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Janko Roettgers Jan 22, 2015 (Jun 11, 2020) -- VOD for you and me

Vimeo partners with Atlantic, CBS to take paid videos everywhere

IAC-owned video service Vimeo took the next step for its Vimeo On Demand platform Thursday: Vimeo’s paid videos are now available on the websites of…

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Media
Ryan Lawler Feb 22, 2012 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

What does Google Fiber mean for the future of TV?

Google has filed applications for a satellite farm and a video franchise license, suggesting it's serious about rolling out pay TV services in its fiber-to-the-home markets. But what's that mean for the future of TV, as Google attacks that market?…

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Media, Video
Janko Roettgers Feb 8, 2012 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

Blip.tv raises $12M, changes name to… Blip?

Blip.tv has raised another $12 million in funding and debt and changed its name to Blip, dropping the .tv top level domain from the company logo. Why the change? So viewers won't confuse the content with things that are made for TV.…

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Media, Technology, Video
Janko Roettgers Feb 6, 2012 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

Brightcove’s IPO: What you need to know

Brightcove just reiterated its desire to go public with an amended SEC filing. The company could raise as much as $59 million as it sells 5 million shares, but its filing also reveals that making money with online video is really, really hard.…

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Media, Technology, Video
Ryan Lawler Feb 3, 2012 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

With 100m uniques, Taboola adds live video discovery

Video discovery startup Taboola has been growing fast, adding top publishing partners like The Washington Post, as well as expanding into the live streaming video vertical. Those new partners have helped drive growth for Taboola, which now reaches more than 100 million uniques a month.…

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Media, Technology, Video
Ryan Lawler Feb 2, 2012 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

Showyou’s latest update adds more ways to discover videos

The latest version of Showyou includes new ways to navigate content by category or by the social network that they're pulled in from, as well as a way for users to search and see all content curated by hashtag on Showyou and via Twitter.…

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Media, Technology, Video
Ryan Lawler Feb 1, 2012 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

YouTube & its content discovery paradox

YouTube is making a massive investment in original programming. But as it increases the value of the content being produced and uploaded, it needs to get better about helping viewers find it. To do that, YouTube will need to step beyond search tackle the discovery challenge.…

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Media, Technology, Video
Ryan Lawler Jan 31, 2012 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

Klip adds private video sharing with Circles

Mobile video startup Klip will now let its users share their videos with just a select group of friends and family. The app maker has enabled this with the rollout of "Circles," which is what it calls the private groups that users can set up.…

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Media, Video
Ryan Lawler Jan 31, 2012 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

YouTube could introduce a subscription service of its own

While much of YouTube's monetization efforts have been based on advertising, CEO Salar Kamangar said the company could potentially create a service that could enable content providers to create their own subscription-based video offerings on the YouTube platform.…

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Media, Technology, Video
Ryan Lawler Jan 24, 2012 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

Vimeo’s massive redesign puts videos front and center

Vimeo has redesigned its website, with a much larger player and multiple features aimed at improving navigation and discovery. Built with its user base in mind, the new Vimeo has less clutter and is a lot faster when it comes to loading pages and finding videos.…

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Media, Technology, Video
Ryan Lawler Jan 23, 2012 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

thePlatform introduces one HTML5 player to rule them all

Publishers are pushing HTML5 video, despite a lack of real standards around the display and rendering of supported players. thePlatform is addressing that problem with a new offering that enables customers to create one video player that can be delivered through any device or browser.…

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Media, Technology, Video
Ryan Lawler Jan 23, 2012 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

YouTube shows Silicon Valley how it can beat Hollywood

YouTube's announced new viewership milestone today, with more than 4 billion video views daily. That's impressive, and more importantly, shows how YouTube could serve as a blueprint for other technology companies that wish to create an alternative to the existing media industry.…

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Media, Technology, Video
Ryan Lawler Jan 19, 2012 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

How Hollywood drives people to piracy

Big media companies are pushing SOPA and PIPA to limit piracy. But it's not Google's fault people are seeking out films and watching pirated streams or downloads -- it's the studios' fault for not making it easier for consumers to find and pay for that content instead.…

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Media, Technology, Video
Janko Roettgers Jan 12, 2012 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

Hulu in ’11: $420MM revenue, 1.5M paying subscribers

Hulu made $420 million in 2011, and is expected to pay $500 million to rights holders this year alone. The service now has 1.5 million paying subscribers, and Hulu CEO Jason Kilar projects that Plus will account for more than half of Hulu's revenue this year.…

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Media, Technology, Video
Janko Roettgers Dec 20, 2011 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

Appeals court reaffirms DMCA defense in Veoh court victory

Veoh.com may be just a shell of its former self these days, but the video site and its former investors nonetheless scored another court victory against Universal Music this week. An appeals court reaffirmed the decision that Veoh is protected by the DMCA.…

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Media, Technology, Video
Paul Sweeting Dec 2, 2011 (Jun 11, 2020) -- Blog

Today in Connected Consumer

When you open the newly redesigned YouTube, the legend in the browser tab still says “YouTube — Broadcast Yourself.” But there isn’t…

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Consumer
Chris Albrecht May 14, 2009 (Jun 8, 2020) -- Blog Post

Vid-Biz: Video Hosting, DVRCast, FiOS TV

A Comparison of Legal Terms from Different Hosting Services; what rights do you give up when posting to services like blip, Flickr…

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Media, Video

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