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DivX and Music Video Wire Announce Online Music Video ContestSAN DIEGO --(Business Wire)-- July 13, 2005 -- Music Video Wire (www.mvwire.com), the pre-eminent online resource for the music video industry, and DivX, Inc. (www.divx.com), the company that created the revolutionary, patent-pending DivX(R) video compression technology, announced today the inaugural launch of the DivX MVWire Music Video Contest. The DivX MVWire Music Video Contest will target high-quality music videos entered by independent filmmakers, with the finalists chosen by industry professionals and the final ratings voted by the viewers. Submissions will be open from July 13 to August 3 and viewers will be able to vote on the finalists from September 7 to October 5. The final awards, determined by both viewers and video professionals will be announced on October 10. Prizes include DivX Certified Consumer Electronics devices and DivX Certified Software applications provided by DivX partners including Roxio, Plextor, LG Electronics, NHJ, LaCie and IO-Data. Winning videos will be available for download in their entirety in DVD-quality DivX video to a global audience. Viewers will be able to watch the winning films on any PC or on televisions through one of 20 million DivX Certified consumer electronics devices available from most major manufacturers. "For the first time, music video makers have the chance to distribute their work in the highest level of visual quality to music and film lovers all over the world," said Will Brown, of MVWire. "The DivX MVWire Music Video Contest is a unique and exciting opportunity for truly independent bands and video directors to get their vision out there, with no pre-set rules or parameters. And with the finalist videos hosted on www.divx.com, the audience itself will get to interact with the artists and reward the best videos." "This contest offers an exciting new cinematic experience for music video makers and music video fans alike," said Jerome "Gej" Rota, Co-founder of DivX, Inc. "Leveraging an installed base of over 20 million DivX Certified DVD players around the world, independent filmmakers will now be able to reach much larger audiences at very little cost. We look forward to seeing some great submissions." For more information on rules and regulations, visit www.divx.com/movies/mvwire. About MVWire Music Video Wire is the resource for Music Video Industry news, interviews and educational content. MVWire's goal is to help bridge the gap between independent artists, bands, and industry professionals in order to bring new voices and visions into the field. About DivX, Inc. DivX, Inc. is a consumer-focused video technology company positioned at the center of multimedia convergence. The company's core offering is the DivX(R) video codec, among the world's most popular video compression technologies with over 200 million users worldwide. The patent-pending DivX video technology offers DVD-quality at 10 times greater compression than MPEG-2 files, enabling full length films to easily fit on a CD or be delivered over broadband connections. DivX video technology powers a range of applications that span the convergence value chain, from a secure IP-based video-on-demand solution to next-generation consumer electronics products and video software applications. DivX, Inc. is headquartered in San Diego, California, with satellite offices in Los Angeles and San Jose, CA; Taipei, Taiwan; Tokyo, Japan; Guildford, England; and Dusseldorf, Germany. |
