video browsers Boxee and Zinc, home video distribution technologies including WiFi, WHDI, and MoCA, and supporting middleware, widgets, and applications. The report also looks at the response of Pay TV service providers, such as the TV Everywhere and Project Canvas initiatives, and the efforts of cable channels such as HBO and Discovery to implement their own online video strategies. Vendors that scored high on the Trender Dashboard™, which measures appeal to mainstream consumers, include Hulu, Netflix, TiVo, and Roku. "Pay TV and the Growing Over the Top Video Threat" is authored by Principal Analyst Brian Mahony with contributions by Directing Analyst Patti Reali and Contributing Analyst Robert Clark. The study is based on interviews and questionnaires with over 40 companies or organizations and analysis of another 50 using public records. The report also includes feedback from a Trender Panel focus group of everyday consumers. The cost of the report is $2,499 for a department license and $3,999 for an enterprise license. Company Site]]> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IPTVEvangelistIndustryAnnouncements/~3/fyRYQPWE45M/new_over_the_top_ott_video_stu_1.html http://www.iptvevangelist.com/industry/2009/10/new_over_the_top_ott_video_stu_1.html Tue, 06 Oct 2009 12:56:36 -0500 http://www.iptvevangelist.com/industry/2009/10/new_over_the_top_ott_video_stu_1.html Lexent Metro Connect, the leading provider of dark fiber networks in the New York Metropolitan area, today announces that its custom, build-to-suit, truly carrier-neutral network solutions provide financial companies, enterprise businesses and carriers the opportunity to construct the shortest distance between two network points, reducing latency and enhancing reliability. This announcement comes on the heels of Lexent's recent low latency, dark fiber network expansion news into key facilities operated by leading datacenter providers including Equinix, Switch and Data, Telx, Savvis and others, in New Jersey. Lexent's solutions leverage its already vast network footprint to analyze and plan custom paths to shorten network distance, which ensures the lowest latency dark fiber routes. With thousands of fiber miles to choose from, Lexent's ability to construct custom network paths provides companies that require dark fiber, the ability to transform their communications infrastructure quickly, efficiently and cost effectively. Simply shaving a few milliseconds off a dark fiber route can mean the difference between thousands of dollars on each transaction. Today, Lexent's metro dark fiber network already provides some of the lowest latency paths available (sub 100 micro-second) interconnecting all of the major New York City carrier hotels and over 100 enterprise buildings to the top New Jersey datacenters. Global banks, financial exchanges and other enterprise clients located within miles of the Lexent network can choose from existing or custom network solutions to for ultra fast, secure connectivity in, out and throughout the region. "Lexent is the only truly neutral, open access dark fiber provider in the New York Metro region that can provide a quick to market custom network solution that can shave microseconds across a network's path," states Ray La Chance, President and CEO of Lexent Metro Connect. "Our goal is to provide our customers 'freedom of choice,' enabling them to develop customized optical network solutions over a secure, high-capacity fiber infrastructure that has been route optimized to minimize latency between core regional datacenter facilities ." In partnership with its sister company, Hugh O'Kane Electric, a leading provider of mission critical electrical and telecommunications infrastructure design, installation and maintenance services, Lexent Metro is able to provide fast, flexible and carrier neutral dark fiber networks, overcoming third party construction issues that often plague other providers in and around New York City and New Jersey.]]> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IPTVEvangelistIndustryAnnouncements/~3/qUiX9UvUIQg/lexent_metro_connect_provides.html http://www.iptvevangelist.com/industry/2009/09/lexent_metro_connect_provides.html Wed, 23 Sep 2009 11:20:43 -0500 http://www.iptvevangelist.com/industry/2009/09/lexent_metro_connect_provides.html Solution to Include Video Hosting, Premium Content, and Monetization Support SAN DIEGO, Calif., September 22, 2009 -- VMIX (www.vmix.com), a leading online video platform provider, today announced they have signed an agreement to provide comprehensive video solutions for 116 GAP Broadcasting (www.gapbroadcasting.com) radio station websites. EVP of Digital Media for GAP Broadcasting Vic Savelli said that VMIX's ability to deliver premium, sponsorable content, coupled with the company's extensive experience working with broadcast clients, made them the obvious choice. "We need a total solution that will help us grow local audiences, increase user engagement and boost advertising revenues," said Savelli. "We believe that VMIX brings both the technology and know-how needed to help us accomplish those goals through the distribution of our original video content, listener generated content, and premium content." Mike Glickenhaus, President and CEO of VMIX, said that, increasingly, broadcast clients are calling for complete, end-to-end and easy-to-use video solutions that maximize their online revenue streams. "VMIX answers that call directly, with premium, highly sponsorable content. We also bring precise insight on how to maximize engagement by incorporating listener generated content and focused