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por Alcest Lun Feb 25, 2008 8:15 pm
Stage6 to Shut Down on February 28
I’m Tom (aka Spinner), a Stage6 user and an employee of DivX, Inc., the company behind the service. I’m writing this message today to inform you that we plan to shut down Stage6 on February 28, 2008. Upload functionality has already been turned off, and you’ll be able to view and download videos until Thursday.
I know this news will come as a shock and disappointment to many Stage6 users, and I’d like to take a few moments to explain the reasons behind our decision.
We created Stage6 with the mission of empowering content creators and viewers to discover a new kind of video experience. Stage6 began as an experiment, and we always knew there was a chance that it might not succeed.
In many ways, though, the service did succeed, beyond even our own initial expectations. Stage6 became very popular very quickly. We helped gain exposure for some talented filmmakers who brought great videos to the attention of an engaged community. We helped prove that it’s possible to distribute true high definition video on the Internet. And we helped broaden the Internet video experience by offering content that is compatible with DVD players, mobile devices and other products beyond the PC.
So why are we shutting the service down? Well, the short answer is that the continued operation of Stage6 is a very expensive enterprise that requires an enormous amount of attention and resources that we are not in a position to continue to provide. There are a lot of other details involved, but at the end of the day it’s really as simple as that.
Now, why didn’t we think of that before we decided to create Stage6 in the first place, you may ask? That’s a good question. When we first created Stage6, there was a clear need for a service that would offer a true high quality video experience online because other video destinations on the Internet simply weren’t providing that to users. A gap existed, and Stage6 arrived to fill it.
As Stage6 grew quickly and dramatically (accompanied by an explosion of other sites delivering high quality video), it became clear that operating the service as a part of the larger DivX business no longer made sense. We couldn’t continue to run Stage6 and focus on our broader strategy to make it possible for anyone to enjoy high quality video on any device. So, in July of last year we announced that we were kicking off an effort to explore strategic alternatives for Stage6, which is a fancy way of saying we decided we would either have to sell it, spin it out into a private company or shut it down.
I won’t (and can’t, really) go into too much detail on those first two options other than to say that we tried really hard to find a way to keep Stage6 alive, either as its own private entity or by selling it to another company. Ultimately neither of those two scenarios was possible, and we made the hard decision to turn the lights off and cease operation of the service.
So that’s where we are today. After February 28, Stage6 will cease to exist as an online destination. But the larger DivX universe will continue to thrive. Every day new DivX Certified devices arrive on the market making it easy to move video beyond the PC. Products powered by DivX Connected, our new initiative that lets users stream video, photos, music and Internet services from the PC to the TV, are hitting retail outlets. We remain committed to empowering content creators to deliver high quality video to a wide audience, and we’ll continue to offer services that will make it easy to find videos online in the DivX format.
It’s been a wild ride, and none of it would have been possible without the support of our users. Thank you for making Stage6 everything that it was.
--Tom
Oh no, oh no, oh no
La de horas y horas de entretenimiento que me ha dado...
I’m Tom (aka Spinner), a Stage6 user and an employee of DivX, Inc., the company behind the service. I’m writing this message today to inform you that we plan to shut down Stage6 on February 28, 2008. Upload functionality has already been turned off, and you’ll be able to view and download videos until Thursday.
I know this news will come as a shock and disappointment to many Stage6 users, and I’d like to take a few moments to explain the reasons behind our decision.
We created Stage6 with the mission of empowering content creators and viewers to discover a new kind of video experience. Stage6 began as an experiment, and we always knew there was a chance that it might not succeed.
In many ways, though, the service did succeed, beyond even our own initial expectations. Stage6 became very popular very quickly. We helped gain exposure for some talented filmmakers who brought great videos to the attention of an engaged community. We helped prove that it’s possible to distribute true high definition video on the Internet. And we helped broaden the Internet video experience by offering content that is compatible with DVD players, mobile devices and other products beyond the PC.
So why are we shutting the service down? Well, the short answer is that the continued operation of Stage6 is a very expensive enterprise that requires an enormous amount of attention and resources that we are not in a position to continue to provide. There are a lot of other details involved, but at the end of the day it’s really as simple as that.
Now, why didn’t we think of that before we decided to create Stage6 in the first place, you may ask? That’s a good question. When we first created Stage6, there was a clear need for a service that would offer a true high quality video experience online because other video destinations on the Internet simply weren’t providing that to users. A gap existed, and Stage6 arrived to fill it.
As Stage6 grew quickly and dramatically (accompanied by an explosion of other sites delivering high quality video), it became clear that operating the service as a part of the larger DivX business no longer made sense. We couldn’t continue to run Stage6 and focus on our broader strategy to make it possible for anyone to enjoy high quality video on any device. So, in July of last year we announced that we were kicking off an effort to explore strategic alternatives for Stage6, which is a fancy way of saying we decided we would either have to sell it, spin it out into a private company or shut it down.
I won’t (and can’t, really) go into too much detail on those first two options other than to say that we tried really hard to find a way to keep Stage6 alive, either as its own private entity or by selling it to another company. Ultimately neither of those two scenarios was possible, and we made the hard decision to turn the lights off and cease operation of the service.
