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ASTRO has significant presence in DTH (Direct-To-Home) TV services, commercial radio and TV programming.
ASTRO, the subscription TV service began operations in 1996 with 22 channels and currently broadcasts over 119 pay-TV channels in four major languages across Malaysia and Brunei to more than 2.93 million households.
Movideo is ASTRO’s online video partner now managing the online distribution of ASTRO’s premium content online.
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Redmond, Wash., USA and Hong Kong, China - March 22, 2012
Microsoft Corp. and Movideo Pty Ltd. today announced a four-year strategic agreement in which Movideo will migrate its integrated online video platform to Windows Azure to drive business growth across Asia Pacific (APAC) and beyond.
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Movideo is the preferred choice of Asia Pacific's top TV Networks.
Media Nusantara Citra Tbk. With operations encompassing content production, content distribution, nationwide television networks, television program channels, newspaper, tabloid, and radio networks, MNC are the largest and only integrated media company in Indonesia.
MNC’s content library is the largest in Indonesia, comprising of entertainment and news content, which is increasing by more than 10,000 hours yearly.
Movideo is the chosen platform to power MNC’s new online video business plan to manage, deliver and monetise this content on connected devices throughout Indonesia and beyond.
Courtesy of Movideo |
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Movideo is a media-centric and integrated online video platform, delivering positive business outcomes via an end-to-end video solution, encoding, storing, managing, syndicating and delivering audiovisual content to multiple end-user devices, and featuring powerful business intelligence tools for detailed analysis.
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Network Ten Australia is one of the three national FTA commercial networks.
They operate three national channels: Ten, 11 and one.
Ten partnered with Movideo in mid 2010 to relaunch its Catch up TV product.
Since doing so Ten has experienced considerable growth and has extended its online TV offering to the recently launched 11 and one channels.
Courtesy of Movideo |
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Movideo is owned by the ASX-listed MCM Entertainment Group Ltd. (MEG).
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Movideo anywhere for today and tomorrow. Plus the intelligence to configure to each device and report back on the user’s experience.
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“The global alliance with Microsoft is first a technical alliance whereby Windows Azure becomes the infrastructure platform for our cloud software as a service product, Movideo,” said
Tony McGinn, Movideo CEO and MEG founder.
“The strong road map for Windows Azure resources the scalable infrastructure that underpins the Movideo offering, allowing us to get on with our role of optimizing the management and delivery of our customers’ great content. Second, the alliance is about sales and marketing support and coordination to drive growth for Movideo and Windows Azure. We can leverage tremendous advantages working beside such an experienced and far-reaching software partner.”
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Movideo anywhere for today and tomorrow.
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Movideo is planning to take full advantage of the booming global online video market, which is forecast by AccuStream Research’s January 2012 Video Value Chain report to grow from $4.4 billion (U.S.) in 2011 to more than $10 billion (U.S.) by the end of 2014.
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Movideo anywhere for today and tomorrow.
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AccuStream forecasts that video platforms and content delivery will account for approximately 50 percent of this value chain.
Movideo is focused on becoming a dominant force in the digital media environment, specifically with media customers across APAC.
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Movideo anywhere for today and tomorrow.
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“We are excited about the growth prospects for Movideo in APAC, particularly since we are based in and very committed to the region,”
McGinn said.
“However, we are looking at the broader worldwide opportunities that now exist thanks to this new collaboration with Microsoft.”
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Microsoft Corp. and Movideo Pty Ltd. announced a four-year strategic agreement in which Movideo will migrate its integrated online video platform to Windows Azure to drive business growth across Asia Pacific (APAC) and beyond.
Courtesy of Microsoft |
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Movideo is undertaking one of the largest Java transitions to Windows Azure.
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Microsoft Corp. and Movideo Pty Ltd. announced a four-year strategic agreement in which Movideo will migrate its integrated online video platform to Windows Azure to drive business growth across Asia Pacific (APAC) and beyond.
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“We come from an open source background and typically used a Java stack inside our environments. It is a big transition moving onto the Microsoft stack, but working closely with the Microsoft China Cloud Innovation Center, Microsoft Hong Kong office and the Microsoft Redmond product engineering teams, we are making it a smooth transition,” said
Cameron Moore, chief technology officer, Movideo.