monetization strategies." Glickenhaus went on to say "GAP Broadcasting is recognized across the radio industry as being a top operator of local radio stations and an innovator that has found early success with its digital initiatives. We are thrilled to have them as a partner joining our more than 400 media and entertainment industry sites. "Our goal is to be a true business and media partner. We look forward to working in that capacity with George Laughlin, President at GAP Central, Erik Hellum, President GAP West, Jim Donahoe, President GAP East and Vic Savelli, EVP of Digital Media for GAP Broadcasting--helping them grow their audiences and increasing their ad revenues with online video." Glickenhaus also added that radio broadcasters interested learning more about what VMIX has to offer, can find him and other representatives at the 2009 NAB Radio Show, September 23-25th in Philadelphia. Mike will be participating in the panel discussion Digital: It Can Be Simple on Friday September 25, from 1:45-3:00 p.m. ]]> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IPTVEvangelistIndustryAnnouncements/~3/ffaoAMaz68o/vmix_to_deliver_online_video_f.html http://www.iptvevangelist.com/industry/2009/09/vmix_to_deliver_online_video_f.html Mon, 21 Sep 2009 20:47:07 -0500 http://www.iptvevangelist.com/industry/2009/09/vmix_to_deliver_online_video_f.html SAN FRANCISCO,September 16, 2009 -- ANET, Japan's leading web conferencing system provider has launched its FRESH VOICE HD desktop video conferencing system with the strength of Global IP Solutions (Oslo Børs: GIPS) Video ConferenceEngine™ inside. Recognizing today's growing need for businesses to improve productivity and efficiency, ANET is providing enterprises with a sophisticated video conferencing system that offers Full HD voice and video, desktop and document sharing and the ability to invite and schedule conferences. It also connects up to 50 locations, which is suitable for linking large groups or corporate meetings. FRESH VOICE HD desktop video conferencing allows enterprises to improve productivity and offers savings of up to ¥40 million ($425,000) in costs each year. GIPS Video ConferenceEngine™ is a software solution which enables a superior video conference experience on any IP device. GIPS engineers are world's leading experts at resolving the diverse problems of IP communications such as synchronized voice and video, jitter, packet-loss and lip synchronization. Device and bandwidth constraints are also resolved providing conference providers, application developers, telecom equipment and mobile device manufacturers a faster time-to-market, minimal resource costs and a sophisticated HD video conference experience for users. About ANET ANET Company Limited, established in Tokyo in 1997, is a leading provider of web conferencing system and specialized for software development of visual communication. ANET's web conferencing system, "Fresh Voice," has been supported by more than 2,000 enterprises in various industries since its release. "Fresh Voice" has also maintained the top market share in Japan for four successive years since 2005. Anet's customers includes; Canon, Citizen, Fujifilm, NEC, Nikon, Nissan, Sony, Toyota, and other major enterprises in Japan. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IPTVEvangelistIndustryAnnouncements/~3/xDKYD7g8mzQ/japans_leading_web_conferencin.html http://www.iptvevangelist.com/industry/2009/09/japans_leading_web_conferencin.html Sat, 19 Sep 2009 03:16:54 -0500 http://www.iptvevangelist.com/industry/2009/09/japans_leading_web_conferencin.html Rooftop Comedy, the leading interactive media producer of original comedy content and comedic branded entertainment, today launches That Sucks, the first television series that converges the entertainment power of television, the immediacy of web and mobile communications and the pervasiveness of social media networks to produce a new model of participatory media programming. At the heart of That Sucks is Sucksbox, a web and mobile platform that asks the public to respond to a single question: "What do you think sucks?" Answers can be short text submissions, digital photos, audio recordings and videos. That Sucks combines the funniest Sucksbox submissions with highlights of live recordings of the best professional stand-up comedians from around the country commenting on "Things That Suck" along with updates on global "Suck Trends" based on the real-time information flow to Sucksbox. Rooftop Comedy records live comedy performances 365 nights a year at more than 25 comedy clubs in North America, Europe and Australia that are added to an existing library of tens of thousands of hours of comedy content. Combined with the constant flow of submissions to Sucksbox, That Sucks is able to feature the funniest and most current commentary on what sucks. Broadcast highlights and viewer calls-to-action are auto-distributed online across all of the major online video portals, thereby further driving viewership to the both the program and the online platform. Viewer submissions can be created from, and are automatically integrated into their Twitter and Facebook updates, providing the potential for unprecedented viral reach. The integrated program, produced by Rooftop Media / Rooftop Comedy, is shot entirely in High Definition and will initially be available nationwide on MavTV. MavTV is carried by Comcast, Verizon, Dish Networks, Time Warner, Brighthouse Networks, Charter Communications and Cablevision. About Rooftop Comedy Rooftop Comedy is the largest producer of interactive comedy programming and original comedy productions. Rooftop