2005 News and Press Releases

2006 News and Press Releases

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New York, NY – (September 20, 2007) – Panther Express, a global provider of high-performance, low cost content delivery, announced today the launch of their Progressive Download Seek (PDSeek) service, making them the first CDN to provide the ability for Internet video and audio users to immediately jump to any point in multimedia files delivered via HTTP.  Web sites can now deliver media files via progressive download rather than using expensive streaming protocols without sacrificing user experience.  Content providers will improve their users’ satisfaction by providing immediate access to any portion of a file.  Content providers will also benefit from bandwidth savings by using PDSeek. more

NewTek unveils next generation Studio in a Box - Amsterdam, Netherlands- IBC – September 8, 2007 -- NewTek, Inc., manufacturer of industry-leading video and 3D animation products,  publicly showcased it¹s new VT[5] Integrated Production Suite at IBC 2007 (booth 7.102). The VT[5] system features live switching and web streaming of up to 24 cameras, and now includes LiveSet, NewTek¹s revolutionary new live virtual set technology, VT[5] also includes advanced new keying capabilities, integrated SDI switching support and automated clip playback, with simultaneous output to video, projector and web stream. more

muvee Launches photoAlbum stylePack With Three New superStyles for Making Photo Movies to Music -

San Francisco, CA ­ September 12, 2007 ­ Pure Digital Technologies today introduced the Flip Video(TM) Ultra Series, its next-generation line of highly compact digital camcorders to make it easier than ever for on-the-go consumers to shoot and share high-quality video.  Slim-sized to fit neatly into any pocket, the Flip Video Ultra Series provides unmatched portability and simplicity for capturing, editing and sharing video --anytime, anywhere.  The new version offers tweice as much memory - from i gig to 2 gigs. more

Amsterdam, The Netherlands, September 8, 2007 - I- Focus Enhancements Inc (NASDAQ: FCSE), a worldwide leader in media management
and Ultra Wideband (UWB) wireless technology, introduced the MCSDI-1 Portable Media Converter. The MCSDI-1 is a cost-effective solution for professionals who need to
source professional HD-SDI equipment from camcorders featuring an HDMI uncompressed output.  The MCSDI-1, along with Focus' industry-leading HD
workflow, will be on display at IBC from September 7-11. The MCSDI-1 converts HD analog, SD analog, or digital HDMI input signals
to HD-SDI or SD-SDI output more

MADISON, WI — August 30, 2007— Sony Creative Software, a leading provider of professional video and audio editing applications, today announced Vegas Pro 8 software, the newest version of its award-winning nonlinear editing (NLE) software. Vegas Pro 8 provides professional editors with precise control over complex DV, HDV and XDCAM projects through powerful tools for editing material shot in multi-camera environments. Vegas Pro 8 will be available September 10, 2007. more

Kulabyte announced that RockMe TV, a leading syndicated live streaming service and user-generated content portal, will use Kulabyte
Express, the company's recently-launched series of video encoding solutions. RockMe TV will integrate Kulabyte Express into its ingest system for both
live and streaming services.

RockMe TV provides coverage of a wide range of events, and syndicates user-generated content across a wide network of partnerships, including
blip.tv, MySpace, and YouTube. Kulabyte recently introduced its Kulabyte Express encoding and transcoding
products, that provide a comprehensive set of encoding solutions for customers, including WM9, MPEG-2, H.264 (Flash compatible), and VP6R for
FlashR. more

ViewCast Now Shipping New Osprey-700 HD Audio/Video Capture Card
 
High Definition Video Capture and Streaming Solution Offers HD-SDI and PCI
ExpressR Compatibility for Broadcasters and Content Owners
 
PLANO, Texas - Sept. 7, 2007 - ViewCast Corporation (OTCBB: VCST - News), a
leading global provider of high-quality audio and video communication
products, is now shipping its new high definition (HD) video capture card,
the Osprey-700 HD. The Osprey-700 HD is an HD-SDI and SD-SDI A/V input card
designed for broadcasters and content owners needing to repurpose HD and
standard definition (SD) content for IP video distribution and
video-on-demand applications. more

IBC 2007, AMSTERDAM — Sept. 6, 2007 — Adobe Systems Incorporated (NASDAQ: ADBE) today unveiled native support for the Panasonic P2 camera format in Adobe® Premiere® Pro CS3 software. Adobe Premiere Pro now provides a true file-based workflow without transcoding or rewrapping, maintaining the rich metadata in P2 content and completing a software-only High Definition (HD) workflow – from capture to output. Adobe will demonstrate the P2 editing workflow during IBC 2007 Exhibition at Hall 7, Stand 721 in the RAI Convention Center, Amsterdam, September 7-11. This compatibility update will be made available to all Adobe Premiere Pro CS3 customers in the next few weeks. more

Kulabyte, a leading provider of advanced video encoding optimization
technologies, today announced at IBC that it has joined the Adobe Flash
Media Solutions Partner program.  The partnership program establishes a
framework between both companies with Kulabyte being one of Adobe's encoding
partners as it relates to rich media content creation and distribution.

Kulabyte recently announced the launch of its Kulabyte Express series
products which,  with the recent announcement of H.264 support in the AdobeR
FlashR player, provides Kulabyte customers with a choice between H.264 and
VP6 when encoding for FlashR Player-compatible video. Since Kulabyte
implements MainConcept's H.264 encoder, Kulabyte Express customers will
realize optimized performance and quality from their H.264 streams for Adobe
Flash Player-compatible video.  The Kulabyte Express Premier product
delivers live 2-pass VBR SD and HD H.264 and VP6 video support for AdobeR
FlashR Media Server 3. more

IBC 2007, AMSTERDAM — Sept. 6, 2007 — Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) today announced significant adoption of Adobe® Media Player by key organizations involved in the creation, management and delivery of online and offline content for the entertainment industry. Since announcing Adobe® Media Player in April 2007, Adobe has been working closely with partners who will support and offer solutions based on the new player, that will help enable new ways to brand, distribute, monetize, protect and measure media. Built using the Emmy® Award winning Flash® software architecture, Adobe Media Player redefines the TV viewing experience, giving viewers control over viewed content and the ability to enjoy their favorite shows both online and offline. more

Digital Hollywood is pleased to welcome the edgy world of online video to the fall, October 29 - November 1 event - It's The Daily Reel Online Video Conference at Digital Hollywood. This co-located event will be the home of the viral videos, episodic videos, UGM, political videos and more. The Online Video groundbreakers will all be there Digital Hollywood Daily Reel Online Conference more

Major Performance Gains and Innovative Features Anchor Upcoming Release

IBC 2007, AMSTERDAM — Sept. 6, 2007 — Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) today unveiled new features that will headline the upcoming release of Adobe® Flash® Media Server 3. This major new release will offer the unique combination of traditional streaming media capabilities and a flexible environment for creating and delivering interactive social media applications to the broadest possible audience. Scheduled to ship in the first quarter of 2008, customers can expect nearly double the previous performance, as well as new live event support, industry-standard H.264 video codec and AAC+ audio codec support, and increased protection for streamed media. more

New York, NY · September 5, 2007 /PRNewswire/ — Panasonic, a leader in High Definition flat panel TVs, started the ignition today on the Living In High Definition Nationwide Tour -- a multi-truck tour that will travel the country to bring consumers a hands-on experience with its suite of High Definition products including its industry-leading line of 1080p Plasma HDTV's, Blu-ray Disc Players and Home Theater Systems, HD Camcorders and LUMIX Digital Still Cameras.

