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LAS VEGAS – The tools for creating 3-D programming will soon become available to "mid-tail" video producers with the imminent introduction of a new camera from Panasonic.

Measurement company Rentrak inked a deal earlier this week with the Gannett Broadcasting Station Group to provide local market viewing information, along with data on ad retention and ad engagement, to the station group. Gannett's 23 stations reach 21 million homes. The Gannett deal is one of the first for Rentrak's new local TV station […]

LOS ANGELES — Comcast's early results in showcasing programming in 3D in the last two years is promising for this new content area, according to data Comcast shared with us at the recent Cable Show in Los Angeles.

Since the launch of the Apple iPad, many online video publishers have been been working feverishly to get video onto the the popular platform. 

Cable network Oxygen has gotten a lot of attention recently for how it uses social media to drive up ratings and interaction. The technology and analytics firm Wiredset is behind that network's work in social media.

While video applications over stable Wi-Fi connections look terrific on the iPad, some video applications, including the popular ABC Television, do not run on the iPad.   

In its annual rankings of the world's most eco-friendly companies, Cisco ranked first, knocking IBM from the top spot in last year's rankings.

The tablet market is likely to be a successful one overall, but it's far too early to tell what the principal drivers for consumer use will be on these devices, said researcher Mike Bloxham from Ball State University. As the director of insight and research, he surveyed consumers before the iPad was released and is […]

The tablet market is likely to be a successful one overall, but it's far too early to tell what the principal drivers for consumer use will be on these devices, said researcher Mike Bloxham from Ball State University. As the director of insight and research, he surveyed consumers before the iPad was released and is […]

Over 30 years ago, Nina and Tim Zagat, two Yale Law School-trained Wall Street lawyers, figured that while critics have important things to say about  food and wine, it would be a good plan to source the opinions of citizen experts and organize that data into a guide.

LOS ANGELES, Calif  — Twenty years ago, when the YouTube founders were still in short pants, way before anyone used the term "user generated content," America's Funniest Home Videos came onto the scene and remains one of TV's  biggest success stories.

Congrats to the team at Kyte for the Editor's Choice Award from StreamingMedia.com.   The San Francisco-based video services company was  recognized as the leading online video platform, quite a recognition in a highly competitive field.

NEW YORK — Today, CNN.com announced a number of developments around digital content, including full integration with Facebook Connect, a blog network across many verticals and expanded coverage of entertainment and technology.

Silverlight, Microsoft's rich media Web plug-in, will will soon be available on the Ooyala and Kaltura video players.  To our understanding, this the first time an online video platform company has offered Silverlight.

Video Highlights from Beet.TV’s Online Video Roundtable in London Sponsored by Brightcove Financial Times Mulls Paid Model for Online Video Apple Inexorably Pulling Video Publishers to HTML5 — Whether They Like it Or Not News Corp’s BSkyB Gaining Ad Traction with Online Offering and “TV Everywhere” Play Reuters Readies Syndication Plan for Third-Party Video News […]

SAN FRANCISCO — One of the keys to being successful as an independent digital studio lies in striking international licensing deals, said John Evershed, CEO of Mondo Media, in an interview with Beet.TV at our online video roundtable in San Francisco.

LONDON — In Iran, with significant limits on what it can cover from its bureau in Tehran, Reuters is following a cadre of citizen journalists on Twitter who provide camera-phone videos of street protests, says Greg Beitchman, Global Editor of the Reuters News Agency.

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  Our first overseas event was on Monday, March 8 at the London offices of the Guardian. Helping me co-moderate was Robert Andrews, editor of paidContentUK. 

SAN FRANCISCO — Getting viewers to want to watch online ads, particularly mid-roll spots, requires that the ads are relevant to the viewers.  By increasing the personal relevance of them, CBS is finding completion rates of views of as high as 95 percent, which is about 10-15 points higher than normal.