Comedy records live comedy performances 365 nights a year from its network of comedy clubs throughout North America, Europe and Australia, distributing original comedy programming to mobile, web, broadcast, and print outlets that include Current TV, Apple iTunes, Yahoo!, Nokia, Hulu, FastCompany Magazine, YouTube, and TiVO. Working with more than 3,500 professional comedians, Rooftop Comedy maintains a growing video library of tens of thousands of hours of original comedy content. Rooftop Comedy produces a range of local and national events highlighting its talent discoveries, including the annual National College Comedy Competition and the Aspen Rooftop Comedy Festival. ]]> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IPTVEvangelistIndustryAnnouncements/~3/aIK0bfTMhjM/leading_comedy_content_produce.html http://www.iptvevangelist.com/industry/2009/08/leading_comedy_content_produce.html Mon, 17 Aug 2009 09:41:35 -0500 http://www.iptvevangelist.com/industry/2009/08/leading_comedy_content_produce.html NEW YORK (Aug. 11, 2009)--Livestream today opened its industry-leading live and linear video streaming platform by releasing several powerful APIs, thus enabling the Livestream service (Free or Premium) to be integrated into in-house or third party online video platforms and players. The Livestream Player API enables customers, programmers, and web agencies to build their own Livestream powered video players and clip libraries using HTML, Adobe Flash or Adobe Flex development environments. Other Platform API's released today include the Live Publishing API, Guide API, Account API and Chat API. Livestream Plug-in for Brightcove The first key initiative utilizing the Livestream APIs was spearheaded in partnership with industry powerhouse and leading online video platform, Brightcove. Livestream and Brightcove jointly developed a plug-in that gives Brightcove customers the opportunity to instantly stream live and linear video via Livestream into their existing Brightcove player. "Livestream is an important partner for us as we look to meet the increased demand for high quality live streaming among our global customer base," said Chris Johnston, director of technology partnerships at Brightcove. "In partnering with organizations like Livestream, we're able to provide customers with seamless access to a broad feature set for live publishing, distribution and analytics." Brightcove customers who wish to use the Livestream platform to power their live streaming or 24/7 linear broadcasts can use the player plug-in for Brightcove, available now. The plug-in integrates seamlessly within any Brightcove player template, thus providing the same user experience and leveraging the monetization, analytics and asset management already in place with the Brightcove platform. (More information available at http://www.brightcove.com/en/partners/livestream ) In addition, Livestream is developing plug-ins for popular open source video players, including Longtail Video's JW Player, Adobe Strobe and Flowplayer. (For more information, availability details and online demos Early Player API Adoption In the last several weeks alone, Livestream's APIs have borne important fruit. The APIs helped bring Twitcam.com, the first of its kind product, from the concept stage to a live product in less than a week. Twitcam.com enables users to stream live video to their Twitter feeds, and chat with just one click. Just days before the launch of Twitcam.com, C-SPAN used the Player API to create a custom, multi-channel player that provided viewers multiple camera angles for its online coverage of the Supreme Court Nominee Judge Sotomayor confirmation hearings. In addition, the Livestream Player API was used to create a custom, branded and viral Flash video player for the recent Mandela Day Concert that could be embedded as a widget on any Web site or social network. More information on the Livestream APIs - including sign-up, documentation, live examples and downloadable code ]]> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IPTVEvangelistIndustryAnnouncements/~3/DzbcSX2_-_Q/livestream_releases_apis_and_p.html http://www.iptvevangelist.com/industry/2009/08/livestream_releases_apis_and_p.html API Brightcove Livestream Tue, 11 Aug 2009 12:09:18 -0500 http://www.iptvevangelist.com/industry/2009/08/livestream_releases_apis_and_p.html New York, New York - August 4, 2009 -Lexent Metro Connect, the leading provider of dark fiber networks in the New York Metropolitan area, and FiberMedia, provider of turn-key solutions for datacenter space, managed services and niche technology solutions with four major datacenter facilities in the Metro New York area, announce today the two companies have created a strategic partnership to offer industry-leading, network access space to one of New York City's top carrier hotels, 75 Broad Street. With this partnership, bandwidth-intensive customers such as financial, insurance, healthcare, pharmaceutical, and telecommunications companies, educational institutions, and government agencies, can now build a state-of-the-art, custom built, dark fiber optic network with Lexent Metro Connect and then collocate their core network infrastructure equipment at 75 Broad Street with FiberMedia, benefiting from FiberMedia's network planning, technical support and managed services. "As the only truly neutral, open access dark fiber provider in the New York Metro region, Lexent customers rely on us to provide 'freedom of choice' amongst the region's top tier data center facilities," states Ray La Chance, President and CEO of Lexent Metro Connect. "The addition of Fiber Media's 75 