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When TV Ratings Miss Their Mark, ABC Offers ‘Make-Good’ Ad Space Online - 1 Comment
Posted By David Kaplan - Mon 16 Jun 2008 07:53 AM PST

The 100-day writers strike that ended in February has taken its toll on the TV networks’ ratings. Since TV advertisers negotiate prices based on guaranteed ratings targets, a wave of…

WBTVG Inks Syndication Deals With Joost, TiVo, Veoh, Others - 0 Comments
Posted By David Kaplan - Thu 12 Jun 2008 09:00 AM PST

Now that its online programming is ready to go, Warner Brothers Television Group has lined up a roster of distribution partners: Dailymotion, Joost, Sling Media, TiVo (NSDQ: TIVO) and Veoh…

ABC Considers Major Online Newscast Overhaul; CBS Looks To CNET, Celebs For Boost - 0 Comments
Posted By David Kaplan - Tue 10 Jun 2008 09:27 PM PST

When it comes to all the tropes the broadcast networks continue to cling to, the national evening news shows are arguably the most in need of drastic change. As the…

Aided By Amazon, Tribeca Film Festival Launches Reframe; Access To Films With Limited Release - 0 Comments
Posted By Staci D. Kramer - Mon 09 Jun 2008 12:15 PM PST

Roughly 500 independent films with limited distribution are now available through Reframe, a new service from the Tribeca Film Festival that went live overnight. It’s yet another effort to use…

Broadband Content Bits: ESPN360.com; Network Sites’ Visits; UK, Canada iTunes; MySpace; Hulu - 0 Comments
Posted By Amanda Natividad - Mon 09 Jun 2008 09:55 AM PST

-- ESPN (NYSE: DIS) reports audience growth across online and TV viewership: ESPN’s NBA coverage has grown across the company’s online and TV platforms. Its broadband network ESPN360.com provided live…

Amazon Takes Equity Stake In DIY Shopping Site The Talk Market - 0 Comments
Posted By David Kaplan - Mon 09 Jun 2008 07:16 AM PST

Amazon (NSDQ: AMZN) has taken an unspecified equity stake in user-gen shopping channel The Talk Market. Amazon is also handling the site’s payment system. Talk Market sellers upload presentations, and…

Online Video Shakeout Continues: JumpTV and NeuLion Merge - 0 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Sun 08 Jun 2008 11:22 PM PST

The consolidation and shakeout of the online video sector continues: Canada-headquartered ethnic and sports online video service JumpTV is merging with NeuLion, a Plainview, NY-based start-up that sells a new…

No One Takes To TakeTV; SanDisk Closes Video-To-TV Service After Eight Months - 0 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Fri 06 Jun 2008 04:00 PM PST

Wow, that was really quick, and meanwhile, the dream of moving online video to TV continues to be just that, Youtube-on-boobtube type deals notwithstanding: Sandisk has closed down its USB…

Online Video Service Provider Narrowstep Selling To OnStream - 2 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Fri 30 May 2008 05:41 AM PST

Narrowstep, the online video service provider backed and operated by RCN founder David McCourt, has been sold to another video provider Onstream Media, in an all stock-transaction. Under the deal,…

Broadband Content Bits: SpikeTV; Coors; ‘Countdown’s’ Makeover; Sci Fi’s Fidgit - 0 Comments
Posted By Amanda Natividad - Thu 29 May 2008 08:07 PM PST

-- SpikeTV revamps site, enters development deal with Playboy: MTV Networks’ (NYSE: VIA) SpikeTV has given its site a complete overhaul, offering a full-episode video player, which will allow users…

Updated With Video: Glam Media Expands With Video Distribution Across Network; Three Way Rev-Share - 0 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Thu 29 May 2008 12:36 AM PST

Update: video embedded below: Glam Media, the female and lifestyle focused online ad network and media company, has expanded to include video distribution across its large network of sites. Among…

Verizon Teams With Starz On Broadband Service; Live From New York, It’s FiOS (Soon?) - 0 Comments
Posted By David Kaplan - Tue 27 May 2008 12:56 PM PST

Verizon (NYSE: VZ) has been working on two deals related to its cable business. The telco has a partnership with Liberty Media’s (NSDQ: LINTA) Starz Entertainment to set up a…

