New York - Brightcove, the provider of an online video distribution platform to media companies, announced on Monday that Conde Nast Publications will use its platform to launch ad-supported video initiatives across its various websites. The first sites to get the Brightcove treatment will include Wired.com, Portfolio.com, Glamour.com, Parade.com and Self.com.

Cambridge, Mass. - Brightcove, the provider of an Internet TV distribution platform, announced on Thursday the launch of a new Japanese subsidiary, which has received $4.9 million in backing from its parent company along with Dentsu, J-Stream, Transcosmos and Cyber Communications.

Cambridge, Mass. - Internet TV distribution platform Brightcove on Monday announced deals to power online video distribution for social media firms Bebo, Meebo, RockYou, Slide and Veoh. "To date, taking advantage of viral promotion and distribution through online communities has been tricky business for media companies who want to maintain control over the brand experience and advertising sales," said Brightcove chairman and CEO Jeremy Allaire. "Using our Internet TV platform to manage and monetize this distribution answers these dual requirements of reach and control."

Los Angeles - CBS's (NYSE: CBS) Showtime Networks pay-TV unit announced on Thursday that it has partnered with Internet TV distributor Brightcove, on an eco-friendly plan to offer Primetime Emmy Awards voters the option to watch full seasons of its original series online, instead of receiving the usual bulky DVD mailings.

New York - IAC (NASD: IACI) announced on Wednesday that it has tapped Brightcove to power Internet video on the websites of its businesses, which include Ticketmaster, Citysearch and 23/6. IAC, which holds a minority stake in Brightcove, will use the company's on-demand platform to publish video content to their sites, manage syndication and viral distribution, integrate advertising, and launch independent or integrated consumer media campaigns.

Cambridge, Mass. - Brightcove, a provider of online video hosting and distribution services, has announced that it will no longer support uploads of user-generated videos as of next month, as the company shifts focus instead on the video it distributes for major media partners.

San Francisco - BitTorrent, the company launched by the creators of the popular peer-to-peer file-sharing application, on Tuesday announced the launch of a service that will use its technology to speed the delivery of streaming video, downloadable software and video games. The company says its BitTorrent Delivery Network Accelerator  (DNA) service can shift as much as 80% of content delivery to a secure, managed peer network. San Francisco-based BitTorrent said the first customer of the new service is Brightcove, a distributor of Internet TV channels for partners including AOL Video, Yahoo, CBS and Warner Music.

London - U.K. news publisher Telegraph Media Group said on Tuesday that it has partnered with Internet TV distributor Brightcove, to deliver new Internet video channels on its Telegraph.co.uk website. Entertainment and news programming produced by ITN's multimedia division, ITN On, will be launched as part of an expansion of the Telegraph TV service between now and the end of 2007. Other U.K. customers of Massachusetts-based Brightcove include BSkyB, Emap and Hachette Filipacchi UK.

London - Brightcove, a provider of Internet TV delivery services, announced on Thursday the launch of its new U.K. operations, which will be headquartered in central London. The company has recently secured deals to provide its Internet TV platform to U.K.-based programmers including BSkyB, Sony BMG UK, Emap and IPC Media.

New York - CBS News announced on Wednesday that it will use Internet TV distributor Brightcove's services to syndicate ad-supported video from CBS News across the Internet. CBS News video, including clips of "CBS Evening News" and "The Early Show," are already available on AOL News, Comcast and YouTube, but under the new partnership will be accessible to thousands of smaller websites and blogs.

San Jose, Calif. - Visible Measures on Monday introduced its Internet video audience management technology, and announced that it has raised $5 million in its first round of venture capital financing, led by General Catalyst Partners.

Arlington, Va. - Washingtonpost.Newsweek Interactive (WPNI), the online publishing unit of The Washington Post Company, said on Tuesday that it has partnered with Massachusetts-based Internet TV firm Brightcove to launch ad-supported Internet video channels across its websites.

Cambridge, Mass. - Internet TV distributor Brightcove announced on Monday that it has signed new agreements with publishers Time Inc. and TV Guide. Time Inc. already uses Massachusetts-based Brightcove's technology on Time.com, and plans to produce original video content for a number of its websites, which will supported by ads and distributed by Brightcove. TV Guide Broadband will use Brightcove to publish and manage online video for syndication to its website affiliates, including AOL Video and Google Video.

Los Angeles - Internet TV distributor Brightcove has announced that Disney's Buena Vista Television will use its services to publish online promotional content for its TV shows. Initially, Buena Vista will use Massachusetts-based Brightcove's service to highlight shows like "Live with Regis and Kelly" and "Ebert & Roeper" with promotional clips on its website.

New York - Medialink, a provider of global TV tracking and news and marketing media strategies, said on Tuesday that it has signed with Brightcove to distribute and syndicate video for its clients across the Web. Medialink will use Brightcove's Internet TV platform to distribute informational video clips produced for corporations and organizations.