YNOT – A customized video-on-demand player based on Microsoft’s Silverlight platform is now available on SugarVOD.com and SugarDVD.com. The new player is Mac-compatible and allows visitors to stream the more than 50,000 movies in the Sugar network’s collection without downloading an application.Microsoft’s Silverlight is a development platform that allows for rich media and business applications for the web, desktop and mobile devices. Silverlight is a free plug-in powered by the .NET framework and is compatible across multiple browsers, devices and operating systems, including Macs.

“The Mac market is growing, and we want to ensure that visitors who use Macs are able to seamlessly watch any video-on-demand movie on our sites,” said Chief Executive Officer Jax Smith. “Silverlight will allow us to provide streaming movies to a larger audience.”

The Silverlight player features a full-screen mode, bitrate controls and scene toggling. The sites automatically load the new Silverlight player when a Mac user makes a VOD movie request. Windows Media player loads by default when a PC user requests a VOD movie. Smith said the sites plan further upgrades to the player in the fall with additional features like scene tagging and bookmarks.

For more information, visit SugarDVD.com or SugarVOD.com.