Press Releases
VUZE APPLAUDS FCC IN SETTING TRAFFIC-THROTTLING HEARING
February 26 hearing is an important step toward the creation of a truly open Internet that enables consumers everywhere to connect with the online content they demand
PALO ALTO, CALIF. (February 12, 2008) – Vuze, the rapidly growing online entertainment platform, with an installed base of 20 million client downloads, applauds FCC Chairman Kevin Martin for setting a public hearing to receive testimony on the Internet throttling practices of network operators. This hearing comes on the heels of Vuze's “Petition for Rulemaking” filed last November asking the FCC to clarify what constitutes “reasonable network management” on the part of network operators. Since that time, numerous consumer organizations and more than 28,000 individuals have gone on public record in support of the Vuze Petition. More comments are expected by the February 13 official FCC comment deadline.
Vuze, LLC. SECURES $20 MILLION IN NEW ROUND OF FUNDING LED BY TOP TIER INVESTORS
NEA's Mike Ramsay Joins the Board of Directors; Vuze Completes Management Team with Executives from Blue Chip Internet and Media Companies
PALO ALTO, CALIF. (December 19, 2007) – Vuze, the rapidly growing high-res IPTV platform, with an installed base of 15 million client downloads, announced it has secured $20 million in its C round of funding. This round is led by New Enterprise Associates (NEA), with existing investors Redpoint Ventures, Greycroft Partners, BV Capital, and Jarl Mohn participating. As a result of the investment, TiVo Co-Founder and former CEO Mike Ramsay joins the Vuze Board of Directors.
VUZE INKS EXCLUSIVE DISTRIBUTION RIGHTS FOR POPULAR ANIME SERIES NEVER BEFORE AVAILABLE OUTSIDE JAPAN
Vuze now offers the largest catalog of high-res, licensed anime programming for free online
PALO ALTO, CALIF. (December 10, 2007) – Vuze, a rapidly growing open entertainment platform for professionally produced content with an established audience of more than 14 million users, announced the immediate and exclusive availability of the hit anime series NEKO Rahmen for worldwide download on Vuze. The company will subtitle the series in English and make the entire 13-episode series available free through advertising support.
VUZE, THE LEADING ONLINE PLATFORM FOR HIGH-RES AND HD VIDEO, SIGNS WITH UTA FOR REPRESENTATION
BEVERLY HILLS & PALO ALTO - November 27, 2007 - Vuze, the fast-growing online entertainment platform with an established audience of 13 million users, has signed a mutually exclusive agreement with leading Hollywood talent agency United Talent Agency (UTA) to serve as their agent for business development and representation.
UTA will assist Vuze in expanding its reach into Hollywood's creative community, identify additional studio, network, music label and website content partners, and connect Vuze to consumer brands to build branded entertainment channels.
VUZE PETITIONS FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION TO RESTRICT INTERNET TRAFFIC THROTTLING BY ISPs
Company Seeks to Trigger Industry Dialogue among ISPs, Consumers, Entertainment Companies, Advertisers and Internet Technology Providers
Washington, D.C. - November 15, 2007 - Vuze, a rapidly growing open entertainment platform for professionally produced content, with an established audience of more than 12 million users, has asked the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to adopt regulations preventing arbitrary interference by broadband network operators with peer- to-peer (P2P) network traffic carried over their networks. By initiating a proceeding specifically focused on this issue, Vuze sees an opportunity to forge a long-term workable solution that is fair to all interested parties, including Internet Service Providers (ISPs), content providers, Internet technology companies, advertisers, and most importantly, consumers.
VUZE AND PBS LAUNCH CONTENT ALLIANCE
Selected PBS Primetime, Kids and Local Station Content to Be Made Available
PALO ALTO, Calif. & ARLINGTON, Va. - (BUSINESS WIRE) - Vuze, the fast-growing online entertainment platform, with an established audience of 11 million viewers, today announced that it has inked a content deal with PBS to provide selected PBS programming on a download- to-own basis. Available immediately, Vuze will offer PBS programs including History Detectives, NOVA, and Scientific American Frontiers; and PBS KIDS programs such as Caillou and Teletubbies, as well as programming from selected local PBS stations. This content can be found at https://www.vuze.com.
