travelguru.tv lets you “Watch Where you are Going” using Velocix

- Velocix selected to provide web video delivery services for award winning travelguru.tv website -

Cambridge, UK – May 21 2009. Velocix™ (www.velocix.com), provider of the world’s leading Digital Asset Delivery Network, today announced that travelguru.tv is using its digital delivery services for high quality video streaming from the travelguru.tv website. travelguru.tv are a web based UK travel company offering high quality video reports and promotional offers on holiday destinations globally.

“Tremendous effort goes in to each location shoot to create broadcast quality programmes and it is imperative that the video quality of the end product reflects this.” said Cathy Bartrop, Managing Director at travelguru.tv. ”We are delighted to have linked up with content delivery specialist Velocix as they provide us with a broad range of high quality digital delivery options and excellent customer service.”

Recipients of the BT Business ‘Essence of the Entrepreneur’ in 2008, travelguru.tv offers a rapidly expanding portfolio of product and destination videos designed to give viewers a genuine insight into each holiday experience. In addition to backing from the tourist boards and leading tour operator partners, travelguru.tv offers independent advice and comment from their team of ‘gurus’ that include respected travel writers, broadcasters and former presenters of the BBC Holiday Program.

“travelguru.tv approached Velocix as they were experiencing difficulties with their previous video delivery partner.” said John Dillon, Chief Marketing Officer at Velocix. “We invested time in understanding their issues to ensure that our service was able to fully address all their requirements and needs.”

travelguru.tv are currently using Velocix for a combination of Adobe Flash on-demand streaming and Video Progressive Download services.

The Velocix Network is designed to enable content owners, studios, and broadcasters to deliver video and other large digital assets, such as software, games and audio over the web, with unprecedented performance, breakthrough economics and an asset delivery lifecycle management system that gives content owners the control, analytics and reporting they need to manage their asset libraries through the digital distribution chain.

About travelguru.tv

travelguru.tv is an independent travel inspiration site providing the ultimate ‘look and book’ service. Visitors to the site can watch exclusive, first hand video reports on a range of different holidays, free and on demand. If they like what they see, they can also then take advantage of special offers and exclusive deals from hand picked, specialist tour operators. For more information, visit www.travelguru.tv

About Velocix

Velocix offers the broadest and most innovative range of digital delivery services available today. The Velocix global network provides an Internet fast lane for digital assets such as video, music, software and games. With Velocix, high quality streamed video plays uninterrupted from start to finish and file downloads complete without failure in a fraction of the time. Velocix is relied upon globally by owners of large digital assets to provide unparalleled quality of service and delivery performance, with affordable economics. Velocix does all this whilst providing new levels of control over the global digital asset distribution chain. For more information, visit www.velocix.com.

Contact Information:

Tel: +44 1223 395 915

Email: marketing {at} velocix(.)com