REMOTV Introduces Its Social Media Platform at DEMO 2008
SAN DIEGO and New Haven, Conn., Sept. 8 /PRNewswire/ — At today’s DEMO Conference, REMOTV announced that on September 30, 2008 it will be launching a closed beta release of Channels!, its new social media platform, which enables people to stream video, music, photos and other media from any Internet connected device. Channels! is a Personal Internet Media Publisher(TM), with which people can not only easily access all of their media when they are away from their PC, but can also allow their friends and family to experience this media as well.
“Today, people’s media is usually trapped on their PCs, or at times juggled between their PC and other devices using proprietary synching technologies,” said Chris Penner, CEO of REMOTV. “REMOTV’s vision of the future is different — people listening, viewing or otherwise enjoying their media, and their friends and family’s media, anywhere, on any Internet enabled device.”
Why REMOTV
Unlike file sharing technologies, the REMOTV platform does not host any content or provide people with the ability to download copies of the media they access to their individual PCs or other devices. Rather, it uses advanced caching, encoding and streaming technologies to help people extend the viewing and listening range of personal media beyond the PC that contains it, allowing them to use Internet-connected devices as if they were part of their own integrated home entertainment center.
The REMOTV platform serves as an intermediary between the PC and the devices people use to access the media on the PC. This makes it easier to set- up and more secure than other competing technologies, which directly connect these devices to people’s PCs. In addition, its caching technologies even allow people to access their media when their PC is off-line.
REMOTV Makes Personal Media Social
REMOTV Channels! also helps people integrate their media into their social networks. With it, people can allow family members to access their personal media right from their social networking profile. REMOTV also makes it easy for people to search, discover and experience music, videos, or other media that their friends or other people with similar media interests own, helping them learn about and enjoy media that they might not be familiar with.
“With REMOTV, people can not only tell other people about what media they like or have created, but allow them to experience this media as well, helping them form stronger, more intimate bonds with friends, family, and others in their social network,” said Penner.
Using an ad-supported revenue model, REMOTV also provides brands with unique opportunity to reach highly desirable, hard to reach audiences, particularly those that do not often use other, traditional ad-supported media distribution outlets, such as network television and broadcast radio.
The closed beta release of REMOTV will support all major web browsers, 3g multimedia phones and Windows Mobile smart phones, with support planned for game counsels like Microsoft’s Xbox, the Apple iPhone and other Internet enabled-devices in the next few months. Support is also planned for Facebook before the end of the year and other major social networks in early 2009.
Special Media Preview
Starting on Monday, September 15, REMOTV will offer members of the press a special 2 week “sneak preview” of Channels! Interested media should email REMOTV at demofall08@remotv.com. Spaces are limited, so REMOTV suggest that interested media reserve a spot as soon as possible.
About REMOTV
REMOTV Channels! is a Personal Internet Media Publisher which allows people to stream video, music, photos and other personal media from their PC to any Internet-enabled device. Easy to set up and use, REMOTV enables people to access their personal media anywhere they want and make their personal media social.
Based in New Haven, Ct., REMOTV is a privately held company backed by Connecticut Innovations.
Contact: Evan Goldberg Horn Group 646-202-9768 egoldberg@horngroup.com
REMOTV
CONTACT: Evan Goldberg of Horn Group, +1-646-202-9768,egoldberg@horngroup.com, for REMOTV
Web site: http://www.remotv.com/