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MEDIASITE, CHANNELSEEK AND NY1 REACH SYNDICATION DEAL
MEDIASITE SIGNS ON AS CHANNELSEEK SPONSOR WILL DISTRIBUTE NY1 TV NEWS CONTENT
New Orleans – NATPE 2000 –
(January 25, 2000) - MediaSite, Inc, the leader in web-based video indexing and search
technology, reached an agreement today with Channelseek, the leading Internet video
portal, and NY1, a 24 hour television news arm of Time Warner Cable. The agreement allows
Channelseek to provide searchable access to NY1 video content. As part of the deal,
MediaSite will become a promotional sponsor on the Channelseek News Channel. In exchange,
MediaSite will provide daily data feeds to Channelseek of NY1 television news content,
allowing Channelseek visitors to search and stream local NY TV news stories. This is part
of a larger agreement through which MediaSite will syndicate NY1 TV news content to other
agreed upon websites as well. NY1’s video search page is hosted by MediaSite.
In addition to searching and streaming video, MediaSite services also allow NY1 to
license video clips using a V-commerce™ feature built into the service. Now visitors
to Channelseek will have the ability to search, browse, play and purchase NY1 video news
content from that portal as well.
Tom Britt, CEO of Channelseek stated, "Channelseek is pleased to be working with
MediaSite. This relationship will provide increased value and information for the end-user
and a compelling promotional vehicle for MediaSite's streaming content. I look forward to
a mutually beneficial, ongoing relationship as we both grow."
Ron Quartararo, VP, business development for MediaSite, added, "This is a
win/win/win situation for all sides. We plan on using this model to expand our content
syndication business
with our other content providers. We are looking forward to a long lasting strategic
partnership with Channelseek."
Jeff Polikoff, director of operations at NY1 added, "Channelseek adds a new
gateway for Internet users to stream our video content. Combined with MediaSite’s
advanced video search capabilities, and Channelseek’s portal, we can now offer even
more users the ability to watch the news they want, when they want, as well as purchase
video clips with MediaSite’s V-commerce feature."
About MediaSite
MediaSite Inc. is the technology leader in enabling the interactive video economy™.
Video content providers increase their revenues and extend their brands by creating
searchable and interactive video websites using MediaSite products and professional
services. MediaSite offers a total solution through its Publisher Suite™ software to
deliver a flexible, automated approach for publishing searchable and interactive video on
the Web. Users can easily browse, search and navigate specific video segments and view
video summaries faster than real time. MediaSite's V-commerceä (Video e-commerce)
capabilities offer content providers the ability to convert their content to currency
through targeted advertising, syndication, direct sales, and subscription.
MediaSite customers include: Time Warner Cable (NY1), Warner Brothers, CBS Affiliates
(WCBS, KDKA), Internet Broadcast Systems, US Air Force, US Holocaust Museum, and
HealthInfo. MediaSite solutions are based on patented ISLIP technologies – Integrated
Speech, Language and Image Processing – developed in conjunction with Carnegie Mellon
University, one of the world's top universities in computer and information sciences.
About Channelseek
Channelseek (www.Channelseek.com) is a leading video
portal offering the broadest spectrum of streaming media content
available on the Web today. Channelseek’s webcasting
partners include The Auto Channel, CNN Interactive, the House
of Blues, Pseudo, RollingStone.com, TV on the Web, and hundreds
of others. Channelseek offers services to simplify the viewers’
experience such as automatic time correction and a free reminder
service.
About NY1 News
NY1 News (http://ny1.com) is a division of the Time
Warner Entertainment Co., L.P., and is available to more than 1.6 million Time Warner
Cable subscribers on Channel 1 in New York City.
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