TheStreet.com, Next New Networks, Revision3 and Break Media Approve Access from Connected HDTV Platform
MALVERN, Pa., May 13, 2009 — AnySource Media, LLC, creator of the Connected HDTV Platform(TM) which allows consumers to connect directly to 100s of "virtual" video-on-demand channels, free, legal and directly "out of the box" in new HDTVs being introduced this year, today announced several new content partners including TheStreet.com, Break Media's Break.com, Revision3, distributor of popular shows including Diggnation and Tekzilla, and 15 sites created by Next New Networks, including the popular "Obama Girl" destination, BarelyPolitical.com, and car enthusiast site FastLaneDaily.com. The Connected HDTV Platform creates an entirely new distribution and advertising vehicle for these content publishers and creates a comfortable 10-foot viewing experience for Internet video.
"In an environment where advertising rates are under tremendous pressure, Internet sites are looking for unique ways to attract incremental users and drive traffic," said Claire Cowart, SVP Content Business Development for AnySource Media. "Our platform not only enables online video providers to extend their brands to HDTVs and expand their user audience, but also allows them to deliver their own advertising and keep all revenue generated by those ads."
In addition to driving incremental users of website video, content owners like the ease of working with AnySource Media. Requiring no special content rights or transcoding of video, AnySource Media creates virtual video-on-demand channels by integrating existing website video and ads into its Internet Video Navigator(TM), and utilizes existing metadata to create a user-friendly menu that's easily navigable with a standard TV remote control.
"At Next New Networks we're dedicated to harvesting audience relationships via the channels they choose, our partnership with AnySource Media allows us to extend our reach to new viewers looking for the HDTV experience," said Lance Podell, CEO of Next New Networks. "Integration with AnySource Media was a smooth, streamlined process that enabled us to place our premium Internet programming on a new kind of screen."
To schedule an exclusive preview of the Connected HDTV demo, please contact AnySource by visiting http://www.AnySourceMedia.com or call 610-422-2805, ext. 218.
About AnySource Media
AnySource Media is the creator of Internet Video Navigator(TM), a part of the Connected HDTV Platform(TM), which allows the television set to be directly connected to the Internet. Consumers will be able to navigate and play videos from hundreds of existing web sites all through a standard TV remote control. The Philadelphia-based company produces software that is embedded directly into HDTVs and other consumer electronics devices with a data center back-end to support easy and fast TV navigation and e-commerce transactions, as well as content and data aggregation deals for consumer electronic devices. For more information, please visit http://www.AnySource.com
About Next New Networks
Next New Networks is TV for the Internet. As the leading independent producer of online television networks Next New Networks creates, packages, brands, markets and syndicates some of the Web's most popular regularly scheduled and episodic programming. Since its inception in March 2007, the company has launched sixteen networks, and its programming has been viewed more than 400 million times.
Hit programming from Next New Networks includes Channel Frederator (home of the popular series "Nite Fite"), Barely Political (the creators of "Obama Girl"), $99 Music Videos (home to the Web's first original music videos network), TMI Weekly (co-hosted by Web celeb Julia Allison), daily auto news network Fast Lane Daily, DIY filmmaker network Indy Mogul, lifestyle network ThreadBanger, tech comedy network Barely Digital and your one-stop showcase of the cutest pets across the globe, Ultra Kawaii. The company, headquartered in New York, is privately owned, with investors including Spark Capital, Goldman Sachs and Velocity Interactive. For more information, please visit http://www.nextnewnetworks.com.
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