Internet Video News Desk

Microsoft's Silverlight Boss Scott Guthrie on SYS-CON.TV Adobe's Flash Player, the de facto standard for video on the Web, now has a rival: a cross-platform Web browser plug-in from Microsoft called Silverlight. Designed to present HD video on the web, the Silverlight 1.0 was released today. Silverlight, which enables designers and developers to build rich media experiences and .NET-based RIAs for the web, was announced earlier this year by Nicrosoft at its MIX conference in Las Vegas. Focused on enabling rich media scenarios in a browser, some of the features of Silverlight include, according to Microsoft's Scott Guthrie: Built-in codec support for playing VC-1 and WMV video, and MP3 and WMA audio within a browser.  The VC-1 codec is a big step forward for incorporating m... (more)

Online Video Platforms: Pyro.TV Adds Personal Internet TV Channel

Going beyond mere embedded video clips, sites like Facebook can now offer "a complete personalized TV viewing experience that requires no download and is constantly refreshed with channel content.” That, according to Ted Briscoe, chief executive officer of the Vibe Solutions Group, is what Pyro.TV now makes possible through the integration with Facebook is announced this week. "Pyr... (more)

Internet Video Update: First "Webisode" of Quarterlife Will Air on MySpaceTV

Emmy-winning television show creators Ed Zwick and Marshall Herskovitz are teaming up with MySpaceTV to distribute their new online series, "Quarterlife." The first "Webisode" will air on MySpaceTV November 11. “When Emmy award-winning producers come to MySpaceTV you know this is reaching a whole new level,” said Chris DeWolfe, CEO of MySpace. “We’re proud to offer ... (more)

iTVCon - Starts Next Monday! Check Out the Full Speaker Lineup

Your video on the Internet: just how realistic is it? What about the major networks, how are they navigating the unknown waters of online video distribution? Is making HD Video for the Web a reality? How can companies monetize their Internet video audiences? These are just a handful of the hundreds of key questions being addressed by the speaker faculty in just over two weeks' time at iTVC... (more)

SYS-CON.TV to Offer Full Internet TV Coverage of AJAXWorld Conference & Expo 2007 East

(SYS-CON Media) – At AJAXWorld Conference & Expo 2007 (East) in New York's Roosevelt Hotel, 19-21 March 2007, SYS-CON.TV will be a major presence. SYS-CON Media was one of the first companies in the USA, and the very first online technology publisher, to harness the power of Flash video and the Flash Communication Server (Flash Comm, now renamed the Flash Media Server) – a pl... (more)