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Velocix and MediaMelon partner to deliver HD videos using hybrid-p2p technology

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Velocix and MediaMelon announced a partnership to deliver HD videos on behalf of content owners.

MediaMelon enables content owners to deliver HD quality videos over the Internet that can be accessed and played from any web browser. MediaMelon is using an innovative combination of internet delivery services, including a blend of Peer to Peer (P2P) and network caching, to provide viewers with flawless playback of HD quality video every time, without interruption.

Originally posted on April 3, 2008 @ 5:58 pm

Magnify.net releases VidyUp uploader

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vidyup.pngMagnify.net has released VidyUp, a free video upload widget powered by the recently introduced YouTube API. It is a simple, embeddable, and customizable widget that invites site visitors to upload video directly to YouTube from any Website or blog.

VidyUp is designed to be a community engagement tool for site hosts to invite visitors to recommend related videos while they upload them to their YouTube account. Once uploaded, VidyUp also emails the host with the embed code and a preview of the new video as a way of helping them identify relevant videos to in turn share with their community.

Sites likely to be users of the VidyUp.com widget include blogs, websites, and sites that have their own established content management system. Customers of the Videoegg Uploader product may find the free VidyUp product as a good alternative since it is no longer available.

Originally posted on April 3, 2008 @ 9:17 am

blinkx introduces its online television

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blinkx, the world’s largest video search engine, announced the availability of blinkx BBTV, a significant advance in online television that leverages blinkx’s patented speech and visual recognition technology to simultaneously deliver a high-quality television experience over the Internet, and link it to the universe of information on the web, adding dimension and context to the viewer’s experience.

Launching with a library of premium independent films and a variety of high-quality programming from existing partners, blinkx BBTV is a small download (0.5 MB) that is available free of charge.

Originally posted on April 2, 2008 @ 9:54 pm

BlitzCast offers live broadcasting for console gamers

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BlitzCast Networks is now offering BlitzCast.tv, a new web-based live video broadcasting platform, and social-broadcasting network dedicated exclusively to console gamers. BlitzCast gives individual gamers the ability to broadcast live gaming competitions from their gaming consoles, and automatically store it to the “Online Film Room”, using BlitzCast’s Spectator software and the optional BlitzBox video capture unit. And the show doesn’t stop there.

BlitzCast is also one of the first live streaming sites to utilize Microsoft’s new Silverlight media platform. “We’ve already invested in multiple media streaming platforms, including Flash Media. But, the flexibility and easy integration of the Silverlight platform was hard to ignore during development,” states developer, Mecole Sanjave.

Originally posted on April 1, 2008 @ 11:04 am

Pixelflow announces entry to video licensing business

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Pixelflow, a promising content exchange startup, announced the creation of its online video commerce. Pixelflow is a new contender in the online content licensing business and says that it is changing the paradigm for licensing video over the Internet.

The video aggregation and distribution market has exploded over the past year. Industry trade conferences are, in fact, featuring new Content Central exhibits on center stage for content commerce companies like Pixelflow and competitors Getty Images and iStockvideo.com.

Originally posted on April 2, 2008 @ 11:01 am