Mogulus, the New York-based start-up which provides individuals and enterprises a platform to stream live quality Flash video, has raised $10 million in the form of a minority stake from Gannett.  The company had previously raised $2.7 in early seed funding. Although terms of the investment have not been disclosed, Beet.TV has confirmed the amount of the investment, following the initial reports earlier [...]

  PALO ALTO -- It's back to the future for the business of Web video: Advertiser-sponsored programming from the early days of television, when Texaco, Geritol and Lucky Strike paid to develop or sponsor new programming, is the most viable business model now for episodic content created for the Web, says Jigar Thakarar, Director, Web Original Content Strategy at CBS Interactive. Jigar, based [...]

PALO ALTO--With the closing earlier this month of the $8.1 billion acquisition of Navteq, Nokia is set to fully integrate maps into its new content sharing site Ovi. Ovi allows users to store and share multimedia content.  The mapping element will provide important context for users, says Kamar Shah, head of global head of industry and marketing for Nokia.  We [...]

PALO ALTO -- Wide distribution, or "deeplinking" to ABC online video programming is essential, says Albert Cheng, head of digital operations for Disney/ABC Television.  I interviewed him on Tuesday evening at Stanford after he opening night panel  of the AlwaysOn conference. To demonstrate the point, Albert told us that ABC shows "Lost"  and "Desperate Housewives" can be found through searching Hulu, the [...]

Television networks actually want their viewers to go online, according to Mary Kathleen Flynn, Senior Editor at Tech Confidential. Flynn, a veteran technology reporter who has covered the industry for CNN and MSNBC, describes describes how networks are using the Internet to deepen audience engagement. Flynn reported this week that NBC Late Night will give Jimmy Fallon his own show online to test [...]

PALO ALTO -- Creative online video programming is getting funding and proliferating, but its financial success won't rival television's until it can reach a much larger audience, TelevisionWeek editor Greg Baumann says. A key breakthrough will come when consumers can watch online video easily in their living rooms. Greg, who is based in Los Angeles, is also the editor of [...]

While online news consumption is largely a destination activity akin to picking up a newspaper, Charles Tillinghast, president and publisher of msnbc.com, says that a highly distributed model is essential. msnbc.com is the first national news organization to make its videos shareable via an embeddable code.  Beet.TV first reported this development earlier this year.  It also has a joint venture for [...]

PALO ALTO-Adobe's Flash Player 10 beta 2, released earlier this month, features multi-bitrate streaming and improved animation capabilities--among other developments made based on user feedback. Jim Guerard, VP of Product Management for Adobe's Dynamic Media, spoke with Andy yesterday at the the Beet.TV online video roundtable here at Stanford. --Kelsey Blodget, Associate Producer

PALO ALTO--Two years ago, former Virgina Sen. George Allen lost his bid for reelection after a YouTube video of him calling a Democratic volunteer "macaca" became an instant hit. Today, political "gotchya videos" are surfacing on YouTube every few days, and candidates have never had to be more careful about what they say. But they've also never had such unfettered access [...]

PALO ALTO -- Beginning later this year, Flash video will contain rich metadata in the form of  automated transcripts.  Adobe is readying a system that uses speech-to-text technology directly into the production process.  Adobe's plans were revealed yesterday by Adobe VP Jim Guerard, who was a featured speaker at the Beet.TV Executive Roundtable held on the Stanford Campus. If the Adobe [...]

PALO ALTO -- "There are no TV journalists anymore," says Charles Tillinghast, president and publisher of msnbc.com in this interview with Beet.TV msnbc.com is a joint venture of NBC Universal and Microsoft. Nope, he didn't mean that there's any downsizing over at NBC News, he means that video news gathering is no longer television-centric but content is being created for the Web.  [...]

Adobe will announce today its expanded content available offering on its Adobe Media Player, the desktop application that allows users download and save video clips.  The company is also unveiling a new user interface. Big addition of content comes from Sony Pictures. Stephen Shankland at CNET has a report and says he's downloaded Ghost Busters! For an overview on the Adobe Media [...]

It was great to meet up in with Kara Swisher, co-executive editor of All Things D, the Dow Jones-owned website/conference business she heads up with Walt Mossberg.  We chatted in Manhattan's Madison Park a few days ago. Kara has been on a whirlwind, covering digital news in Los Angeles, the Valley, New York and Washington.  She complements her text reporting with her handy [...]

Blip.tv, the scrappy New York start-up known as a video publishing platform for episodic Web video, is a partner to global digital ad agency Digitas in the creation of Holiday Inn Express' web series The Smart Show.  To get an overview on Blip.tv and the collaboration with Digtas, I spoke with Blip's Director of Advertising Sales Sam Stahl. Blip. [...]

Qik, pronounced "quick," is enabling a select group of video bloggers, some network news organizations and even Vatican officials to report and document developments with the camera on a smart phone. No longer the province of a select group, Qik opens up today to the public.  Also, users with both Symbian and Windows Mobile smart phones can use the system. There are some [...]

I read today's New York Times Magazine cover story by, and about, David Carr, media columnist for the New York Times.  In addition to writing his media columns, he is the video blogger of The Carpetbagger, an annual series of blog posts and video segments leading up to the Oscars. In today's paper, David writes about his addition to crack cocaine, [...]

Kyte has substantially transformed from being a video camera phone sharing site, to a full-blown online video delivery tool for big brands.  It is much more akin these days to the Platform or BrightCove, than Flixwagon or Qik. Uploads from mobile phones are a small part of the content on the Kyte platform.  It's really more about big brands that want customized delivery including a [...]

Far beyond the limitations of the 30 second television spot, marketers now have the opportunity to connect with audiences through episodic, branded content.  Of course, marketers must connect with consumers who have migrated in mass numbers from television to online.  Digitas is one of the largest world's largest interactive advertising agency.  In May, the company announced the formation of a digital [...]

The Third Act, the newly formed branded content arm of mega advertising agency Digitas, launched the second season of The Smart Show for Holiday Inn Express last week. To learn about branded online video content and how The Smart Show is shaping up in its second season, I visited  Digitas VP/Creative Director Ben Jones at the Digitas New York office. [...]

Congrats to Henry Blodget and the crew down the block at the Silicon Alley Insider.  Henry announced that the new media/tech/finance blog has received funding.  Rafat Ali on paidContent reports that the amount is something under $ 1 million at a $6 million post money valuation, which actually is very close to the valuation of $5.4 million placed on it [...]