The Living In High Definition Nationwide Tour features a fleet of four, custom-built trucks including a 53-foot flagship vehicle. Each Living In High Definition truck will tour different regions of the U.S. visiting retailers and high-traffic consumer events including college and professional sports competitions and state fairs. The initial phase of the tour, which begins officially this week, is expected to run through January 2008. more

Motion Picture and Video Lighting, Second Edition, is your indispensable
guide to film and video lighting. Written by the author of the industry
bible Cinematography, this book explores technical, aesthetic, and
practical aspects of lighting for film and video. It will show you not
only how to light, but why. Written by a professional in the field, this
comprehensive book explores light and color theory; equipment; and
techniques to make every scene look its best. more

WINTER PARK, Fla. - Highwinds Network Group, Inc., a global provider of
content distribution solutions, today announced that it has entered into a
network agreement with Global Crossing (NASDAQ: GLBC), a leading global IP
solutions provider.  Under the agreement, Global Crossing is providing
Highwinds with an extensive suite of telecommunications services that enable
Highwinds' customers to leverage Global Crossing's widespread IP-based
network for accessing Internet-based content.  This relationship is firmly
rooted in Highwinds' strategy of expanding its worldwide network
infrastructure to position the company as a provider of best-in-class
content delivery solutions. more

CAMBRIDGE, MA – AUGUST 29, 2007 – Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM) today announced the launch of its Large File Download Optimization technology, an integral feature of the Akamai Electronic Software Delivery and Media Delivery solutions that supports the optimization and delivery of increasingly large files, such as DVD software and high-definition video content.  To date, Akamai’s global platform has been leveraged by leading software, anti-virus, gaming, and media & entertainment companies to deliver many of the largest online files. As file sizes continue to grow due to enhanced functionality, improved graphics, and richer media content, Akamai offers a unique method for delivering these files and ensuring a positive user experience. more

LAS VEGAS, NV--(Marketwire - August 28, 2007) - Klegg Electronics, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: KLGG), a manufacturer and distributor of award-winning consumer electronics products, has announced the introduction of a feature-rich, value-packed camcorder into their growing Genesis line of consumer electronics products.  The new Klegg Genesis V1803 is sleek, stylish and offers a number of desirable features for today's demanding consumer. more

Capture Video Directly from a HDV Camcorder and Add Transition Effects -

Gardena, CA -- August 27, 2007 -- TMPG, Inc., the company that makes digital video easy, is about to make video editing even easier. TMPGEnc MPEG Editor 2.0 PREMIUM, is a frame-level cut video editing software package that offers advanced features such as: high definition video and set top DVD Recorder (DVD-VR) support, DVR-MS support, integrated Dolby® Digital sound, fit-to-disc transcoding, VRCopy DVD-RAM importing and writing tool, Smart Rendering, multiplexing and de-multiplexing, and more. The software is optimized for IntelT dual and quad core processors. The product will be available in early September for purchase by download at www.tmpg-inc.com for the introductory price of $48.95 (regular price $64.95). more

New York, NY – August 23, 2007:  Heavy.com, one of the web’s leading online brands and the leader for 18-34 year old guys, are proudly contributing to the demise of Lindsay Lohan, Paris Hilton, Nicole Richie and the Olsen Twins in their derisive episodes of “Superificial Friends.”  In the series, the girls are portrayed as exceedingly promiscuous, bulimic, spoiled, self-centered, and out-of-touch, as well as having some unusual superpowers.  Users can view all of the episodes on the “Superficial Friends” channel at http://www.superficialfriends.com/. In the latest episode, SFF vs. Brangelina, the Superficial Friends are spied by Angelina and Brad Pitt on a child adopting safari.  Mistaken for impoverished African children, the Super Skanks are forcefully adopted and cast to the Jolie family dungeon. http://www.heavy.com/video/20923  more

SEATTLE (August 22, 2007) – MyLifeBrand (www.mylifebrand.com), the new social platform which lets users aggregate and manage their favorite social networks, communities, services and friends on one site, announced today that they have moved to Beta with a number of new features and services, including removing the invite requirement for members.  MyLifeBrand has also added a blog to their new home page that introduces in detail all of their new features and services.  more

San Francisco, CA – August 21, 2007 – Digieffects, a developer of popular software plug-ins for Adobe After Effects, Premiere Pro, Apple Final Cut Pro, and Autodesk Combustion is taking new steps to meet customer requests since the change of ownership in May 2007.

• For the first time, Digieffects is now offering its products as electronic software downloads in addition to the standard box-copy versions. This new convenient way to purchase allows users the flexibility to buy at any time during their tight production schedules.

• Digieffects has also drastically reduced the prices of many of its software plug-ins (see table below).  All customers that purchased a Digieffects product directly from the company or from one of its resellers in the past 30 days qualify for price protection in the form of a credit toward future Digieffects purchases. more

Focus Enhancements Announces Availability of High Performance HX-2 HD/SD Video Switcher -

On2 Technologies Licenses VP6™ Codec to Media Excel for MobileTV, WebTV, IPTV and VoD File Transcoding on the “HERA” Hardware Transcoder Appliance

Apple iMovie8 Review- You'd Better Watch Out - This is not really iMovie -

August 16, 2007 – San Diego, CA – Internet Video Magazine today rolled out its guide to the new Apple iMovie8. And its not pretty....

According to the Apple iMovie8 review author Kevin Hicks, "Ever since Apple released iMovie 8 they must be working overtime listening to complaints from those who have come to love iMovie's timeline simplicity. Before you get excited, only to be disappointed. iMovie 8 is not an upgrade to iMovie 6. It is like a weird cross breed between Windows Movie Faker and iPhoto.  In fact it should of just been called something else because - THIS IS NOT IMOVIE!" more

TARRYTOWN, NY and Raleigh, NC, August 15, 2007 – On2 Technologies, Inc. (AMEX:ONT), a leader in video-compression software and solutions, and Inlet Technologies, the leader in advanced encoding solutions for new media, announced today that Inlet has licensed On2’s live Flash video encoding technologies for integration with Inlet’s advanced encoding solutions.

As a result of this agreement, programmers, broadcasters and new media distribution companies using Inlet’s Fathom® advanced encoding platform will be able to support Adobe® Flash® Player 8 and 9 using On2 VP6™ based video capabilities. The integrated solution will offer customers enhanced capabilities to program, schedule, and manage live Flash video broadcasts. more

It is true reality; the content is the real lives of our heroes; fire fighters.

