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www.DigitalMediaStocks.com, an investor and industry portal for the digital
media sector within
Investorideas.com, features a sector close-up on Digital Media Stocks reporting
on digital media trends including watermarking, content identification and video
storage optimization.
"Adoption of digital watermarking by media companies and technology
providers to
manage and secure digital content across many new forms of distribution is
increasing, while more and more media content contains the feature,"
according to the Digital Watermarking Alliance.
USA Video Interactive Corporation (OTCBB: USVO) (TSX-V: US) (BERLIN: USF)
(FRANKFURT: USF) recently announced deployment by Twentieth Century Fox Home
Entertainment, (a subsidiary of Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, a News
Corp company) (Market, News) of USVO's new copy protection software,
MediaEscort(TM).
MediaEscort(TM) protects Studio's filmed entertainment content that is streamed
via the Internet to its various trade business partners in advance of DVD
availability. The company is positioning with Fox to become one of the
technology leaders in forensic watermarking.
Rob Schumann, General Manager of Cinea, Inc., a subsidiary of Dolby
Laboratories, Inc. (Market, News), recently stated, "Our customers have inquired
about watermark deployment within an encrypted environment, since many motion
picturestudios and other high-value content providers mandate encryption as a
partof their overall content protection requirements. Running Marks allows
system
operators to meet content providers' stringent security requirements in an
efficient
and secure manner."
Philips (Market, News) is set to offer a watermarking solution in its
hospitality television sets and will have it available starting in May in a
full range of HDTV sizes including 26", 32", 37", 42" and 52". The Company
recently reported, "In an effort to deter the unlawful copying of high
definition movies in hotels and enable hoteliers to ensure that they remain
available to their guests, Philips is leading the industry with its Track
digital
watermarkingsolution which will be demonstrated at the 2008 National Association
of
Broadcasters Show (NAB) in Las Vegas, Nevada."
Sun Microsystems, Inc. (Market, News) recently announced formation of the
Sun
Media Advisory Board, an executive advisory board guided by Sun and leading
media industry executives that is focused on identifying and solving key
challenges found in today's digital media distribution industry.
"The Sun MAB has initially focused on identifying and solving key
challenges
brought about by a major market shift from isolated, proprietary systems to an
integrated 'file-based' workflow across the media value chain. As part of its
initial findings, the Sun MAB has cited media transformation, content
identification and video storage optimization to be the key business
challenges facing the industry today. Through the collaboration of its member
companies, the Sun MAB is currently engaging in several projects aimed at
meeting these challenges and aiding companies in successfully adapting to
the changing digital media landscape," reported the Company.
Digital Media Stocks Sector Close Up
*As of market close April 22, 2008
Digimarc Corporation (Market, News) provides products and services that
enable the
annual production of more than 60 million personal identification documents,
including two-thirds of U.S. driver licenses and IDs for more than 25
countries. The stock has a 52 week range of $6.93 - $11.60 and closed at
$10.26.
Dolby Laboratories, Inc. finished at $36.87.
Philips (Market, News) closed at $37.61, down 0.70 (1.83%).
Sun Microsystems, Inc. (Market, News) closed at $15.61, down 0.17 (1.08%).
USA Video Interactive Corporation (OTCBB: USVO) (TSX-V: US) closed at $
.1160, off 0.0020 (1.69%).
Digital Media Showcase Company:
USA Video Interactive Corp. ("USVO") designs and markets technology for
delivery of digital media. USVO developed its MediaEscort(TM), MediaSentinel(TM)
and
SmartMark(TM) digital watermarking products and technology to provide a
robust means for producers and distributors to invisibly protect their
content. USA Video Technology Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of USVO, holds
the pioneering patent for store-and-forward video, filed in 1990 and issued by
the United
States Patent and Trademark Office on July 14, 1992; it has been cited by at
least
165 other patents. USVO holds similar patents in Germany, Canada, England,
France,
Spain,Italy, and Japan. Visit www.usvo.com or the company showcase on
Investoideas.com at: http://www.investorideas.com/CO/USVO/Default.asp
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The site also features a growing directory of Digital Media Stocks for
independent investor research at:
www.digitalmediastocks.com/DMS/Stock_List.asp
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