Video Sharing

Broadband Content Bits: Microsoft; Oprah-XM; Complex Media; Few Get Their TV Online: Poll - 0 Comments
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.…

Fora.TV Gets $4 Million First Round For Intelligent Video Programming - 0 Comments
Posted By Joseph Weisenthal - Wed 07 May 2008 01:42 PM PST

Fora.TV, a distributor of online video for a discerning audience, has raised a $4 million first round from Adobe (NSDQ: ADBE), William Randolph Hearst III (affiliated with Kleiner Perkins) and…

Hoping For Ungodly Returns: Christian Video Sharing Site GodTube Gets $30 Million Funding - 10 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Sun 04 May 2008 08:28 PM PST

GodTube, one of the fast growing Christian online video sharing and social networking sites, has received a big $30 million funding round from hedge fund GLG Partners, paidContent.org has learned.…

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@ EconSM: Video Interview: Loic Le Meur, CEO, Seesmic: US Beats EU For Innovation - 0 Comments
Posted By Robert Andrews - Tue 29 Apr 2008 01:33 PM PST

At our EconSM social media conference in Los Angeles, I caught up with Loic Le Meur, CEO, founder of webcam video commenting startup Seesmic, between sessions to ask him about…

Broadband Content Bits: Nat Geo; Comcast, Verizon; MySpace-Entertainment Studios; MSN-Mediaset - 0 Comments
Posted By Amanda Natividad - Tue 29 Apr 2008 11:03 AM PST

-- National Geographic Channel to unveil redesigned site: National Geographic Channel will officially launch its revamped web site today, featuring over 800 hours of video, 2,000 photos from its shows…

@ EconSM: Social Video Explosion: We Don’t Need Hits; Longform Can Work - 0 Comments
Posted By Robert Andrews - Tue 29 Apr 2008 08:54 AM PST

Panel moderator Robert Scoble opened by asking our guests for an overview of the emerging social video space. Loic Le Meur, CEO of webcam video commenting startup Seesmic, said “about…

Chinese Video Site Tudou Receives Another Big Round of $57 Million - 1 Comment
Posted By Rafat Ali - Mon 28 Apr 2008 12:44 AM PST

The Chinese online video site Tudou, which has a huge repository of illegal versions of Hollywood and TV content (check Sidereel.com: half of the TV show links lead to Tudou…

Gossip Girl Streams Pulled Off CW’s Site Due To, Well, Popularity; Cannibalization Fears - 1 Comment
Posted By Rafat Ali - Thu 17 Apr 2008 11:01 PM PST

This could go down as the most bone-headed move from a TV network in 2008, or completely inconsequential: The CW network is pulling off its website the one show that…

Broadband Content Bits: Discovery’s Planet Green; TommyTV; Alicia in Africa; myLifetime - 1 Comment
Posted By Amanda Natividad - Thu 17 Apr 2008 09:55 AM PST

-- Discovery’s Planet Green Launches Shows with TreeHugger.com to Blog in Tandem: In a bid to generate new media buzz before turning Discovery Home into Planet Green, Discovery’s Planet Green…

Lonely No More: Lonelygirl15 Production Company EQAL Gets $5 Million Funding - 0 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Wed 16 Apr 2008 10:01 PM PST

And yet, the funding keeps flowing in: EQAL, the new name of the production company behind the pioneering online video series Lonelygirl15, has received $5 million in funding from various…

Fodder: YouTube Doles Out $1 Million In Ad Rev Share; CPMs Nowhere In Range - 3 Comments
Posted By David Kaplan - Wed 16 Apr 2008 08:25 PM PST

The “gotcha mongers” are having a field day with this: a little over four months after opening up its ad revenue sharing “partner program,” YouTube says that it has paid…

Strutta Raises $1.2 For Online Competitions - 1 Comment
Posted By Joseph Weisenthal - Tue 15 Apr 2008 01:17 PM PST

Strutta, a video site where users can show off their accomplishments, has raised a $1.2 million from GrowthWorks, Telefilm Canada, and other angels, according to NTV. The site, which will…

