March 2009
Adobe and three Time Warner companies: Turner Broadcasting System, Warner Bros. Entertainment and Home Box Office, have come together for a strategic alliance to foster collaboration on the development of next generation video and rich media experiences.
As part of the alliance, these companies will also collaborate to accelerate the development of digital rights management for the Web and desktop, and metadata and audience measurement solutions to improve the discovery and monetization of content.
The companies intend to utilize the Adobe Flash Platform and video solutions to provide differentiated experiences for consumers of HBO, Turner Broadcasting and Warner Bros. Entertainment content across multiple distribution platforms.
“At Turner we work to ensure that our audience, our advertisers and our creative partners are well served by our brands across all the platforms we use for distribution,” said Scott Teissler, Chief Technology Officer at Turner Broadcasting System.
“This multifaceted developmental alliance with Adobe is intended to promote and exemplify the kind of ubiquitous media delivery functions–measurement, context, identification, reach–we need to please the consumer and support a content-sustaining business model.”
“Online audiences are re-defining the way media content is consumed and are demanding customized desktop experiences,” said John Loiacono, SVP, Creative Solutions Business Unit at Adobe.
“Adobe has pioneered rich, engaging online media experiences with the Flash Platform, the number one solution to deliver video on the Web, and our goal is to transform the way companies create, measure and deploy next-generation video. Time Warner Companies are known worldwide as leaders in providing premium media and entertainment and will be working with us to deliver some great video experiences on the Web.”
“The Time Warner entertainment companies share the same goals and technology vision,” said Bob Zitter, Chief Technology Officer and EVP, Technology, HBO.
“This will be an incredibly productive alliance with Adobe for all involved.”
“Warner Bros. Entertainment plans to implement Adobe’s full range of technologies into a diverse set of new media initiatives,” said Darcy Antonellis, president, Warner Bros. Technical Operations.
“We’re pleased about the benefits such an alliance will bring to enhance the consumer experience.”
Turner, Warner Bros. Entertainment and HBO are at the forefront of delivering rich and engaging experiences using Adobe’s technologies over the Web. The Adobe Flash Platform currently powers a number of different Turner Web sites.
On www.thewb.com , Warner Bros. Entertainment enables viewers to watch a wide variety of full TV shows and episodes online.
At www.warnerbros.com , the Warner Bros. Entertainment site, viewers can find trailers for current and upcoming movie releases, as well as search a vast movie catalog. HBO will soon relaunch www.hbo.com making extensive use of the Adobe Flash Platform.
Through this strategic alliance and the resulting collaborative projects, Adobe, Turner, Warner Bros. Entertainment and HBO seek to deliver Internet video beyond the desktop to secure Internet connected devices to provide consumers with video content when, how, and where they want it.
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