Broad Street location to the Lexent network helps meet our clients' rising demands for high quality, well connected data center space." "Once customers' dark fiber networks enter our 75 Broad Street data center facility, FiberMedia works with clients to ensure flexible and affordable datacenter solutions, specifically designed to address critical data storage and other ongoing business concerns," continues Christopher Heim, COO of FiberMedia. "Additionally we offer short-term and long-term placement of fulltime technical staff to support infrastructure and application development and assignments, including HIPPA and SOX compliant solutions. Our solutions provide a true, turn-key network offering, so that our customers are building and interconnecting their networks within a cost-effective and solution-oriented environment." ]]> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IPTVEvangelistIndustryAnnouncements/~3/rkVtsQbHKEw/lexent_metro_connect_and_fiber.html http://www.iptvevangelist.com/industry/2009/08/lexent_metro_connect_and_fiber.html Tue, 04 Aug 2009 17:01:10 -0500 http://www.iptvevangelist.com/industry/2009/08/lexent_metro_connect_and_fiber.html demo of Sorenson 360's The popularity of Internet video has businesses searching for ways to display products and drive sales with crisp, vivid video content onto their Web sites. The Sorenson 360 VDN enables small- to medium-sized businesses, video professionals and any content creator to quickly and seamlessly encode and publish the highest quality video content. Clients can upload an unlimited number of videos to embed, and then manage them on any number of Web sites. As a video professional, McLaughlin was already using the industry-leading Sorenson Squeeze digital encoding software. "Having a direct path from Squeeze to Sorenson 360 VDN can't be beat," he said. "And, once I'm in Sorenson 360, I have all the control and information I need to present my product. Using Squeeze and 360 together is a huge help in keeping our high-resolution video looking great all the way through to delivery. It's the right tool for the job, by far." Numerous other companies offer Internet video publishing platforms using cookie-cutter server-side methods that prioritize other features over quality and client control, said Csathy, and many are folding up their tents in the rough weather of the current economy. "Only at Sorenson Media can we say that we have been innovators in the Internet video industry since the beginning, 14 years ago; we have a substantial customer base of video professionals; and we have been profitable for years. Our video customers tell us our long-standing reputation for innovation and stability were critical to their choice of Sorenson 360 VDN over the myriad of video publishing platform providers."]]> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IPTVEvangelistIndustryAnnouncements/~3/iAlDylIGAlM/sorenson_360_excels_through_cl.html http://www.iptvevangelist.com/industry/2009/07/sorenson_360_excels_through_cl.html Wed, 29 Jul 2009 11:08:18 -0500 http://www.iptvevangelist.com/industry/2009/07/sorenson_360_excels_through_cl.html ATLANTA (July 28, 2009) - Calysto Communications, a global public relations and social media marketing firm focused on the broadcasting, telecommunications and wireless industries, announced today that it was recognized as a leading medium-sized public relations agency in PRSourceCode's fourth annual "Top Tech Communicators" study. Laura Borgstede, CEO and founder of Calysto Communications, was also personally voted a Top Tech PR Pro in the same study. PRSourceCode's "Top Tech Communicators" study ranks the top large, mid-sized, and small PR agencies - as well as the top individual practitioners, based on an online survey of more than 500 journalists from over 300 leading IT publications, including InformationWeek, PC Magazine, InfoWorld, and more. The survey asked the journalists to rank PR agencies and individual PR professionals, based on the value they deliver to the editorial process, in terms of responsiveness, reliability, and overall recognition of editorial needs. At Calysto, our team consists exclusively of senior-level executives - each with at least ten years of experience in communications technology. We know the players. We know the issues. And we specialize in creating and delivering marketing messages for our clients that capture the attention of key influencers - from mainstream media and industry analysts to the social media community," said Laura Borgstede, founder and CEO of Calysto Communications. "We're honored that Calysto was recognized by technology journalists and PRSourceCode as a 'Top Tech Communicator,' and I'm personally honored to be named a 'Top Tech PR Pro.'" http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IPTVEvangelistIndustryAnnouncements/~3/E_QKGsrfKXU/calysto_communications_and_ceo.html http://www.iptvevangelist.com/industry/2009/07/calysto_communications_and_ceo.html Tue, 28 Jul 2009 11:06:09 -0500 http://www.iptvevangelist.com/industry/2009/07/calysto_communications_and_ceo.html Register now to watch Streaming Media East sessions and speaker interviews as a live video webcast. Tune in to watch keynotes and panel discussions throughout each day. If you've already registered, you can return to this page starting @ 8:55am ET and you will be able to log into the player. Refresh your browser after 8:55am. Streaming Media East Date: May 12-13, 2009 Time: 9am - 5pm PT About ScribeMedia ScribeMedia is a software development, media production and new media strategy firm. 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