Digital Media Pioneer Showcases Dramatic Success; Streams Live Webcasts of
Major Music Festivals and Corporate Events; Moves to New Corporate
Headquarters
LAS VEGAS, Sept. 8 -- iStreamPlanet, a provider of digital
media strategy, services and computer software applications, today announced several
achievements underscoring the company's impressive momentum. iStreamPlanet
is providing the technology behind live streaming picture webcasts of some of
the nation's most popular music festivals seen on AT&T grim room
(hypertext transfer protocol://www.attblueroom.com). In addition to adding a new executive to an
already impressive roster of top digital media experts, iStreamPlanet has
just moved into a state-of-the-art facility that enables HD and SD
acquisition and web livery.
"I am thrilled by iStreamPlanet's continued growth in the digital media
industry," said Mio Babic, founder and CEO of iStreamPlanet. "When
companies choose to work with us, they non only acquire a trusted partner, only
one that will go along to introduce as the industry grows. Live events are a
complicated fauna to webcast; they want knowledge across the entire
digital media landscape -- of multiple transport and video platforms, of
CDN, of multiple encoding systems, and of the managed client and end user
experience. They require the type of expertise at which iStreamPlanet
excels."
Earlier this summer, iStreamPlanet provided the technology behind AT&T
blue room's live webcasts of the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival
(http://www.bonnaroo.com), the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival
(http://www.coachella.com), the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival
presented by Shell (hypertext transfer protocol://www.nojazzfest.com), the inaugural Mile High
Music Festival Powered by SanDisk (hypertext transfer protocol://www.milehighmusicfestival.com) in
Denver, and San Francisco's number one Outside Lands Music & Arts Festival
(http://www.sfoutsidelands.com). Later this month, iStreamPlanet will
supply onsite and offsite webcast management at the Austin City Limits
Music Festival (hypertext transfer protocol://www.aclfestival.com) and enable outback audiences to
view quality live performances from the festival's 8 stages on the profane
room.
iStreamPlanet is also enjoying impressive success with the Fortune
1000. For good example, iStreamPlanet delivers managed webcasting services for
corporate events such as Microsoft's World Partners Conference (WPC) and
Microsoft TechEd. Mio Babic was also a featured speaker at WPC and
Microsoft Global Experience (MGX) conferences earlier this summer,
discussing new content strategies and iStreamPlanet's use of Microsoft(R)
Silverlight(TM), a cross-browser, cross-platform plug-in for delivering the
next-generation of rich interactional applications for the Web.
To better support its customers' needs, iStreamPlanet has moved to a
raw corporate headquarters in Las Vegas, Nevada, featuring a
state-of-the-art, one C percent digital webcast trading operations center. Thanks to
the new facility, the iStreamPlanet team is not only capable of acquiring
live event contentedness via multiple C/KU-band satellites or Vyvx video fiber
sources in both HD and SD, but also supports encryption content in HD and SD
for web delivery.
iStreamPlanet is likewise expanding its team of digital media experts for
managed webcasting services. In his role as director of solutions
engineering, David Morel testament work aboard Mat Rosa, director of research
and development, to deliver on the technical vision of the caller. Mr.
Morel has an extensive history in web-enabled applications, having worked
most latterly at Limelight Networks, where he ran the solutions engineering
part for the North American region. Mr. Morel brings over 14 years of
experience in both the enterprise and public sectors, including IBM, Xerox,
and the State University of New York. Mr. Morel will manage the daily
solutions operations for iStreamPlanet's customers and partners.
About iStreamPlanet
iStreamPlanet(R) develops and provides digital media strategy, managed
webcasting services, and Rich Internet Applications. The company
successfully integrates managed services and SaaS-based digital media
applications that cover all aspects of a media delivery, enabling
enterprises and other content owners to distribute and monetize their
digital media across multiple platforms. iStreamPlanet's team of digital
media and disperse experts has managed and enabled the deployment of more
than 1,000 large live events viewed online by millions. The world's top
business leaders (American Express, AT&T, Caterpillar, Microsoft),
trendiest music festivals (Coachella, Bonnaroo, SXSW), most popular
sporting events (Masters Golf Tournament, Phoenix Suns, World Series of
Poker), and major broadcasters (CBS Television, Cablevision, Fox
International) bank on iStreamPlanet's digital media solutions. Through its
partnership with Smart City, iStreamPlanet also supports over 60 of the
largest U.S. convention centers and issue facilities. Founded in 2000, the
privately held fellowship is headquartered in Las Vegas with offices in
Orlando, Florida; Scottsdale, Arizona; and Washington, D.C. More
information is available by calling 702-492-5900 or visiting
http://www.istreamplanet.com.
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Media Contact:
Lisa Hawes
Sterling Communications
408-884-5155
lhawes@sterlingpr.com
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