IPTV

KIT Digital Raises Another $15 Million: Says It’s The Last One - 1 Comment
Posted By Joseph Weisenthal - Fri 09 May 2008 10:10 AM PST

Internet video company KIT Digital (fka Roo Group) has raised another $15 million from accredited institutional investors, including, but not limited to major shareholder KIT Capital—which controls the company. The…

Online-Video-To-TV Provider ZeeVee Closes Second Round - 0 Comments
Posted By David Kaplan - Mon 05 May 2008 09:49 AM PST

Online video viewing source ZeeVee has completed an undisclosed, second round funding, giving the Littleton, Mass.-based company a total of “double-digit millions” to date, VentureWire reports (subscription only). Participants in…

Video Streaming Firm Move Networks Raises Big $46 Million Third Round - 1 Comment
Posted By Joseph Weisenthal - Mon 14 Apr 2008 09:42 AM PST

Red hot Move Networks, the heavily-backed provider of high quality online video streaming, has raised a huge $46 million third round led by Benchmark Capital, as well as Cisco (NSDQ:…

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Intel Capital Invests $12 Million In Shanghai Media Group; Establishing Online TV Platform - 0 Comments
Posted By Joseph Weisenthal - Thu 10 Apr 2008 04:08 AM PST

Intel (NSDQ: INTC) Capital, which earlier this week launched a new $500 million China-focused fund, will invest $12 million into a unit of Shanghai Media Group for the establishment of…

Korea Telecom And Softbank Launch $40 Million Fund Aimed At IPTV Content - 0 Comments
Posted By Dianne See Morrison - Fri 04 Apr 2008 05:09 AM PST

South Korea’s dominant fixed-line and broadband operator Korea Telecom and Japanese telecom and internet group Softbank have partnered together to launch a $40 million investment fund aimed at delivering internet…

Hollywood Dealmaker Safran To Bring Scripted Shows To Microsoft Xbox This Fall - 0 Comments
Posted By David Kaplan - Sun 30 Mar 2008 06:42 PM PST

Hollywood producer and talent agent Peter Safran’s deal with Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) to bring digital entertainment to the Xbox Live system represents a major expansion for both. As the NYT…

Earnings: JumpTV Revs Soar On Acquisition; Losses Grow - 0 Comments
Posted By Joseph Weisenthal - Thu 27 Mar 2008 04:51 AM PST

Toronto-based IPTV/TV rebroadcaster JumpTV has reported Q4 revenue of $4.8 million, a major increase from the $748,000 it did in the year-ago period. The company’s $60 million acquisition of the…

Roo Investor KIT Capital Takes Stake In Video Searcher Viewdle - 0 Comments
Posted By Joseph Weisenthal - Mon 24 Mar 2008 10:03 AM PST

NYC-based Viewdle, a start-up doing video search based on facial recognition, has taken an unspecified strategic investment from KIT Capital, the investment firm that has essentially taken over Roo Group.…

News Corp.’s Roo Group Investment: $0; COO Terminated - 3 Comments
Posted By Joseph Weisenthal - Fri 08 Feb 2008 06:50 AM PST

Ever since internet video firm Roo Group underwent a shakeup last December, we’ve been wondering about the status of News Corp.’s (NYSE: NWS) investment in the company, which was originally…

Pay TV Firm ZillionTV Raises $4 Million First Round - 0 Comments
Posted By Joseph Weisenthal - Sat 02 Feb 2008 10:46 AM PST

Santa Clara, CA-based ZillionTV, a provider of pay TV services, has raised a $4.01 million first round, according to PE Hub. Investors include Sierra Ventures and Concept Ventures. The company…

Earnings: Verizon Revs Up 5.6 Percent; FiOS TV Subs Top 1 Million - 0 Comments
Posted By Joseph Weisenthal - Mon 28 Jan 2008 09:04 AM PST

Verizon (NYSE: VZ) has reported Q4 revenue of $23.8 billion, up 5.6 percent from last year’s $22.6 billion. Net income increased 3.8 percent to $1.078 billion. The wireless business led…

Earnings: AT&T: Income Spikes On Merger; Broadband Revs Up 13.7 Percent; 231,000 U-Verse Subs - 0 Comments
Posted By Joseph Weisenthal - Thu 24 Jan 2008 06:18 AM PST

AT&T (NYSE: T) reported Q4 revenue of $30.3 billion, up 91 percent from last year’s $15.89 billion—largely due to the merger of AT&T and SBC. On a pro-forma basis, total…

Citi Media: Dennis Strigl, President & COO, Verizon Communications: Limits On Faster FiOS Rollout - 0 Comments
Posted By Joseph Weisenthal - Thu 10 Jan 2008 09:57 AM PST

