Festzeit.ch Forum » Medien » Stage6 schliesst am 28. Feb. 2008
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| iamascientistDi 26.2.08, 19:55 | Stage6 to Shut Down on February 28 NOTE: I'm reposting the same message I put up this morning to open the blog back up for comments. Rest assured, we are reading what you write and appreciate the outpouring. 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 Quelle: http://www.stage6.com/ Stage6 macht dicht!!! Etwas mehr als ein Jahr war Stage6 die aufregendste Videoseite im Web: Eine prächtige Auswahl legal zugänglicher Inhalte und Hinterzimmer voller raubkopierter Filme machten sie zur Lieblingsseite von Cineasten und TV-Freaks. Jetzt macht Betreiber DivX den Laden dicht - aus Kostengründen. Die Nutzerzahlen explodierten seit Frühjahr 2007, im letzten Monat sollen es über zehn Millionen Filmfans gewesen sein, die bei Stage6 für Verkehr sorgten. Wer, fragt nun das DivX-Team rhetorisch, soll das bezahlen? Denn die Entscheidung ist längst gefällt: Am Donnerstag, 28. Februar 2008, hört Stage6 auf zu existieren. Zur Begründung werden von Seiten der Betreiber die Kosten angeführt. Damit wäre Stage6 ein Opfer seines eigenen Erfolges geworden. weiter unter Dieser Link wird erst nach der Registrierung angezeigt. Sehr schade Quelle: multimedia-streaming.de Was haltet ihr devo? Ich finds e seich. Vorallem die agob vo wege z'tüür... 1 mal bearbeitet, zuletzt Di 26.2.08, 20:00 |
| Hasan93Di 26.2.08, 20:01 | hmm sch***, wege dem cha meh nit alli films online luege wills keini neui updates mehr het, gönd die neue meist nit |
| SaschuuDi 26.2.08, 20:50 | shiiit... jetzt chamr d film nur no über flash luege -.- dasch huere billig... jäänuu muess mr weder suuge.. |
| EntonDi 26.2.08, 21:17 | Neeeeeeeeei! >.< Das dörf nid passiere  Stage6 isch mini lieblingsvideoplattform... |
| leSchaubisierDi 26.2.08, 22:21 | @ UnBiloTitled: dörfsch ihne jo gärn ahbiete, dass du ihre monatliche ~50TB Traffic übernimsch... vo wäge zu tüür  |
| iamascientistDi 26.2.08, 22:28 | ich meins eso: minere meinig miens sie's schliesse us rechtliche gründ, etc......... |
| EimerDi 26.2.08, 22:31 | naja wege rechtliche Gr¨ünd... SIe hen scho immer gluegt dass z.B. bi Fernsehserie ds Logo vom sender dinne isch, als bewiss dass es nit zoge worde isch... also nit wirklcih das... |
| iamascientistDi 26.2.08, 22:42 | ok sie hän au immer wieder sache vpm server kippt wo de volli name vonere serie ka hän oder vomene film. aber mir wüsse jo wie das so lauft...ich ka mir das aber doch irgendwie vorstelle das mit em priis. isch für mi eifach unglaubwürdig! |
| KevünDi 26.2.08, 22:47 | hey nei so scheisse... die sitte hani grad erst neu für mich entdeckt und ha se genial gfunde!!! |
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