LAS VEGAS, Jan. 8, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- 2007 International CES -- Quartics, the premier provider of video processing solutions to enable streaming media over wireless and wired networks, and MediaZone, a leading global online broadcaster, today announced they will cooperatively market their products to demonstrate how customers can easily watch online video from a PC on traditional video and television displays.
Quartics and MediaZone are demonstrating PC2TV(tm) at the 2007 International CES, Jan. 8-11 in Las Vegas. The Quartics PC2TV solution will be showcased at the MediaZone booth 69923 at the Sands Convention Center, and at Showstoppers, Monday, Jan. 8, 6-10 pm at the Wynn Hotel and Casino. Throughout the show, MediaZone will be demonstrating the beta release of its revolutionary Social TV platform which launches this week.
More and more video content is becoming available online and this trend is only expected to continue as technology advances and the Internet becomes more widely accepted as a reliable and cost effective video distribution medium. At the same time, consumers are increasingly interested in more flexible viewing options. Quartics' PC2TV enables consumers to access any content including streaming or downloaded video in any format on the PC and seamlessly view it on their display of choice. With PC2TV, consumers can take advantage of the wide array of programming and content options accessible via PCs and experience all forms of media directly on their TV or other display.
"Quartics' PC2TV solutions are a natural fit for MediaZone," said Andria Tay, director of marketing for MediaZone. "MediaZone converges the best of television with the interactivity of the Internet and allows communities to form around shared passions online. Now Quartics' technology brings our experience one step further into the digital home by enabling consumers to enjoy MediaZone's Social TV on the screen of their choice."
"Our co-marketing arrangement with MediaZone demonstrates the full revolutionary power of our PC2TV solutions," said Safi Qureshey, chairman and CEO of Quartics. "As IP broadcast continues to grow in popularity, MediaZone will be able to further differentiate itself by allowing customers more viewing options."
Quartics' PC2TV solution will give MediaZone subscribers unprecedented flexibility with their entertainment experience. Users simply plug a hardware adapter into the video input line of a television, monitor, or projector, and within a matter of seconds the PC is able to project rich quality video and audio to the screen of choice. No other solution on the market offers this degree of elegance or ease-of-use in liberating PC-resident content.
About MediaZone
Social TV pioneer MediaZone is a leading global online broadcaster specializing in professionally-produced sports, international and entertainment video programming. MediaZone has established lasting partnerships with leading media brands including AOL, NBC Sports and the Shanghai Media Group and is the official online broadcast partner for major events such as Wimbledon, FIBA Basketball and SANZAR rugby. Through its next generation Social TV platform, MediaZone links premier content with unprecedented interactivity for a completely new user experience. The company is headquartered in the San Francisco Bay Area with offices in China and Europe. MediaZone is a division of MIH Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Naspers (Nasdaq:NPSN). For more information, please visit: MediaZone.com.
About Quartics
Quartics leverages breakthrough semiconductor architectural advantages to provide dominant media processing and media extension solutions for laptop computer and display markets. The company's codec- and transport-agnostic semiconductors enable the flawless transmission of video and audio for wireless PC-to-TV, wireless monitors, PC tuner cards, docking stations, wireless projectors, HD-networked PVRs, and video conferencing. In addition, Quartics provides OEMs and ODMs with complete, low-cost, easy-to-use solutions that they can quickly take to market-including systems on chips (SoCs), software, modules, and reference designs. For more information please visit www.quartics.com.
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