Vlogs

ABC News Hires Rocketboom Video Blog Host Amanda Congdon

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on November 15, 2006 - 2:49pm.

New York - Popular video blogger Amanda Congdon, who hosted the Rocketboom daily online video show before a dispute with a business partner ended her relationship with the show, has been hired by ABC to appear on its 24-hour digital news channel and network newscasts, Business Week reported.

Blip.tv Vlog Content to be Distributed on Akimbo VOD Service

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on September 15, 2006 - 10:50am.

New York - Blip.tv, a video-sharing site that hosts and distributes video blogs and Web-based TV shows, said this week that its programming will be made available through the Akimbo Internet video-on-demand service in the U.S. and Canada. The Akimbo service requires a broadband connection and costs $9.99 per month plus $199 for the Akimbo player set-top box.

PodTech Acquires Video Blogging Site Geek Entertainment TV

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on July 19, 2006 - 12:51pm.

Menlo Park, Calif. - PodTech, a producer, aggregator and distributor of professional podcast content, announced on Wednesday that it has acquired Geek Entertainment TV, a video blogging site.

Video-Sharing Site Blip.tv Raises First Round Funds

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on July 18, 2006 - 12:50pm.

New York - Video-sharing site Blip.tv, which is currently in beta and offers tens of thousands of user-created video blogs, announced on Tuesday that it has raised an undisclosed sum in its first round of financing, from private investors.