Back after holidays, and some links that cropped up during the last week: -- Terra gets Olympic Internet rights: For Latin America, that is. It has been awarded Internet and…

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Celebrity-oriented news sites have grown substantially over the past year—*comScore* says the category’s traffic has grown 31 percent from May 2007 to May 2008. So while the space has been…

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-- Joss Whedon to launch vanishing web series: The Buffy, the Vampire Slayer and Angel mastermind is set to release his writers’ strike-inspired web series, Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog, but…

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The fight in the CDN space continues: In a mixed verdict for Limelight Networks (NSDQ: LLNW), the U.S. District Court in Massachusetts refused to issue a permanent injunction against it…

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Telcos scored a victory in federal court Friday upholding an earlier Federal Communications Commission ruling that will ease the path for companies like Verizon (NYSE: VZ) and AT&T (NYSE: T)…

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Canada-headquartered online video firm JumpTV (TSE: JTV) has received an unsolicited competing bid to buy the company from the professional troublemaker and MySpace co-founder Brad Greenspan, but the company has…

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PBS is crediting improved video offerings and search engine optimization efforts for helping propel its traffic upward 25 percent over last year, a leap that helped it beat the broadcast…

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-- iVillage UK and FremantleMedia launching online comedy-drama for moms: Called Parentshood, the 12-week series will tell the story of five parents through a mix of short-form video blogs, written…

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-- CondeNet: After three years in the role of CFO at CondeNet CondeNast, Debi Chirichella has been upped to the new post of COO for CondeNet. The company also promoted…

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Trying to carve out another space where it differs from the competition, NBC Universal (NYSE: GE) is claiming first-in status when it comes to providing metrics on streaming media to…

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AT&T (NYSE: T) is getting serious about getting into the CDN business to compete with the likes of Akamai (NSDQ: AKAM) and Limelight and has created a new group. AT&T…

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The man who once predicted a television universe with 500 channels isn’t too thrilled with the internet version. Liberty Media (NSDQ: LINTA) Chairman John Malone, also now the chairman of…

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Is the Chinese government taking down non-state-owned video sites? That seems to be the prevailing view of what caused the Chinese YouTube-like site 56.com to cease operating on June 3rd,…

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Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) has struck a deal with online video ad network YuMe that’s designed to move unsold inventory across Microsoft’s web properties. The arrangement also intends to provide improved…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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-- 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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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,…

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-- 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…

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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…

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