Akimbo in Limbo: Shuts Down and Looking For Buyer - 0 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Fri 23 May 2008 11:28 AM PST

Akimbo, the doomed-from-the-start online-to-TV video service, has finally shut down for good, and looking for a buyer for its assets. It has laid off most of its staff, and is…

Broadband Content Bits: ABC.com; Endemol-RNWK; Scripps-YouTube; Bell Canada - 0 Comments
Posted By Amanda Natividad - Thu 22 May 2008 10:00 AM PST

-- ABC.com upgrading its broadband player: After having launched the first full-episode player online in 2006, ABC.com has upgraded the online destination with full-screen viewing, closed captioning, the ability to…

MediaPass Acquires Video Production Firm Gigantic Entertainment - 0 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Wed 21 May 2008 11:49 PM PST

MediaPass, a Santa Monica, CA-based online media and music services firm, has bought out Gigantic Entertainment, a video production firm headed by director Kevin Kerslake, with the idea that the…

Brightcove Gets New Funding For Japan Subsidiary; Includes Dentsu - 0 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Wed 21 May 2008 11:06 PM PST

Brightcove, the online video services company which has been quiet for some time now, has launched a new Japanese company Brightcove KK in which it owns a majority. The funding…

CBS Gets Backdoor Into Hulu, Sort Of; Hulu Expands Distribution - 0 Comments
Posted By David Kaplan - Tue 20 May 2008 12:24 PM PST

During the TV upfront period, which began last week, online publishers have realized they have to try a little harder to capture advertisers’ attention. With that likely in mind, Hulu…

Comcast Interactive Capital Invests in CDN GridNetworks - 0 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Sun 18 May 2008 09:00 PM PST

NCTA brings in a slew of announcements, and this funding one: Comcast (NSDQ: CMCSA) is continuing its backtracking and cozying up to P2P providers, and has now invested in GridNetworks…

@ CBS Upfront: A Symphony Of Radio, Outdoor, Digital, And, Oh Right, TV - 0 Comments
Posted By David Kaplan - Wed 14 May 2008 01:38 PM PST

I’m seated on in a second-tier balcony at Carnegie Hall, a location that CBS Corp. President/CEO Les Moonves references as metaphor for “the orchestra of media offerings” the company is…

Accenture Buys Digital Video Services Company Origin Digital - 1 Comment
Posted By Rafat Ali - Wed 14 May 2008 07:25 AM PST

Accenture, the global management consultancy form, has bought out Origin Digital (OD), the New Jersey-based digital video services firm. The firm will use OD’s expertise in online, mobile and IPTV…

Broadband Content Bits: Microsoft; Oprah-XM; Complex Media; Few Get Their TV Online: Poll - 1 Comment
Posted By Amanda Natividad - Mon 12 May 2008 09:04 PM PST

-- Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) launches video on Messenger Users will now be able to watch video clips with their network of friends while chatting via Windows Live Messenger, reports Reuters.…

NBCU Set To Release Health-Related Online Video Net - 1 Comment
Posted By David Kaplan - Mon 12 May 2008 09:22 AM PST

As expected, NBC Universal (NYSE: GE) has finally made its foray into online wellness with the release of its Digital Health Network, which is mainly focused on the distribution of…

ESPN Acquires Cable And ‘Expansive’ Digital Rights For Tennis’ US Open - 0 Comments
Posted By Staci D. Kramer - Mon 12 May 2008 08:09 AM PST

The US Open moves to ESPN (NYSE: DIS) in 2009, giving the Disney sports unit bragging rights for the tennis Grand Slam: US Open, Australian Open, French Open and Wimbledon.…

Online Video Solutions Provider Veodia Raises $8.3 Million First Round - 1 Comment
Posted By David Kaplan - Sun 11 May 2008 09:01 PM PST

Online video broadcasting service Veodia has raised a $8.3 million first round designed to support the company’s marketing and technology. Investors included Clearstone Venture Partners, the D. E. Shaw group,…

Broadband Content Bits: SNL Political; Entertainment Rights; MTVN;; CSG-National Lampoon - 0 Comments
Posted By Amanda Natividad - Sun 11 May 2008 05:41 PM PST

-- NBCU launches Saturday Night Live politics minisite: SNL still doesn’t have a real contender for Obama impressions but it does have ”SNL Politics”, newly launched with all the usual…