Kyte Mobile Producer for Nokia S60 Now Publicly Available!

We are very excited to announce that Kyte Mobile Producer for Nokia S60 is now publicly available!  Now anyone with a supported Nokia S60 phone can live stream or record and upload video content to their Kyte channel.

The Kyte Mobile Producer for Nokia S60 private beta program has been an amazing success.  Leading media and entertainment brands from all over the world including, The Pussycat Dolls, Huffington Post, SPIN Magazine, KCRW, 50 Cent, tech blogger Robert Scoble, and many others, have been using the application to easily produce and distribute authentic video content and engage with audiences at a level and frequency not previously possible.

To get Kyte Mobile Producer for Nokia S60, point your mobile browser to m.kyte.tv/get and follow the instructions to download the application.

Here’s a short video on Kyte Mobile Producer for Nokia S60 and how media and entertainment brands are using the app:

Artists and Fans Kyte the Austin City Limits Music Festival

The 2008 Austin City Limits Festival is using the Kyte Platform to allow fans and artists to collaborate and broadcast performances, interviews and behind the scenes footage from the festival.

Bands such as Black Joe Lewis, Slightly Stoopid, The Kills, What Made Milwaukee Famous, and Tegan and Sara will be Kyting for the festival’s branded “ACL Channel.” And fans will be uploading pictures and videos to the branded “Fan Channel.” The festival is utilizing the Kyte Platform’s channel changer feature, enabling viewers to click on the links at the top of the Kyte Player and toggle between the artist channel and fan channel.

Fans can watch the Austin City Limits branded Kyte channel on the official festival web site by clicking on “Festival Videos” or embed on their own blog, personal web site or social network by clicking on the “Get & Share” feature at the bottom of the Kyte Player.  Facebook users can install the branded Austin City Limits Kyte application and watch the show right on their profile page! 

When to live stream and when to record and upload

Media and entertainment brands, recording artists, and communities are producing video content on the Kyte Platform in a variety of ways.

Kyte Mobile Producer for Nokia S60 allows you to live stream OR record and upload video content to your Kyte Channels.

But which is better—live streaming or record and upload?

Well, it depends-- which is why we provide a flexible platform that provides both options. 

Live streaming is great for:

• broadcasting breaking news
• live event coverage
• communicating live with your audience

Record and upload is a great feature to utilize when:

• you are in non-optimal network conditions (no Wi-Fi or 3G)
• you want more editorial control over your content
• you want to capture content with the highest quality possible

Huffington Post, SPIN Magazine, New Kids on the Block, and Raheem DeVaughn are just a few of the many Kyte users that have utilized both live streaming and record and upload to produce branded video content for their audience of fans.  Here’s a recent show that Brandy produced utilizing the record and upload feature:

So, the next time you’re in an area with non-optimal network conditions or want to have more editorial control your content, remember that record and upload is a great option that will allow you to broadcast your content within minutes of producing.  Happy Kyting!

Entertainment news show Extra launches Kyte channel

Extra, the second longest running entertainment magazine on television, has launched a branded Kyte channel for its newly revamped web site.

Extra is using the Kyte Platform in a variety of ways to better engage with its audience.  For example, on the “Extra Raw” Kyte channel, fans will be able to see interviews of their favorite celebrities and behind the scenes footage from the hottest parties and events.

And on the “Ask Mario” Kyte channel, fans can upload video questions for show host Mario Lopez, which he’ll answer on the channel.

Fans can also upload video questions for their favorite celebrities and Extra’s in house panel of experts on the “Extra’s Friend’s” Kyte channel.

You can watch Extra’s branded Kyte channels on the new Extra web site, or embed on your social network, blog or web site by clicking on the “Get & Share” feature at the bottom of the Kyte Player.  And Facebook users can download the Extra Kyte application here.

Kyte Brings a Face to Radio

Several of the nation’s top radio stations are using the Kyte Platform in innovative ways to grow their online presence, better engage with listeners, and add value for advertisers. 

KCRW, KROQ and Power 106 in Los Angeles; z100 in New York, and KMEL in San Francisco, are a few examples of radio stations that have launched branded Kyte channels.  These stations are using the Kyte Platform in a variety of ways —from live streaming interviews with in-studio guests, to user generated fan contests that promote station concerts and events.  Fans can watch the channels on the station web sites, or on social networks, blogs or mobile phones.

KROQ incorporates user generated content into its branded Kyte channel and allows fans to upload photos from KROQ sponsored concerts and events:

Power 106 runs sponsored banner ads in its branded Kyte channel:

KMEL frequently live streams interviews with in-studio guests:

And KCRW, the leading National Public Radio (NPR) affiliate in Southern California, has used Kyte for their summer pledge drive and to cover the Democratic and Republican National Conventions.

These are just a few examples of how stations are bringing a face to radio with the Kyte Platform.  We hope these examples will help spark ideas on how your station can utilize Kyte!