YouTube today announced it will share ad revenue with makes of popular one-off viral videos, a sensible move that we’ve urged the site to do in the past. Videos that are detected as accumulating a large number of views quickly will be added, with their creator’s … Read More »
Money & Power
Global Gaming Factory X Chairman Resigns; Magnus Bergman submitted resignation on Friday, follows the departure of other board member Johan Sällström and adviser Wayne Rosso, and comes after trading of GGFX’s stock was halted. (The Local) James Cameron to Promote Panasonic 3D TVs; … Read More »
Trading of Stock in Pirate Bay Bidder Halted; regulators question whether Global Gaming X has the money to complete the transaction; CEO of Peerialism, which was also to be acquired by GGX, says it has not received any money from the company. (CNET) How YouTube’s Content … Read More »
Chinese video site 56.com launched an initiative yesterday that allows video uploaders to charge viewers for access to content. The site set up kankan.56.com where people can upload and set their own prices. 56.com will take a 10 percent cut of sales, with the remaining … Read More »
Comcast Prepping Big Media Buy? Investors concerned the company is hoarding cash for an acquisition in the same vein as its 2004 attempt to purchase Disney. (Reuters) Q&A With Boxee Investors; Bijan Sabet and Neil Sequeira discuss why they put money into the company (and talk … Read More »
Open-source media center Boxee announced this morning that it has raised $6 million in a Series B round of funding led by General Catalyst Partners with participation by prior investors Spark Capital and Union Square Ventures. This brings the total amount Boxee has raised to … Read More »
Ustream has picked up another $2 million in funding, according to an SEC filing first reported by Contentinople. The funding adds onto an $11.1 million Series A round the Mountain View, Calif.-based company took last year, said spokesperson Shari Foldes. “Due to … Read More »
Roku Raised an Additional $13.4 Million; SEC documents show the set-top box maker received the funds from Menlo Ventures over two rounds. (Contentinople) DISH Network Profits Down 81 Percent; TiVo litigation costs and rising expenses to blame for poor second quarter, though the company did add … Read More »
Broadcast Networks Cut Upfront Ad Prices; estimates peg the decline at 15 to 20 percent off last year, dipping to $7.5 billion, a dollar figure not seen since 2001. (The LA Times) TiVo Gets Rovi’s Data; DVR service will get access to Rovi’s metadata, which includes … Read More »
Magnify.net Raises $500K; new funding comes from previous investors, brings total amount raised to less than $3 million. (paidContent) Two Execs Leave Tremor Media; co-founder and Chief Operating Officer Andrew Reis and co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer Jesse Chenard depart the video ad network to pursue … Read More »
YouTube today announced it will now include videos from paying advertisers alongside relevant recommended content on video-watching pages. The tweak brings the site’s AdWords-like tool for contextual video ads on search results pages (which launched last fall) to other parts of the site. It … Read More »
“The Pool,” the industry consortium taking a long view on online video ad formats, has filled in a notable gap in its lineup by signing up the largest video-sharing site, YouTube, reports MediaWeek. The Pool, which was formed by Publicis Groupe’s VivaKi around the start … Read More »
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