Recently Launched Player Now
Features 15,000 Pieces of Content,
Including New Shows on CBS and a
Selection of MTV Networks' Most
Popular Shows
SAN JOSE, Calif. — June
19, 2008 —
Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE)
today announced that since its
release on April 9, 2008, the new
Adobe® Media Player now features
15,000 pieces of content with more
than 400 shows provided from major
broadcasters and content
publishers. MTV Networks (MTVN) is
one of the leading television
broadcasters that have added new
content to the catalog in Adobe
Media Player. In addition to clips
from MTV’s The Hills and MTV Cribs,
viewers can now use Adobe Media
Player to discover, organize, and
subscribe to an added selection of
MTVN’s popular shows, including
clips from COMEDY CENTRAL’s The
Daily Show with Jon Stewart and The
Colbert Report. Additionally, CBS
has expanded its range of
programming and added clips and full
episodes of shows Million Dollar
Password, Greatest American Dog and
Flashpoint.
Adobe Media Player is a
customizable, cross-platform, Adobe
AIR™ application that lets viewers
discover and interact with their
favorite content, while offering
revenue and brand-building
opportunities for content
publishers. Adobe Media Player is
available for immediate download at
www.adobe.com/go/mp.
“Adobe Media Player has emerged as a
fantastic platform for audiences to
access and interact with our
content, and we’re excited to expand
our content offering on the media
player with more and more of our hit
programming,” said Greg Clayman,
executive vice president of digital
distribution and business
development at MTV Networks.
Adobe Media Player can provide
high-quality HD playback of
streamed, downloaded, or locally
stored video in the FLV format. For
the first time, consumers can
download video outside the browser
in the FLV format, which can be
viewed in 1080p, 720p or 480i video
display resolutions with advanced
audio quality. Users can also
subscribe to television shows and
other online video content and then
automatically receive new episodes
of the shows as they become
available. To help viewers discover
new content, a broad, searchable
catalog of shows from leading media
companies and networks is available
and continually expanding with new
content.
“The old saying, ‘If you build it,
they will come’ holds true for Adobe
Media Player,” said Jim Guerard,
vice president of Dynamic Media at
Adobe. “With Adobe Media Player, we
are helping to redefine
next-generation TV experiences. With
over 400 shows including new popular
programs such as The Daily Show with
Jon Stewart and The Colbert Report,
it’s clear that we're spurring a
seismic shift in how content is
distributed and consumed.”
Pricing and Availability
Adobe Media Player is immediately
available as a free download for
Microsoft® Windows® and Mac
platforms from
www.adobe.com/go/mp. To learn
more about Adobe Media Player,
please visit
www.adobe.com/products/mediaplayer/.
About Adobe Systems Incorporated
Adobe revolutionizes how the world
engages with ideas and information –
anytime, anywhere and through any
medium. For more information, visit
www.adobe.com.
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Download of the Adobe Media Player
is available in the United States
only. Some content in the Adobe
Media Player catalog may not be
available for viewing in all
countries. © 2008 Adobe Systems
Incorporated. All rights reserved.
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