NBC Division Acquires Web Video Site LX.tv
Caroline McCarthy at cNet reports that NBC’s Local Media Division has acquired LX Networks, the New York-based start-up that produces videos for the Web about high-end entertainment and culture centered around New York and Los Angeles. NBC’s New York affiliate, WNBC, has been broadcasting a limited number of LX.tv videos — namely its “OpenHouseNYC” real-estate series, and the “1st Look” restaurant and bar preview show — since last year.
LX’s slick LX.tv channel was founded in 2006 by former MTV executives Morgan Hertzan and Joseph Varet, originally known as Code.tv, and features high-quality production with professional anchors.. many of whom are MTV Networks veterans. Geared toward young professionals with a taste for luxury and a good dose of social energy, financial terms were not disclosed.
VideoBloom Offers Tracking VIEW Index
By using a methodology that analyzes in fine detail 17 key Web site variables, the VideoBloom VIEW Index tracks, for example: placement of video within the Web site, the Web video formats used, the uses of online videos, and if there is an Internet video center. VideoBloom VIEW then offers
Video: Rep. Gingrey: ‘Republicans are listening’
In the GOP weekly radio and online address, Phil Gingrey, R-Ga., promotes a new Web site, AmericaSpeakingOut.com, saying, "Republicans are listening and offering better solutions." Watch the entire address. (NBC News)
NBC Announces New Online Video Syndicate
NBC unveiled their new effort to distribute video content via the Internet. The initiative, National Broadband Company, or NBBC, involves syndicating video clips -- produced by NBC as well as other companies -- to a variety of Web sites, including those owned by their competitors.
NBC is selling pre-roll ads
Another TV Guide for the Web
Red Herring article about yet another wannabe TV Guide for internet video - Divvio
Divvio, a startup based in Menlo Park, California, is offering to connect fans of Internet video and audio with the right content. On Monday, Divvio will launch what it calls a “personal guide to the Internet for
1984 Hillary Web Video Maker Unmasked
With over 18months left to go.. no doubt things are gonna get 'nasty'
The creator of a widely circulated Web video portraying Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Hillary Clinton as an Orwellian Big Brother was identified Wednesday as an employee of an Internet consulting firm that works for one of her opponents,
Daily Show to Open Web Video Archive
Viacom is set to unveil a new site that will include 13,000 video clips of its popular "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart," representing every minute of the show since its 1999 inception.. wOOt!
To prepare for the site launch, 16 Comedy Central writers and video encoders have worked two shifts
MSN and Time Warner Winning Web Video Ads
Microsoft Corp.’s MSN has a strong position in Web video ads, ahead of Google and Time Warner’s AOL and behind only Yahoo, in contrast to its almost non-existent market share in the pay-per-click and banner ad market. MSN spent heavily in recent years to acquire Internet rights to programming from
Yahoo!Tube Coming Soon..
Yahoo! presented its business strategy to analysts yesterday and gave the world a sneak peek [webcast] at what’s to come. The new video site includes videos from around the web and a few from Yahoo! users as well. The top navigation bar references “My Studio” which could be a
Video: Drilling down on a disaster
NBC's Tom Costello gets a close-up look at the technology being used to drill the relief well at the Gulf oil spill disaster site. (Nightly News)
Hulu Rolling with HD Web Video
Today marks an important milestone in Web video. Hulu, which is quickly becoming a favorite online video destination, has started to add HD videos to its site. The most recent release of Adobe Flash Player added support for streaming HD, using H.264 encoding. Hulu's HD Gallery is a little bit