VUZE PASSES AN INSTALLED BASE MILESTONE OF 10 MILLION VIEWERS AND OPENS ITS INTERNET PUBLISHING PLATFORM TO NETWORKS, STUDIOS, AND CONTENT CREATORS
High-res entertainment platform's game-changing move allows flexible, monetized content distribution to its global installed base
CANNES, FRANCE and PALO ALTO, CALIF. - October 9, 2007 - Vuze, a fast-growing online entertainment platform with an established audience of 10 million viewers, has opened its publishing platform to anyone who creates high-quality digital content, including global television networks, premier and mid-size production studios, and maverick content creators. Enabling high-quality content to be distributed easily and monetized instantly, the Vuze Open Entertainment Platform will serve the large and growing Vuze installed base by providing more compelling, high-quality content for free.
STAGE 3 MEDIA AND AZUREUS BRING SANCTUARY TO VUZE.COM
World's first high-definition sci-fi Web series now available for download on Vuze.com
Vancouver, B.C. and Palo Alto, CA - August 20, 2007 - Stage 3 Media and Azureus announced today the launch of Sanctuary, the acclaimed sci-fi Web series by the creators of Stargate SG-1, for worldwide download in high definition on Vuze.com (https://www.vuze.com).
VUZE REACHES SEVEN MILLION USERS IN ITS FIRST SIX MONTHS
Vuze will be the First to Offer The BBC's Hit comedy The Office for download and high resolution streaming
Palo Alto, Calif - August 7, 2007 - Azureus, a global leader in distributing longform, high quality video, is thrilled to announce that Vuze (https://www.vuze.com), its high resolution video portal, has reached over seven million users in its first six months of availability. In addition, the company announced today that the complete two seasons of The Office UK, plus its specials, have been made available for download and high-resolution streaming, for the first time in the United States. The first episode of which is free. The Office joins Vuze's existing HD and standard definition BBC programming that includes Coupling, Little Britain, Fawlty Towers, Doctor Who and many others.
AZUREUS AND THE INDEPENDENT TELEVISION FESTIVAL PARTNER TO OFFER GLOBAL AUDIENCE FOR ASPIRING TELEVISION CREATORS
Millions of Users Can Participate in ITVF's Competition by Submitting an Original Television Pilot or Webseries Via Vuze
Palo Alto, Calif. - May 24, 2007 - Azureus, a global leader in aggregating and distributing long-form, high quality video via the Internet's most popular media peer-to-peer (P2P) application, today announced a unique partnership between the Independent Television Festival, Inc. (ITVF) and its leading global video aggregation and distribution platform, Vuze (https://www.vuze.com). Vuze will become the exclusive host of the online Webseries competition, the exclusive on-line submission point for all high-resolution (DVD/HD quality) video entries into the Festival and an alternate submission point for ITVF's television pilot category (starting June 4th). Additionally, Vuze will be the only submission point for the television pilot category after June 8.
AZUREUS STRIKES DEAL WITH MINISTRY OF SOUND TO DELIVER TV, MUSIC AND LIFESTYLE SHOWS FROM AROUND THE WORLD
Dance Music Fans Can Experience Nonstop Ibiza Party Season With Exclusive Access on Vuze
Palo Alto, Calif. - May 22, 2007 - Azureus, a global leader in aggregating and distributing long-form, high quality video via the Internet's most popular media peer-to-peer (P2P) application, today announced a content agreement with Ministry of Sound TV (MoSTV), the first digital content provider for dance music entertainment. Content from MoSTV including behind the scenes access to music videos, exclusive interviews and footage from the Ibiza party season will be available on Azureus' video sharing site, Vuze (www.vuze.com), a premier broadband distribution platform that enables a global community to share and discover unique high quality content.
AZUREUS ANNOUNCES CONTENT AGREEMENT TO DISTRIBUTE BROADCAST QUALITY UNICEF VIDEOS FOR WORLDWIDE AUDIENCE
Palo Alto, Calif. - April 26, 2007 - Azureus, a global leader in aggregating and distributing long-form, high quality video via the Internet's most popular media peer-to-peer (P2P) application, today announced a content agreement with UNICEF, the first ever peer-to-peer (P2P) distribution initiative for the nonprofit organization. Azureus will publish all of UNICEF's short and long-form broadcast quality video for use by socially conscious consumers around the world via its new digital media platform, Vuze (www.vuze.com). A premier broadband distribution platform that enables a global community to share and discover unique high quality content, Vuze already attracts more than 2 million global visitors to the site after only a few months in existence.