So that’s where we are today. After February 28, Stage6 will cease to exist as an online destination. But the larger DivX universe will continue to thrive. Every day new DivX Certified devices arrive on the market making it easy to move video beyond the PC. Products powered by DivX Connected, our new initiative that lets users stream video, photos, music and Internet services from the PC to the TV, are hitting retail outlets. We remain committed to empowering content creators to deliver high quality video to a wide audience, and we’ll continue to offer services that will make it easy to find videos online in the DivX format.
It’s been a wild ride, and none of it would have been possible without the support of our users. Thank you for making Stage6 everything that it was.
--Tom
Oh no, oh no, oh no
La de horas y horas de entretenimiento que me ha dado...
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Re: Stage6 cierra
por Invitado Lun Feb 25, 2008 8:18 pm
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Stage6 a Apagar el 28 de febrero
Soy Tom (aka Spinner), un Stage6 usuario y un empleado de DivX, Inc, la empresa responsable del servicio. Estoy escribiendo este mensaje de hoy para comunicarle que tenemos previsto cerrar Stage6 el 28 de febrero de 2008. Subir funcionalidad ya ha sido apagado, y usted será capaz de ver y descargar vídeos hasta el jueves.
Sé que esta noticia vendrá como una conmoción y decepción para muchos usuarios Stage6, y me gustaría tomar un momento para explicar las razones de nuestra decisión.
Hemos creado Stage6 con la misión de potenciar a los creadores de contenido y de los televidentes para descubrir un nuevo tipo de experiencia de video. Stage6 comenzó como un experimento, y sabía que siempre hay una posibilidad de que podría no tener éxito.
En muchos sentidos, sin embargo, el servicio tuvo éxito, incluso más allá de nuestras propias expectativas iniciales. Stage6 hicieron muy populares muy rápidamente. Nos ayudó a ganar la exposición de algunos talentos que le dio gran videos a la atención de una comunidad que participan. Nos ayudó a demostrar que es posible distribuir vídeo de alta definición verdadera en la Internet. Y nos ayudó a ampliar la experiencia de video por Internet que ofrece contenido, que es compatible con reproductores de DVD, dispositivos móviles y otros productos más allá de la PC.
Entonces, ¿por qué se nos cierre el servicio? Bien, la respuesta corta es que la continuación del funcionamiento de Stage6 es una empresa muy costosa que requiere una cantidad enorme de la atención y los recursos que no estamos en condiciones de seguir prestando. Hay muchos otros detalles que participan, pero al final del día es realmente tan sencillo como eso.
Ahora, ¿por qué no pensamos en que antes de que se decidió crear Stage6, en primer lugar, puede pedir? Esa es una buena pregunta. Cuando se creó por primera vez Stage6, existe una clara necesidad de un servicio que ofrezca una verdadera experiencia de alta calidad de vídeo en línea, ya que hay otros destinos de vídeo en la Internet, simplemente que no se da a los usuarios. Una brecha existía, y Stage6 llegó a llenar.
Como Stage6 creció rápidamente y de manera espectacular (acompañada de una explosión de otros sitios de alta calidad de video), se hizo evidente que el funcionamiento del servicio como parte de la más grande empresa de DivX deja de tener sentido. No hemos podido seguir circulando Stage6 y centrarse en nuestra estrategia más amplia para hacer posible que cualquier persona pueda disfrutar de video de alta calidad en cualquier dispositivo. Así, en julio del año pasado anunciamos que se dan inicio a un esfuerzo para explorar alternativas estratégicas para Stage6, que es una forma elegante de decir que decidimos que tendría que vender, girar a cabo en una empresa privada o que cierre .
Yo no (y no puede, en realidad) entrar en demasiados detalles sobre esas dos primeras opciones distintas de decir que hemos intentado realmente difícil encontrar una manera de mantener vivo Stage6, ya sea como su propia entidad privada o mediante la venta de su A otra empresa. En definitiva ninguno de esos dos escenarios es posible, y nos hizo difícil la decisión de convertir las luces apagadas y dejar de funcionamiento del servicio.
Así que ahí es donde nos encontramos hoy. Después de 28 de febrero de Stage6 dejará de existir como un destino en línea. Pero el universo más amplio de DivX seguirá prosperando. Todos los días nuevos dispositivos certificados DivX llegar en el mercado haciendo que sea más fácil para moverse más allá del vídeo de PC. Productos de alimentación a través de DivX Connected, nuestra nueva iniciativa que permite a los usuarios stream de vídeo, fotos, música y servicios de Internet de la PC a la TV, están atacando los puntos de venta. Seguimos comprometidos con la potenciación de los creadores de contenido para entregar video de alta calidad a una amplia audiencia, por lo que tendremos que sigan brindando los servicios que facilitan la búsqueda videos en línea en el formato DivX.
Ha sido un paseo salvaje, y nada de esto habría sido posible sin el apoyo de nuestros usuarios. Gracias por hacer Stage6 todo lo que era.
-- Tom
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