Invision.TV Unveils First-of-its-Kind Interactive Program Guide (IPG) for Internet Video at DEMOfall 08

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, Sept 8 /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.

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CONTACT: Lisa Amore, +1-206-954-8006, lisa@amorepr.com, for Invision.TV

Web site: http://www.invision.tv/
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