Vid-Biz: VideoEgg, Cars, UK Vids
EMI Sues VideoEgg; music label suing over copyright infringement as part of a larger suit against the social network Hi5, which had received video services from VideoEgg in the past. (TechCrunch)
Car Shoppers Turning to Online Video; almost half of in-market car shoppers and roughly a third of recent buyers were exposed to new vehicles for the first time by searching through online video. (MediaPost)
27 Million People Watched 3.5 Billion Videos in the U.K.; March numbers show YouTube accounted for almost half of all vids watched. (comScore)
Vidshadow Hooks Up With Next New Networks, Boomj; company will syndicate content from the new media studio and the baby boomer social network. (Next New Networks: release; Boomj: MediaPost)
No Strike Authorization from SAG Yet; union contract with the studio expires today. (Broadcasting & Cable)
VH-1 SuperPokes for Show Promotion; social networking app used in the lead up to the premiere of I Love Money, 10,000 users will be featured on-air via short messages. (MediaWeek)
NBC Expands Online Shopping Options; NBCUniversalStore.com lets you buy products featured on the network’s shows. (The Hollywood Reporter)
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