New Media TV Network

The Technology Behind NewMediaTV

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Microsoft Silverlight is a cross-browser, cross-platform plugin for delivering next-generation media experiences and rich interactive applications for the Web. Silverlight offers a flexible programming model that supports JavaScript, Visual C#, Visual Basic, and other languages.

As a first step, check out the Getting Started with Silverlight Video.

Windows Media as a player is available on a multitude of platforms for day one of its release, but even more impressive is the number of platforms available in the near future. Xbox and Microsoft Smart TV will soon offer broadband support and media players allowing for set top boxes to be in millions of homes. Channel Guides in the player mean that Surfing for what’s on at any given moment on the Internet is as easy as finding your favorite channel on the Satellite.

Expression Blend 2 December Preview
Professional design tool to create Silverlight user experiences.

Expression Encoder
A feature of Expression Media that offers encoding, enhancement, and publishing of rich media experiences to Microsoft Silverlight.

Microsoft Visual Studio 2008
The premier developer tool for creating Silverlight applications. Some Silverlight tools require the Standard, Professional, or Team System editions of Visual Studio 2008.

Microsoft Silverlight 1.0 - Mac or Windows
The runtime required to view Silverlight 1.0 applications in your Web browser