“As Internet television is becoming an increasingly large part of
viewers’ media experience, it’s important for traditional and new
media companies to work together to deliver the most engaging content
possible,” said Steve Mitgang, CEO of Veoh Networks yesterday as he
announced that several major influencers in the media, entertainment and
finance industries have joined Veoh’s team of prestigious investors.
Veoh’s Series C funding round closed in August 2007, garnering $25
million in financing. Along with lead investor Goldman Sachs, Veoh’s
new backers include former Viacom and MTV Networks CEO Tom Freston’s
Firefly3 LLC and Jonathan Dolgen, former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
of Viacom Entertainment Group.
“T... (more)
Almost 75% of US Internet users watched videos online in July, up from 71.4%
in March, according to comScore Networks. The monthly time spent watching
videos went up to an average of 181 minutes per viewer in July from 145
minutes per viewer in March.
comScore maintains massive proprietary databases that provide a continuous,
real-time measurement of the myriad ways in which the Internet i... (more)
New models for successfully packaging and delivering video and Internet TV
content packaged to today's busy consumer. What are the different business
models and advertising strategies that will work, and why? In association,
this session will offer an explanation of the convergence of mobile
entertainment on the four screens PC, TV, mobile phone and PMP; how to
engage the consumer with... (more)
"The industry is ready for the next major leap in the evolution of internet
TV," said Jeremy Allaire, Chairman and CEO of Brightcove, "and that is
seamlessly extending from short video clips on sites into full-length
programs and movies delivered via the internet to PCs.” Allaire was
speaking as Brightcove announced that it is teaming up with BitTorrent to
distribute full-screen vi... (more)
WhiteBlox and Abacast announced at the NAB Radio Show the integration of
their solutions to deliver a superior experience in Internet radio
broadcasting.
WhiteBlox’s Make Your Audio Visual platform allows radio stations to
broadcast audio and video of live and on-demand programming over the
Internet. When paired with Abacast’s hybrid Peer-to-Peer video
streaming technology, ... (more)
SYS-CON's "Internet Video News Desk" tracks the fast-emerging and fast-converging worlds of streaming video, online TV, as well as bringing the latest news and articles about the upcoming iTVCon - Internet Video Conference & Expo, which will take place on November 12-13, 2007, in San Francisco.
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