After starting with a fairly boilerplate introduction to Verizon (NYSE: VZ) at Citi’s 18th Annual Global Entertainment, Media & Telecommunications Conference, COO and President Dennis Strigl was asked right off…

Korea Passes IPTV Law; Can Launch Finally - 0 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Sun 30 Dec 2007 07:17 PM PST

Korea’s National Assembly has finally passed a law allowing telecom companies to offer real-time broadcasting over their broadband networks..in other words, they can offer IPTV services. So far, KT Corp,…

Microsoft Combines IPTV, Media Center, And HD DVD Efforts - 1 Comment
Posted By Rafat Ali - Sun 23 Dec 2007 04:25 AM PST

Another tweak in Microsoft’s (NSDQ: MSFT) digital home efforts: it has quietly folded its IPTV software, Media Center, and HD DVD efforts into a single organization, known as the Connected…

Video Distribution Service Ooyala Gets First Round From Sierra Ventures - 0 Comments
Posted By Joseph Weisenthal - Tue 18 Dec 2007 08:21 PM PST

Ooyala, a Mountain View, CA-based provider of video distribution infrastructure, has received a big first found of funding from Sierra Ventures, paidContent.org has learned. The company, formed by ex-Googlers Bismarck…

Earnings: Adobe Profits Rise 21 Percent On Video; 76 Percent Of Broadcasters Use Flash - 0 Comments
Posted By Joseph Weisenthal - Mon 17 Dec 2007 09:56 PM PST

Adobe’s (NSDQ: ADBE) fiscal year ends Nov. 30, so its Q4 earnings are reported off-peak: The design software company, which is increasingly banking on web video and applications, announced revenue…

Set-Top Box Ad-Targeter Invidi Raises $25 Million; Round Led By WPP Group - 0 Comments
Posted By David Kaplan - Thu 13 Dec 2007 05:58 AM PST

Ad-delivery technology provider Invidi has raised $25 million in a third round financing, led by WPP Group, along with previous backers Menlo Ventures, InterWest Partners, and EnerTech Capital, AdAge reported.…

Update: AT&T: U-Verse Available To 30 Million Homes in 2010; EchoStar Buy Unlikely; Strong Ad Growth - 0 Comments
Posted By Joseph Weisenthal - Tue 11 Dec 2007 11:51 AM PST

At a meeting for analysts, AT&T (NYSE: T) said it expects U-Verse to be available in 30 million homes by the end of 2010, compared to 5.5 million as of…

CDN EdgeCast Gets $6 Million From Disney’s Steamboat - 0 Comments
Posted By Joseph Weisenthal - Mon 10 Dec 2007 05:24 AM PST

EdgeCast Networks, an LA-based content delivery network (CDN), has raised a $6 million second round led by Steamboat Ventures, Disney’s (NYSE: DIS) VC arm. The startup has now raised more…

Irdeto Acquires Cloakware for $72.5 Million; Expands Content Security - 0 Comments
Posted By Joseph Weisenthal - Thu 06 Dec 2007 12:42 PM PST

Irdeto, a Dutch firm specializing in digital content security, has acquired Cloakware, a privately-held content security firm for $72.5 million. Cloakware, which offers a range of security products, was previously…

IPTV Provider Avail Media Adds $8 Million to Second Round; Takes $5 Million In Debt Financing - 0 Comments
Posted By Joseph Weisenthal - Thu 29 Nov 2007 08:22 AM PST

Reston, VA-based Avail Media, a provider of IPTV services to broadband operators, has added $8 million to its second round, which started earlier this year. The round is now complete…

French Audience Researcher Mediametrie Aims For Portable Tracking Of Across Media - 0 Comments
Posted By David Kaplan - Mon 26 Nov 2007 08:15 AM PST

French audience survey company Médiamétrie is entering the race to capture data tracking consumers’ complete media usage habits. In early 2008, the company will begin expanding its ratings coverage with…

$45 Million for “HD AmeriTV” Sounds Awfully Familiar - 2 Comments
Posted By Joseph Weisenthal - Mon 12 Nov 2007 02:25 PM PST

Update: We just received a call from Shaun Morgan, who is identified on the press releases as First Mutual’s CEO, but is listed as chairman on the company’s website. His…

GridNetworks Raises $9.5 Million First Round for P2P TV Technology - 0 Comments
Posted By Joseph Weisenthal - Wed 31 Oct 2007 08:26 AM PST

Seattle-based GridNetworks, a developer of P2P technology for internet video, has raised a $9.5 million first round led by Panorama Capital. Two other strategic investors, who will be disclosed in…