Media outlets Kyte the Inauguration!

At today’s Presidential Inauguration ceremony, media outlets from across the nation and abroad, used Kyte to broadcast live coverage of this historic event.

Major television, radio and publishing outlets such as CBS News, Huffington Post, Essence Magazine, Extra (celebrity entertainment show), N24 (German news station), KCRW (NPR affiliate in Santa Monica, CA) and Hot 97 (97.1 FM in NY), used Kyte Mobile Producer to give audiences authentic, raw coverage of the various Inauguration events that took place throughout the weekend and today's ceremony at the National Mall in D.C.

Essence Magazine

Huffington Post

HuffPo set up several Kyte channels on their site, providing viewers with coverage of the Inauguration ceremony, and their celebrity packed Inaugural Ball

Extra

CBS News

N24

KCRW

Hot 97

John Legend Kytes his meeting with Barack Obama and Joe Biden

At yesterday’s Inauguration concert at the National Mall in Washington D.C., soul singer John Legend used his Kyte phone as he, and fellow stars like Mary J. Blige, Queen Latifah and Beyonce got a chance to meet Barack Obama, Joe Biden, and their families.

Very cool to see Obama on Legend's Kyte channel, and Biden's reaction to Legend's Kyte phone.

Great example of how recording artists are using Kyte to give their fans exclusive, behind the scenes content!

Universal Music Group Licenses Kyte Platform

Hey Kyte Fans,

Today at the MidemNet music conference we are announcing some very exciting news. Universal Music Group (UMG), the world’s leading music company, is licensing the Kyte Platform for its artists and subsidiary labels worldwide. You can read the press release here.

This is an important milestone in our company’s history and we are extremely grateful to UMG, its artists, and the fans around the world that are using Kyte everyday. Thank you!

Also at MidemNet, our CEO Daniel Graf will be speaking on a panel, “Connecting Artists & Fans: A Showcase of Services” on Saturday, Jan. 17 from 4:45-5:30 p.m. in Debussy Auditorium, Level 1. And we will have a booth (R35.20 Riviera) at Midem, so please swing by and say hello if you’re at the conference!

Kyte Service Tiers for SMBs and Large Enterprises

Over the past 12 months, we’ve seen media and entertainment companies of all sizes adopting the Kyte Platform for their online and mobile video initiatives. Major brands in television, radio, film and the recording industry are using Kyte because it is a cost effective solution for content creation, distribution, engagement, management and monetization.

The growth of our platform functionality and customer base has required us to put more focus around our offerings so that we can better service our partners. To that end, we are introducing a comprehensive set of Kyte Platform editions that are tailored to meet the specific business requirements of small to medium sized businesses (SMBs) and large enterprises.

Kyte Premium

Kyte Premium is geared towards small to medium sized businesses (SMBs) with limited bandwidth requirements and typically less than 100,000 show views per month. Pricing for Kyte Premium ranges between $150 and $500 per month, and provides great value for SMBs looking for an affordable, professional grade, online and mobile video solution.  You can view the list of features within Kyte Premium here. 

Kyte Professional

Kyte Professional is the ideal solution for large enterprises with high bandwidth requirements, and sophisticated integration and content management needs.   Base platform packages for Kyte Professional begin in the low thousands of dollars a month and scale depending on usage. Kyte Professional offers a wide range of features that meet the needs of large businesses.

Businesses that would like to get started with Kyte can contact us here.

Thank you.

New Kyte Player Formats Now Available

Hey Kyte Fans,

Today we are introducing new Kyte Player formats that are designed to give you more flexibility in how your branded Kyte channel is displayed on your destination.

You will now be able to configure your Kyte Player to meet your specific design and functional requirements — from branding and layout, to user interaction capabilities. Players can be sized to fit the hosting web page and most common video aspect ratios, which are 4:3 or 16:9.

Companies can choose from the following Player formats:

Standard

The Standard Player format includes:

• Branded header
• Presence indicator of total concurrent viewers
• Show browser
• Community interaction, including Chat, Comments, and Ratings
• One click access to Get & Share viral functions
• 4:3 or 16:9 aspect ratio

Wide

• Viewers watch shows on the left while they chat on the right. 
• Branded header is optional
• Presence indicator shows total concurrent viewers
   

Tall

The Tall Player format includes all the benefits of the wide player, but with a vertical orientation.  This format is a great option for web page columns with a narrow width.

Choose Your Player Controls & How They Are Displayed

In addition to the above Player formats, you can also choose which Player features you want exposed and how they are displayed.  Whether it’s a compact or full-featured, branded Player, with docked or overlayed Player controls, you have more options for choosing the Kyte Player that is best suited for your online destination.  

We hope that you find these new formats useful.

Happy Kyting!