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Internet TV to get Silverlight

Maven Networks, which provides hosting services for Internet TV, will announce Wednesday plans to add Microsoft's new Silverlight technology as a video delivery vehicle.
microsoft - comments - 13.6.2007

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Silverlight 1.0 Beta

Silverlight is a cross-browser, cross-platform plug-in for delivering the next generation of media experiences and rich interactive applications (RIAs) for the Web.
download - comments - 3.5.2007

Silverlight 3 in 2009

Having made available for download version 2 of its Adobe Flash killer, Microsoft is already moving onward to the next iteration.
download - comments - 18.11.2008

Silverlight 4 beta now available

Microsoft have just announced Silverlight 4 beta today at PDC09, that is available for download today. Silverlight 4 promises to enhance the overall user experience, improving speed, performance and rendering for browsers.
microsoft - comments - 18.11.2009

Google TV Coming soon?

Using Google?s search and advertising technologies to enhance users? Television viewing experience trends that are shaping user behavior when watching Television identify areas where use of Google?s search and advertising technology can enhance this user experience.
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Silverlight 2 Beta 2 Available This Week

Microsoft is getting to move Silverlight 2 forward with the next development milestone.
microsoft - comments - 3.6.2008

Microsoft Silverlight 2.0 Beta 2

As reported by us earlier here silverlight 2.0 Beta 2 for Windows is now finally available for download There’s lots of new features in this release — including, but not limited.
download - comments - 6.6.2008

The Mojave Experiment - now with Silverlight!

Many of you might have heard of the Mojave Experiment, and some of you might have snickered at that site's use of another rich client technology. :)
microsoft - comments - 4.9.2008

Microsoft releases Silverlight 2

Microsoft today announced the availability of Silverlight 2.
download - comments - 13.10.2008

Microsoft releases Silverlight 3.0

Today Microsoft launched its latest effort to "Light up the web", Silverlight 3 which is now available for download.
download - comments - 9.7.2009

Watch Movies and TV On Your Xbox

On November 6, Microsoft Corp. announced agreements with CBS, MTV Networks, Paramount Pictures, Turner Broadcasting System Inc. (TBS Inc.), Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), and Warner Bros.
microsoft - comments - 7.11.2006

Windows Live for TV Beta

Windows Live™ for TV Beta is a rich, graphically-driven interface designed for people who use Windows Live Spaces and Messenger and Live Call on large-screen monitors and TVs.
microsoft - comments - 3.1.2007

Microsoft to open source some of Silverlight

Microsoft is expected to show a new friendliness to the open-source community by unveiling plans to release the source code to a part of its Silverlight technology at MIX 07 next week, according to sources familiar with the company's plans.
microsoft - comments - 29.4.2007

Microsoft Download Center: Silverlight or not?

Thanks for Ben's comment to my last post and a reality check! :) The new download center with Silverlight is in its beta, there are a number of usability issues we need to improve on especially that there are no accessibility features in the current version.
microsoft - comments - 14.1.2008

Microsoft releases Silverlight 2 beta

Moving forward with next-generation software in two critical realms, Microsoft released Wednesday initial public beta versions of its Silverlight 2 multimedia presentation technology and the Internet Explorer 8 browser.
download - comments - 6.3.2008

Windows veteran jumps to second Silverlight

Veteran Microsoft ISV partner Infragistics is taking an early lead on Silverlight 2, Microsoft’s emerging cross-browser media plug-in.
microsoft - comments - 5.6.2008

Skype to launch Web TV service

The founders of Skype are close to launching a global broadband television service promising viewers, content owners and advertisers “the best of the internet with the best of TV”.
common - comments - 18.12.2006

Satellite circuit for Google TV ads

After months of speculation, Google has officially jumped into the television business.
common - comments - 4.4.2007

Microsoft airs first Windows 7 TV advert

Microsoft aired its first Windows 7 commercial last night at the 2009 company meeting and across TV stations in the US.
microsoft - comments - 12.9.2009

