Video website Stage6 shuts down, citing enormous costs to maintain its services:
Stage6 to Shut Down on February 28
Posted 13 hours ago (2/25/08 5:07AM PST) by Spinner | Comments (7921)I’m Tom (aka Spinner), a Stage6 user and an employee of DivX, Inc., the company behind the service. I’m writing this message today to inform you that we plan to shut down Stage6 on February 28, 2008. Upload functionality has already been turned off, and you’ll be able to view and download videos until Thursday.
I know this news will come as a shock and disappointment to many Stage6 users, and I’d like to take a few moments to explain the reasons behind our decision.
We created Stage6 with the mission of empowering content creators and viewers to discover a new kind of video experience. Stage6 began as an experiment, and we always knew there was a chance that it might not succeed.
In many ways, though, the service did succeed, beyond even our own initial expectations. Stage6 became very popular very quickly. We helped gain exposure for some talented filmmakers who brought great videos to the attention of an engaged community. We helped prove that it’s possible to distribute true high definition video on the Internet. And we helped broaden the Internet video experience by offering content that is compatible with DVD players, mobile devices and other products beyond the PC.
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W♥M does have an account on there, mostly because I was looking for an alternative to youtube.
I spent many, many hours watching various music videos on the website (mostly videos from foreign countries).
The best part about Stage6 was you could download the video. So check out these two videos I grabbed off Stage6: GO!GO!7188 - Jet Ninjin and Alizee - La Isle Bonita (Madonna cover).
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