Yearly Archive
for: ‘2010’
Is Microsoft Planning to Join the Pay-TV Party?
Reuters is reporting this morning that Microsoft is exploring a range of options to get into the pay-TV business through a new over-the-top service. The article points to a potential “virtual cable provider” model whereby Microsoft would license multiple networks, which would be delivered to Xbox gaming consoles and other devices. Also under consideration are …
"Demystifying 2011" Complimentary Webinar on Wed., December 15th
With Thanksgiving upon us, it’s time to start thinking about the year ahead. To help you understand what to expect in 2011, Colin Dixon from The Diffusion Group and I are hosting our final complimentary webinar of the year, “Demystifying 2011: Key Trends in Online and Mobile Video” on Wed., Dec. 15th at 11am PT …
British OVP vzaar Gets Investment From Oliver Stone
vzaar, an online video platform company based in England has announced the director Oliver Stone has invested an undisclosed sum as part of its most recent financing round. Stone was so enthusiastic about the company that he recorded a short commercial for no fee (see below) in which he says that “vzaar is one of …
Digitalsmiths Acquires Gotuit in Bid to Become Video Metadata Powerhouse
Video metadata solution provider Digitalsmiths has acquired Gotuit Media, another player in the video metadata space. Digitalsmiths’ CEO Ben Weinberger explained to me over the weekend that the combined company will have the most comprehensive solution for video indexing and metadata management/monetization for multi-platform distribution of various content types. To date Digitalsmiths has been mainly …
