TEMPE, AZ and CHICAGO, IL – April 11, 2007 –
Limelight Networks, a leading content delivery network
for digital media, and tvCompass, Inc. today announced a
preferred partner agreement under which Limelight will
provide content delivery network services for tvCompass’
Smart Remote™ wireless handheld device. The Smart Remote
is a premium home theater remote control with wireless
connectivity to the Internet for downloading advanced
services such as TV listing guides and pay-per-view
services with video preview on the remote’s color LCD
screen.
“The rapid adoption of new wireless home and
entertainment devices is driving the demand for wireless
interactive services and content,” stated Edward J.
Zylka, CEO of tvCompass, Inc. “Our partnership with
Limelight Networks provides a complete delivery platform
for users to access sports, games, and music from a
single remote control device, solidifying our position
as a leading provider of interactive entertainment
content via wireless devices.”
“tvCompass will leverage our high-capacity streaming
capability and other services to deliver dynamic content
to their Smart Remote devices, which redefine how home
theater viewers interact with advertising and
programming,” said Mike Sawyer, VP of Marketing for
Limelight Networks. “Limelight Networks is a natural
choice as the preferred content delivery network for all
digital media delivered to tvCompass’s innovative
IP-connected Smart Remote.”
As an original design manufacturer (ODM), tvCompass
offers licensed product designs to accelerate the
adoption of next generation “second screen” handheld
devices for use with home entertainment systems. The
company licenses its hardware and software technology
and currently generates revenues from its click365(SM) wireless content network with applications and services
delivered to the Smart Remote color LCD screen. The
Smart Remote device is available through tvCompass OEMs
such as byd:sign, a manufacturer of a high-performance
HD-only flat panel TVs for the home theater market.
The Limelight services that tvCompass will leverage
include Limelight Content Delivery, which provides HTTP
distribution of all digital media formats, and Limelight
Streaming Media, which provides on-demand and live
streaming of all major formats, including Windows Media
and Flash Video.
About Limelight Networks
Limelight Networks is a high performance content
delivery network for digital media, providing massively
scalable, global delivery solutions for on-demand and
live Internet distribution of video, music, games and
downloads. Limelight Networks’ infrastructure is
optimized for the large object sizes, large content
libraries, and large audiences associated with
compelling rich media content. Limelight is the content
delivery network of choice for more than 700 of the
world’s top media companies, including Akimbo, Amazon
Unbox™, Belo Interactive, Brightcove, "BuyMusic" @
Buy.com, DreamWorks, LLC, Facebook, FOXNews.com, IFILM,
ITV Play, Metacafe, MSNBC.com, MySpace, NC Interactive,
Valve Software, Radio Free Virgin and Xbox Live. For
more information, visit
www.llnw.com.
About tvCompass
tvCompass Inc. is a global technology company with an
innovative approach to interactive entertainment, at
home and on-the-go. tvCompass’s patented technology and
multi-platform solutions enable people to wirelessly
interact with television and broadcast programming
content through popular handheld consumer devices.
tvCompass provides networking, hardware, software and
content services designed to accelerate the adoption of
wireless interactive entertainment by consumers. The
company’s products are enjoyed every day by thousands of
customers who are seeking to enhance their TV viewing.
For more information, visit
www.tvCompass.com.
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