AnySource Media Joins the BrightCove Alliance

Enables Online Video Publishers to Stream Directly to HDTVs

MALVERN, Pa, December 8, 2008 – AnySource Media, LLC today announced it has joined the Brightcove Alliance, a global ecosystem of partners developing solutions and services with the Brightcove online video platform. Through this alliance, any video publisher on the Brightcove online video platform can now have their content delivered directly to the next generation of high-definition televisions (HDTVs) as branded “virtual channels”.

AnySource Media has developed the Internet Video Navigator™ (IVN) platform that includes embedded software residing inside the standard chips of HDTVs. IVN seamlessly combines the convenience and comfort of traditional TV viewing with the richness and variety of video content now available on the Web. With the IVN integrated platform in HDTVs, consumers are able to watch the best of TV and the best of the Internet without a separate box or complicated wiring.

"AnySource Media is currently working with leading HDTV manufacturers to integrate the IVN client software directly into high volume, mainstream HDTVs," said Mike Harris, co-founder and CEO of AnySource Media. "At the upcoming Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this January, we will be demonstrating how TV viewers can navigate video actively or passively, selecting sites and jumping to specific videos, or sitting back and watching videos like a traditional broadcast experience. As a result of our integration with Brightcove, as part of the Brightcove Alliance, we can now offer any publisher the ability to have their own channel on this innovative consumer entertainment platform."

“Online video is pervasive, but the requirements for success have become increasingly complex,” said Chris Johnston, Brightcove Director of Technology

s. “One size doesn’t fit all, which is why we’ve opened up our platform to a wide range of partners like AnySource Media who can extend the success of online video with new capabilities, solutions, and services. This will open up new business opportunities for our partners while also greatly benefiting our existing customer base.”

Benefits of the Brightcove Alliance include:

  • Delivers existing Brightcove content directly to HDTVs with no additional publishing
  • Seamless integration with the existing Brightcove platform using the MediaAPI to access playlists, metadata, and content links
  • Delivers content directly from Brightcove content partner sites to HDTVs without passing through a PC or set top box
  • Preserves content organization and playlists, brand presentation, and online revenue models
  • Enhances Brightcove's existing content security by delivering content to an inherently “safe” environment, an HDTV.

For media or investor inquiries:
Lori Crenny
AnySource Media, LLC
Tel (610) 422-2805 x505
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About AnySource Media, LLC

AnySource Media (ASM) provides a turnkey Internet-enabled TV platform, called the Internet Video Navigator™ (IVN) to silicon companies and consumer electronics manufacturers of HDTVs worldwide. With this solution, consumers are able to enjoy near limitless “virtual channels” displayed on the HDTV alongside traditional TV networks. The IVN platform includes embedded software inside the TV, a full-spectrum of both branded and user-generated video content delivered over a direct Internet connection, as well as a targeted advertising and user management system managed at the IVN Data Center. The IVN Data Center communicates with a wide range of content providers to collect the information necessary to populate the friendly IVN user interface on the television, while being easy to navigate with a standard TV remote control. The content description data is enhanced and normalized so the navigation experience is simple and consistent. The navigation data is then delivered to the TV, along with advertising, preferences, and other transaction information. For more information, please visit www.AnySource.com.