DivX shutting down Stage6
[Thanks to everyone who sent this in]
Filed under: Industry, Media streamers, Other formats, Others
[Thanks to everyone who sent this in]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
KEROLiUKAS @ Feb 25th 2008 3:47PM
Sux..I'm not liking this.
cseabrooks @ Feb 25th 2008 3:48PM
I bet this had everything to do with bootleg movies showing up on the site. In the next couple of weeks or months, we'll see some studio investing in DivX.
Shakir Razak @ Feb 25th 2008 4:30PM
Hi,
There are and will continue to be other solutions, because youtube is the warehouse not the boutique, and will never care about specific users or their needs, just the mass, lowest-common denominator.
For example, www.SUMO.TV that operate with a different model to youtube and has local operations from Brazil, israel, India to China.
However, sometimes, companies/people just dont want to fight on.
Yours kindly,
Shakir Razak
Patrick @ Feb 25th 2008 5:08PM
I know! I was so sad, just found out from their site. I use Stage6 all the time. Definitely "copyright infringement" was going on, but it wasn't a "pirate's central" either. There was lots of old foreign stuff, lots of shows made for free internet distribution, videogame screen grabs, etc. So much HD, 1080p stuff too.
I saw people on their forums saying "Stage6 Alternative" *blah blah*, but only linked to sites with crappy layouts and low quality flash video, basically youtube with less selection.
If anyone knows of something truly similar to Stage6, PLEASE post. :)
Jherez @ Feb 25th 2008 8:19PM
The closest site i know of to Stage6 is Veoh
Rafer @ Feb 25th 2008 8:20PM
Veoh still uses flash right?
Richard @ Feb 26th 2008 7:29AM
dailymotion.com has hd videos now so that would get closest to stage6, but i think its flash video so it won't be as fast as stage6
Kurt B @ Feb 25th 2008 5:32PM
Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!
I love Stage6! Excellent quality, alot of diversity and amazing load times. Perhaps the service was too good.
hexhunter @ Feb 25th 2008 7:06PM
Typical, I just started using it, and now its shutting down.
zoran @ Feb 25th 2008 7:46PM
I know. I love it. The videos are awesome and all easy to find. Whenever I start to like something, it goes out. And it was free. I was willing to pay to get all the selection of hd music videos. Does anyone know of simmilar site with higher quality music videos, for free of, course?
Thanks
Jherez @ Feb 25th 2008 8:20PM
Only Veoh comes close
Steffen Jobbs @ Feb 26th 2008 6:00PM
Dammit. What a loss. Let's hope Veoh and Dailymotion keep their love of Korean and Japanese TV programs going strong.
AlphaTeam @ Feb 26th 2008 7:04PM
Yeah got an email from them on this. What a disappointment. It was a nice community
couggod @ Feb 27th 2008 12:33AM
Its a damn shame, all of the other DIVX sites I know are pirate hangouts that get squashed within two weeks of going on line. Hopefully something rises to replace it
vinay @ Mar 3rd 2008 11:30PM
guys i was using stage6 for downloading HD music videos for the past 1 week and now its not there can anybody please tell me any other sites which is offering please mail me....vinnu077@gmial.com
VICER0Y @ May 16th 2008 6:25AM
Stage6.com is gone but stage6.999.org is here
It has the same look as stage6 with channels etc. and a great community.