Archive for the 'News' Category
MobiTV on a roll… raises $70MM Series C round
0 Comments Published by ChiefViddler July 22nd, 2006 in Industry, venture capital, Mobile VideoMobiTV of Emeryville, CA has raised a $70MM series C round of venture capital through Oak Investment Partners. These guys are hot - they’re supplying over 20 mobile carriers around the world, and here in the US have deals with Sprint, Cingular and Alltel. I haven’t used this service personally, but have seen […]
Guba’s “Johnny” to hunt down copyrighted web videos
0 Comments Published by ChiefViddler July 21st, 2006 in News, Industry, DRMGuba announced on Thursday that it’s partnered with the MPAA to track down copyrighted material. What’s more intriguing is that they’re making the technology available for licensing to other online video sites. Now, how many competitors in the overcrowded video sharing space will want to partner with Guba is a big question, […]
Deep linking in videos opens up whole new types of applications
0 Comments Published by Thom July 20th, 2006 in Videos, News, GoogleGoogle has announced that they now support linking to positions within videos. This is big. Of course, on the surface, it makes sharing video more convenient - i.e. sending someone to a specific point in time within a particular video, versus a raw link, and instructions on what to wait & watch […]
“Never before have so many, owed so much, to so few”
0 Comments Published by ChiefViddler July 20th, 2006 in News, YouTube, User generated contentToday’s Guardian talks about a popular meme about user generated content making the rounds, that;
1% of your audience actually creates content
10% of your audience will add some value by entering comments, tagging or rating,
89% of your audience will simply just consome or view the content
Blows the old 80/20 rule right out of the […]
Gadget Lust: Sanyo’s newXacti HD Camcorder
0 Comments Published by Thom July 14th, 2006 in Gear, Videos, NewsDue out this September, Sanyo has updated their handheld HD camcorder (courtesy of our friends at Engadget), and it’s definitely an object of desire. While the sensor is only 5.1 megapixel, it can supposedly put about 21 minutes of HD video onto a 1GB SD card. With the price dropping […]
USA’s Dead Zone added to iTunes Music Store
0 Comments Published by Thom July 5th, 2006 in Videos, NewsIf you’re a fan of the show (and if you’re not - it’s worth Tivo-ing - or better yet - buying an episode) USA Network’s highly-regarded show “The Dead Zone” is now available on the ITMS. Once again, I think that along with shows like Battlestar Galactica, this is the smart transitional move […]






