Kyte LivePro Adds HD Professional Live Streaming to Kyte Platform

Kyte is proud to announce the launch of Kyte LivePro: high definition, professional-grade live streaming functionality for the Kyte Platform.

Kyte LivePro, used in conjunction with Adobe® Flash® Media Live Encoder, is an add-on component to the Kyte Platform that enables platform publishers to deliver high definition, live streaming video from multiple sources, including digital video cameras and professional mixing consoles.

Special events such as live concerts, press conferences, sporting event and more are perfect for this professional broadcast solution.  Kyte LivePro, combined with the use of Adobe® Flash® Media Live Encoder, ensures secure live encoding with standard HD compression encoding and localized digital video archiving.

As with all Kyte produced video content, live streams are automatically broadcast directly to the Kyte player and archived for online and mobile on-demand viewing.

Kyte's engagement features further enhance the live broadcast experience with social web sharing tools that give viewers the ability to share with others via Twitter, Facebook and other web destinations, and chat functionality enabling real-time viewer interactivity.

Kyte’s extensive monetization capabilities can also be used with Kyte LivePro, allowing publishers to integrate in-stream advertising directly into a live broadcast.

With Kyte LivePro, platform publishers now have the power and flexibility to reach audiences with live streaming HD video, while leveraging the cross-platform distribution, engagement and monetization features of the Kyte Platform.

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Kyte Adds BlackBerry Apps Framework to Platform

Kyte is pleased to announce the launch of the BlackBerry Apps Framework, a turnkey solution enabling companies to quickly and cost-effectively deliver the full Kyte experience as branded BlackBerry applications.

The BlackBerry Apps Framework gives companies the ability to engage audiences and monetize on this exploding mobile platform. According to Gartner, a leading information technology research company, BlackBerry (RIM) is number two in smartphone sales worldwide and has a market share of 19.9%.

Much like our iPhone Apps Framework launched earlier this year, BlackBerry Apps Framework can be fully customized to offer video and pictures, multimedia chat, share functionality, comments and ratings. In addition, the apps can be configured to include any number of add-on modules including Twitter, Events and RSS. The look and feel of the app can also be customized including splash images, background images, font and accent colors.

Kyte Platform publishers can monetize their apps through m-commerce, advertising and sponsorships. They can also offer their apps for a one-time download fee in BlackBerry App World.

With the addition of BlackBerry apps to the Kyte Platform, companies can now take advantage of even more options for content distribution in the growing mobile space.

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Kyte Adds Pre-Roll Video Ad Functionality to the iPhone Apps Framework

Thanks to Kyte’s ad network partner, Smartclip, Kyte Platform Publishers are now able deliver pre-roll video ads directly to Kyte-powered iPhone apps.

According to a recent study by market research firm GfK Retail and Technology, iPhone users are far more likely to recall mobile ads than users of other types of handsets. This makes the iPhone the ideal handset to run pre-roll video ads.

Pre-roll video works just like it does on the web: users initiate the ad by pushing Play on the video. Below is an example of what a pre-roll video ad looks like on the iPhone.

With the addition of pre-roll video to Kyte’s Mobile Monetization options for the iPhone, such as M-commerce and paid iPhone Apps, Kyte Platform Publishers have more tools than ever before to increase revenue opportunities through mobile devices.

New Customizable Kyte Player Skinning, More Enhancements Added to Player Branding

The Kyte Player is more customizable than ever thanks to new features and enhancements. We added player skinning, enabling you to create a custom-skinned player for your web destination with our Player Media Controller API, available in the Kyte Platform SDK. In other words, you can create a highly unique player, including using images or graphics you choose for buttons.

Below is an example of a skinned player using the Kyte Platform. Note, the Sea Life TV logo in the upper left, the thick blue casing surrounding the video player, and the use of the fish, octopus and clam-shell as the “buttons” for play, pause and stop.

Enhancements to our Kyte Player branding make it possible for you to customize your player even further, enabling you to mirror the look and feel of your brand. Now, you can change the background color of the Kyte Player, including the player header and footer and the flexible player tabs.

The new improvements to branding and addition of player skinning offer you more versatility and customization with Kyte than ever before.

New Kyte Stand-Alone Modules Enable More Flexibility and Customization

Kyte has added stand-alone player modules to its ever-growing stable of features, making it easier than ever to create a specialized user experience. Individual modules are available for chat, show production, comments and show browser.

Kyte stand-alone modules are an easier and faster way to integrate many of the key Kyte features into your web destinations with minimal technical know-how. If you want to add an individual chat room to a page with multiple players on it, or if you're conducting a user-generated campaign for audience-produced shows, Kyte stand-alone modules are a great solution.

Adding the stand-alone modules to your web destination works the same way as embedding a Kyte Player: just copy the code provided and paste it where you’d like it.

                CHAT MODULE                                    SHOW BROWSER

Whether you’re on a limited time-frame or simply don’t have the resources available to build deep customized integration with the API, Kyte stand-alone modules enable you to individually customize your page with more features.