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Digital Media Stocks Sector Close-Up; USA Video Interactive Corporation (OTC BB: USVO.OB), Dolby Laboratories, Inc., Philips, Sun Microsystems
Key Trends: Adoption of Digital Watermarking Increasing, Content Identification and Video Storage Optimization Challenge Industry
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POINT ROBERTS, WA and DELTA, BC--(Marketwire - April 23, 2008) - 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™. MediaEscort™ 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 picture
studios and other high-value content providers mandate encryption as a part
of 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 watermarking
solution 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™,
MediaSentinel™ and SmartMark™ 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
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Disclosure: USA Video Interactive Corp., (OTCBB : USVO ) (TSX-V : US ) $4000
per month and 200,000 options (renewal as of April3, 2008)