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Here is our chat with Raj Amin, CEO of HeathiNation, the producer and distributor of consumer health videos.  He talks about syndication strategies for his company and opportunities for other publishers. Andy Plesser  

Ooyala, the Mountain View, California-based online video platform is expanding into Australia and hiring senior executives in the region, the company announced earlier this week.

Justin.tv, the big consumer site for live streaming, has just launched an Android app for creating live streaming.  According to Evan Solomon,  VP of marketing, it is superior to current offerings from competitors Qik and Ustream.

As publishers consider creating mobile video Apps vs maximizing their mobile Web for video, Apps provide a valuable, persistent connection with the most loyal and valued fans.

As publishers continue to wrap their arms around digital books and as high-profile authors like Seth Godin announce their departure from traditional publishing, the book business is quickly experimenting with new media platforms.

Earlier this year at the Streaming Media East Conference, I was interviewed by videoblogger/online video evangelist Larry Kless.

While much of buzz about video streaming has been about Netflix, Amazon has around four times as many videos available — and provides TV shows the next day and movies the day a DVD is shipped.

Brigthcove, the big online video platform company, announced that its customer base has doubled this year, is expanding rapidly and hiring key executives.

EPIX, the premium cable and online video distribution company, has inked a deal with Netflix to bring feature films to the Web far sooner, as soon as three months from theatrical release.  

LOS ANGELES — Is brand integration the wrong approach to Web video advertising? It may very well be, said Chris Williams, the general manager for Disney-owned digital studio Take180. 

LOS ANGELES — Michael Eisner's web video studio Vuguru is readying the launch of two new series, "The Booth" and "Pretty Tough" in Canada and Europe, says Larry Tanz, president of the studio in this video interview.

Watch live streaming video from beet_tv at livestream.com It’s the Beet.TV Online Video Roundtable, a high-level exploration of online video and the strategies around monetizing, syndication and emerging technologies.  This program was taped on Tuesday, June 22 at 30 Rock.

TurnHere, the Emeryville, California-based Web video production and distribution company, has a deal with Yelp to create videos for Yelp advertisers, TechCrunch is reporting this morning.

The Wall Street Journal’s D:  All Things Digital conference marked it’s eighth year this June 1-3, 2010.  The conference had some great speakers and breaking news.  We are publishing our segments from the conference on this page, so please check back for updates: Event Coverage 6/2/10  Verizon Has No Plans for Apple Support in the […]

The Beet.TV Online Video Roundtable at MSNBC.com: Exploring the Monetization and Syndication of Online Video Presented by:   Hosted by Scot McLernon Chief Revenue Officer, YuMe -and- Mark Marvel Senior Director of Video, MSNBC.com Moderated by Peter Kafka, All Things Digital’s “MediaMemo” -and- Andy Plesser, Beet.TV Panelists Andy Chapman, Leader, The Exchange, MindShare Allen DeBevoise, Chairman […]

Glam Media, the big site for women that recently became one of the ten biggest Web sites in the U.S. according to comScore, has a significant video production and syndication operation. 

David Kirkpatrick, longtime Fortune staffer and author of a much anticipated book about Facebook, says that TechCrunch Disrupt is the "best tech conference ever" in New York. 

A recent study from the Yankee Group found that one in eight consumers plan to cut back or ditch entirely their pay TV service this year and live off the Internet only.

The problem with the media business is not the result of technology, it's about quality of content, said Mayor Michael Bloomberg at a press briefing today at the TechCrunch Disrupt conference.

Metacafe, one of the earliest UGC video sites, has expanded its operations to premium content with the launch of a movie channel.