More and More People Turning to Online Video
We appear to have two data points related to online video that are worth paying attention to. Number one: According to the BBC, Nielsen says that traffic to some online video sites has doubled since the Hollywood writers’ strike in October turned the TV into a wasteland of reruns and unfunny late-night talk shows (although [...]
China To Crackdown On Internet Video
China’s Ministry of Information Industry and the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television have issued new regulations concerning online video. The new rules say that online video can be broadcast only by state-owned or state-controlled companies. The new regulations will go into effect January 31. The policy will prohibit providers from broadcasting video that [...]
Online Viewers Prefer Professional Video Content
Sixty-five percent of people who watch video on their computers, mobile devices or digital media players are watching professionally-produced TV programming, including network-and cable-produced shows, news and sports, according to ChoiceStream’s 2007 Survey of Viewer Trends in TV & Online Video. That number surpasses the 39 percent of people watching user-generated video by 67 percent [...]
Google Earth Moves Out of the Silent Era
YouTube videos continue to get more and more portable as Google integrates them into other search products, and approaches a semblance of return on the $1.65 billion it paid for the video site. The latest is today’s announcement that Google will imbed YouTube videos throughout Google Earth, where geographically relevant. This comes days after the [...]
YouTube Videos Premiere On AdSense
Google added another revenue opportunity for AdSense publishers, with the debut of video units and their connected relevant advertising.YouTube has a new job, supplying Google’s AdSense with video for a new set of advertising units. The move comes as Google prepares to announce its third quarter financials on October 18th. The AdSense blog discussed the [...]
Bear Stearns Bullish, Says GOOG To $700
So shares of Google are tickling the underbelly of $600. Big deal. Wait ’til next year, when trading puts a seven in front of those double-zeroes. Bear Stearns Bullish, Says GOOG To $700 Optimism blossoms, like the blade of grass pushing its way through a downtown city sidewalk. Even with a real estate bubble beginning [...]
Nielsen Expansion To Track Online Video
The Nielsen Company said today that it will triple the size of its National People Meter television ratings panel by 2011 and provide more flexibility for measuring non-traditional television viewing including online video and mobile video. Nielsen’s NPM panel, currently consists of about 12,000 U.S. households and 35,000 people, it will increase to 37,000 homes [...]
Veveo Opens vTap, Prepares For Flood Of Users
Well, that was fast. Just two weeks after raising $14 million in a round of financing, Veveo has released vTap, its mobile video search service. The phrase “hotly anticipated” isn’t quite right, but people were indeed looking forward to the launch. Om Malik is one such person, and in case you were inclined to forget [...]
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