PORTLAND, Ore., March 1 /PRNewswire/ -- SplashCast, Inc. http://www.splashcastmedia.com/ , today announced a series of major milestone achievements for its new rich media creation and syndication service. Launched to widespread acclaim on January 30 at DEMO 07, SplashCast(TM) has achieved remarkable momentum in its first 30 days of open beta.

SplashCast enables anyone to easily create streaming media channels that combine audio, video, music, photos, text and RSS feeds and broadcast them live on any Web site, social network page or blog that chooses to subscribe to a user's 'channel'. The service, which is completely web-based and free during its beta period, allows content to be enjoyed on Microsoft(R) Windows(R), Mac(TM) OS and Linux(TM) computers.

SplashCast achieved the following milestones during its first 30 days: -- The company today announced a strategic alliance with Automattic, the company behind the popular WordPress hosted blog service http://www.wordpress.com/ . SplashCast subscribers can now easily publish their channels directly to a WordPress blog with a simple 'point and click' from their dashboard. Toni Schneider, CEO of Automattic, noted: "SplashCast is pushing the envelope with their innovative rich media syndication solution. Having SplashCast integrated into WordPress.com helps our mission to empower our bloggers with the best content creation and publishing tools on the web." -- SplashCast also announced today a partnership with IODA http://www.iodalliance.com/ , which distributes thousands of releases from independent labels to digital music and video outlets around the world. IODA's catalog is extremely comprehensive, encompassing more than 2,500 music labels. -- Since the company launch on January 30, more than 5,000 new shows and more than 3,000 individual channels have been created using SplashCast - this includes not just talented amateurs, but professional companies that have endorsed the SplashCast Syndication Network to spread viral videos for General Motors(R), Beyonce and more. To watch these and other channels, visit the new SplashCast search catalog at http://web.splashcast.net/catalog . -- The renowned TED (Technology, Entertainment and Design) conference http://www.ted.com/ , has also selected SplashCast for video syndication of speakers such as Bill Clinton, Paul Simon and Tracy Chapman and others who have spoken at past events - a remarkable series of endorsements for such a young company. -- SplashCast has also achieved more than 1,000,000 player impressions since launching 30 days ago.

SplashCast, headquartered in Portland, OR, is a startup offering a unique and easy-to-use rich media creation and syndication service for user-generated content. Using proven technology in development for several years, SplashCast enables anyone to create, distribute and enjoy 'channels' of content - a few clicks and anyone can enjoy the power of becoming their own broadcasting network across the Web.

NOTE: SplashCast is a trademark of SplashCast, Inc. All other trademarks and registered trademarks previously cited are hereby recognized and acknowledged.

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