August 12, 2010 09:00 ET

Dyyno Enables Everyone to Stream Live TV to the Family Room With Roku

Businesses Can Now Create Branded TV Channels Using the Dyyno Video Portal Solution

PALO ALTO, CA--(Marketwire - August 12, 2010) - Dyyno, the turnkey video portal provider, today announced the first Live TV Portal on Roku that will allow content owners and publishers to reach out to hundreds of thousands of consumers. The Dyyno Live TV Portal on Roku offers a turnkey solution for businesses to bring their live, VOD, and linear TV channels to the family room.

All content owners and distributors can leverage Dyyno to not only create and manage high-quality video content with its solution, but also distribute their high-quality content to all three screens natively: computers, smart phones, and now on HDTVs with Roku. There are two ways in which content owners can bring their videos and media to Roku using Dyyno:

• Branded Channel. A dedicated channel on Roku that Dyyno will develop for the content publisher within 2 weeks. With this branded channel the publisher can distribute their live and on demand videos in HD quality. There is a one-time fee for channel development and a monthly fee for streaming based on usage.

• Dyyno Portal. The fastest way to get content on Roku, Dyyno Portal is ideal for small businesses and independent content owners, who, within minutes, can create their own channel under the Dyyno Roku portal and distribute it from there. There is a monthly fee for streaming based on usage.

"With Dyyno's turnkey solution on Roku, content owners and publishers can go from creating content to distributing it to a million family rooms, all within a day," said Raj Jaswa, CEO and President of Dyyno. "Videos show best when watched on the largest screen available and at the highest quality possible. Dyyno's streaming solution on Roku offers HD quality live streaming while leveraging Roku's intuitive user interface."

"We want to give our customers a wide variety of viewing options from a wide variety of sources," said Jim Funk, Roku VP of Business Development. "Dyyno's comprehensive and turnkey live streaming platform greatly simplifies the process of bringing content to Roku's customers."

Roku is first to market with streaming TV services from Netflix, Amazon Video On Demand, MLB.TV, and Ultimate Fighting Championship. The Dyyno Live TV Portal on Roku is an extension of Dyyno's breakthrough online video distribution platform that enables businesses to share video, audio, and applications instantly. The Dyyno platform supports video quality from SD up to 1080p Full HD, it is easy-to-use and scales seamlessly.

To check out the Dyyno channel on Roku, simply find Dyyno in the Roku Channel Store and click to add it to your Roku home screen. Once you add the Dyyno channel, browse and watch the featured videos. You can also watch this video overview of Dyyno Roku channel. To get your own branded channel on Roku, contact Dyyno Sales at sales@dyyno.com or 650-494-3200 ext. 303.

About Dyyno
Dyyno enables businesses to roll out custom video portals for distributing live, VOD, and linear TV content, across three screens: computers, smart phones, and HDTVs. Dyyno solution, built on the breakthrough technology licensed from Stanford University, offers lowest cost, highest quality, virally scalable video distribution. Founded in 2007 and backed by Artiman Ventures and Startup Capital Ventures, the Palo Alto, Calif.-based company has a world-class technical team with video and networking expertise. For more information, visit: www.dyyno.com.

About Roku
The market leader in streaming entertainment devices for the TV, Roku has always believed that anything you want to watch, listen to, and enjoy should simply be there on your TV, whenever you want it. Over half a million happy customers later, Roku streaming players are renowned for their simplicity, variety of entertainment choices, and exceptional value. Roku is privately held and based in Saratoga, Calif. For more information on the company and its products, visit: http://www.roku.com.

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