MeTV Network plans to place video servers, co-located in its DSL partners' facilities to deliver streaming content over secure, private networks to subscribers. Matson pointed out that PanAmSat delivery of content will be useful in reaching non-metropolitan areas. Matson says the company has talked with major movie studios about distributing their flicks, and it hopes to demonstrate to them that it securely can stream its library of B movies before bringing the majors on board. Currently, Speakeasy.net is offering its subscribers one feature film, one extreme sports feature and one movie preview per month from MeTV Network, said Edward Bender, chief content officer for Speakeasy.net. The company is just beginning to test internally the full-blown MeTV Network VOD service, and will experiment with various bit rates, compression schemes and network configurations.
Bender hopes to offer the service sometime in the first quarter next year.
But Bender adds that Speakeasy.net is looking for multiple providers of content. Thinking along the same lines is Jump. It turns every one of our customers into a salesman for Jump. Published by Cahners Business Information Copyright 2001. All rights reserved.