CrossCast is an Online UI and tools platform for production professionals. 

Over the past couple of years, I’ve spoken with Mirco Pasqualini, lead designer for the system, and here he gives his insights on version 2.0.

Version 2.0 is slated for release sometime during the summer of ‘08,  and Mirco sent over some new screenshots and content about the platform, as featured below.

Two screens from CrossCast look very Joost like which Mirco concedes is the look in the current beta version but will change significantly over 2008.

By Mirco Pasqualini:

The evolution of CrossCast, the second version, becomes an online framework for Network TV. 

The system, planned to be ready for summer 2008, will offer services and technology on demand for building personal and professional network TV over the Internet, via computer, mobile phone, iPhone/iPod/AppleTV, setboxes, and other video platforms.

The scope of CrossCast is not only for building TV as video websites but for building TV Internet platforms.

What Is On Offer

The new framework, accessible from the web, offer different plans, via registration, with different services such as:

- On line transcoding
- Desktop/web Content management application
- Rich Media Interaction management over video
- WebTV Publishing components (For build full video / Flash website)
- Dot.TV Publishing components (For build video archive / website )
- 4 different content types: Video, Radio, Imaging, and Applications
- Delivery management
- Advertising management
- API and Web services
- And much more…

A Dedicated System

The platform can be sold as to be a completely dedicated system for building TV Networks.

With the above service, we can develop WiTV 2.0 using a completely new tool.

It’s not so much a player but an independent system for streaming content. It’s built for computer (OSX, WIN, LINUX) and is in second phase for Apple iPhone/iPod, mobile phone, as well as for dedicated set top boxes.

Many Uses For The Application

This application, based on different technology especially in C++ and JAVA for professional applications, can be embedded into hardware devices such as TV and Set tops.

The WiTV application offers a large range of capabilities for video on demand and Live Scheduling, Advertising, Community Tools and customization.

[Content in whole or part adapted from IPTVe and is licensed under Creative Commons, no addition derivative works may be copied from this article without prior permission from IPTVe and Web TV Wire]

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