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Top video VC fund raisers through August 2007
FierceIPTV presents the top venture cap fund raisers in the online video space, as compiled from PE Week and VentureBeat among other sources. The top five include a YouTube challenger in Paris, two Read more...
Orange Tastes HBO, Warner
Warner Bros. Intl. TV and HBO have cut an exclusive multi-year deal to supply content to France Telecom Orange's new premium pay TV service, Orange Cinema Service. The deal is expected to be one of Read more...
Mossberg Blesses Web Video, Bashes Broadband Before iPhone Tease
Wall Street Journal technology columnist Walt Mossberg, or "Uncle Walt" to his fans, last week declared that the web is becoming a video medium. However, Read more...
YouTube API enables free web hosting for all
YouTube has launched a powerful API that enables publishers to broadcast video content using their own skin and specifications direct from their own web sites--free. The co-branded API is being Read more...
Two (YouTube) videos a day now the norm
The average online video viewer in September consumed 68 videos--more than two per day--according to the latest report from comScore Video Metrix. ComScore also found nearly 136 million Americans, Read more...
Joost opens access
Joost emerged from beta last week, according to Jacqui Cheng in ars technica. Version 1.0 was opened up for all comers, instead of just invited beta testers. Joost went and quietly announced its Read more...
NBC does downloads
NBC will launch a web site next month for downloads of its lineup. NBC Direct, which currently offers full-episode streams of "30 Rock" and "Heroes" among Read more...
IPTV middleware breakdown
According to a London research firm, nearly one-third of IPTV subscribers are getting their video on proprietary middleware. The conclusion is that IPTV providers are skeptical of off-the-shelf Read more...
Top video sites for August
YouTube again won the Nielsen/NetRatings for August, with more than 56 million unique visitors, up from around 55 million last month. MySpace came in second again with around 17 million, down almost Read more...
Prince pulls plug on YouTube
The miniature Minneapolis mogul of pop music himself has unleashed his lawyers on YouTube. Prince, the artist formerly known as The Artist Formerly Known as Prince, is threatening to sue the Read more...