Los Angeles, CA, 7/17/07  —  Tule Fog Productions has announced their intention to offer the reality series “The Battalion” to broadcast television. The Battalion, a web series profiling the daily lives of real firefighters and rescue workers, has built a steady internet fan-base via YouTube, MySpace, iFilm, and Virb, where they have been in the top six for the past three weeks. Some of the logins include a firehouse in France as well as several celebrities. Viewers can download our webisodes to all devices including their television  more

August 12, 2007 – San Diego, CA – Internet Video Magazine today rolled out its guide to how to make money on the internet by making video and placing it on the right web sites.

Article online at http://internetvideomag.com/Articles_2007/081207_MakeMoney.htm

Are you a moviemaker or video maker? Have you been creating and posting videos to sites like YouTube, Metacafe and MySpaceTV video? You have been getting lots of great feedback, viewers have been favoriting your videos and sharing them among their friends, and maybe now you are thinking, how do I make some money on this? more

muvee Technologies (www.muvee.com) announced the release of its photoGenie stylePack, which features three customizable superStyles for use with muvee’s instant home movie software. The photoGenie styles are the first styles to allow users to customize features like color, flow and speed in order to create a one-of-a-kind, professional-quality muvee from their photos and videos in just minutes. more

IDAHO POTATO COMMISSION ROLLS OUT THE BURLAP CARPET TO ANNOUNCE THE WINNERS OF ITS FIRST iTUBER VIDEO CONTEST -

Canon joins the Hard drive HD camcorder party and rolls out their first HD hard drive camcorder.  the High Definition HG10 Camcorder. Now consumers can shoot, store, and share up to 15 hours of HD footage. Available in October, the Canon HG10 HD Camcorder will have an estimated selling price of $1299. more

Nvidia Is Closing the Gap For the Number One Position in Graphics, AMD Loses Ground and Intel is Flat -

SCOTTS VALLEY, Calif., and BEAVERTON, Or. - July 24, 2007 - e frontier, Inc., and e-on software, today announced the availability of the Power Bundle, a total 3D animation solution featuring Poser 7 and Vue 6 Esprit packaged together at a significant cost savings. For a limited time, creative professionals, graphic artists and hobbyists can use the Power Bundle to create 3D worlds that integrate the diversity and spirit of both human and natural imagery. more

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Broadcaster, Inc. (OTCBB: BCAS) has released its free Social Video Network - a two-way interactive video and chat interface and community-building tool - which the company predicts will be the next evolutionary step in online social communication. This new video paradigm complements Broadcaster's existing interactive community.

Broadcaster Social Video Network enables users to communicate with one another through a two-way webcam interface that provides the users with interactive broadcast controls. Users can choose to broadcast their live webcam feed or pre-recorded video playlists, broadcasting one-to-one or one-to-many.  more

First Red Light Center Film Festival Set for August ’07

 Do you think you can win a date with one of the four hottest women in the world? Fat chance - but at least you will have fun trying.   Check out Heavy.com's Massive Mating Game.

ONLINE VIDEO: HOW DOES IT REALLY STACK UP AGAINST TV? WeShow to offer human-powered guide to make online video as entertaining & organised as television - With media commentators in both the UK and US predicting that the Internet is rapidly replacing television as the preferred viewing medium for many, a Kelton Research survey commissioned by WeShow (www.weshow.co.uk) reveals that the online video viewing experience still leaves a lot to be desired for many users. 

The Kelton Research survey, conducted in June 2007 via an email invitation and online survey, found that while a staggering 126 million people in the US alone view online videos, 96% cannot find the videos they are looking for when initially conducting a search for specific content, and 61% were simply overwhelmed by the amount of online videos that exist. more

WAYNE, NJ, July 19, 2007 – JVC Company of America today announced the launch of a new consumer high definition camcorder that combines a 3-CCD image sensor, high definition 1440 x 1080 recording and embedded 60GB hard disk storage in a compact size that fits in the palm of the hand.  Built-in 60GB HDD for 7 Hours of HD Recording  In addition to an SP mode that allows up to about seven hours of HD recording, the GZ-HD3 is also equipped with an XP mode that records at a higher bit rate for those extra special scenes. There's also a 1440CBR mode, which is convenient for those who wish to edit using HDV-compatible software. more

FASTEST VIDEO ENCODING SOLUTION SHIPS; KULABYTE™ RELEASES VERSION 1.0 OF ITS PROFESSIONAL ENCODER - New Paradigm for Professional Video Encoding Delivers Cross-Platform Content With Industry-Standard Codecs, Including VP6 for Flash® 8

 FOR RELEASE ON: MONDAY, JULY 16, 2007

 SAN MARCOS, TX –  Kulabyte™, a leading provider of advanced audio and video processing technologies, today announced that it has shipped the industry’s fastest video encoding solution, Kulabyte Professional Version 1.0.  The product effectively presents a new paradigm for video encoding, as it is the first to leverage the power of multi-core video processing, enabling professionals to deliver cross-platform content with noticeably improved picture quality and bandwidth savings.  more

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--60Frames Entertainment, a new company dedicated to the financing, ad sales and syndication of professionally-produced online content, launched today. 60Frames provides professional content creators access to financing, speed to market, greater ownership over their intellectual property and participation in all revenue streams including advertising. The company will also collaborate with advertisers to create immersive online branding to better connect their company and products to targeted audiences. Consumers will be able to view 60Frames’ original programming through top video portals, social network Web sites, and mobile and emerging broadband outlets. 60Frames will be working with artists that include visionary filmmakers Joel and Ethan Coen, who will create content for 60Frames, as well as serve on a Creative Advisory Board. more

EyeWonder Releases AdWonder™ 9.0 Flash Component to Support Adobe Flash CS3 Professional

Campbell, Calif., July 11, 2007 -- Focus Enhancements Inc (NASDAQ: FCSE), a worldwide leader in media management and Ultra Wideband (UWB) wireless technology, today announced that the HX-1 Portable HD Video Switcher, first unveiled at NAB2007, is now available. Featuring the highest quality switching and video effects, the HX series of HD video switcher are easy to set up and operate, feature full 10-bit internal processing and meet the highest broadcast standards. From live outside broadcasts to inside production shoots, the HX line is perfect for news/sports broadcasters, production studio owners, educators, and video directors for places of worship. more

TV One showed off Edge Blending in a new light at InfoComm 2007. The TV One Edge Blending setup was built for around $30,000 making it tens of thousands less than anything on the market with the same capabilities. If the six projectors weren’t impressive enough the Edge Blending setup was also able to do PIP’s that were movable across all screens, full preview, keying and switching.  The entire setup consisted of one TV One C2-7100 which was feed to a distribution amplifier. This feed was then sent to six C2-2250’s which did the actual Edge Blending. The image was sent to six Eiki LC-XB40 XGA boardroom projectors and shown on a Stewart 96"w x 54"h screen. more

ST. LOUIS (July 10, 2007)  A revolutionary online video player by Vibe Solutiions Group allows consumers to insert multiple video channels onto personal websites, social networking sites and blogs.  This is the first channel video player to refresh content as it is updated from the various online publishing sources. more

Bridgestone Firestone North American Tire, LLC is turning to teens for solutions to help make our roads safer for everyone by launching the Safety Scholars Video Contest. The contest will award three $5,000 college scholarships for the most compelling and effective teen-created videos that drive home lifesaving messages on auto and tire safety. more

