blip.tv and ActiveVideo Networks Sign Deal to Bring Original Online Shows Directly to Television

blip.tv and ActiveVideo Networks Sign Deal to Bring Original Online Shows Directly to Television

SAN JOSE, Calif. and NEW YORK, Jan. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Today ActiveVideo Networks(TM) and online media company blip.tv announced a deal that will enable blip.tv content to be featured in the Web-infused television environment created by the ActiveVideo(TM) Distribution Network.

ActiveVideo intelligently streams traditional programming and Web-based content to digital set-top boxes and Web-connected CE devices. ActiveVideo combines the personalized, socially-connected experience that viewers have come to expect from the Web with the quality, immediacy and remote-control navigation of television.

"While the wealth of content on the Web is appealing to viewers, the adoption of flat screen devices over the past several years shows that people still place a high value on watching great content on the television set," said Duncan Campbell, Vice President of Business Development for ActiveVideo Networks. "By working with blip.tv, we can help service providers and CE manufacturers differentiate themselves by powering personal televisions with some of the best original content on the Web."

ActiveVideo Networks increases value for cable and IPTV operators and the consumer electronics industry by enabling the creation of a new interactive television environment. Using standard remote controls, viewers can engage with Web-based programming in the 10-foot, lean-back world characteristic of TV.

"Web-connected televisions are designed to exponentially expand the viewing choices available to consumers," said blip.tv Director of Business Development John Fitzpatrick. "ActiveVideo's ability to deliver customized streams to every viewer, with a great user interface, enables us to offer the best of both worlds: a terrific variety of original programming and a compelling user experience on the TV set."

Founded in May 2005, blip.tv hosts, distributes and monetizes the top independent shows on the Web, including programs produced by Michael Eisner's Tornante Company, 60Frames and DECA. Michael Moore recently selected blip.tv as the primary distribution platform for his film "Slacker Uprising". Blip.tv matches top shows with sponsors and also operates a network of advertising networks for emerging shows. All advertising revenue is shared equally between blip.tv and show creators. Blip.tv sponsors include Unilever, Puma and Holiday Inn Express.

About blip.tv

Blip.tv is an online media company with over 38,000 original Web shows and 62 million video views a month. Shows on blip.tv range from scripted sitcoms and dramas to news and how-to programs. Blip.tv hosts shows on its destination site, at www.blip.tv, and also syndicates shows to iTunes, the Adobe Media Player, AOL Video, FiOS, TiVO and Facebook. Blip.tv splits all advertising revenues with show creators 50/50. For more information about blip.tv please visit http://blip.tv/.

About ActiveVideo Networks

ActiveVideo Networks(TM) provides programming and technology that infuse television with Web content and interactivity. Based on standard Web authoring and delivery technologies, the company's ActiveVideo(R) Distribution Network simply and inexpensively enables expanded programming, navigation and advertising possibilities, allowing viewers to define and share TV experiences. ActiveVideo combines Web-based media and targeted, clickable advertisements with the high-quality video, immediate responsiveness and remote control navigation of television for uniform interactivity across all digital set-tops and Web-connected televisions. ActiveVideo Networks is based in the heart of Silicon Valley, with offices in Los Angeles, Baltimore, Beijing and the United Kingdom. For more information, visit www.avnetworks.com.

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CONTACT: Paul Schneider of PSPR, Inc. for ActiveVideo Networks,
+1-215-702-9784 (Office), or +1-215-817-4384 (mobile), pspr@att.net; or Adam
Isserlis of Rubenstein Communications, Inc. for blip.tv, +1-212-843-8024,
aisserlis@rubenstein.com

Web Site: http://www.avnetworks.com/

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Profile: International Entertainment