QuickTime Live! Conference reveals QuickTime 4.1 and new QuickTime TV channels

Apple's QuickTime Live! Developer Conference debuted yesterday. Here's what happened:

Apple Previews New QuickTime Technologies A press release states:

"During the kick-off keynote today at the first-ever QuickTime Live! conference, Apple previewed new QuickTime 4.1 and QuickTime Streaming Server 2 technologies.

QuickTime 4.1 will feature enhanced functionality, including seamless ad insertion; improved firewall navigation; AppleScript® support for easy digital media creation and streaming; and support of synchronized multimedia integrated language (SMIL), the emerging standard for interactive media creation.

QuickTime Streaming Server 2 will feature password protection and a plug-in architecture that will let developers easily and quickly extend the functionality of the QuickTime Streaming Server. QuickTime Streaming Server 2 will also support third-party analysis tools that provide consolidated server reporting.

Apple Adds Six New QuickTime TV Channels A press release states:

"New channels include CNN.com, MTV, Nickelodeon, TV Land, Financial Times and tv-radio.com."