Visiware is the world’s top producer of games for interactive television, and its products
are currently deployed in 50 countries worldwide. It was an early adopter
of MachBlue™ technology, as well as a member of the charter
class of Bluestreak licensed developers. In addition to its iTV games,
Visiware offers a complete catalog of television-based applications,
including yellow pages, news, weather, enhanced sports, T-commerce, and
interactive advertising. www.visiware.com
Sarbakan is a digital creation studio specializing in the development
and repurposing of world-class animated properties. Distributed in
more than 15 countries and in multiple languages, Sarbakan properties
register more than 100,000 hours of Internet gameplay every month.
This charter member of the Bluestreak Developer Program has since 1998
provided rapid, top-quality production services to such clients as
Warner Bros. Online, The Cartoon Network, Hasbro, Mattel, Nestlé, The
National Film Board of Canada, Radio-Canada/CBC, Sony, Groupe TF1,
Volkswagen, and Vivendi-Universal. Most recently, Sarbakan has partnered
with Bluestreak to create innovative iTV games such as Good Night Mr. Snoozleberg, Croc 'O' Snack, Houdini: Master of the Extraordinary, Wrestling Titans, Secret Agent, Submarine Adventure, and Egg Scramble. www.sarbakan.com
Critters Interactive,
also known as Bibittes Interactif, creates popular kids' TV shows and interactive games.
The company's goal is to entertain kids with stories and games that will play a small part
in helping to develop their imagination and creativity, while also making them laugh
with lovable characters.
Critters Interactive defines itself as an innovative, creative studio that specializes
in children's entertainment. The TV series The Adventures of Buttons the Dog: Buttons
and the Lost Robot, as well as the iTV games based on this series,
are aimed at 6 to 10 year olds. www.crittersinteractive.com
ExtendMedia® is a leading provider of software solutions to the digital content
and media industry. For nearly 15 years, this Toronto-based firm has
worked with communication and media companies such as Cablevision, ESPN,
Sony, BCE, and Tribune
to help drive revenues and retain customers by delivering intuitive
content and communication services. ExtendMedia and Bluestreak
have been strategic development partners since early 2003. www.extend.com
Pixel Technologies, a charter member of the Bluestreak Developer Program, is a long-established
provider of multi-user interactive entertainment and edutainment channels
for iTV, wireless telephones, and broadband internet. Pixel's game channels,
which include JiveGames™ and KidsWise™, are deployed with leading cable,
satellite, and mobile operators around the world, including Bsky, Echostar,
Bell ExpressVu, and Vodafone—each with distribution to millions of digital
service subscribers. www.pixel-tech.com
Buzztime Entertainment, the developer and distributor of Play-Along
Television™ technology and programming, is a licensed developer of Bluestreak-powered
applications. Buzztime Entertainment's primary product is the Buzztime®
Channel, the Play-Along Television community for multiplayer games and
competitions on digital cable, and it also produces Buzztime games and
technology for cable, DBS, the web, and other outlets. www.buzztime.com
LVL Studio specializes
in the development of multi-user online entertainment titles, bringing
new value to existing television and film properties
and creating new opportunities in the digital home entertainment marketplace.
A charter member of the Bluestreak Developer Program, LVL Studio has
already used the MachBlue platform to develop two major
multi-player games for broadband and iTV distribution. www.lvlstudio.com
Founded in 1995, Net Communications creates customized, specialized,
innovative and affordable software for the web and for interactive television.
A charter Bluestreak developer, this 25-person company created iTV-enabled
search tools and technological filters for one of Canada’s largest MSOs.
www.netc.net
Iacta LLC is the developer and publisher of Games4TV™, an
extensive library of games that is currently deployed with cable operators
across North America and Europe. With more than seven years’ experience
in creating products for paying subscribers, Iacta is a licensed Bluestreak
developer that provides consulting services, products, and support to
MSOs, manufacturers, and content providers.
www.iacta.com
Minds Eye Productions has produced more than 30 games for Sky Gamestar (Sky's
interactive games portal on its UK satellite platform) including Space
Invaders, Millionaire, Tomb Raider, Atari classics, and a range of original
and evergreen titles. Many of these games have broken new ground in both
technology and genre. Minds Eye, headquartered in Milton Keynes, England,
is putting this extensive experience, commitment, and creativity to use
in deployments to hardware and middleware platforms across the globe.
www.minds-eye.net
Productions Vic Pelletier (PVP) is an award-winning creator of television documentaries that also operates a
multimedia subsidiary, Studio M7. This innovative design house,
located in Matane, Canada, is composed of five
departments: 2-D animation, 3-D animation, colorization, editing, and
new media production. Studio M7 is an early adopter of MachBlue and has produced both games and advanced service guides in conjunction with Bluestreak.
www.pvp.ca or www.studiom7.ca
Frima Studio, a new up-and-coming company specializing in new media
development, was created in January 2003 by Christian Daigle, Philippe Bégin,
and Steve Couture. Frima offers a wide variety of quality products aimed at
mainstream markets—movies, games, entertainment, and others. The company has
partnered with Bluestreak to produce such games as Telepets, Poker
(Texas Hold 'Em), and Fish 'n' Chips. www.frimastudio.com