Microsoft To Release Silverlight 2 In Late Summer

Microsoft has been working like gangbusters to create the perception that its cross-platform multimedia runtime Silverlight is a viable alternative toAdobe (NSDQ: ADBE)'s Flash, and the vendor will soon put updated tools in the hands of Silverlight developers.
microsoft - comments - 7.4.2008

Microsoft giving away free graphics and TV cards

Microsoft is giving away free graphics and TV cards to it's Windows Vista Media Center testers during it's beta program. Testers are allowed to keep the cards after testing has been completed!
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TV will be shut in 10 years, says Bill Gates

Riyadh, Nov. 10: Television as we know it today will become obsolete in the next 10 years, said Microsoft founder Bill Gates. He was speaking at the First Global Competitiveness Forum in Riyadh during his first visit to Saudi Arabia on Wednesday.
common - comments - 11.11.2006

Vista testers get unexpected holiday gift: No TV

Media Center, which is included in the Home Premium and Ultimate versions of the Vista operating system, allows remote-control access to a variety of entertainment options, including television, for machines that have a TV tuner.
microsoft - comments - 5.1.2007

iTunes DVD deal focuses on Apple TV

Apple on Thursday announced that iTunes would get new movie releases from studios the same day as their DVD release, but the larger question is whether this move can give Apple TV more traction.
common - comments - 1.5.2008

Microsoft Silverlight WPF/E Web browser plug-in

Microsoft on Monday showed video pros at NAB Silverlight, a new Mac and PC-compatible Web browser plug-in that provides interactive Web capabilities similar to how Adobe Flash works with streaming video capabilities superior to QuickTime, according to the company.
download - comments - 23.4.2007

Project Indiana: Could Sun outshine Microsoft’s Silverlight?

At its JavaOne conference, which kicks off in San Francisco on May 8, Sun is promising a major technology unveiling, code-named "Project Indiana."
microsoft - comments - 8.5.2007

Silverlight 2, Microsoft's Flash Killer, Gets DRM, Just Like Vista

Microsoft's Flash killer, Silverlight, is on track to get digital rights management just like the company's latest Windows client, Windows Vista. Microsoft has faced a barrage of criticism over the content protection capabilities in Vista, and the subject is bound to yet again come into play with Silverlight 2.
windows - comments - 14.4.2008

Microsoft's Flash Killer, Silverlight 2, Released to Web

Silverlight 2, the next step in the evolution of Microsoft's Adobe Flash killer, has been released to web. As Silverlight 2 has reached the RTW milestone, the Redmond giant announced that downloads would only go live on October 14, 2008.
microsoft - comments - 13.10.2008

Microsoft confirms Silverlight 3 to launch on July 10

Microsoft is planning to launch Silverlight 3 and its Expression Studio 3 designer tools on July 10 company spokespeople confirmed today.
microsoft - comments - 29.5.2009

Internet TV to get Silverlight

Maven Networks, which provides hosting services for Internet TV, will announce Wednesday plans to add Microsoft's new Silverlight technology as a video delivery vehicle.

The company is collaborating with Microsoft on this endeavor. Through Silverlight, Maven's customer base of professional media companies will be able to leverage familiar Windows Media technology as well as workflow automation, publishing, and player creation capabilities of the Maven Internet TV platform.

A rival to Adobe's Flash technology, Silverlight currently is in a beta release stage. It provides for cross-platform, broadband video experiences, Maven said. ..
winbeta.org - 13.06.2007

PhizzPop Design Challenge Winner has Silverlight Dialed In

Rich Internet application designed by Cynergy Systems wins nationwide contest highlights the power of the Microsoft Web platform and Silverlight...
microsoft.com/presspass - 17.04.2008

Sky Player TV Uses Microsoft Silverlight and PlayReady Technology

Microsoft Corp. and BSkyB announce that Microsoft Silverlight and PlayReady technologies are enabling Sky Player TV, Skys online TV service. Launched today, the service offers access to a range of leading pay TV entertainment as part of an online-only subscription. The new version of Sky Player TV, which in addition continues to be offered on a bonus basis to Skys DTH (direct-to-home) customers, now delivers live linear channels and video-on-demand content to Windows-based PCs and, for the first time, includes live channel support for Macs.




winbeta.org - 04.12.2008

First Look at Silverlight 2

Scott Guthrie: Last September we shipped Silverlight 1.0 for Mac and Windows, and announced our plans to deliver Silverlight on Linux.  Silverlight 1.0 is focused on enabling rich media scenarios in a browser, and supports a JavaScript/AJAX programming model.



