StarMedia Launches New Video Sharing Channel

StarMedia Launches New Video Sharing Channel

MIAMI, May 1 /PRNewswire/ -- StarMedia, a wholly owned subsidiary of Orange (formerly: Wanadoo, Europe's second largest online company), a leading global, multi-platform media organization, has announced the launch of their new video sharing channel, StarMedia Videos (http://us.videos.starmedia.com/). The new channel allows users to watch and share original videos worldwide through a Web experience; users are able to easily upload and share video clips on StarMedia Videos through websites, mobile phones and PDA's.

"Now everybody can enjoy and rate videos on StarMedia, noted Juan Jose Nunez, the online portal's vice president of operations. "StarMedia Videos was developed as an open platform for all users; it's one of a new generation of services and content designed to enhance their online experience," said Nunez.

At StarMedia Videos, anyone may view and rate videos as well as copy them and send them to friends; information is also published on the video's description, average rating and the number of times it's been viewed. Registered users additionally have the ability to upload an unlimited number of video clips. Content is classified by most recent postings as well as under the more popular StarMedia portal area categories: Automotive, Films, Sports, People, Humor, Games, Women, Music and Technology. StarMedia Videos also incorporates a search feature, enabling users to identify and view postings by order of importance, posting date, viewership and rankings.

StarMedia's parent recently underwent a branding change as part of the company's ongoing commitment to make communication simple and accessible to everyone. "We're continually striving to bring our users information and entertainment they value; we want them to always feel connected through StarMedia, whenever, wherever," noted Nunez. StarMedia has been steadily strengthening its brand throughout the Americas by developing the relevance and variety of its content. "We're clearly seeing the benefits of user- generated content in the evolving broadcast medium; we expect StarMedia Videos to become the premier video sharing platform, throughout the Spanish-speaking world," said Nunez.

About StarMedia.com

StarMedia.com is a free-to-web service connecting more than 22 million Spanish-speakers through the Internet as well as providing them with most relevant and extensive services and information. StarMedia has local operations in Mexico, Spain and throughout the United States (Los Angeles, Miami and New York); and, is wholly owned by Orange (www.orange.es), a subsidiary of the France Telecom Group (NYSE:FTE).

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CONTACT: Enrique Carrillo, StarMedia, +1-305-532-8877,
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Web site: http://us.videos.starmedia.com/

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