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As the release of Moovida 2.0 draws near, we decided it was time to share the details of what’s to come with our community. The next Moovida release is a completely innovative concept, and actually consists in 2 applications in one. When first running the software, you’ll get Moovida Core, the flexible application ideal for desktop use. [...]

Moovida’s team is growing, and we’re always on the look out for fresh new talent. We now have an opening for the web developer position. Moovida Web Developer – Job Description If this is a position that interests you, please send us your credentials via Fluendo’s application form.

In relation to my recent post about piracy, I just HAD to comment on the shocker that was just announced about the latest James Bond film being suspended indefinitely. This is the first real tell-tale sign of Hollywood running out of steam after the digital revolution in film. What hasn’t helped is the fact that MGM has been slow [...]

We often spur debates around the office by sharing ‘controversial’ articles related to what we do here at Moovida. Last week it started with the TorrentFreak article U.S. Government Recognizes Benefits of Piracy passed on by resident media scanner ... [More] guru Fernando. ‘Building a Digital Economy’ [1] was quickly fired back by another colleague, this time from the industry’s [...] [Less]

Some of you may have noticed a certain “slow down” of Moovida 1.0, with less Launchpad activity and no new plugins. A few of Moovida’s most active community members have been recently informed that there are many changes in the works for the next release, which will radically change the product (for the better, IMHO). [...]

For those of you confused about the recent launch of the Fluendo Media Center, and how it oddly resembles Moovida, here’s the low down: Fluendo Media Center, which was recently released by fellow company Fluendo, is a proprietary version of Moovida ... [More] 1.0, including codec pack and DVD player. You can purchase it for €39.99 from Fluendo’s website. [...] [Less]

As cable TV watchers migrate towards online content, the future of traditional TV looks uncertain. Network bigwigs are capitalizing on the growing trend around online viewing, or rather filtering it as much as possible to assert greater control over ... [More] their content, while keeping a bigger piece of the ad revenue pie. On the other side of the fence, [...] [Less]

One of our developers shared an article by Techdirt entitled The Future Of Music Business Models (And Those Who Are Already There) the other day. In a nutshell, it’s an interesting look at how professional musicians can embrace the creative commons model to promote their music, then cash in by offering exclusive products and services [...]

Justin.tv is now available on Moovida. So I joked in my last post about some of the random content uploaded by users, but in all seriousness, Justin.tv is a great plugin which streams content worldwide, that means NO GEO-BLOCKING, and there’s no one more happy about this than me. If you’re not in the U.S. or Canada and [...]

Have you heard of Blue Monday? Not the song by New Order, but rather the “scientific” theory that the Monday of the last full week of January, which was yesterday, is the most depressing of the year. Hopefully this theory was proven wrong for you, but just in case it rang true, the Moovida Team has [...]