The Technology Behind NewMediaTV
( While no affiliations/paid sponsorship exists, we have also had great results using Windows Media Solutions)
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.
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