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Open-source video distribution firm Kaltura announced that it has raised $20 million in a new funding round led by Nexus Venture Partners. It also said that it has more than 100,000 publishers using its platform, including big names like Fox, Paramount and HBO. Read more »

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A new collaborative online video editing suite dubbed Stroome is going into public beta this week, with an official unveiling planned for Wednesday at the USC Annenberg School of Communication & Journalism, where Stroome was developed as a graduate project. Stroome is based on the Kaltura […] Read more »

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Kaltura has just launched a virtual marketplace where publishers and developers can exchange plugins, skins, extensions and applications that can be used with its open-source video management platform. The Kaltura Exchange, which is now in beta, enables developers to re-use and share code been written for […] Read more »

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In terms of user and customer adoption, Microsoft Silverlight has been playing catch-up with Adobe Flash ever since it was released back in 2007. But there’s reason to believe that it’s catching on, with online video platforms Ooyala and Kaltura both adding support for the latest […] Read more »

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Open source video platform provider Kaltura launched a new site called HTML5Video.org today that is meant to be an industry resource for HTML5 video-related issues. The site is supported by Mozilla, the Open Video Alliance and the Wikimedia Foundation. The launch coincides with the release of […] Read more »

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This week, it almost happened. The servers hosting all of Wikipedia’s media were ready to burst, filled up to the max with almost six million files totaling close to eight terabytes of data. Wikimedia Foundation, the organization behind Wikipedia, was able to install a new server […] Read more »

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At Hulu, ‘Free’ May Turn into ‘Fee’; one plan that the site is considering would allow users to view the five most recent episodes of TV shows for free but would require a subscription of $4.99 a month to watch older episodes. (LA Times) Boxee Adding […] Read more »

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BBC to Offer Over 2,000 Hours of Winter Olympics Coverage; the Beeb’s Red Button interactive TV service will have 2,000 hours of coverage available, compared to approximately 160 hours of coverage on BBC Two. (InteractiveTV Today) Telegraph.co.uk Ditching Brightcove for Ooyala; The Telegraph has signed a […] Read more »

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RealNetworks’ COO Giamatteo Quietly Resigns; according to an SEC filing, John Giamatteo will step down effective April 2. (paidContent) Travel Channel Site Makeover Adds Video; the cable network, now managed by majority owner Scripps Networks International, has relaunched Travelchannel.com with a new video player and a […] Read more »

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Kaltura today announced a self-hosted version of its open-source online video platform. The move fills out the company’s positioning as the open-source option in video management. It’s frankly surprising that the rest of the rabidly competitive white-label video market seems to be letting Kaltura claim this […] Read more »

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The Digital Power 2009 List; among the 50 execs chosen by The Hollywood Reporter are Hulu’s Jason Kilar, News Corp.’s Jon Miller, and Felicia Day. (The Hollywood Reporter) Tremor Media Unveils New Video Ad Format; the showcase unit first shows a 10- to 15-second clip and […] Read more »

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TiVo Lost 125,000 Subs in Latest Quarter; total number of subs is now at 3.34 million, roughly the same April of 2005 (see TiVo’s subscriber chart at TV by the Numbers). Amidst the slow death of its hardware business, TiVo has struck separate deals with Alticast, […] Read more »

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Half the Charges Against the Pirate Bay Dropped; flaw in the evidence presented results in 50 percent of the charges being withdrawn. (TorrentFreak) See our primer on the Pirate Bay trial to get up to speed. Mobile Video News for iPhone and Android: PacketVideo releases app […] Read more »

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Kaltura Partners with PLYmedia; white-label video provider and ad platform combiming technologies to allow interactive layers of information on top of videos. (release) FCC Says Cable Rates Up 122 Percent Since 1995; results of commission’s study looked at basic and expanded basic packages, also finds prices […] Read more »

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Soulja Boy Gets Animated Web Series; Interscope records to launch Soulja Boy Tell ‘Em: The Animated Series, which follows the rapper as he returns to high school (Alfonso Ribiero will play the principal!). (The Hollywood Reporter) WNYCWNET/Thirteen New York Signs Kaltura; prominent public television station taps […] Read more »

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Magnify.net Raises $750K; Innovation Ventures led this Series A1 round for the video publishing company. (Silicon Alley Insider) AT&T’s Viral Series Not So Viral; Lost in America stars iJustine, but is not attracting lots of eyeballs. (Advertising Age) Open-Source Movie Lets Fans in on the Action; […] Read more »