It’s Stage6 Day here on Web TV Wire and Web TV Hub (23/04/07). Learn more…

I was lucky enough to catch up with the insightful Darrius Thompson, the co-founder of DivX, to put him in the hot-seat for 15 questions on the beta launch of Stage6, the video platform and community from DivX.

5 Take home points from the interview:

• Stage6 is more about enabling independent content producers with a professional platform for distributing video online than sharing home video clips.
• Stage6 actually allows you to download content and play it on DivX-compatible consumer electronics.
• HD video is all the rage over at Stage6
• Innovative community features including “Karma” have been introduced in Stage6 beta.
• The DivX software has been downloaded over 200 million times from the Stage6 site.

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Heard of Stage6? Maybe not but you will remember it by the end of today. Stage 6 is a new video community from DivX that has recently launched the beta version of its site.

When I first saw the alpha version of Stage 6 I was not too impressed but seeing the new Stage6 beta I’m beginning to open my eyes to the DivX way of thinking.

In fact I’m going to devote the whole of today to the video site. That’s right it’s Stage6 Day!

Look out for:

• Interview with Darrius Thompson the DivX co-founder in charge of Stage6
• Stage 6: Alpha becomes Beta
• Stage 6 Beta - Full Review
• Stage 6 DivX Player | A pain in the ass?
• Stage 6 Video: The Killer Bean 2
• Stage 6 video in consumer electronics
• Stage 6 Video: We are here: The Pale Blue Dot
• DivX Film Festival on Stage 6