Dulles, VA – July 2, 2007 – AOL today launched an update to its AOL Video portal (http://video.aol.com) with enhancements designed to make it even easier for consumers to find, watch and share more than 20 million videos from across the Web without having to visit multiple websites. more

Heavy.com, one of the web’s leading online brands and the leader for 18-34 year old guys, announced today that Punchline has been crowned the winner of the ContraBand battle-of-the-bands video contest, taking home the grand prize of $25,000.  Over the four-month long contest, Punchline created 65 videos that were streamed more than 1,189,157 times. The top 12 picks for Canadians to choose from were announced this week and can be viewed on www.heavy.com/contraband2.   more

Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) today announced the immediate availability of Adobe® Creative Suite® 3 Production Premium and Adobe Creative Suite 3 Master Collection software. Adobe Production Premium CS3 is the industry’s most comprehensive collection of integrated cross-platform post-production software tools, helping video professionals deliver stunning results for film, broadcast, DVD, Web, and mobile devices. Adobe Creative Suite 3 Master Collection combines 12 of Adobe’s new design and development products in a single box – the most comprehensive creative environment ever delivered. more

Cypress Partners with InPhase Technologies on Holographic Data Storage Drive -

Clippz.com Offers MySpace, Metacafe Video for iPhone

Green Communications - The Case Studies
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The green movement is more than just the latest trend. Companies and organizations are asking themselves how they participate in the movement. Business Development Institute and PR Newswire have partnered to produce a half day conference that specifically addresses the questions, issues, and opportunities facing the corporate communicator and marketer.  more

Details:
Date: Tuesday, July 24, 2007
Time: 1:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Place: Microsoft Executive Customer Briefing Center: 1290 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY
Registration Fee: $195.
Website: www.bdionline.com/greencommunications

ON2 TECHNOLOGIES AND VIEWCAST ANNOUNCE PARTNERSHIP TO BRING LIVE ADOBE® FLASH® VIDEO SOLUTIONS TO MARKET -

Adobe Launches Premiere Express - Free, web based video remixing and editing - create your own mash-ups at MTV, YouTube and PhotoBucket - This looks like a lot of fun. Many have predicted that online video editing will supplant computer based video editing sometime in the future. Companies like EyeSpot, Jumpcut, Cuts, Motionbox and others have already provided online video editing and now Adobe has joined the party. more

NASHVILLE, Tenn. & San Diego, Calif. (June 21,2007) --- The Documentary Channel (DOC) <http://www.documentarychannel.com/main/index_new.php>  and VMIX <http://www.vmix.com>  are pleased to announce the winners of the Do It Yourself (DIY) Documentary Contest.  The DIY Doc Contest, first announced on March 1, 2007, called for documentary film submissions of one to ten minutes in length about any subject that evoked passion from the nominees. The nominees were evaluated by a panel of judges who selected three winning documentaries that will air on The Documentary Channel on June 23rd. more

Are your press releases and product announcements getting the coverage that they deserve? Is your news getting picked up in the top trade publications, in business press, in the magazines and web sites that your customers read?

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San Francisco, CA -- June 19, 2007

Digital Anarchy, a leading provider of cost-effective special effects software for Adobe and Apple products, today announced the release of ToonIt! for Film/Video. ToonIt! 1.0 will reliably and easily create cartoon-like images from film and video footage, freeing artists from time consuming techniques such as hand painting and rotoscoping. The filters use advanced algorithms from Toonamation to create cartoon shading and lines in After Effects, Final Cut Pro, Motion and Premiere Pro. more

June 19, 2007 – San Diego, CA – Internet Video Magazine announced their online guide that makes it easy for families, video amateurs and kids to create their own summer vacation movies and share it on the net.

Article online at http://www.internetvideomag.com/Articles_2007/061507_SummerVacationPage1.htm

  
"Most people shoot video of their vacation and it does not go anywhere, the tapes just sit on a shelf and no one ever gets to see them," said Mark Shapiro, Editor in Chief at Internet Video Magazine. "Nowadays, transferring and editing video is easy - putting it up on a free video sharing site like YouTube, MySpace or Divx Stage6 is simple and safe. Families have no excuse to not share their vacations with the relatives." more

Modulus Video, Inc., the leading provider of MPEG-4 AVC video encoding systems for IPTV, today introduced several new configurations of its MRE2000 series receiver encoder, each designed to meet the unique needs of telecommunications operators. With configurations to support both high definition (HD) and standard definition (SD) video, the new models provide telcos with the video headend functionality needed to quickly and cost-effectively launch IPTV services. more

Young@Heart Chorus, whose members range from 73 to 92 years old. Singing songs they shouldn't even know, at an age when they're expected to be sitting quietly somewhere, they subvert all accepted notions of old and young. read the story, see the videos

 DivX, Inc. (NASDAQ:DIVX) and SanDisk(R) Corporation (NASDAQ:SNDK) today announced a licensing agreement allowing SanDisk to include DivX(R) technology in SanDisk's Sansa(R) line of video-enabled products. As a result of the partnership, future SanDisk video products can now include interoperability with the DivX Stage6 video website. This partnership is designed to provide SanDisk consumers with seamless access to the growing library of professional and user-generated video content available today in the popular DivX format. more

Broadcaster, Inc. (OTCBB: BCSR), announced the launch of its Powerlink technology, a free traffic sharing innovation. Powerlink provides an incentive for copyright owners to upload content into Broadcaster's video community by providing a promotional hyperlink at the end of video clips viewed on Broadcaster.com. more

The C2-7210 is a perfect addition to TV One’s award-winning CORIO2® based C2-7000 Series. The CORIO EXP Front Panel takes the difficulty of running a live event in HD away with 48 easy to use push-buttons, multi-way navigation and LCD screen. It caters specifically to those in the live event industry with its video processing capabilities such as: Edge Blending, Seamless Switching with cross fades, two Independent Output Channels in HD and Dual PIP with up to five layers of video. more

Envivio Inc., the leading technology provider of IP video convergence solutions from mobile to HD, today introduced an entry level encoder for 3G network operators. The quad-channel 4Caster™ M4 mobile TV encoder supports multiple bit rates, resolutions and standards within a space saving one rack unit (RU). Capable of encoding in both H.263 and H.264, and compliant with international mobile video standards including 3GPP and 3GPP2, the telco-grade M4 allows operators to optimally distribute high quality audio and video to mobile phone and mobile television subscribers. more

Adobe today announced the availability of Adobe GoLive 9 software. This intuitive new version empowers non-code savvy design professionals to create modern, CSS-compliant websites using a visual interface and design techniques familiar to anyone who knows Adobe InDesign CS3 software and print layout. With GoLive 9, designers can master the basics of web design and then grow into building more sophisticated web experiences using the industry-leading tools in Adobe Dreamweaver CS3 software. more

Pinnacle Systems, the consumer division of Avid Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVID), today announced the retail availability of the new sub-$100 Pinnacle PCTV HD Stick for anytime, anywhere television watching from a personal computer. The compact device enables consumers to view live television on their PC complete with pause, rewind and fast-forward time-shifting functionality. They can even record their favorite programs for viewing later, at their convenience. more