PermissionTV Takes $3 Million In Venture Debt - 0 Comments
Posted By Joseph Weisenthal - Mon 14 Apr 2008 04:22 PM PST

PermissionTV, the provider of online video services, has taken $3 million in venture debt from BlueCrest Capital Finance. The Waltham, MA-based company has previously raised at least $18 million through…

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:…

AP Debuts Online Video Syndication; Strikes Distribution Deal For AnswersTV’s Health Channel - 0 Comments
Posted By David Kaplan - Fri 11 Apr 2008 01:10 PM PST

The Associated Press has created a new syndication feature for its Online Video Network, the video player and uploading service for its 1,800 affiliate member websites. The global news service…

South Korea’s Pandora Video Sharer Eyeing Internationalization - 0 Comments
Posted By Robert Andrews - Fri 11 Apr 2008 09:41 AM PST

Many of us look to South Korea for what’s next in broadband media, so… what’s next? Pandora TV, a video sharing site launched there in 2004, has just launched in…

Live Broadcaster Ustream Raises $11.1 Million First Round - 0 Comments
Posted By Joseph Weisenthal - Thu 10 Apr 2008 07:45 AM PST

More and more cash for the live video space… Ustream, a service that lets users broadcast their own live video, has raised an $11.1 million first round from Doll Capital…

Vignette To Acquire Video White Labeler Vidavee For $6.6 Million; Sale Price Below Total Raise - 3 Comments
Posted By Joseph Weisenthal - Wed 09 Apr 2008 07:22 AM PST

Vignette is acquiring white label video provider Vidavee for $6.6 million. The sale is a testament to how competitive and difficult this space is, as the final price comes in…

Flickr Finally Adds Video—With Limits; Sharing ‘Long Photos’ That Move - 0 Comments
Posted By Staci D. Kramer - Tue 08 Apr 2008 08:21 PM PST

With length limits of 90 seconds, Flickr for video isn’t likely to replace YouTube or other sites for serious video sharing but it may take casual video uploads to the…

Broadband Content Bits: MySpace Latino; MSNBC Streams; Nielsen’s VideoCensus; CelebTV-thePlatform - 0 Comments
Posted By Amanda Natividad - Tue 08 Apr 2008 05:14 PM PST

-- MySpace builds out new Hispanic sites: The Fox Interactive social network says it is building on the bilingual MySpace Latino site it launched last year with eight new communities…

Women’s Video Site SheZoom Launches With $2 Million First Round - 0 Comments
Posted By David Kaplan - Fri 04 Apr 2008 07:15 PM PST

SheZoom, an online video site focusing on professional and user-gen content for women, has raised a $2 million first round, the company tells us. The backing was provided by several…

Broadband Content Bits: NBCU; Yahoo; Adobe-Viacom; Paramount-VooZoo - 1 Comment
Posted By Amanda Natividad - Fri 04 Apr 2008 04:40 PM PST

-- *NBCU* to offer original webisodes of its primetime shows: NBC Digital Entertainment will release original web content based on its existing primetime shows this July, Variety reports.. The webisodes,…

Seesmic Acquires Twitter Desktop Client Twhirl - 0 Comments
Posted By Staci D. Kramer - Thu 03 Apr 2008 07:40 PM PST

Social video start-up Seesmic has acquired Twhirl, a desktop client that allows users to connect with text messaging social services like Twitter, Pownce and Jaiku sans browser. Seesmic will use…

Reality Digital Gets $6.3 Million Second Round For White Label Video Services - 0 Comments
Posted By Joseph Weisenthal - Mon 31 Mar 2008 02:45 PM PST

Reality Digital, an SF-based provider of white label video services, has raised a $6.3 million second round from OpenView Venture Partners. The company previously raised $2 million, when its chief…

YouTube Insight Tool Provides Existential Answers To A Video’s Life - 0 Comments
Posted By David Kaplan - Thu 27 Mar 2008 05:25 AM PST

YouTube says it has a new analytics tool that will answer the existential questions its video creators have always been curious about: Who’s watching this? Where do viewers come from?…