AZUREUS, INC. UNVEILS VUZE, THE NEXT EVOLUTION OF BROADBAND ENTERTAINMENT
Palo Alto, Calif. - April 5, 2007 - Azureus, a global leader in aggregating and distributing long-form, high quality video via the Internet's most popular media peer-to-peer (P2P) application, today unveils Vuze, the next evolution of quality broadband entertainment. Available at www.vuze.com, the service enables a robust community to browse and discover premium content from both worldwide media companies and highquality self published content. Vuze now offers dramatically enhanced features and premium content from around the world, including the U.S. premiere of the hit BBC television series Sorted, which will be offered in HD. Azureus also announced that it has entered into an agreement with Showtime Networks for distribution of its original programming, including award-winning hit shows Weeds, Dexter and The L Word.
HIT BBC SHOW SORTED TO MAKE ITS U.S. PREMIERE ON AZUREUS VUZE PLATFORM IN HIGH DEFINITION
Palo Alto, Calif. - April 5, 2007 - Azureus, a global leader in aggregating and distributing long-form, high quality video via the Internet's most popular media peer-to- peer (P2P) application, today announced that it will premiere the BBC's hit six-part series, Sorted, on its next-generation peer-to-peer (P2P) platform dubbed Vuze (www.vuze.com), which launched today. Sorted represents the first in a series of programs that Azureus and BBC Worldwide will make available in High Definition on the Vuze platform, as part of a distribution partnership announced December 2006, the first ever peer-to-peer (P2P) deal for BBC.
AZUREUS ANNOUNCES ONE MILLION UNIQUE VISITORS
Palo Alto, Calif. - Feb. 16, 2007 - Azureus, the company behind one of the most popular Internet applications for the distribution of large files, today announced that its new digital entertainment media platform, currently Vuze, surpassed more than one million unique visitors in January. Launched in December 2006, the platform's rapid growth further strengthens the company's commitment to provide a quality entertainment experience for users through compelling content and an easy-to-use interface.
AZUREUS PARTNERS WITH STARZ MEDIA TO DELIVER POPULAR ANIME, SCI-FI, HORROR AND COMEDY TELEVISION PROGRAMMING ONLINE
Palo Alto, Calif. - Feb. 12, 2007 - Azureus, the company behind one of the most popular Internet applications for the distribution of large files, today announced a content partnership with Starz Media to make a broad range of top video genres available online. The deal marks the third distribution agreement for Azureus since its launch in December. High resolution, long-form content from Starz Media will be available to users on Azureus' digital media platform, currently Vuze (www.vuze.com). In December, the company announced its first content partnership with BBC Worldwide.
BENNETT MEDIA WORLDWIDE TO PROVIDE HIGH-DEFINITION CONTENT FOR AZUREUS
The Extremists and Bikini Destinations Among Popular Bennett Original Productions Set For P2P Destination - Los Angeles, Calif. - Jan. 16, 2007 - Bennett Media Worldwide, the distribution division of The Bennett Group, has joined with Azureus, the company behind the most popular peer-to-peer (P2P) application for the distribution of large files, to launch the more than 140 half-hours of Bennett's popular original High-Definition (HD) programming on the video aggregation and distribution platform, Vuze (www.vuze.com).
AZUREUS ANNOUNCES CONTENT AGREEMENT WITH BBC WORLDWIDE
Deal Marks the First Ever Peer-to-Peer Distribution Partnership for the Network - Palo Alto, Calif. - Dec. 19, 2006 - Azureus, the company behind one of the most popular Internet applications for the distribution of large files, today announced a content partnership with BBC Worldwide, the first ever peer-to-peer (P2P) distribution partnership for the network.
AZUREUS' NEXT-GENERATION VIDEO DISTRIBUTION PLATFORM GOES LIVE
Platform Allows Content Providers to Publish and Distribute High Resolution, Long-Form Content to Expansive, Global Audience. Company Also Secures $12 Million in Series B Venture Financing - Palo Alto, Calif. - Dec. 4, 2006 - Azureus, the company behind the most popular peer-to-peer (P2P) application for the distribution of large files, today launches a new digital media platform Zudeo (www.zudeo.com).
AZUREUS TO ANNOUNCE NEXT GENERATION INTERNET DISTRIBUTION PLATFORM FOR DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT AT ONHOLLYWOOD 2006
Palo Alto, Calif. - Apr. 26, 2006 - Azureus Inc., provider of Azureus, one of the most popular Internet peer-to-peer applications, announced today that it will present a preview of its upcoming next generation Internet distribution platform for digital entertainment at the Top Innovator Demo program at OnHollywood 2006, the digital media and entertainment market for executives in Hollywood, California.