CallWave, Inc. (NASDAQ:CALL - News) today announced that it has been selected by the editors at CNET Webware as a finalist in the first ever "Webware 100" awards for its Visual Voicemail service. CallWave Visual Voicemail is a free, PC-based service that sends a copy of mobile phone voicemail messages to users' email - enabling them to see, sort, listen and respond to messages from the convenience of their computer. more

Blip.tv, the video sharing site focused on independently produced shows, today announces the closing of its series B financing and its first venture capital investors. The round was led by Ambient Sound Investments (ASI), the venture capital fund established by the four founding engineers of Skype. more

 RealNetworks® today unveiled their new RealPlayer®, the first media player to make it one-click simple to download online videos from thousands of Web sites.  The new RealPlayer makes it easy for consumers to watch videos whenever and wherever they want, burn them to DVD and CD, and share video links with friends.  Most major formats are supported, including Real, Windows Media, Flash, and Quicktime.  The new RealPlayer will be available for free beginning next month at RealPlayer.com. more

IN-STAT predicts 33 million IPTV viewers in Asia by 2012 -

Is your house or business too big for Cat 5 cables? Do you need to get video and audio from one end to the other but don't want to run cable? Check out the TV One 1T-VGAST-CAT-XL.  This unit can send both stereo audio, either from a PC or microphone, and a 1280x1024 VGA resolution image to a maximum distance of 1000 feet. The unit consists of a transmitter that takes in the Stereo Audio and VGA signal and the receiver which outputs the same Stereo Audio and VGA Signal. This makes it possible to send both signals to a remote location and maintain the Stereo Audio. A VGA loop-thru is provided and there are gain and equalization adjustments at each receiver. more

CBS News and CBS Television Stations Group announced today that national and local news clips are available online through Voxant, the Viral Syndication Network (VSN), and its online site, TheNewsRoom (http://www.thenewsroom.com/voxant/cbs), which distributes licensed news content to thousands of Web sites and blogs.

    All CBS content in TheNewsRoom is advertiser-supported and free to Web publishers and bloggers. Starting today, clips from CBS news programs such as The CBS Evening News with Katie Couric and The Early Show will be available, as will local news packages from owned-and-operated stations in the 13 markets  more

Flash CS3: The Missing Manual (O'Reilly, US $34.99)--provides a reader-friendly animation primer and a guided tour of all the program's tools and capabilities. Beginners will learn to use the software in no time, and experienced users will quickly take their skills to the next level.

"Flash CS3 works much the same way in its Mac and Windows incarnations except for a few interface differences and a slight variation in performance," write authors E. A. Vander Veer and Chris Grover. "This book's illustrations give Mac and Windows equal time, alternating by chapter, so you get to see how all of Flash's features look, no matter what kind of computer you're running."

The clear, easy-to-understand, hands-on instructions in "Flash CS3: The Missing Manual" teach Flash users how to master:

• - Animations basics--what to know before opening Flash.

• - Creating movement between images with tools like keyframes and tweening.

• - Adding interactive features like clickable hotspots.

• - Livening things up with audio and video.

• - Creating useable and professional elements and templates, and much, much more!

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While there's been much attention and anticipation about the unveiling of Joost and the networks offering programming on the web,  Pyro.TV - www.pyro.tv  - a new, free online video service is already up and running on the web offering network, cable and Internet TV content, podcasts and RSS feeds all at one location. 

Pyro.TV is a one-stop site for watching and personalizing TV and video on the Internet and removes the guesswork and search from finding programs on the web. more

 Matrox Graphics Inc., announced that the new DualHead2Go Digital Edition is now shipping. Part of our Graphics eXpansion Modules (GXM) product line, this external multi-display upgrade device allows you to connect two digital monitors to your notebook or desktop for an impressive, productivity enhancing, dual-monitor set-up.  more

FOX TV’s On The Lot – the first reality show that matters – at least for us film and video makers? Aspiring filmmakers from around the world have the chance to earn a $1-million development deal at DreamWorks. more

On2 Technologies, Inc. (AMEX:ONT), a leader in video compression software and solutions, announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Finland-based Hantro Products Oy, a market-leading provider of video technology for mobile devices. more

Media Publisher Inc., the leader in Enterprise Video Communications (EVC), and ViewCast. Corp., the leading global provider of high-quality audio and video communication products, today announced a partnership that supports the integration of the ViewCast Niagara encoding appliances with the Media Publisher management software. The complete and scalable solution supports video streaming throughout the enterprise for live and on-demand webcasts. more

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May 21, 2007 - San Diego, CA - Internet Video Magazine, the longest running online magazine dedicated to spotlighting the best in Internet Video and showing everyone - amateurs to broadcast professionals - how to create their own Internet shows, today announced that they have added over 100 new videos to the various video sections. This includes Best Internet Videos of the Week, Best Internet Video Web Sites of the Week, New Funny Videos, Fathers Day Videos, Parody Commercials, Videos for the politically active and aware, new Animated Videos and Films, Video for the Nerdy, etc. more

GLOBALTEC LAUNCHES FIRST ONLINE TV NETWORK DEDICATED TO STOCK TRADERS.  Wizetrade TV to Offer 12 Hours of Daily Real-Time Online Financial Programming

 The country’s estimated 10 million individual stock investors who rely on their PC for their livelihood are getting good news: Dallas-based GlobalTec is joining the online TV revolution by launching the first online TV network featuring 12 hours of live, in-the-market programming every trading day. more

To kick-off the Foster Care Month celebration in May, Kashif has produced three new public service announcements to inspire many more people to do something positive that will change a lifetime for America’s 513,000 children and youth in foster care. more

The Nintendo Short Cuts Showcase invites filmmakers from all walks of life to demonstrate their passion and skills by creating a Nintendo-themed short film or video. The top three films will be chosen by a panel that includes a Tribeca senior programmer, an entertainment industry reporter and a Nintendo executive. The final films will premiere as a part of the inaugural short film showcase at the Top of the Rock^™ Observation Deck at Rockefeller Center during Rock Center’s annual summer film showcase, June 19-22.

