Vote for Kyte - Webware 100 Finalist

Hey Kyte Fans,

Kyte has been nominated as a Webware 100 Finalist in the Photo & Video category.

We are very honored to be nominated, and grateful to all of you and our customers for spreading the word about Kyte and using the platform every day in new and exciting ways.

And now you can help us win!

Click here and vote for Kyte. Polls close on April 30 at 12 noon PT so be sure to vote and tell all your friends. We appreciate your support.

Thank you!

How to Create Custom Thumbnails for your Kyte shows

Hey Kyte Partners,

Have you ever wondered how to create a compelling, relevant, thumbnail image that will encourage viewers to check out your latest Kyte show? Well, we've put together a short video on how to create and upload custom thumbnails using the Kyte Dashboard. Mouse over the player and click the "full screen" icon at the bottom right of the player to watch the demo in full screen mode.

We encourage you to use the Kyte Dashboard to create custom thumbnails that will help maximize views of your Kyte shows.  Because after all, a picture is worth a thousand words and the right thumbnail could be worth thousands of show views!

Kyte iPhone Apps Framework Now Available; Interscope Launches First Artist Apps

Hey Kyte Fans,

Today we are launching the Kyte iPhone Applications Framework, a turnkey solution that allows media and entertainment companies to easily and cost-effectively deliver their online Kyte channels as fully branded iPhone and iPod Touch applications.

Interscope Geffen A&M, a division of Universal Music Group, is the first to launch Kyte-powered iPhones apps, making available today the following artist apps for free download from the U.S. iTunes App Store:

• The All American Rejects
• Keri Hilson
• Lady Gaga
• The Pussycat Dolls
• Soulja Boy Tell ‘Em

The apps feature artist produced video content, custom branding, download links for tracks and other digital downloads, up to the minute artist news, and interactive user engagement features, such as the ability to chat with other fans, comment and rate shows, and share content with friends.  For a full run-down of the features, check out the Kyte iPhone Apps Framework product page of our website.

We're pretty excited to have this first set of Kyte-powered apps out in the wild. Here's a few things we think set our apps apart:

Fresh content

With new Kyte shows produced everyday, fans have a reason to come back to see what's new.

Interactivity

Fans can chat with each other in real-time, comment and rate shows, which translates to deeper audience engagement.

Cost-effective

Companies don’t need to devote extra resources to manage a separate mobile video solution. Kyte iPhone apps include the same content and branding as their online counterparts, allowing companies to converge their online and mobile audiences into a single community.

For more info check out the Kyte iPhone Apps Framework section of our site, or contact us.

Thanks!

Kyte Dashboard Now Available!

Today at the NATPE 2009 conference, we are announcing the general availability of Kyte Dashboard, a comprehensive, enterprise-class, content management and analytics solution for the Kyte Platform. Kyte Dashboard is available to Kyte Premium and Professional customers and provides video uploading and management capabilities, multi-level content moderation, and in-depth analytics reporting and visualization. You can view the press release here.

Also at NATPE, we are exhibiting in the “What’s Next Technology Pavilion” along with our strategic investor, Nokia. For those of you that can’t attend NATPE, we’d like to show you a cool video that will be played at the conference which highlights two of our partners in the television industry -- celebrity entertainment show Extra, and the leading broadcast news station in Germany, N24.  Both Extra and N24 have armed their reporters with Kyte-powered Nokia phones to provide audiences with authentic, on location, coverage of major news events, including last week's Inauguration ceremony.

Kyte Improves Quality of Live Streams

Hey Kyte Fans,

We know how much you all love to live stream, so we’ve made some significant enhancements to the Kyte Mobile Producer application that will greatly improve the quality of mobile live streams.

Without getting too deep in the technical weeds, these improvements include:

• Increasing the video capture quality — this allows for superb video quality in optimal network conditions (i.e strong 3G or wifi connection)
• Improved the Quality of Service (QoS) algorithm — optimizes the video quality in poor network conditions (i.e. low 3G or Edge connection), and reduces the occurrence of “buffering” messages for the viewing audience

One of our most active live streamers, Soulja Boy Tell Em, has been doing several live streams today as part of a promotional tour here on the West coast. Check out the quality of his live videos, below.

Most existing Kyte users should have their phones set to “Auto Update” and will get the update the next time they use the application.

Those that don’t have their phones set to “Auto Update,” can get the new application by going to Kyte Mobile Producer on their compatible Nokia S60 3rd edition camera phones and then go to Settings > Update Settings > Check Now. You will then see a message asking if you’d like to download the new version of the application. Simply follow the prompts and you’re all set.

And if you don’t have Kyte Mobile Producer at all and would like to install the app on your compatible phone, point your mobile browser to m.kyte.tv, click “Start Producing,” and then click, “Download Kyte Producer.”

Happy Kyting!