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Channel 4 to Air "Embarrassing Bodies Live" Using Brightcove

Kristin Cronin — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:27:01 +0000

Tomorrow, Channel 4 in the UK will air "Embarrassing Bodies Live," an interactive online show that will be shown live on http://www.channel4.com/bodies using the Brightcove platform. Channel 4 will be taking advantage of the new live streaming capabilities introduced in Brightcove 4 to deliver a high quality live feed for this interactive event based on their the broadcaster's hit multiplatform health series Embarrassing Bodies.

Brightcove Powers the 2010 Sundance Film Festival

Josh Hawkins — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 19:49:27 +0000

Brightcove is proud to be the official provider of online video platform services for the 2010 Sundance Film Festival. We are thrilled to be working with the Sundance Institute for a second year to support their mission to discover and foster independent artists. The official Sundance Film Festival website features interviews with filmmakers, round table discussions, video highlights on events, and much more.

Congratulations to all the artists recognized at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival.

Brightcove debuts TV Everywhere solution

Eric Elia — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 02:52:21 +0000

I am delighted to announce the availability, today, of the Brightcove TV Everywhere Solution Pack (TVE-SP). The solution gives TV programmers everything they need to deliver rich, branded TV Everywhere-compatible catch-up TV services. This solution combines the breadth and depth of the Brightcove 4 platform with key third-party technologies. First and foremost is Ping Identity's PingFederate system, a standards-based solution for user authentication and authorization.

Canoe.ca to Stream “Together for Haiti” Benefit Event Tonight Live on Brightcove

Kristin Cronin — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 19:57:35 +0000

Tonight at 8:00 pm, Canoe.ca and a host of other media organizations will broadcast a benefit show, “Together for Haiti,” to raise donations to help victims of the recent earthquake. The event will feature performances from dozens of artists who have united together to help the people of Haiti.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to Speak on Internet Freedom Streamed Live on Brightcove

Kristin Cronin — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 13:13:38 +0000

Today at 9:30 am ET, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's speech on Internet freedom will be streamed live at http://www.state.gov on the Brightcove platform. According to a CNN article yesterday, Clinton will "lay out the Administration's strategy for protecting freedfom in the networked age of the 21st Century."

Fox on Demand Taps Brightcove to Power Full Episodes of Hit TV Shows on Fox.com

Kristin Cronin — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 22:36:27 +0000

As Jack Bauer and crew embark on another tumultuous quest to save the world, it is only fitting to share our excitement that Brightcove is the new online video platform behind FOX on Demand's catch-up TV site, http://www.fox.com/fod/index.htm.

Brightcove Powers Online Video for CES

Kristin Cronin — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 15:07:30 +0000

It's that time of year again. Hoards of flashy new gadgets, cutting edge technologies and solutions will be on display starting today at the 2010 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. As all eyes look to CES this week, we are very proud to be the online video platform behind this momentous event.

Brightcove Expands Online Video Distribution to Millions of Internet-Connected Televisions with Yahoo!® TV Widgets

Kristin Cronin — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 14:34:58 +0000

At the 2010 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) this morning, Brightcove will announce an exciting new distribution opportunity for professional media publishers. Through a seamless integration with the Yahoo! TV Widget Engine, Brightcove customers can now use their existing account and workflow to publish and maintain branded online video experiences for the living room television - no additional design or development work required.

Big News and Big Moves at Brightcove

Jeremy Allaire — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 09:35:53 +0000

Walking into 2010, there are some major changes at the company that I'm excited to share as we cap off what was a very big year for the company and kick off what we expect will be an even more significant year of growth for Brightcove.

Intercepting & Proliferating Viral Video

Chris Little — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 21:52:16 +0000

Check out - Bitly.tv

Nice new site from the folks at Bit.ly to showcase popular videos based on their twitter mentions. Chances are, if you are like me, you are pummeled daily by friends and co-workers with the latest and greatest that viral video has to offer... if not, or if you just need a little instant levity, I would recommend bookmarking this page ;).