Sign up at www.nintendoshortcuts.com

The first-place winner will be awarded a $10,000 cash prize along with a lunch meeting with the co-founder of the Tribeca Film Festival, Craig Hatkoff, and a trip to New York to see the winning entry shown at the Rock Center’s annual summer film showcase. In addition, the top three winners will all receive Nintendo hardware and games. more

You can now watch cool IFC videos online at VMIX.  Independent Film Channel (IFC) <http://ifctv.com/> , the first and most widely distributed network dedicated to independent film and VMIX <http://www.vmix.com> , the leading interactive media and social networking company, announced the launch of the IFC channel on VMIX.COM. The new channel available at: http://www.vmix.com/ifctv,  will feature the first ever IFC web series “Getting Away with Murder.”  more

The Visual Effects Society (VES), announced the results of the VES 50: The Most Influential Visual Effects Films of All Time, which was determined by a vote of VES members. The VES 50 is the backdrop of the 2007 VES Festival of Visual Effects, which will take place the weekend of June 7-10 at the Writers Guild Theater in Beverly Hills. more

Maker Faire 2007: 400 Makers, 40,000 Attendees, 200,000 Square Feet of DIY Mayhem -

Established by the tech-loving creators of the gloriously irreverent Make (http://www.makezine.com) and Craft (http://www.craftzine.com) magazines, Maker Faire is a family-friendly, hands-on event where hundreds of backyard inventors gather to share their fun projects, creative ideas and eye-popping creations. This resurgence of grassroots invention has been celebrated everywhere from Rolling Stone to The Wall Street Journal, but nowhere is it more visible than at Maker Faire. more

Sony unveiled a portable multimedia PC with Blu-ray Disc® technology that packs power and entertainment into a compact package. Part of a series, the new VAIO FZ notebook comes in multiple configurations, including a premium and standard model. The premium version plays Blu-ray Disc high-definition content so you can enjoy movies in full 1080 HD resolution, as well as record, store and play back personal content on high-capacity BD media. more

Award-winning filmmakers (“Taxicab Confessions”) Joe and Harry Gantz announced the creation of their new internet network, CrushedPlanet.com, designed to provide the most intimate, innovative and provocative content on the web, while it protects the rights of artists and gives them the majority of funds from the distribution of their work. CrushedPlanet is an international online community for people 18 years and over, featuring inventive and intelligent content from artists around the world.  This is a curated site with fourteen interconnected channels, each with its own unique identity, and all featuring content with a strong point of view. more

Avid Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVID), today announced that its Consumer division, Pinnacle Systems, Inc., is empowering consumers who are interested in sharing home videos on the Web with new, easy-to-use publishing tools. Using the "one-click publish" feature within the Pinnacle Studio 11 software family, consumers can now upload their video content to the Yahoo! Video website for public sharing - or to the recently launched StudioOnLine.com service for private sharing. more

VMIX Media announced a new dedicated online channel for DIRECTV’s hit show The Fizz™, a comedy TV program featuring video bloggers from around the world, amateur animation clips and indie music.  As part of an ongoing promotion on VMIX.COM, fans can also easily submit their own video content to be considered for upcoming episodes. more

If you are into music, video and mash-ups, you ought to check out this new site and technology. Eyespot's browser based solution fosters creativity and discovery while empowering consumers to play with copyrighted media without having to download clunky software or learn new skills. The drag and drop editing application allows anyone to upload, remix, and create new video from the community's vast pool of popular and legally-accessible content ranging from movie, television, and music clips or from user generated content. The company has been selected as a trusted partner by many of today's most compelling brands and media entities, including Paramount Pictures, NBA, Jive Records, among others, Eyespot can be found on the web at http://www.eyespot.com .

more info about eyespot

Music 2 Hues released today a brand new addition to its Flagship Series production music line. Andy Wells, president of Music 2 Hues adds, "With the addition of this new release we are providing our content developers with new and exciting music selections. The new title: "FlashBack: The 60's"  is now shipping worldwide. more

LambdaStream, the Interactive Personal TV Company, is launching YouLike.TV, a global Internet TV platform that allows you to deploy unlimited Internet TV services in a fast and cost-effective way with a worldwide access through the IP set-top-box or the PC more

How does "Generation Net" get their foot in the door of a potential job, film, or fine arts school? A new option is to send the potential employer or prospective school your professional portfolio created on MyMovieNetwork.com MyMovieNetwork stands alone in the online video sites by focusing on the amateur and independent film making community by providing film makers an environment to showcase their work, give and receive constructive feedback, participate in contests to push them to new levels of quality. more

MTV Movie Awards - 2007 -

This new book helps you get close to your subject - Closeup photography is one of the most fascinating photographic genres. "Closeup Shooting: A Guide to Closeup, Tabletop, and Macro Photography" takes the reader on a journey into this fascinating world of small, smaller, and smallest objects, and shows how to capture their beauty with photographic images. more

Pure Digital Technologies today introduced Flip Video™, a new line of digital video capture devices designed to revolutionize how everyday consumers shoot and share video.  These remarkably simple and affordable camcorders feature a major advance in video sharing technology combined with an ultra-portable design and easy-to-use capture functionality. press release     product review

The Webby Awards - Best Online Films and Videos - The winners of the inaugural Webby Film and Video Awards, the first major awards to honor original film and video premiering on the Internet, were announced today with victors ranging from Hollywood heavy hitters like NBC's "The Office Webisodes" to Eepybird.com's pop phenomenon "The Extreme Diet Coke and Mentos Experiments." more

Corel Corporation (NASDAQ:CREL; TSX:CRE), a leading developer of graphics, productivity and digital media software, today announced the availability of Ulead® VideoStudio® 11 and Ulead VideoStudio 11 Plus, the newest versions of its award-winning consumer video editing and DVD authoring software. Widely regarded for its powerful features and unmatched ease of use, VideoStudio now includes the industry’s first AVCHD editing solution, enhanced DV-to-DVD Wizard and Movie Wizard features, more title/subtitle and overlay tools and a host of quick-fix solutions for common video problems, including automatic color/tone correction. With the new Plus version, consumers also have a complete, end-to-end solution for capturing, editing, authoring and burning HD DVD videos. more

Pinnacle Systems announced a new product family that provides video enthusiasts with the latest technology within easy-to-use editing software.  Pinnacle Studio 11 family includes Studio, Studio Plus and Studio Ultimate.  The product family offers powerful video creation and sharing capabilities that address the latest consumer video trends, including support for new HD media types like AVCHD, the new operating system Microsoft Windows Vista^™, and Web publishing for online video sharing. more

Kulabyte™, a leading provider of advanced audio and video processing technologies,  announced that it will be shipping the industry’s fastest video encoding solution, Kulabyte Professional Flash Encoding Suite.  The Kulabyte Professional encoding solutions enable faster-than-real-time video encoding, enabling noticeably improved picture quality and significant bandwidth savings, while utilizing industry standard codec engines.  Media creators can encode, and distribute digital content at speeds more than 12 times faster than industry-standard codec times and deliver higher picture qualities. more

Are you involved in the high tech industry and need better awareness of your products and services?  Check out Davis-Marrin, an affordable and hard working public relations firm that specializes in high tech - especially multimedia, video, consumer electronics, Internet launches  and telecom.

