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Der Betreiber von Stage6.com, einem sehr berühmten Videoportal wo man ich einer sehr hohen Qualität Videos hochladen kann, hat heute bekannt gegeben das Stage6.com am 28. Februar geschlossen wird! Hier ein Ausschnitt aus dem offiziellen Statement.

Stage6 to Shut Down on February 28
I’m Tom (aka Spinner), a Stage6 user and an employee of DivX, Inc., the company behind the service. I’m writing this message today to inform you that we plan to shut down Stage6 on February 28, 2008. Upload functionality has already been turned off, and you’ll be able to view and download videos until Thursday.

I know this news will come as a shock and disappointment to many Stage6 users, and I’d like to take a few moments to explain the reasons behind our decision.

We created Stage6 with the mission of empowering content creators and viewers to discover a new kind of video experience. Stage6 began as an experiment, and we always knew there was a chance that it might not succeed.

In many ways, though, the service did succeed, beyond even our own initial expectations. Stage6 became very popular very quickly. We helped gain exposure for some talented filmmakers who brought great videos to the attention of an engaged community. We helped prove that it’s possible to distribute true high definition video on the Internet. And we helped broaden the Internet video experience by offering content that is compatible with DVD players, mobile devices and other products beyond the PC.

So why are we shutting the service down? Well… [lest mehr hier].

Ich persöhnlich finde es sehr schade das Stage6 geschlossen werden muss weil die kosten einfach zu hoch sind. Auf diesem Blog sind auch einige Videos von Stage6 eingebettet die ich nur ungern verliere. Am 27. werde ich probieren alle Videos von Stage6 auf diesem Blog zu ersetzten…. wenn ich keinen Ersatz finde werden diese Posts gelöscht.