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Breaking Digital Video NewsJoost to Become White-Label Video Provider; CEO Volpi OutAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on June 30, 2009 - 7:12am.
 New York
- Joost, the video distribution firm launched by the creators of Kazaa and
Skype, announced on Tuesday that it will cut staff and turn its focus from an
entertainment portal to being a provider of white-label video services. Chief executive
Mike Volpi is stepping down, but will remain chairman, and will be replaced by
former Comcast executive Matt Zelesko.
YouTube Co-Founder Chen Takes Position at GoogleAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on July 1, 2009 - 9:28am.
San Bruno,
Calif. - YouTube co-founder and
chief technology officer Steve Chen has stepped down to take an unspecified
position at parent company Google (NASD: GOOG), All Things D reported. "Steve shifted
his focus to help with some Google engineering projects. He's still involved
with YouTube and invested in its success," YouTube spokesman Ricard Reyes
told The Times' Bits Blog. Chen's holdings in YouTube, which was acquired by
Google for $1.65 billion, reportedly were worth more than $326 million in
February 2007.
1Cast Mobile Clip Service Adds Al Jazeera English, Fox BusinessAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on July 1, 2009 - 9:21am.
Kirkland,
Wash. - 1Cast, the provider of a
video news aggregation service for smartphones and the Web, said on Wednesday
that it has added programming from Al Jazeera English and Fox Business Network
to its service. 1Cast also offers up-to-the-minute video clips from the
Associated Press, BBC, Bloomberg, Reuters, CNBC and All Things D.
Will Pirate Bay Be Successful As A Legit Music Downloading Service?Authored by Jay Baage on June 30, 2009 - 6:59am.
Yahoo to Shutter Video Distribution Unit Maven NetworksAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on June 30, 2009 - 5:23am.
 Sunnyvale,
Calif. - Yahoo (NASD: YHOO) plans to shutter
its Maven Networks online video distribution and ad platform, which it acquired
for $160 million in January 2008, TechCrunch reported. "While video
initiatives remain a priority for Yahoo, both for its consumer and advertising
experiences, we are increasing investment in some areas while scaling back in
others," the company told TechCrunch.
Simage Gets $1.4 Million for Custom Digital TV in BarsAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on June 30, 2009 - 4:33am.
Chicago - Simage, the operator of a digital ad and
programming network for bars and restaurants, has raised $1.4 million in angel
funding, from investors including Horizon Investment Partners, Victory Records
founder Tony Brummel, and individual angels.
tags: Deals | VC | Video | Marketing | Advertising | TV | Simage | Horizon Investment Partners | Victory Records |
Pirate Bay Testing YouTube Rival Video Streaming ServiceAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on June 29, 2009 - 10:13am.
Stockholm,
Sweden -
Swedish file-sharing hub The Pirate Bay, which two years ago announced plans to
launch a streaming video site, appears to be closer to completion as the
developers launched a test version of The Video Bay earlier this month,
TorrentFreak reported.
Supreme Court Declines Case; Cablevision DVR Remains LegalAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on June 29, 2009 - 6:37am.
 Washington
- The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal challenging the legality of
Cablevision's (NYSE: CVC) network-based digital video recorder service, which the
television networks and movie studios had charged amounted to copyright infringement.
Unlike a TiVo, which stores recorded programs locally on a hard drive in the
consumer's home, Cablevision's "remote storage" digital video
recorder stores recorded programs on the company's own servers, and streams
them on demand to customers.
YouTube Ups Video Upload Size Limit From 1GB to 2GBAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on June 26, 2009 - 12:05pm.
San Bruno,
Calif. - Google's (NASD: GOOG) YouTube has
increased the maximum size of video file that may be uploaded from 1GB to 2GB,
keeping the maximum length of videos at 10 minutes, Mashable reported. The move
should make it easier for publishers of HD video to post their content to the
site.
YouTube: Mobile Vids Up 400% a Day Since iPhone 3GS DebutAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on June 25, 2009 - 12:41pm.
San Bruno,
Calif. - Google's (NASD: GOOG) YouTube said on
Thursday that mobile uploads to the site have jumped 1700% in the past six
months, and have been rising 400% per day since Friday, when Apple's (NASD: AAPL) new video-capable
iPhone 3GS went on sale. The company did not break down the numbers any
further, to state how many mobile videos are uploaded daily, or by device, or what
percentage they represent of the total videos uploaded to YouTube, NewTeeVee
noted.