HollywoodUpClose allows users to access thousands of the Net's best celebrity media sources through one easy to navigate destination.  In addition to a multimedia search engine, HollywoodUpClose is a portal that aggregates Web-wide celebrity and entertainment news, photos, and videos, featuring movie trailers, interviews, red carpet footage, music videos, outtakes, and more.  The content is categorized into tabs: TV Celebrities, Movie Celebrities, The Infamous, Music Celebrities, Athletes, Reality Celebrities, and Models, making it easy for fans to locate content on their favorite luminaries. more

Crisp Wireless, a mobile technology solutions and services company, and Internet Broadcasting, the nation's largest publisher of local news online, today announced the launch of 29 mobile Web sites, creating one of the nation’s largest mobile networks of local TV station sites.  more

The MPEG Industry Forum (MPEGIF) today announced the “Advanced Video Services in Next Generation Video Ecosystems” full-day Master Class at NAB2007 in Las Vegas on Sunday, April 15. Held in conjunction with the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB), this special event will explore how new technologies are changing the way digital multimedia is created, compressed, delivered and monetized. A number of business and technology leaders at the forefront of next-generation networks will share their experiences and unique industry insights at this year’s Master Class. more

Envivio Inc. introduced its ultra high compression Extreme Encoding Core™ (XEC™) technology. Envivio® XEC technology improves video quality and provides an expanded compression toolset for IPTV, mobile TV, Internet TV, HDTV and broadcast applications. The dramatic improvements in picture quality realized by the new technology will be demonstrated in the Envivio booth #SU12105 at NAB2007. Combining a software based compression core with server-based hardware, XEC technology delivers both a toolset and a mechanism for delivering the highest picture quality in the lowest available bandwidth on the market. more
 

The new DT-150 HD Canobeam transceiver is designed for situations where fiber-optic cables or microwave are impractical and/or the simplicity of Free Space Optics is preferred. The DT-150 HD Canobeam uses infrared light to bridge gaps in high-bandwidth transmission situations. The DT-150 HD Canobeam provides bi-directional, uncompressed 1.5 Gbps transmission of embedded digital video, audio, and camera-control signals on a single HD-SDI or SD-SDI stream with no delay. more

InStat report about mobile TV growth says that the unavailability of spectrum is the largest barrier to the launch of more mobile TV services, particularly in Europe, the high-tech market research firm says. more

 Media Links Inc., a provider of high-definition video transport solutions today announced the release of its latest product in a line-up of HD processing and transport solutions.  The HD-GigE delivers HD, SDI or DVB-ASI video signals over a standard Gigabit Ethernet interface further reinforcing IP network cost advantages and economies of scale.  The HD-GigE is capable of correcting packet loss as well as adjusting the IP bandwidth when video is no longer present. more

The new Canon DIGISUPER 100AF and DIGISUPER 86AF* auto-focus long-field HD zoom lenses feature sophisticated auto-focus capabilities based on a proprietary HD implementation of Through-the-Lens Secondary Image Registration Phase Detection Method technology.  These new lenses will be featured at the Canon booth #SU 3020 at NAB2007, the annual convention of the National Association of Broadcasters, held April 14-19 in Las Vegas. more

The Tupac Amaru Shakur Foundation (TASF) is asking innovative filmmakers from around the world to submit their work for inclusion in the Tupac Amaru Shakur Film Festival. This year's festival is scheduled to take place on November 10, 2007 at the Tupac Amaru Shakur Center for the Arts in Atlanta, Georgia. more

I-Movix, a growing Belgium-based company with newly opened subsidiaries in San José, California and Tokyo, Japan, will unveil the never-before-seen SprintCam® at NAB 2007 in Las Vegas April 14-19. The slow-motion server and software equipment has the unsurpassed ability to capture, replay and store extreme slow-motion shots in real time, allowing you to replay 250 to 5000 images per second in high-definition quality. more

TheNewsRoom (http://www.thenewsroom.com) now has more than 3,000 relevant news videos, articles, news feeds, press releases and research updates that may be obtained free of charge for use on Web sites and blogs that join the Viral Syndication Network (VSN). more

NewTek, Inc., manufacturer of industry-leading 3D animation and video products, announced the release of TriCaster™, a portable LIVE production suite for event videographers, corporate presenters, educators and media ministry users.  The easy-to-use interface of TriCaster™ is designed to allow users who aren’t full-time video professionals to produce quality live presentations, web casts and video. With over 200 transition effects, PowerPoint support, template driven titles, real-time switching, and editing, TriCaster allows the user to bring dynamic live elements to their presentations within minutes of opening the box. The Tricaster offers 3 standard composite and Y/C camera input connections along with Mic and standard audio inputs - to produce  a three camera live production. The output can be recorded, presented or streamed. more

Want to speed up creation of your Flash videos? Check out Kulabyte.

If you want to see Michael Eisner's new show, Prom Queen, you will have to get Verizon. His new media studio, Vuguru (http://www.vuguru.com), and Verizon announced that Verizon will carry the studio's first production, Prom Queen, on all Verizon platforms including Wireless, High Speed Internet and FiOS TV. Verizon Wireless' V CAST is the exclusive
wireless platform for Prom Queen.
    Prom Queen is a scripted, serialized mystery told over 80 episodes -- each running 90 seconds long. Set against the final two months of the school year, Prom Queen has a blend of love, gossip, and betrayal -- all of the twists and turns of high school leading up to the biggest night of any senior's life: Prom Night. more

Fliptrack makes it easier for consumers to do more with their digital images. The online service simplifies the creation and distribution of personal music videos, musical greeting cards and slideshows. By using more than 350 licensed songs from popular and emerging artists, Fliptrack differentiates from the competition by making it easy to sync images seamlessly to the latest beats. Creations can then be shared or posted to a user’s blog or social networking site, like MySpace or Friendster. more

Photobucket,  the largest personal media site with over 39 million users, has launched a beta of the Photobucket Video Uploader, offering real-time upload and publishing functionality to the mass market. Photobucket receives approximately 45,000 daily video uploads from its user base, making it one of the top three user-generated video sites on the Web behind MySpace and YouTube.  more
 

Steinberg proudly presents Sequel, an exciting new "one-window" music studio for anyone who wants to create their own music. Sequel includes everything needed create and performance music on a PC or Mac, and lets anyone create their own songs with just a few mouse clicks. more

 StupidVideos.com (www.stupidvideos.com),  announced the launch of a new promotional program that rewards content creators up to $25,000 for their video clips.  The new StupidVideos rewards program involves daily, weekly, monthly and annual cash prizes with winners selected by the StupidVideos editorial staff.  User-submitted clips that are featured on the StupidVideos.com homepage automatically earn $5.00 a piece.  An additional $100.00 prize is given away for the funniest video clip of the week and a $1,000.00 prize to the funniest and most emailed clip of the month.  StupidVideos.com will also give away a $25,000 grand prize for the funniest original video of the year.  more

Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) today announced the Adobe® Creative Suite® 3 product line, a revolutionary offering of tightly integrated, industry-leading design and development tools for virtually every creative workflow. Adobe’s new Creative Suite 3 line-up unites the best of Adobe and Macromedia® product innovation to provide designers and developers with a broad spectrum of creative options for all facets of print, web, mobile, interactive, film, and video production. There are six all-new configurations of Adobe Creative Suite 3. These include, Adobe Creative Suite 3 Design Premium and Design Standard editions; Adobe Creative Suite 3 Web Premium and Web Standard editions; and Adobe Creative Suite 3 Production Premium more

CallWave, Inc. (NASDAQ:CALL - News) today announced at CTIA the Company's Vtxt(TM) service that transforms mobile voicemail into readable, searchable and storable content. Incorporating CallWave's proprietary speech recognition and WEB 2.0 visual voicemail technology, the Vtxt(TM) service allows subscribers to read the gist of their voicemail on their handset, manage and reply to voice and text messages from a personal web page, and search a permanent archive of voice and text messages. The service is free during the beta trial. more

