Freedom Interactive Brings Broadband Video and Interactive TV Listings to its National Network of Over 40 Web Sites
Irvine, Calif. - May 1, 2007 - Freedom Interactive announced today two key partnerships in an ongoing strategic effort to provide its nationwide audience with quality, compelling news and entertainment content. Brightcove, a pioneer in Internet TV, and MeeVee, an online TV and video guide provider, are delivering best-in-breed products to Freedom Interactive’s network of over 40 web sites nationwide.
Beginning in May 2007, Freedom Interactive will launch with Brightcove’s video network and MeeVee’s Internet TV directory across its national network of newspaper, broadcast and magazine web sites, beginning with OCRegister.com, the web home of The Orange County Register.
With the addition of these two new products, visitors to any of Freedom Interactive’s web sites nationwide will have access to original video content, have the ability to share content and create a personalized online experience.
“Freedom’s Interactive division is actively pursuing strategic initiatives to broaden and enhance the overall user experience on all of our news and information web sites,” says Michael Mathieu, President of Freedom Interactive. “Partnering with Brightcove and MeeVee enables us to deliver compelling original content to our audience, while giving our audience the ability to personalize their online experience.”
Brightcove’s technology enhances Freedom Interactive’s network of web sites by enabling easy-to access, high-quality video while featuring user-generated video content. Users can now easily upload their own videos to Freedom sites to share with others. In addition, Brightcove’s solution provides Freedom with a platform to deliver ad-supported video solutions to its advertising partners.
MeeVee’s Interactive TV listing platform allows consumers to create personalized TV viewing guides, access special TV previews, rate shows and share comments. Freedom Interactive’s network of web sites will be enabling consumer access to new entertainment content while offering increased control over viewing options though its partnerships with MeeVee and Brightcove.
About Freedom Interactive
Freedom Interactive is the Internet subsidiary of the nation's 12th largest media company—Freedom Communications—a national, privately owned information and entertainment company headquartered in Irvine, Calif. Freedom Interactive owns and operates web sites coast to coast, each offering local, up-to-the-minute breaking news stories, extensive content with a unique perspective, and trusted local news coverage on demand. The company's web sites are associated with various Freedom Communications media properties including over 70 newspapers and magazines, such as The Orange County Register and The Gazette in Colorado Springs, and nine broadcast television stations.
About Brightcove
Brightcove is an Internet TV service that empowers video producers and programmers to build broadband businesses while giving viewers more choices and control over their use of video and television. Founded by Internet pioneer Jeremy Allaire in 2004 and based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Brightcove is the market-leading Internet video partner for international news and entertainment businesses, including British Sky Broadcasting (Sky), Discovery Communications Inc., Dow Jones & Company, Inc., MTV Networks, The New York Times Company, Reuters, Sony BMG, Time Inc., Time Life, Warner Music Group, and Washingtonpost.Newsweek Interactive.
About MeeVee MeeVee Inc. is the leader in helping consumers navigate the growing world of online and television entertainment. The first service to integrate traditional TV listings and online video from hundreds of sources, MeeVee uses patented technologies to enable users to discover and enjoy content that matches their interests. Based in Burlingame, CA, MeeVee is advertising supported and also licenses its service in an advertising partnership model to leading newspapers, broadcasters, online content providers and cable providers. For more information, please visit www.meevee.com.