TV Technology Magazine | May 31, 2007
Generally, the quality, fluidity and reliability of most broadband streaming has rarely ever matched that of typical cable, DBS or terrestrial television. Yet ABC/Disney is counting on a lot of consumers getting into the habit of thinking last night’s missed episode of “Boston Legal” is only a few mouse clicks away—and that the simple process of viewing it in long form via streaming will be both uneventful and positive. Adding HD to the experience is designed to push the habit-changing experience a bit further along. Full Article…
Beet.TV | May 21, 2007
One of the most spectacular online video players can be found at ABC.com. It was introduced just last month and has attracted quite a bit of attention. The player shows remarkable, full-screen high quality. And, it loads quickly.
It’s not Flash, it’s not Windows Media and it’s not distributed on P2P. It’s a new kind of streaming media from a small company in Utah, Move Networks. Full Article…
Forbes | May 21, 2007
But maybe short attention spans were just a function of bad technology. A handful of show producers are trading in the Web’s old flavor of video delivery (the dominant one being Adobe Systems Flash) for newer technologies that deliver clear and smooth streamed images. Their supposedly attention-deficient viewers are suddenly half-hour fans again. (free registration required) Full Article…
Fast Company | May 18, 2007
The challenge…was to develop a player that would “put TV shows on the Web in a way no one had done before”… Over the next 62 days—and more than their share of all-nighters—the abc.com crew, using technology from Move Networks, built a wide-screen format designed for watching an entire 43-minute program “like in an Imax theater…” Full Article…
American Venture Magazine | April 2007
By John Edwards, Move Networks CEO
In a April 2006 report, Insight, a marketing research firm, concluded that as streaming video leaves the introductory phase and as technological problems are solved, the streaming market is expected to grow at a compound annual rate of nearly 32 percent over the next five years, driven by on-demand audio, on-demand video and accompanying advertising revenue. Full Article…
Cinema Blend | April 4, 2007
It’s clear that ABC has the superior product… Move Networks, partially funded by Disney’s venture capital arm, is also allowing Fox and The CW to use their program. Full Article…
CNNMoney | April 4, 2007
Alexis Rapo, vice president of digital media for ABC, added that the full-screen version offered by Move was “incredibly crisp and clean compared to Flash” and only had minimal buffering at the beginning of the stream. She said that this should hopefully lead to a better viewing experience for users, which in turn, should boost the effectiveness of the commercials that advertisers are placing within the streams. Full Article…
Scobleizer | April 2, 2007
Boy, does this rock! It’s sharp and clear — does full-screen video. Lost is stunningly beautiful on it… Demonstrates that on YouTube or on iTunes we sure aren’t getting anywhere close to the full experience that is possible today. Full Article…