Crisp Wireless, a mobile technology solutions and services company today announces an extensive partnership with NBC Universal, to support their strategic initiative to expand their multi-platform approach to include mobile devices.  Their agreement covers multiple NBC Universal divisions, including NBC Entertainment, NBC Sports, Bravo, and the owned and operated TV stations.  Crisp Wireless currently powers 23 mobile websites for NBC Universal, including dedicated sites for many Primetime and Cable programs, including Heroes and The Office, as well as Bravo’s Project Runway, Top Design, Top Chef and Work Out.   The mobile websites include exclusive mobile offerings, including ringtones, user-generated content, polls, character/contestant blogs and storyline integrations where relevant.   Most of the mobile websites are also advertising enabled, offering advertisers the opportunity to engage audiences across television, the web and their mobile device. more
 

You can now easily and quickly upload your favorite videos from your computer desktop to your mobile phone.  One-Click DittyBop Software Lets You Watch Videos

Anywhere You Go On Your Mobile Device. busineSMS.com Software, a leading provider of software solutions tools for mobile developers, has launched DittyBop, a Windows application that makes it easy to watch your digital video collection on your mobile device. Leveraging the company’s MercuryXMS product suite, DittyBop gives consumers their own personal, secure mobile 'library' where they can upload and watch video from their mobile device. more

Voxant, the Viral Syndication Network (VSN), today officially launched TheNewsRoom(TM) (http://www.thenewsroom.com), its premiere site for fully licensed content from 165 news organizations.  TheNewsRoom features a revolutionary viral mashing(TM) technology and an advertising-based revenue model that pays content originators and participating Web sites and blogs. In addition, Voxant announced Campaign2008, a new channel in TheNewsRoom for campaign videos and news. more

TVOne-Task makes conversion to HDMI simpler than ever with the 1T-AVPC-HDMI  HD and PC to HDMI Video Scaler which outputs resolutions up to 1080p. Analog more

 Tiffen announce the introduction of its Dfx digital filter suite software. This new digital filter software is offered both as a comprehensive standalone and as a suite of application-specific plug-ins. The plug-ins are designed to seamlessly integrate with today’s most popular image-manipulation or video post-production software. And both the suites and standalone are compatible with today’s Windows or Macintosh computers. more

Blip.tv, the video sharing site focused on independently produced shows, today announced that popular videoblogger and Internet personality Ze Frank will air the final episodes of The Show with Ze Frank using blip.tv’s services.  Frank’s final episode will air on March 17, 2007. more

O3SIS Information Technology AG announced the launch of Mobile Media Publisher, an innovative new product for sharing and publishing multimedia content over the mobile network. Mobile Media Publisher enables mobile subscribers to easily backup, publish and share their pictures, music, videos, ringtones, and other content generated on their mobile phone with open and private communities. more

Coming in April 2007, Canon will roll out a new HD camcorder targeted to consumers. With a price tag of about $1099,  the new HV20 HD Camcorder integrates Canon’s renowned optics and imaging technology, including a 10x HD video zoom lens with Super Range Optical Image Stabilization and a Canon True HD 1920 x 1080 CMOS Image Sensor, the HV20 HD Camcorder records true 1080 high definition video, making it an ideal companion to today’s HD televisions. more

Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) today announced that Adobe Photoshop(r) Lightroom(tm) 1.0 software is now available for pre-order and is expected to ship in mid-February 2007.  Photoshop Lightroom enables professional photographers to import, manage and present large volumes of digital photographs, helping photographers spend more time behind the lens and less time at the computer. more

The Mouth Revolution is a humorous 4.5-minute live-action film that parodies history and contemporary culture while informing viewers about the vital importance of eating real, organic foods. Narrated by revolutionary mouths who take it upon themselves to decide what they will and will not eat, personalities like “Sojourner Tooth” and “Captain Mouth” unveil their "Mouthifesto" -- a Declaration of Indigestion that details their objectives and demands: No Trans Fats, No GMOs, No Pesticides, and No Artificial Ingredients. more

REALNETWORKS ANNOUNCES FILM.COM WILL OFFER FREE STREAMING OF INDEPENDENT FULL-LENGTH MOVIES - "24 Hours on Craigslist" is Film.com's debut movie with a new film featured each week more

2007 Sundance Film Festival Short Films to Premiere on iTunes - Sundance Institute and Sundance Channel Announce Availability of Festival Narrative, Documentary and Animation Shorts on iTunes.  Sundance Institute and Sundance Channel today announced they will offer narrative, documentary and animation shorts from the 2007 Sundance Film Festival for download via iTunes (www.itunes.com). more

If you want to watch the Academy Award winning animated films online, you should check out Animation World Network

Sorenson Media, the worldwide leader of video encoding and compression applications for digital video professionals and enthusiasts, today announced the availability of new license models that deliver Sorenson compression and encoding solutions in an unlimited monthly encoding volume. The new Sorenson Squeeze licensing models are available for Sorenson Squeeze for Flash and the Sorenson Squeeze Compression Suite license. more

So you want to be a podcaster, heh? Check out this new all in one kit from SoundTech.  SoundTech Professional Audio, a division of US Music Corporation, today announced the SoundTech Podcasting Kit, an easy-to-use solution allowing anyone to create and place Podcasts on the web. The SoundTech Podcasting Kit includes the LightSnake XLR Intelligent Microphone Cable, Sony(R) Acid(R) XMC software with 1-year Acidplanet Prozone membership, tripod microphone desk stand and a high-quality professional microphone.  more

The Venice Project gets Joost. One of the more high profile, web video darlings of the blogosphere, has announced that it is no longer the Venice Project. It is now Joost. OK, - but the Venice Project was a lot cooler moniker. Check them out -  a new entrant into the online streaming video space.  more

BitJazz Inc. announced the imminent availability of the Mac+Intel and Mac Universal Binary editions of SheerVideo™, their acclaimed cross-platform powerful real-time lossless software video codec. Introduced in 2003 as the fastest video codec in the world, SheerVideo lets users work twice as fast at half the uncompressed file size, with perfect fidelity to the original video and digitized film.  more

Need to carry around a lot of video? At CES, Verbatim® Corporation unveiled its newest Store ‘n’ Go™ USB Drive based on 1" hard drive technology with up to 12GB of storage in a unit slightly larger than a standard USB flash drive. Designed to enable users to carry volumes of data, video and audio in a single portable unit; the new 12GB Store ‘n’ Go USB will have a projected street price of $179. more

 - The Canon DC50 DVD Camcorder records directly to DVD and snaps five megapixel still images to a miniSD card
 - The New DC series of DVD camcorders include the DC210, DC220 and DC230 DVD Camcorders. They have a 35x optical zoom, and a wealth of consumer friendly features.
 - The new ZR series of Mini-DV camcorders offer consumers an affordable, easy to use solution to preserving memories. The ZR800, ZR830 and ZR850 camcorder all feature a long 35x optical zoom.