TV Compass Raises $6.5 Million for Video Software, ServicesAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on June 25, 2009 - 7:14am.
Chicago
- TV Compass, a provider of video software and services for the Web and mobile
devices, has raised about $6.5 million in new funding, PaidContent reported,
citing a regulatory filing.
Nokeena Networks Lands $6.5 Million for Video DeliveryAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on June 25, 2009 - 6:54am.
Santa Clara,
Calif. - Nokeena Networks, a
provider of digital video delivery equipment, announced on Thursday that it has
raised $6.5 million in a new round of funding, led by Mayfield Fund with
participation from previous backers.
RealPlayer SP Ports Web Video to Social Nets, Media PlayersAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on June 24, 2009 - 12:07pm.
Seattle
- RealNetworks (NASD: RNWK) on Wednesday released RealPlayer SP, an application that lets
users transfer video from many websites onto their social network profiles or
various portable media players. After installation, RealPlayer will identify
video on sites like YouTube and CNN.com that users can port to Facebook,
Twitter, or email. For portable device transfers, a selects the cell phone
model or type of device -- including iPhone and iPod, BlackBerry, Android, Palm
Pre, Zune, PSP, PlayStation 3, Xbox and Apple TV -- and RealPlayer SP then
transcodes to the appropriate format.
tags: Video | Social Networking | PSP | iPod | Xbox | RealNetworks | Zune | iPhone | RealPlayer SP |
Redlasso Gets $1.25 Million for Blogger News Video Clip ServiceAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on June 24, 2009 - 10:57am.
Philadelphia,
Penn. - Redlasso, a service that
provides news video clips to bloggers for use on their sites, has raised $1.25
of a $2 million round of venture capital financing, led by real estate
executive Daniel Keating III.
tags: Deals | VC | Video | Blogs | TV | Fox | NBC | News | Publishing | Osage Ventures | Redlasso | Daniel Keating III | Guggenheim Venture Partners |
Comcast Gets Time Warner TV Programs On Demand, OnlineAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on June 24, 2009 - 10:43am.
New York
- Time Warner (NYSE: TWX) announced on Wednesday that it has signed a deal with cable TV
provider Comcast (NASD: CMCSA) to make programming from its Turner Broadcasting unit
available on-demand, as well as online, to Comcast subscribers free of charge.
NBC to Stream Wimbledon Finals Live OnlineAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on June 23, 2009 - 11:40am.
New York - NBC (NYSE: GE) Sports has
announced plans to stream next month's men's and women's finals from the Wimbledon tennis tournament live on NBCSports.com,
Mediapost reports. In fact, the network will stream all of its tournament
coverage online, offering additional camera angle choices for Web viewers. The
network streamed the U.S. Open golf finals live online on Monday.
Media-Sharing Service thisMoment Lands $3 MillionAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on June 23, 2009 - 5:15am.
San Francisco
- ThisMoment, an online media-sharing service that lets users blend their own photos
and video with publisher-licensed content, has raised $3 million in angel
funding and launched its service, VentureWire reported.
JibJab Debuts Obama Musical Parody VideoAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on June 22, 2009 - 12:29pm.
Washington
- JibJab, the California-based creator of political parity cartoon videos, on
Saturday premiered its first satire of the Obama administration at the 65th
Annual Radio and Television Correspondents Dinner, with the President, himself,
in attendance. The 2-minute musical video, entitled "He's Barack
Obama," portrays Obama as a super hero battling challenges such as the
economy, foreign policy and pirates -- all to a heavy metal rendition of "When
Johnny Comes Marching Home." In a departure from its banjo-centric
musicals of the Bush era, the company recruited musicians from bands such as
the Foo Fighters and Jane's Addiction to take part in the project, which can be
viewed at the link below.
Survey: 8% Admit Downloading Unauthorized Video on P2PAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on June 19, 2009 - 10:34am.
London - Eight percent of consumers across the U.S.,
U.K., France and Germany admit to having downloaded
video content from unauthorized file-sharing sites, according to a study
conducted by Futuresource Consulting.
Enterprise Video Firm Veodia Acquires ScreenToasterAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on June 19, 2009 - 8:14am.
San Mateo,
Calif. - Veodia, a provider of video
broadcasting technology for businesses, announced on Friday that it has
acquired ScreenToaster, the developer of a free service that captures video and
other activity in a browser window for playback in flash players.
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