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High definition videos available to all sevenload users

Cologne, Germany, February 6, 2009 – sevenload.com, a leading European social media network for interactive show formats is showcasing its new High Definition flash player for free in its Web TV channels. Provided that HD quality is available, all premium content as well as UGC on the platform and through its embeddable player will now be available in HD. The company first introduced the new player back in November 2008 and is now enhancing its UI by providing all of sevenload.com’s 15 million monthly visitors from around the globe with brilliant picture quality.

Regarding the release of the HD player, sevenload CTO Ibrahim Evsan said, “We’re excited to be able to provide our users and content partners with exactly what they’ve been waiting for- a superior quality HD video player. Not only are we offering them a player that has a crisp, clear picture, but also excellent sound quality. Plenty of people in the media industry today still have visions of couch potatoes in their minds when they think of a typical TV viewer. By pairing our HD player with modern Video-on-Demand internet technology, we create an interactive experience for the user. “

The sevenload HD video player allows users both on the sevenload platform as well as via embedded videos to seamlessly switch between standard and HD quality. sevenload users are able to turn on the HD player function with the click of a button, as long as the video material is of HD quality, however the player can do much more than simply play videos in high quality. In addition to being able to watch videos in both full and wide screen, sevenload has also introduced a sleek “lights on/lights off” feature that allows the user to dim the background on their desktop, thus enhancing their viewing experience. Users with a good quality broadband connection are able to enjoy their favorite sevenload Web TV shows in HD for free.