In case you blindly missed Stage6 Day here on Web TV Wire and also on Web TV Hub, you may not know that DivX is boasting the compatibility of its DivX videos in over 70 million consumer electronic devices.

Those 70 million devices span from the many partner companies that DivX has teamed up with over the past few years. Davis Freeberg decided to delve a little deeper into these partnerships to see who has come one board with DivX and who has been jumping ship.

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Video sharing sites like YouTube, Daily Motion and Metacafe share one thing in common which has aided their success. They use a simple flash video player that is instantly accessible by almost all internet users without any effort.

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Keeping itself in line as a distribution platform for independent video producers, DivX is running a film festival for members of the Stage6 community. The festival is devoted to storytelling, creation and improving digital media.

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Ever wanted to have a YouTube video on your portable media player or burn a lengthy Google video to a DVD so you can watch it on your friend’s TV?

Well if you have then you will be pleased to know that the videos on Stage6 can be downloaded and viewed on a number of consumer electronic devices. Now that’s something YouTube can’t do.

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.

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