We are shortly going to release the first public beta of Silverlight 2, which will be a major update of Silverlight that focuses on enabling Rich Internet Application (RIA) development.  This is the first of several blog posts I'll be doing over the weeks and months ahead that talk in more depth about it.




winbeta.org - 22.02.2008

Final Silverlight 2.0 ships Tuesday

UPDATED BetaNews has verified that Silverlight 2.0 has been released on schedule, and that the update process has begun. Meanwhile, a number of Silverlight-related projects will be released as open source...
betanews.com - 14.10.2008

Microsoft's Silverlight makes major league debut

The first major deployment of Microsoft's Silverlight technology went live Tuesday, with the Web site for Major League Baseball using version 1.0 of the browser for interactive video content.



MLB.com currently is using the technology to show video highlights of baseball games, integrating the Silverlight player with news stories and other content on the site. For example, a news story about New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez hitting his 500th home run includes a mini-Silverlight player users can click on to view a replay. Users also can e-mail the video clips directly to friends from within the Silverlight player.



MLB.com is in the early stages of its use of Silverlight to enhance the site with multimedia content, said Matthew Gould, a spokesman for the site. Eventually, MLB.com plans to relaunch its MLB.TV live game media player, which streams baseball games on the Internet, with the technology. A beta of the revamped player is expected to be live in about a month, he said. ..
winbeta.org - 08.08.2007

'Moonlight' makes progress on Silverlight for Linux

The open-source Mono project will show off an early version of Microsoft's Silverlight browser plug-in running on Linux later this week.

Work on the plug-in, called Moonlight, was started only in May, after Microsoft's Mix conference. Moonlight uses version 1.1 of Silverlight, a browser plug-in for displaying interactive Web applications, which is due in the fall.

Once completed, Moonlight will allow Linux users to see Silverlight content on the Web, such as videos, and run rich Internet applications. ..
winbeta.org - 20.06.2007

Silverlight 1.0 Released, Linux Version Coming

Wednesday marked the final 1.0 release of Microsoft's new Silverlight platform for building interactive Web experiences à la Flash, but the big news is that Redmond will extend official support to Novell's Linux port of Silverlight...
betanews.com - 05.09.2007

Microsoft 'Popfly' Shows Off Silverlight

When Microsoft introduced Silverlight -- its new platform for building rich Internet applications -- at MIX last month, consumers had one key question: Why should this interest me? Microsoft made its first attempt at an answer Friday with the alpha launch of "Popfly."..
betanews.com - 19.05.2007

Expression Studio 2 beta adds PHP, Silverlight 1.0 support

FROM MIX '08 While Silverlight and Internet Explorer 8 are getting the most attention at MIX this year, Microsoft's Expression Studio also received an update. Version 2.0 of the suite is now in beta...
betanews.com - 06.03.2008

Users Itching for Silverlight 2.0

Microsoft continues to evolve its Silverlight cross-browser, cross-platform plug-in for generating rich Internet applications and Web content, and users are anxiously awaiting the features due in the next release.



The Redmond, Wash., software giant released Silverlight 1.0 in September, along with a 1.1 update. Then on Nov. 29, Microsoft announced that it was renaming Silverlight 1.1 to Silverlight 2.0. And in addition to adding support for .NET, Microsoft is taking the next version of Silverlight further by adding a comprehensive control model, powerful skinning/theming, data binding and over 20 controls in the box, Microsoft said.



Although Microsoft has not set a specific date for when it will release Silverlight 2.0, the company expects to release a beta version with a Go-Live license during the first quarter of 2008most likely in time for its MIX 08 conference in early March.




winbeta.org - 11.12.2007

Silverlight Powers Singapore's "Emmy Awards" Event

Nick Wong: MediaCorp TV will be activating their Silverlight-powered Star Awards 2007 "LIVE" Update site later today (Sunday, 16 Dec) at 7pm.



