Invision.TV Unveils First-of-its-Kind Interactive Program Guide (IPG) for Internet Video at DEMOfall 08
New Web-Based Video Discovery Platform Seamlessly Integrates a Next Generation Program Guide, Video Search, Social Networking, and Personalization, Making it Easy for Users to Discover, Watch and Share Content from a Wide Variety of Internet Video Sites In One Convenient Place
MCLEAN, Va. and SAN DIEGO/PRNewswire/ -- Invision.TV (http://www.invision.tv/),
The Ultimate Guide to Internet Video(TM), today announced the launch of
its unique, new, web-based Interactive Program Guide (IPG) for Internet
Video that makes it easy for users to discover, watch and share content
from video sites across the Web in an intuitive, engaging TV- like
experience. Invision.TV will be unveiled this morning at the DEMOfall
08 conference, the "launchpad for emerging technology," in San Diego,
CA. Consumers can start discovering new videos using the Invision.TV
beta release today at http://www.invision.tv/.
In addition to its own Web site, Invision.TV is also launching a
Facebook(R) application that allows Facebook users to discover and
share Internet video with their friends. The Invision.TV Facebook
application is available at http://apps.facebook.com/invision.
Invision. The Future of Internet TV
Invision.TV (Internet + Television) brings together the open and
interactive power of the Internet and the simplicity and engaging power
of TV. The Web-based application finds, indexes and organizes millions
of videos from a wide variety of video sites across the Internet
seamlessly integrating video search & discovery, social networking,
and personalization features into a patent-pending application that
simplifies the navigation and browsing of video and allows users to
find content based on their own personal interests.
"Video on the Internet is exploding, however if viewers can't find
it, then they can't watch it," stated Derrick Frost, founder & CEO
of Invision.TV. "With Invision.TV, we alleviate the challenge and
frustration of navigating the massive online video universe. We have
created a next generation Program Guide that indexes and organizes
Internet video content into an intuitive user interface, allowing users
to quickly and easily navigate and discover their favorite videos in
one convenient place."
"I'm pleased to help unveil Invision.TV to the world at the DEMOfall
08 conference today," stated Chris Shipley, executive producer of the
DEMO Conferences. "Invision.TV beautifully illustrates one of our
themes this year: 'Television Meet the Web; Web Meet Television,' as it
exquisitely addresses today's consumer's desire to discover video
online in an easy and personalized way with the added bonus of giving
you a TV-like experience that other online video sites have yet to
realize."
Invision.TV Guide
Discover what's playing on video sites across the Web.
Invision.TV's first-of-its-kind guide brings together content from
the growing number of Internet video sites across the Web and presents
it in an easy-to-use, visual, TV-like user interface that enables a
video search and discovery experience unlike any other video Web site
today. The consumer experience is designed to take the known behaviors
that work from TV, and extend and enhance them on the Internet. Users
can find and watch a wide range of video from broadcast, cable,
broadband and user-generated channels in a similar way in which they
would browse or "channel surf" for their favorite programs on TV.
Invision.TV Video Search Engine
Search for video across the Internet, all in one place.
Users can search for videos across a wide selection of Internet
video sites using Invision.TV's comprehensive video search engine.
Invision.TV's advanced video crawlers continuously index the top video
sites on the Internet to provide users with the most recent and
relevant Web videos. Users can type in their search terms, and
Invision.TV's proprietary algorithms will filter through our
comprehensive index of videos to find and present the video choices
that match their search criteria.
Personalization
Customize your "My.TV" experience with preferred channels and interests
When users sign up as a free member of Invision.TV, they can create
their own personal profile that allows them to customize and
personalize their own "My.TV" experience with the ability to:
-- Customize the Invision.TV Guide with their favorite video channels and interests
-- Create playlists of videos related to their favorite interests and passions
-- Subscribe to and become a fan of channels, interests, playlists
and other people and see new videos as they are added in each of these
areas
Social Networking
Discuss, rate, save and share video with friends.
Invision.TV is a fun way to discover and share online videos with
friends and find people with similar interests and passions. As a
member of Invision.TV, users will be able to discuss, rate, and share
Internet video within the Invision.TV social network. Invision.TV's
video focused social network makes it easier for users to discover new
programming they are likely to enjoy but otherwise might not have
found, by allowing them to browse the favorite videos of friends and
other fans within Invision.TV and on Facebook.
Benefits to Internet Video Providers
Join the Invision.TV Video Partner Network!
Invision.TV is an ideal partner for video providers. We're a
content- partner-friendly platform that does not host any video, but
instead directs users to videos hosted on the providers' sites allowing
them to retain total control. By becoming an Invision.TV Video Search
and Syndication Partner, content providers are assured of inclusion in
the Invision.TV Guide and search engine, allowing consumers to more
easily discover content from a partner site while allowing the partner
to increase awareness, audience and monetization of their video.
Content providers can visit http://partners.invison.tv/ to sign up to get their content added to Invision.TV today.
The Invision.TV Team
The team behind Invision.TV has proven world-class experience
building and growing innovative new services that have made the
Internet and television better, faster and more personal. Members of
the team bring executive-level experience from leading video, Internet
and technology companies such as Comcast, Time Warner Cable, Road
Runner, Excite@Home, TV Guide, Cisco and TiVo.
Prior to founding Invision.TV, Founder & CEO Derrick Frost
served as SVP of Operations and Engineering for Time Warner Cable's
Broadband Division where he was part of the founding executive team for
the Road Runner Internet service and Time Warner's VoIP service. During
his leadership, revenues for the Division exceeded $2 billion annually,
and the Road Runner service won the J.D. Power Award for Customer
Satisfaction three times in a row. Derrick also worked at Excite@Home
where he served as Vice President & GM of Eastern Affiliate
Marketing and Operations. Derrick has held executive positions at
Anderson Consulting and IBM, and has a Bachelor of Science Degree in
Electrical Engineering.
About DEMO
Produced by Network World Events and Executive Forums, the
semi-annual DEMO conferences focus on emerging technologies and new
products, which are hand-selected from across the spectrum of the
technology marketplace. The DEMO conferences have earned their
reputation for consistently identifying tomorrow's cutting-edge
technologies, and have served as launch pad events for companies such
as Palm, E*Trade, Handspring, and U.S. Robotics, helping them to secure
venture funding, establish critical business relationships, and
influence early adopters. Each DEMO conference features approximately
70 new companies, products and technologies. For more information,
visit www.demo.com.
About Invision.TV
Invision.TV (www.invision.tv), The Ultimate Guide to Internet
Video., is a first-of-its-kind Interactive Program Guide (IPG) for
Internet Video that makes it easy for users to discover, watch and
share content from video sites across the web in an intuitive, engaging
TV-like experience. The web-based application finds, indexes and
organizes millions of videos from a wide variety of video sites across
the Internet, seamlessly integrating video search & discovery,
social networking, and personalization features into a patent-pending
application that simplifies the navigation and browsing of video and
allows users to find content based on their own personal interests.
Invision.TV (Internet + Television) was founded by Derrick Frost and
Jeff King, who have decades of combined professional experience in the
cable TV and broadband industries as senior executives for such notable
companies as Road Runner High Speed Internet and Time Warner Cable. The
company is privately held and located just outside of Washington, DC.
For more information, visit www.invision.tv.
Source: Invision.TV
CONTACT: Lisa Amore, +1-206-954-8006, lisa@amorepr.com, for Invision.TV
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http://www.invision.tv/
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