travelguru.tv lets you "Watch Where you are Going" using Velocix
Velocix selected to provide web video delivery services for award winning travelguru.tv website
Cambridge, UK - May 21, 2008
Velocix™, provider of a leading worldwide Digital Asset Delivery Network, today announced that travelguru.tv is using its digital delivery services for high quality video streaming from the travelguru.tv website. travelguru.tv are a web based UK travel company offering high quality video reports and promotional offers on holiday destinations globally.
"Tremendous effort goes in to each location shoot to create broadcast quality programmes and it is imperative that the video quality of the end product reflects this." said Cathy Bartrop, Managing Director at travelguru.tv. "We are delighted to have linked up with content delivery specialist Velocix as they provide us with a broad range of high quality digital delivery options and excellent customer service."
Recipients of the BT Business 'Essence of the Entrepreneur' in 2008, travelguru.tv offers a rapidly expanding portfolio of product and destination videos designed to give viewers a genuine insight into each holiday experience. In addition to backing from the tourist boards and leading tour operator partners, travelguru.tv offers independent advice and comment from their team of 'gurus' that include respected travel writers, broadcasters and former presenters of the BBC Holiday Program.
"travelguru.tv approached Velocix as they were experiencing difficulties with their previous video delivery partner." said John Dillon, Chief Marketing Officer at Velocix. "We invested time in understanding their issues to ensure that our service was able to fully address all their requirements and needs."
travelguru.tv are currently using Velocix for a combination of Adobe Flash on-demand streaming and Video Progressive Download services.
The Velocix Network is designed to enable content owners, studios, and broadcasters to deliver video and other large digital assets, such as software, games and audio over the web, with unprecedented performance, breakthrough economics and an asset delivery lifecycle management system that gives content owners the control, analytics and reporting they need to manage their asset libraries through the digital distribution chain.
About travelguru.tv
travelguru.tv is an independent travel inspiration site providing the ultimate ‘look and book’ service. Visitors to the site can watch exclusive, first hand video reports on a range of different holidays, free and on demand. If they like what they see, they can also then take advantage of special offers and exclusive deals from hand picked, specialist tour operators. For more information , visit travelguru.tv
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- Velocix is a world leading provider of Digital Media Delivery Platforms, a new generation CDN (Content Delivery Network) infrastructure solution for network service providers, designed to meet the rich media needs of the 21st century Internet. Velocix offers service providers one of the broadest and most innovative ranges of content delivery technologies in the industry, tailored specifically to delivering large media files that will continue to be the driving factor behind the exponential growth in consumer IP traffic. A wholly owned subsidiary of Alcatel-Lucent, Velocix was founded in 2003 in Cambridge, UK and is a leading authority and innovator in the field of digital content delivery over the Internet. The company has a proven track record of bringing unique and exciting technologies to market that provide intelligent digital media delivery, in particular for large multi-GB media assets.