The Star Awards is, of course, MediaCorp TV's annual gala event celebrating and recognizing Singapore's own TV celebrities. 



This year, for the first time in the show's history, the live TV broadcast will be complemented by an online experience. The Star Awards "LIVE" Update site will provide supplementary event experience with simultaneous updates of on-scene and backstage media content (blogs, photos and videos.)    



Microsoft Silverlight is used to deliver an interactive photo and video viewing experience over the web, integrating with MediaCorp's content management back-end.



(Image: Nick Wong's Blog)




winbeta.org - 16.12.2007

Sun releases preview of Silverlight, Flash competitor JavaFX

Sun Microsystems has released a preview version of its JavaFX technology for building rich Internet applications, which it announced last year would compete with Microsoft's Silverlight and Adobe's Flash-based AIR...
betanews.com - 02.08.2008

Reminder: Microsoft to push Silverlight to business users this week

There are still two more weeks until Microsoft pushes its latest Internet Explorer 7 update to corporate users via its Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) patch mechanism.



But this week specifically on January 22 Microsoft will make its Adobe-Flash-alternative Silverlight available via WSUS, as well as via Microsoft Update (MU). In order to have Silverlight 1.0 pushed to users, admins will need to select it; it will be an optional, not automatic, download.



The Silverlight product family will include installers and updates for the Silverlight browser plug-in for Microsoft Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox, according to the Microsoft Update Product Team blog. More details...




winbeta.org - 22.01.2008

Netflix Taps ReplayTV Founder to Head Internet TV Group

Online DVD rental service Netflix, which has made no secret of its plans to get into the movie downloading business, has appointed Anthony Wood to head its newly created Internet TV group. His focus will be on delivering movies directly to subscribers' televisions via the Internet...
betanews.com - 16.04.2007

TringMe proves Silverlight-based VoIP (sort of)

In a crafty bit of coding, TringMe has unveiled a demo of a Silverlight widget that allows outgoing VoIP calls to be made. The India-based IP telephone software company says that Silverlight does not provide microphone support, so this widget uses Flash to access the microphone for the exchange taking place in Silverlight...
betanews.com - 03.02.2009

Actors' union threatens to strike over Internet TV

Another work stoppage by SAG could hit by January. Among other things, the TV actors now seek union protection for all Internet-only productions, regardless of budget...
betanews.com - 21.11.2008

WPF/E Becomes 'Silverlight:' Microsoft Takes on Flash Directly

Today at the NAB convention in Las Vegas, Microsoft will be unveiling Silverlight, the platform and marketing campaign whose aim is to deploy an Internet graphics delivery system not just on Windows, but on Macs and Linux as well. It's the commercial culmination of WPF/E, and it will be targeting Adobe's Flash as an established platform...
betanews.com - 16.04.2007

An overview of the Silverlight 3 Beta

Just in case you missed our live blogging of the MIX09 keynote, we've got a full list of new features that are in the Silverlight 3 beta. You can now download the Silverlight 3 beta directly off the Silverlight website. And for all you Mac users out there, there is even a version for you. Fully supported by Visual Studio and Expression Blend, highlights of new features and functionality of Silverlight 3 include: major media enhancements, out of browser support allowing Web applications to work on the desktop; significant graphics improvements including 3D graphics support, GPU acceleration and H.264 video support; and many features to improve RIA development productivity.

Read full story.....
neowin.net - 19.03.2009

Silverlight 1.0 Fire Starter

Brad Abrams: On November 29, 2007 Microsoft will be hosting Silverlight 1.0 Fire Starter on the Redmond, Washington campus. This daylong event is free to anyone who wants to learn about designing and developing with Microsoft Silverlight 1.0.



Don't worry, if you can't be there in person, I am told we are going to make all the material available on line after the event.



Microsoft Silverlight 1.0 is a cross platform browser plug-in that enables for easy development of media rich web sites.  For more information, visit http://silverlight.net.




winbeta.org - 08.11.2007