18 April, 2008,
The news coincides with StreamingMedia.com recent announcement of the winners of their Streaming Media All-Stars Awards, celebrating a decade of the industry and honouring the top 25 individuals who have been instrumental in shaping the industry globally in the last ten years. Craig Moehl, Managing Director and the only European winner stated it is with great pride that I accept this award on behalf of everyone at Groovy Gecko. It is most humbling to be nominated by our clients, suppliers and partners and then to be honoured by our peers. The last ten years have been a real roller-coaster ride and we are only just getting started. We are as enthusiastic now as we were all those years ago, just infinitely wiser!
Currently consulting is mostly concentrated in the digital agency, financial PR and event & conference management sectors, however as the benefits of Groovy Gecko's products and services becomes increasingly appreciated, organisations in other market segments are leveraging Groovy Gecko's years of experience.
Craig explained with our digital agency partners, we get involved from quite an early stage and by using our 'possible, feasible, doable' methodology, work with them to bring their innovative, technically challenging and sometimes crazy ideas to market. We become stakeholders in their clients' brands and therefore become intimate partners in the projects. Essentially we become an extension of the agency's team. In addition, we have a tremendous track record in helping them win awards for their campaigns.
Interestingly, we also have had a growing number of enquiries from US companies and venture capitalists seeking advice on
Groovy Gecko's unrivalled experience in the
"By being independent, technology, network and format agnostic, coupled with our extensive cross-sector experience, we are well placed to recommend the very best solutions for clients without any conflicts of interest. Together with the ultimate flexibility in contract term and price, our clients may rest assured that their projects are delivered with best of breed technologies specifically appropriate to their requirements.
The future is sure to present many more exciting challenges and we trust our Streaming Media Consulting Service will continue to guide our clients through this increasing complex landscape".
Craig will represent Groovy Gecko at the Streaming Media New York conference in May.
16/04/2008 17:16:59
Craig Moehl, managing director of London-based streaming solutions firm Groovy Gecko, has been honoured with a place in Streaming Media Magazine's 2008 Streaming Media All-Star Team.
Carefully chosen from over 130 nominations, editors picked "the 25 people who've had the most significant impact in the field".
Mr Moehl was recognised as "a tireless leader with incredible enthusiasm for the industry".
Eric Schumacher-Rasmussen, the head of the publication, explained that the list was intended to highlight current leaders in the industry, while acknowledging those who had "stuck with online video since the beginning" and made a significant contribution to its ascension.
Mr Moehl took time to reflect on the changes witnessed in the streaming industry over the last decade.
He commented: "First, the efficiency gains as a direct result of the ongoing development of codecs. Secondly, the proliferation of bandwidth (mostly broadband).
"These two factors remain the basis for the change in client demand, price, and technical delivery capabilities."
Groovy Gecko was awarded the Best Streaming Company in the 2006 Internet Service Provider Association awards.
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Groovy Gecko has an immediate Marketing and PR Copywriter available for a motivated and well experienced individual . This is a temporary to permanent position (initially a 3 months contract). This wide-ranging role includes the tactical implementation of the Boards Strategy Marketing goals, which involves:
- Project management and co-ordination with external design company for rebuild of website.
- Writing new and updating existing copy for website (currently undergoing major revamp).
- Writing case studies (web and brochures) based on previous client projects for diverse sectors.
- Writing additional marketing-support literature.
- Maintaining a list of publications, editors and future features.
- Writing and submitting PR-related material to publications.
- Experience with the Streaming Media most desirable.
- Experience with Google Adwords, Analytics and SEO desirable.
You must possess first rate organisational and communication skills and be able to keep your head in a results-orientated, high-pressure environment.
Essential skills include:
- Self motivation, self managed and pro-active, a can do attitude.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Excellent basic IT skills.
- Extensive Copywriting experience.
- Experience within the Digital Media space preferably Streaming Media
Level of Remuneration based on experience and especially an understanding of streaming media.
Please send a CV and covering letter to info@groovygecko.com, and please include current salary details. Strictly no agencies.
SOME PEOPLE THINK THE INTERNET IS A BAD THING - A live webcast debate, Wed Jun 06, 18.30 UK
On 6 June, Amnesty International UK and The Observer newspaper host a unique global event featuring films and podcasts, as well as virtual and live links to activists around the world. The debate, which you are free to join at www.amnesty.org.uk/webcast, will focus on the global struggle against internet repression.
