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Streamcheck, the streaming industry's leading source of objective quality metrics, recently helped IFilm with the selection a stream hosting company for its content. To help with the decision, IFilm set up sample video clips with 4 different stream hosting companies and used Streamcheck to compare the reliability and quality over the course of several weeks.
As the definitive online film portal with over 80,000 films, IFILM offers news, reviews, trailers and movie showcases, as well as robust user communities and a comparison DVD and video shopping guide. "Streaming content is a key feature of our site and our audience expects a high quality experience with every stream they select. We knew that the biggest factor in streaming quality is the stream hosting company so it was imperative that we made the right choice. Streamcheck was the ideal solution to provide us with objective information to help with that choice." said Blair Harrison, IFilm CTO.
About IFilm
The IFILM network provides consumers the largest online video on demand library in the world, programmed in genre specific movie channels by film and editorial experts. As the definitive online film portal with over 80,000 films, IFILM offers news, reviews, trailers and movie showcases, as well as robust user communities and a comparison DVD and video shopping guide. Through partnerships with AMC Theatres, TiVo, Yahoo!, and the Independent Film Channel, IFILM delivers filmmakers a global audience of passionate movie enthusiasts. IFILM has also partnered with The Independent Film Channel to produce IFILM@IFC, a weekly television series dedicated to covering the world of independent film. IFILM also services the entertainment industry professional with online market research at IFILM/OTX (otx.ifilm.com), and essential data, trade books and directories--including the renowned Hollywood Creative Directory--through IFILMpublishing. IFILM is a privately-held company based in Hollywood, Ca. with investors that include Axiom Ventures, Inc., Eastman Kodak Company, Liberty Digital, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Vulcan Ventures, Inc., and Yahoo!.
To learn more, visit www.ifilm.com.
About Streamcheck
Streamcheck provides end-to-end measurement and monitoring solutions for streaming media, helping customers deliver their message with consistent quality and reliability. Streamcheck's family of services provides 24x7 monitoring, diagnostic tools and customizable reports. Streamcheck offers an objective way to demonstrate quality to customers, advertisers and partners. Streamcheck's distributed network of measurement devices ("Scanners") has performed more than 6 million individual checks on streams of all types and covers major cities in the US, Canada and Europe.
To learn more, visit www.streamcheck.com.
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