ResearchChannel Video Content Jim DeRoest Director, Streaming Media Technologies, ResearchChannel University of Washington Amy Philipson Executive Director, Research Channel University of Washington ResearchChannel is a consortium of the world's leading research institutions and organizations whose common goal is to distribute research information to the public. ResearchChannel is dedicated to broadening the access to and appreciation of our individual and collective activities, ideas, and opportunities in basic and applied research. One of the major goals of ResearchChannel is to use program content creation and manipulation processes as testing medium for analog and digital broadcast and on-demand multimedia offerings, thus providing an unusual opportunity to experiment with new methods of distribution and interaction on a global basis. This session will provide background on the Research Channel and describe its wealth of content, its asset management strategies, and its programs