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Zencast Video Service and new Flash and X-Fi players later this year!

It was no hoax. Our French friends over at GenerationMP3 were at Creative's presentation and have provided information of what is being released.

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Zencasts Subscription Services:

Since this was a French announcement, the new service is also going to be french based. This doesn't mean there won't be a similiar service for other parts of the world. Here's what will be offered:

Zencast will be used for regular audio and video
There will be paid services, as well as free services
Three major partners have signed up, including TF1vision. L'EquipeTV and NRJ.

These services will allow you to download movies, television shows, documentaries (from TF1vision), Music, photos and exclusive clips (from NRJ), and Sports programming (l'equipeTV).

Future Players

I'm not sure if they went into much detail, but Creative stated three new flash players are going to be released before June. Hopefully these are new designs and not something old with a new name. Creative also mentioned players that will be having X-Fi built in. These will be available in Decemeber.

These announcements might not be the most exciting to you, unless you live in France, but it's definitely a great step in the right direction. I'm sure similiar services will be worked out soon with N. American companies, like Cinemanow, or even Vongo. I'm just glad there actually was an announcement today!

Thanks, Greg
via, GenerationMP3

comment: 16 | Friday, March 31 (2006) 03:23AM | Posted by: ssjmichael

Comments

turbonegro
Mar 31 (2006) 03:38AM

Exciting, though most of it seems to evolve around expanded Zencast services, my french is a bit rusty to say the least though.
The new flashplayers should arrive at the end of june, the x-fi and DD players at the end of the year.
Anyone wants to buy a used black ZV:M in december?

Utew
Mar 31 (2006) 03:41AM

Ran this through the old trusty Systrans for a machine translation.. posted in forum thread.

Utew
Mar 31 (2006) 04:09AM

Hopefully we can "Demandez le Programme!" here in the U.S. soon......

turbonegro
Mar 31 (2006) 04:32AM

Ooohh, soccerhighlights from the danish SAS-liga......I can hardly wait!

Actually, the danish national radio has heavily advertised their podcasts in the last couple of months only mentioning Apple Video Ipod a gazillion times without even considering there are other players from other companies capable of video playback. And it's supposed to be a commercial free public service station! I wonder how many extra Apple products they have shifted in Denmark during that campaign, Apple must be proud.....

Cyburn
Mar 31 (2006) 05:00AM

I hope a Zen Vision Micro is released or a ipod nano killer

Killertwin
Mar 31 (2006) 06:45AM

I wonder if there is a connection between Creatives choice to start this new download service in France & the French governments taking on of Apple to kill its DRM tech?
Like maybe Creative saw all this coming & is getting into bed with the French early so as to be in a good position to benefit first & foremost from the fallout when their DRM is unbundled?

Conspiricy?

zonda_s
Mar 31 (2006) 09:43AM

xfi on mp3 players by december?!?! dammit!! i was thinking of those and thought those were still over a year away... ack!!! now i feel i've been duped into getting the zvm

swh
Mar 31 (2006) 12:00PM

We can't trust Creative with the dates.If they mention
x-fi mp3 players to be released by dec,most likely it would be 2007 Jan onwards.Look at the Zen Micro Photo and you will understand-_-

mp3n00b
Mar 31 (2006) 01:08PM

NUTS! I wanted a 60GB V:M

Oh well...

painkiller
Mar 31 (2006) 06:21PM

No 60GB?

*cries*

WeeManFoo
Apr 02 (2006) 03:23AM

What's so good about x-fi?

ssjmichael
Apr 02 (2006) 05:51AM

It's creative's newest sound technology. Read all about it here: [Linky]

syclick
Apr 06 (2006) 01:27AM

I was hoping for a 60GB V:M as well.

swh
Jun 16 (2006) 04:05AM

ipod nano competitor?lets chant zen pico pico!

Hitman
Jun 16 (2006) 11:28PM

we all are waiting for a nano killer

moorey
Jan 11 (2007) 09:15PM

if and/or when it is available in the US/UK/Australia will we get free TV shows like itunes?

whats stopping people who don't live in France from using it?

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