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DivX to Close Video Sharing Site Stage6
DivX has announced that at the end of this month they will discontinue operations of the Stage6.com video sharing site. They have already stopped user uploads and you can view sites through the end of the month. The compete traffic chart is below showing just under one million uniques in January 2008.
DivX will focus on video sharing on third-party sites. With the traffic levels the site is showing and the 30,000 videos on the site, couldn’t they find a buyer? Seems a bit off to just close the service with such strong traffic levels. The company did say that they worked on a exit plan since mid-2007.
“Our core business is to work with a wide variety of partners to give consumers a high-quality digital video experience on any device or platform,” said Kevin Hell, CEO of DivX, Inc. “By no longer expending resources on Stage6, we sharpen our focus on creating a global standard for digital video while building a business that maximizes shareholder value. We will provide more information related the Stage6.com shutdown on our fourth quarter earnings call, scheduled for March 11, 2008.”
I think it was just a showcase of just how good the player is and to get people talking about it. It does seem odd that they didn’t put it on the market.
I guess the blatant copyright infringement that goes on via sites like joox.net could be a reason too.
They could seriously consider a paid subscription service. I loved the site, it was definitely better than everyone else in quality and I would pay for that. I was just trying a “high def” video at vimeo.com and it looks like s…t, the frame rate is very low, grain and pixelation everywhere, definitely not suitable for a high def tv set.
After the dreadful closing down of stage 6 I’ll have to say I was a bit sad and thinking where to go on from here and feed my hunger for top quality divx videos. Luckily while surfing, I stumbled upon divxvine.com ..you just gotta love those social bookmarking sites these days don’t you . DivxVine.com is a free DivX video hosting provider, it is dedicated to host only divx video files(.divx, .avi). This site is one of a kind, a real treat for anyone who loves DivX videos. You can upload videos, download, view, share or embed the videos on your own sites/blogs or anything you could literally think of.
Simply choose an account, unregistered users get 1×100mb video upload, registered get 1×300mb video upload and you also get premium accounts with 1gb file uploads, premium users get a lot more benefits as well. If you have a website with high traffic and need to deliver high quality DivX videos, then your choice would be the dedicated plan, you rent a full server just for your website without the hassle of leeching and expensive bandwidth charges.
DivxVine is totally new and original way of providing DivX videos for virtually anyone, Gamers can show of their latest games captures in high definition, independent film makers and musicians can now deliver that high quality video they always wanted. These are just a few examples, the list goes on and on
To all former stage6 users who had a heart attack when stage6 went down, I welcome you to DivxVine.com - a different way to enjoy your DivX videos.
Stage6.com is gone but stage6.999.org is here
It has the same look as stage6 with channels etc. and a great community.