Stage6 is a service for sharing video files encoded with the DivX codec. On February 25, 2008, DivX announced that it was shutting down Stage6 after failing to sell it or spin it off as its own company.
Keep up to date with developments on Stage6 and DivX and catch up with stage6 members at The Stage6 Community Forum
http://stage6.forumer.com
dave
- March 13, 2008 at 4:13am
According to the web-news blog TechCrunch, the prime reason for the shutdown were not the Stage6-generated bandwidth costs (approx. 1 Million USD per month), but an internal conflict on the DivX, Inc. board. The site states that DivX, Inc. would have been close to breaking-even solely with the income from the Yahoo Toolbar (approx. 8 Million USD per year), distributed with DivX Web Player, and gain extra profits from other deals with their investors. The reason for the decline of the deal is described by TechCrunch as a "Serious Drama, And Lots of Stupidity" pointing out that DivX Inc.'s stock has hit its newest low on the date of the shutdown.
delfino26
- March 7, 2008 at 5:18am
Stage6 was reaaally good: it also had full movies, old but pretty new too.
This could be another reason for problems: too many files still under copyright and in too good quality?
Y.G.
- March 7, 2008 at 12:48am
Stage6 Cooome Baaaaaack!!!!
sk
- March 3, 2008 at 12:47am
was best site ever
U.f.O.
- March 2, 2008 at 10:34am
We waNt stage6 back........
Joe
- February 26, 2008 at 3:22pm
Stage6 shuts down on February 25th, 2008. Operating cost are estimated to be too high.
