Fail: new study claims online video massively overstated

A study on behalf of Nielsen's Council for Research Excellence has claimed that the consumption of online video is massively overstated, and accounts for only a fraction of all video viewed. The Video Consumer Mapping Study found that ... continue

Webb Alert goes tits up

Webb Alert, the Morgan Webb hosted daily tech news video podcast is no more. The show, launched in August 2007 gained strong initial interest at a time tech video podcasts were starting to become popular. Webb fronted the ... continue

Anvato Gets $2 Million For Video Hunting Technology

Anvato, a startup launched in August to help track down online video theft, has scored an extra $2 million to develop its "Human Eye" search technology. Anvato works by analyzing your copyright-protected video, then searching the Web for ... continue

Two-Minute Preroll Ads: The Future of Online Video?

You may soon start seeing some pretty long preroll ads popping up in online video, if new research by Hulu is taken to heart. The online video network found 88 percent of its visitors prefer to see a ... continue

Blip.tv: Economic Crisis? What Economic Crisis?

Blip.tv -- you know, the place that premiered that new Web-only Michael Moore movie -- is defying the economic crisis by coming up with new funding. The online TV network is announcing a second full round of funding ... continue

Embattled Search Engine Strikes New Video Deal

Baidu -- the Chinese search engine recently accused of censoring Web sites related to tainted milk -- has just announced a $15 million plan to improve its online video system. Baidu is investing the money in ... continue

Magnify Releases New 2.0 Video Solution

Magnify is launching a new all-around 2.0 video solution for Web publishers. The expanded Magnify Multi-View Player, set to be announced this morning, aims to give blogs the ability to post their own videos -- either ... continue

Conviva Scores $20 Million for Hush-Hush 2.0 Technology

Conviva, the maker of a secretive new live media platform, has secured $20 million in new funding for its project. What the project actually is -- well, that's slightly less clear. Conviva says it's built the Internet's ... continue

Blinkx Offers to Buy Out Miva

Video search engine Blinkx has put its plans to acquire online advertiser Miva out onto the table. The company sent a letter to Miva's execs offering $1.20 per share, or about $39 million total -- a ... continue

Anvato: The Internet Video Detective

A new startup launched this week wants to be your Internet video detective. Anvato promises to track down anyone who's stolen your copyrighted video content and reposted it on his or her own site. The subscription-based service ... continue

Qumu Takes $10.7 Million For Video Management

Online video management company Qumu has a hefty $10.7 million in new funding this week. Qumu secured the Series C funding from several investors, including Advanced Technology Ventures and SAP Ventures. Qumu provides video streaming solutions ... continue