secured future prospect for make.tv

After a couple of months of uncertainty, we now achieved a sustainable long-term solution for the platform make.tv. The internet agency dimensional bought make.tv. Platform and product will be continued by the newly founded company SMT GmbH.

SMT - Streaming Media Technologies GmbH now employs almost the complete make.tv developer team.

In future, the customers of the dimensional agency can be offered individual applications based on make.tv technology. Thus the platform make.tv as well as the product portfolio of individual solutions will expand successively.

The management of SMT consists of two people: Georg Lenzen, founder and former CTO of make.tv, is responsible for the operative management, whereas Andreas Jacobi, CEO of dimensional, is head of finance and sales.

Currently, make.tv has about a million video views per month. The number of paying customers is rising continuously. The first individual custom-build software solution based on make.tv technology has already been implemented in a first version: interactive online training seminars. Further projects are being developed/planned.

Regarding our core applications – the make.tv studio and player – make.tv will continue to respond to our customers’ needs and wishes and provide tools for an easy production of live- and on-demand content on the internet. The headline for the new make.tv concept is: Everything will be easier! In detail, this refers to an even faster and easier access to producing with make.tv for professional as well as for amateur producers. As an addition to these “simple” productions, new tools like an online-video encoder, a simple-show-control or a channel-encoder will be implemented within the next month. For the production of some shows the use of the make.tv studio with its wide range of features might not even be necessary at a first level but the studio can integrated anytime as the demands of the production increase.

Update: A new look for make.tv

We have just put a little make.tv design-update online! The make.tv logo on the welcome page is a bit plainer, in white, the links to the subpages are more clearly arranged, and the search for shows, users and channels is directly accessible from every page.

Furthermore, we have facilitated the access to the make.tv studio. You can now enter the studio of your own home channel and start producing right away by pressing the big red "Enter Studio"-button on the welcome page. We have also highlighted the "Enter Studio"-button on the My-Channel screen.

For more details concerning updates and fixies, please check out our changelog! In order to stay up to date, please subscribe to our RSS-feed, so you'll always be informed about the changes made - simply click on the following link: Subscribe to RSS

And by the way: regarding the rumors wether we continue make.tv or not - WE WILL CONTINUE!

Your production is becoming a channel!

With immediate effect, all make.tv users have an own livestream channel. Users who possess several channels can choose a "home channel". This channel is always listed in the first place and can be found quickly via the navigation.

Your viewers are able to find your channel in a very simple way: "http://make.tv/channelname"

Your opinion counts - survey "live streaming"

Your opinion counts – Take part in our summer survey!

In an effort to serve you better, we would like you to participate in our summer survey. It only takes 5 minutes to complete the questionnaire. Please click here to start our survey "livestreaming".

Update: New accounts and H.264

Unlimited airtime - now available for only 12.90 € per month

With the latest update, our pricing structure is even more transparent. Our focus in this process was adapting all of the accounts to meet the needs of our users. Free account users can now remove the daily airtime limitation with immediate effect: The new private account is now available for only 12.90 € per month.

Also new: We've increased the included traffic for the business account from 30.000 to 50.000 viewer minutes. The Whitelabel account will remain at the same low price for the long term. For detailed information about all available accounts, please visit our payment-overview.

Higher quality at a lower bandwidth - Recording with H.264

You can improve the quality of your live stream with the Adobe Flash Media Live Encoder. The latest update now enables the recording of H.264 streams. Although live streaming H.264 was already available, up to now, recording was only possible with VP6. The H.264 codec ensures even higher quality at a lower bandwidth. Apart from this, the H.264 codec is compatible with all current encoding tools.

make.tv wins eco Internet Award

The virtual broadcasting studio make.tv is one of the best internet companies in Germany.

make.tv was the winner in the category "Software as a Service" at this year`s ceremony of eco Internet Awards in Cologne. Altogether the "Verband der deutschen Internetwirtschaft" awarded companies in 10 categories.

"We are very happy to win the award with our service. It shows that make.tv suits the spirit of the time" said make.tv CEO Andreas Constantin Meyer. The winner was choosen by an independend jury of top-class experts from economy, science and journalism.

make.tv Spring-Update

Dear make.tv Producer,

this spring it’s not just the temperatures that will keep you smiling – the make.tv spring update has lots in store for you. We’d like to inform you about the most important improvements:

We attached great importance to the improvement of the Player: We’ve optimized the sound quality considerably, especially for stereo productions. What’s more, shows start faster than before, even with slower Internet connections. Also new is the Offline Chat-Function: You can now send your crew chat messages, even when they are offline. The message will be delivered as soon as the recipient goes online. A faster video transcoding in your make.tv libary allows you to produce more effectively. Additionally,the enlargement of our content delivery network increases the coverage of your live-show.

As announced, our account-system will also change. The following modifications will take effect from May 15th:
Included viewer minutes for Business Accounts increase from 20,000 to 30,000! Furthermore, advertisements will be placed in Free Accounts. Additionally, the maximum broadcasting and recording time will be limited. Free Account holders can broadcast for a maximum of 30 minutes per day.

Due to the high demand we extend the validity of our Special White Label Account Promotion until May 15th!
You’re currently using a free account and would like to keep it ad-free? Sign up for a White Label Account for the price of a Business Account for up to three months! Your advantages:
* No advertisements during your live show or in archived shows
* Unlimited number of simultaneous viewers
* 150,000 viewer minutes included * 100 GB storage capacity
* secure embed code and Player without make.tv logo
* Term lengths: 1-3 months, no cancellation necessary
* You decide the start date for your account! (between 1 May and 31 December 2009)
* Price: 99.00 EUR / month (regularly 475.00 EUR / month!)
All prices are inclusive of VAT

Here you find the orderform for our special offer
Please fill in the form and fax it to the number provided. Please note: this offer is only valid until 11:59 p.m. on May 15th!

Your make.tv Team