And we are very proud to be providing live webcast services for this important event!
Groovy Gecko have been selected to present at an industry showcase of leading suppliers in Rich Media and Streaming Solutions, organised by E-Consultancy.com .
We will be presenting our latest developments and talking about how we deliver our services. It's free to attend but priority is given to E-consultancy's subscribers and members.
We have been once again nominated as finalists for the Best Streaming category at the 2007 ISPA Awards!
Last year we took the Award home with much pride and joy...
We are very excited to be exhibiting at Streaming Media Europe, which will take place on 12-13 October 2006 at the Copthorne Tara Hotel, London.
Come to see us on stands 17 & 18, where we'll show you why we are a different kind of streaming company and what makes us 'Groovy to do business with'.
We look forward to seeing you!
http://www.streamingmedia.com/europe
Surrey's Primary Schools' Earth Summit initiative allows children to make their concerns heard by the decision makers in Surrey and allows them to actively participate in local democracy by feeding their views into Surrey's community planning system. Surrey County Council use streaming media as a powerful delivery tool to get the children's message across.
Surrey County Council have been working with Groovy Gecko for the last 4 years to ensure that best of breed technology, expertise and experience from big business is being used effectively by the County and making a direct impact on day to day lives of its residents.
We were truly amazed at the interest in streaming and in Groovy Gecko shown by all those who visited our stand during the show. We would like to thank you all, hopefully we'll start working together soon.
Groovy Gecko was the 'Official Streaming Partner' for Internet World this year, delivering webcasts for six of their seminar sessions. You can find out more about the sessions which will be available on-demand by visiting the show's website, www.internetworld.co.uk.
In a ground-breaking project in partnership with MSN, Groovy Gecko was at 10 Downing Street on 4 April to provide streaming services for a live webcast with Tony Blair.
We were very proud to be there and felt very welcome by everyone at Number 10.
We are very proud to have been chosen as the official 'Streaming Partner' for Internet World 2006 , which will be happening between 9-11 May 2006 at Earls Court 2, London.
You can find us at Stands W294 & W291, where we will be available for a chat on your webcasting and streaming requirements, and show you some of our latest projects.
Exactly what we will be streaming/webcasting at the Show is still to be kept a secret, but keep an eye on this space for more news on that after the event!
The geckos are all very proud to have won the award for Best Streaming Service at the 2006 ISPA Awards!
The 2006 ISPA Awards ceremony took place on 23 February 2006 at the Grosvenor Marriott Hotel.
We were delighted to have been selected once again to provide webcasting services for The Times 49th bfi London Film Festival, Europe's largest public film event, which happened between 19 October - 3 November 2005.
Groovy Gecko have been selected to provide streaming video hosting services across a number of Haymarket Publishing's market leading websites including the award winning What Car? and Autocar sites.
Check out the links below for some great examples in Real and Windows Media formats:
http://www.whatcar.co.uk/VideoRoadTest_Home.asp
http://www.autocar.co.uk/movies.asp
On Thurday June 30th 2005, for one night only at the National Museum of Film and Television in Bradford, Michael Palin appeared in conversation and gave an exclusive presentation with questions and answers from the audience. You can watch the exclusive talk online in Windows or QuickTime format.
Akamai Technologies, Inc. announced this week that it has completed its acquisition of Speedera Networks, Inc. creating the world's largest and most robust content and applications delivery platform.
The bfi worked with Groovy Gecko to webcast an interview with Jane Fonda from the National Film Theatre in London on Friday 3rd June.
April 12th, 2005 saw one Groovy Gecko's top clients win the British Book Trade Award for 'Innovation in the Book Industry
Groovy Gecko's partners Public-i have been providing webcasting systems to the public sector for the past four years. Now, as part of a successful consortium bid under the eTEN programme, the public-i package of a fully hosted webcasting service incorporating the public-i software and methodology is to form the basis of eParticipate, an 18-month European-wide validation project www.eparticipate.org.
Read the full press release here.
An award winning independent feature, written and directed by a 23-year old on a £3500 budget premiered online on 05.05.05.
Groovy Gecko provided a live webcast service for the global debut of the new Lexus IS at Geneva Motor Show on 1st March 2005.
The archived webcast is viewable here.
