Brief Summary
Foidos is a LIVE video broadcasting platform that puts the user in control. It broadcasts LIVE events with rich user interface, outstanding video content, live commentary and many more. Foidos gives user the control. User decides what he wants to watch, where and how.
Foidos specialises in LIVE broadcasting of sports events. It enhances sports internet broadcasting with never before seen interactivity: multiple camera views, user controlable instant replay, easy to use back and forward video scrolling, picture in picture and many more...
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Press Releases
27 March 2008
Coverage
28 August 2008
"The match between Vishy Anand and Vladimir Kramnik will be covered by a battery of online commentators, including GM Yasser Seirawan in English, GMs Artur Yussupov, Dr Helmut Pfleger, Klaus Bischoff in German, GM Miguel Illescas in Spanish. Here are pre-match interviews with the experts."
De Telegraaf, Netherlands: Schaaktweekamp interactief te volgen
21 August 2008
"De kijker wordt regisseur en bepaalt zelf op welk onderdeel wordt ingezoomd: de spelers, de partij, de analyse, de commentatoren in diverse talen, of live interviews."
Chessbase: Foidos: test the world championship broadcast system
03 August 2008
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As a dry run the FoidosChess is now covering the University of Twente Young Masters in Holland, with GM Yasser Seirawan commenting. 300 free tickets are available."
EuroChess Tournament: Test met Foidos uitgebreid
02 August 2008
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De test verliep prima en de reactie van de kleine groep toeschouwers over het internet waren erg positief."
Schaakbond Overijssel: SchaakTV op internet. Test met Foidos wordt uitgebreid.
02 August 2008
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De wereldprimeur was de 6 uur durende partij tussen Grootmeester Nidjat Mamedov uit Azerbaijan en FIDE meester Mustafa Yilmaz. "
About.com: "The future of chess broadcasting?"
20 July 2008
Chessvibes.com: "Kramnik plays Werle & Sebag"
02 April 2008
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A promising piece of software which seems to turn online chess into a completely new experience"
Vladimir Kramnik's website: "World premiere of the internet presentation system Foidos."
28 March 2008
Chessbase: World Premiere of the Foidos Chess Broadcast
28 March 2008
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World Première of the Internet Presentation System Foidos Chess Giants in Enschede."
Susan Polgar's blog: "Kramnik takes on Sebag and Werle"
27 MArch 2008
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The event has a special dimension as it will be taped with six video cameras. The recordings will be used to prepare the World Première of the Foidos internet presentation system."