KANAAL Z INTRODUCES AN INNOVATIVE VIDEO SERVICE: INFO2CLEAR AND STREAMCASE OFFER A JOINT SOLUTION FOR THE RE-PUBLICATION OF AUDIO-VISUAL CONTENT

Kanaal Z, the business news TV station is launching an exciting new service for its audience. On the website of Kanaal Z, visitors can purchase video content in order to re-publish it on their website. This innovative application has been jointly developed by Streamcase, the specialist in publication of streaming media and Info2clear, European leader in Digital Rights Management.

Kanaal Z, the business news TV station is launching an exciting new service for its audience. On the website of Kanaal Z, visitors can purchase video content in order to re-publish it on their website. This innovative application has been jointly developed by Streamcase, the specialist in publication of streaming media and Info2clear, European leader in Digital Rights Management.

Video-items on the Kanaal Z site that may be re-published have the get-a-copy intelligent icon attached.

Reproduction rights for the video-item can be purchased immediately online. The amount to be paid depends on the publishing parameters such as timing and channel. Info2clear brings added value with the settlement of micro payments as well as the reaffirmation of the copyright issue.
The Eyeshape video publishing platform, developed by Streamcase, enables the process to either download the item or have it republished in a streaming format within the new website.

For companies, this opens up a whole range of new creative possibilities", explains Serge Van der Meirsch, Sales Director at Kanaal Z. News clips and specials that have been published on the Kanaal Z site before, can now be reused within the context of a proper company website."
Anthony Belpaire, CEO at Info2clear comments Viewers can simply click on the get-a-copy icon, published next to the item. Automatically all information is presented that is needed to enable the republication. Also the payment of the copyrights due is done in a fast and efficient electronic way."
The Eyeshape technology of Streamcase is automating the publication process: managing the content from encoding towards publication," Luc De Clerck, CEO at Streamcase completes Distribution from streaming media content now opens new revenue streams for Kanaal Z."

The recent partnership between Info2clear and Streamcase resulted into a global solution enabling content producers to manage and distribute video content in a secure way. With Eyeshape, there now is a one-stop" solution available on the market facing both publication issues of multimedia content as well as Digital Rights Management. Kanaal Z is bringing this innovative application and service towards its audience for the programs AnalyZe" and Zeven(7) op Z".

Contact:

Streamcase
Luc De Clerck
luc.de.clerck@streamcase.com
T 32 9 235 74 40, F 32 9 235 74 69

Info2clear
Anthony Belpaire, Mobile 32 477 59 54 26, anthony.belpaire@info2clear.com
Sigrid Debusschere, sigrid.debusschere@info2clear.com
T 32 2 529 59 02, F 32 2 706 52 77

Kanaal Z
Serge Van der Meirsch
serge.vandermeirsch@kanaalz.be
T 32 2 467 57 75, F 32 2 467 57 21

Background Kanaal Z:
KanaalZ/ CanalZ (www.kanaalz.be) is Belgium's financial economical broadcast television. The broadcast started on February 1999 and transmits its programs non-stop in a loop through the cable network in Flanders, Wallonie and Brussels. The programs are based on three important foundations: financial economical news, stock exchange interviews and information sequences. At the bottom of the page, the ticker shows continuously actualised information and the rates of the most important chairs. CanalZ/ KanaalZ shows reports through streaming video on its Internet website and the teletext pages give the most complete stock exchange information.
KanaalZ/ CanalZ is an initiative of Roularta Media Group and De Financieel Economische Tijd.

Background Info2clear:
Info2clear (www.info2clear.com) was founded in April 1998. The team of 40 professionals is based mostly in Brussels with offices in The Netherlands, UK, France and Spain. Info2clear is a well-capitalized company. Among the shareholders are ABN Amro Capital and Belgacom.
Info2clear helps Media customers to select an approach to digital distribute content best suited to their business models, and then builds the necessary infrastructure. Among Info2clears Media customers are Uitgeversbedrijf Tijd, Roularta Media Group, VNU Business Publications, Albin Michel, Wegener Group and Kanaal Z.
For Business customers Info2clear provides the tool for secure distribution of confidential documents as e-mail attachment. Among Info2clears Business customers are Deloitte & Touche, PwC and Bird & Bird.

Background Streamcase:
Based in Ghent, Streamcase (www.streamcase.com) was established in March 2000 by Peter Hinssen (former founder of e-COM and chairman of Euro ASP), Luc De Clerck (ex-DHL and Alcatel e-COM) and Luc Peeters (ex-Vlerick and Alcatel e-COM).
Streamcase focuses exclusively on the development of software solutions to create, manage and distribute digital media in a multi-channel world (internet, interactive TV, wireless). Streamcase currently employs 20 people and has sales offices in Paris and Amsterdam. Streamcase works for various TV stations and production companies (Kanaal Z, HMG and VRT) and for corporate customers (KBC, Alcatel, Janssen Cilag).