Microsoft will launch its own video website
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SEATTLE -- Microsoft Corp. is hoping to tap the explosive popularity of online video sharing by joining startups and major Internet rivals with its own video service.
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(InfoWorld) - Maven Networks, which provides hosting services for Internet TV, will announce Wednesday plans to add Microsoft's new Silverlight technology as a video delivery vehicle. The company is collaborating with Microsoft on this endeavor. Through Silverlight, Maven's customer base of professional media companies will be able to leverage familiar Windows Media technology as well as workflow automation, publishing, and player creation capabilities of the Maven Internet TV platform. A rival to Adobe's Flash technology, Silverlight currently is in a beta release stage. It provides for cross-platform, broadband video experiences, Maven said. Maven's plans call for supporting Silverlight when it is available later this summer, said Todd Boes, vice president of product management. Templates will be launched in the Maven Internet TV platform to support Silverlight, he said. "That means that [users] can leverage their existing investments in the Windows Media format while at the same time providing new and engaging user experiences," Boes said. Maven customers like Sony use the company's service to build direct-to-consumer video channels, he said. Flash is supported on Maven, but using it requires re-coding of Windows Media video to Flash, said Boes. With Silverlight, this video can remain in the Windows Media format, he said. A Microsoft official cited benefits for content creators. "Our collaboration with Maven will help provide compelling and innovative Silverlight-based solutions for content creators looking to differentiate and maximize their online media offerings," said Microsoft's Sean Alexander, director of Silverlight Media, in a statement released by Maven. "Silverlight ushers in a new level of online experiences with improved video streaming capabilities that can scale up to HD and incorporate rich interactivity, all with a lower total cost to operate."SEE ALSO:Microsoft unveils Silverlight as Flash killerRails creator doubts Silverlight can win converts
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Microsoft is going to Tinseltown today to announce plans for its revamped Windows XP Media Center, part of an aggressive push to get ahead in the digital entertainment race.
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Microsoft Corp. is planning to launch its own Web search engine on Thursday, according to several reports published Tuesday evening.
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Microsoft makes available a test version of the software, which can be installed on a spare computer to share music, movies and digital media throughout a house.
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Microsoft releases developer tools for creating Xbox games as part of a push to create a YouTube-equivalent for video gamers.
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Microsoft is launching an online video-sharing service to compete with YouTube.
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After years of licensing search technology from Yahoo and seeing its Web search market share slowly but steadily decline, Microsoft has finally developed its own search engine and is expected to unveil it later this week.
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Microsoft will launch its long-awaited Internet search service that is expected to compete with market leaders Google and Yahoo.
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Blinkx, a start-up in San Francisco, has created a video search method, a kind of remote control for Web videos.
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Beta of new MSN's video-sharing service called Soapbox available Sept. 19.
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Microsoft launched its own Internet search engine in a move aimed at challenging market leaders Google and Yahoo.
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Microsoft will launch its online store in the US this week, according to SiliconValley.com. The report says that the MSN store will be &#39;quietly&#39; launched along with the new version of Windows Media Player 10.
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Microsoft unveils a public beta of its MSN Soapbox video-upload service, its competitor to Google's popular video service.
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The MSN Music site, now in public preview and set for its full-featured debut in mid-October, instantly makes Microsoft a major player in the field, although the store has a decidedly me-too feel about it right now.
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From video blogs to lonelygirl15, broadband has ushered in an era of viral video that has surprised an industry. User-created clips on YouTube and Google Video reach millions of screens each day and now Microsoft wants a piece of the action with "Soapbox." Photos: View images of Soapbox on MSN Video
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New startup WeGame has just launched a beta version of their site which lets you record and share game videos.