“The migration is expected to be completed in May. By migrating to Windows Azure, we can now take advantage of the added services that Windows Azure provides beyond just being infrastructure and accelerating our development road map of product features for our media customers with assurances that the scalability, redundancy and robustness of the back-end infrastructure are taken care of.”
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Microsoft Corp. and Movideo Pty Ltd. announced a four-year strategic agreement in which Movideo will migrate its integrated online video platform to Windows Azure to drive business growth across Asia Pacific (APAC) and beyond.
Courtesy of Microsoft |
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Kathy Lee, Azure Platform Strategy advisor, Microsoft Hong Kong, said, “Movideo has a proven track record in delivering great content to customers, and the strategic relationship announced today provides incredible scale, vast expertise and a proven ability to execute. By leveraging the power of Windows Azure, Movideo is creating a scalable solution that can be easily customized to grow with the needs of its customers.”
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Microsoft Corp. and Movideo Pty Ltd. announced a four-year strategic agreement in which Movideo will migrate its integrated online video platform to Windows Azure to drive business growth across Asia Pacific (APAC) and beyond.
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The global alliance between Movideo and Microsoft incorporates a long-term pricing agreement, technical support, and sales and marketing backing.
Background
Movideo launched to market in 2010 and now services 30 customers, including Network Ten in Australia, MNC Group Indonesia, South China Morning Post Hong Kong, Reader’s Digest Singapore and Astro Group Malaysia, and is focused on the rapidly emerging markets in APAC.
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Microsoft Corp. and Movideo Pty Ltd. announced a four-year strategic agreement in which Movideo will migrate its integrated online video platform to Windows Azure to drive business growth across Asia Pacific (APAC) and beyond.
Courtesy of Microsoft |
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More information about how Movideo is betting on Windows Azure and its growth strategy across APAC can be found in the Q&A with McGinn and Moore.
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Microsoft Corp. and Movideo Pty Ltd. announced a four-year strategic agreement in which Movideo will migrate its integrated online video platform to Windows Azure to drive business growth across Asia Pacific (APAC) and beyond.
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Those interested in further information should visit these websites:
• Microsoft News Center — Cloud Virtual Press Room
• STB News Bytes Blog
• Interoperability@microsoft blog
• Movideo video
About Movideo Pty Ltd.
Movideo is the largest Software as a Service (SaaS) Online Video Platform business based in the APAC region.
Movideo was developed within the publicly listed Australian media business, MCM Entertainment Group from 2006.
Following its success within the domestic media market for MCM, Movideo was established as a SaaS and consulting business within the group in 2008.
It now has offices in Melbourne, Sydney, Singapore and Shanghai.
www.movideo.com
About MCM Entertainment Group Ltd.
MCM Entertainment Group (ASX: MEG) comprises three stand-alone businesses; MCM Media Pty Ltd. one of Australia’s leading media production companies offering premium content creation delivered across radio, digital, television and events; Igloo digital Pty Ltd. - a full service digital agency providing outstanding web design and; Movideo Pty Ltd. - a world-class digital media software solutions provider.
Combining the strengths of MCM Media, Movideo and Igloo, MCM Entertainment Group can draw upon each individual company’s expertise in content, technology and design to develop powerful solutions for clients across multiple media platforms.
www.mcmentertainment.com
About Microsoft
Founded in 1975, Microsoft (Nasdaq “MSFT”) is the worldwide leader in software, services and solutions that help people and businesses realize their full potential.
For more information, news and perspectives from Microsoft, please visit the
Microsoft News Center at
http://www.microsoft.com/news
Source: Microsoft Corp.
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/default.mspx
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ASTROMAN Magazine – 2012.03.17
Cloud Computing to Create 14 Million New Jobs by 2015
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Microsoft: Intelligent Systems in Retail on Display at RetailTech Japan
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2011: A Watershed Year for Microsoft, from Gaming to Phones to the Cloud and Beyond
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Recipients of 2011 Global Forum Educator Awards Announced
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Microsoft to Acquire Skype
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Metropolitan Chicago Healthcare Council to Develop Nation's Largest Metro Health Information Exchange
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