Limelight Networks Selling Eyewonder To DG For $66 Million
Two years after Limelight Networks (NSDQ: LLNW) bought interactive ad shop EyeWonder for up to $110 million, the content management company… Read more »
Emphasizing Cloud-based Revenues, Brightcove Files $50 Million IPO
Despite tremendous volatility in world financial markets, online video software provider Brightcove has decided to press ahead with a $50 mi… Read more »
The Morning Lowdown 08-24-11
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» Brightcove has filed a $50 million IPO (SEC)
» Time Warner (NYSE: TWX) to Subsidize Subscribers’ TV Device (NYT)
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Netflix’s Chances After Rate Hike Remain Stronger Than Ever
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All through the past decade, observers in industry and on Wall Street have had a handful of reasons to discount Netflix’s efforts. First, th… Read more »
Fox Mobile Vet Stalbow Joins Rovio As GM, North America
At our paidContent Mobile conference in May, Andrew Stalbow and Peter Vesterbacka paired up to tout the value of a major studio partnering w… Read more »
Miramax Launching Multi-Title Facebook Movie App In U.S., UK & Turkey
Watching movies on Facebook isn’t new — Warner Bros. (NYSE: TWX), Paramount and Universal each are trying variations on the theme. But toda… Read more »
Android Soars, But iPhone Users Still Seem To Like Video Better
Android may be the biggest mobile operating system, but do iPhone owners enjoy video more often? Statistics collected by video encoding comp… Read more »
Pulse Beats The Drum For International Growth, Signs Up Al Jazeera
Pulse, the news-reading app for iOS and Android devices, has signed up its first international partner, and it’s a biggie: Al Jazeera will b… Read more »
The Morning Lowdown 08-12-11
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» If the current events of the world are scary for all of us, they’re particularly horrifying for news publishers. (Ken Doctor/Ni… Read more »
Cablevision Loses More Video Subs; Adds iPhone, Touch Apps
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Like its MSO rivals, Cablevision (NYSE: CVC) saw more subscribers disappear, though it thinks it has a plan to retain the customers don’t le… Read more »
The Morning Lowdown 08-05-11
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» Google (NSDQ: GOOG) Fires Back At Microsoft’s Patent Offer: ‘We Didn’t Fall For It’ (paidContent)
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Verizon Ordered To Pay $115M In Damages After Patent Loss
Certain smartphone companies may want to take note of this one: using patents aggressively can produce pushback from unexpected places. Veri… Read more »
Comcast’s Burke: NBCU Content ‘More Valuable’ Thanks To Retrans, Online
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Comcast (NSDQ: CMCSA) has had some success with NBCUniversal programming since it took control early this year — taking credit for greenlig… Read more »
Comcast Loses Video Subs But Revs Rise For Cable, NBCU
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Comcast (NSDQ: CMCSA) was unable to escape cable industry trends of basic video subscriber losses, though it did have some success in adding… Read more »
Time Warner Film Dollars Rise On Video Game Hits; Mags Gain A Bit
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Time Warner (NYSE: TWX) saw profits and revenues boosted by movie sequels, but did even better thanks to video games tied to film franchises… Read more »
CBS Moonves: More Digital Streaming Deals Suggest More Gains In Q3
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CBS (NYSE: CBS) CEO Les Moonves began the call by touting the international expansion of its streaming video deal with Netflix (NSDQ: NFLX),… Read more »
CBS’ Digital Streaming Helps Boost Entertainment Revenue
CBS’ entertainment revenues were up 10 percent in Q2, with much of the credit going to an April licensing deal for streaming video with Netf… Read more »
Citing Traffic Success, PBS Adds Pre-Roll, Considers UK Offering
U.S. viewers watched more than 145 million videos across all of PBS’s web and mobile platforms, making the non-profit broadcaster the 15th m… Read more »
Amazon Prime Follows CBS Deal With Movies From NBCUniversal
A deal with NBCUniversal (NSDQ: CMCSA) will roughly double the number of movies available for instant streaming by *Amazon* Prime members. T… Read more »
Updated: TWC Lost 130,000 Video Subs In Q2; Broadband Picks Up The Slack
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Time Warner Cable (NYSE: TWC) turned in plenty of good numbers in the second quarter but one particular increase wasn’t among them: resident… Read more »
Fox Switches To Authentication For New Shows Online; Dish, Hulu Plus Get First Crack
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Counting on keeping up with Glee next season through next-day visits to Hulu.com or Fox.com? Count again — unless you subscribe through a v… Read more »
Electronic Arts Reports Higher Digital Revenues, Raises 2Q Outlook
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Electronic Arts (NSDQ: ERTS) topped Wall Street expectations for its last quarter, sending the company’s shares up as much as two percent af… Read more »
RIM Adds Web Video-Editing Expertise With Purchase Of Jaycut
Research in Motion (NSDQ: RIMM) has picked up a small video-editing company based on Sweden called Jaycut to add to the video-editing prowes… Read more »
Industry Moves: Joost; Trinity Mirror; Orange Digital
– Joost: The P2P online premium video streaming company Joost, founded by Janus Friis and Niklas Zennstrom are no longer involved but it’s… Read more »
AP Archive To Be Used As Basis For Programming Series
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The Associated Press will be working with talent agency/marketing firm Madison Avenue Sports and Entertainment to develop content culled fro… Read more »
Video: David Carr & Stephen Colbert On Painted Harlots, Murdoch And More
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New York Times (NYSE: NYT) media writer and David Carr, appearing now in theaters via documentary Page One, hit the big time on TV Tuesday n… Read more »
Orange Links Up With Dailymotion For Ads, Seeks The Next Don Draper
When the multinational operator France Telecom/Orange announced that it was taking an $80-million, 49-percent stake in the online video site… Read more »
BBC Worldwide Will Rent Out ‘Doctor Who’ Episodes Via Facebook Credits
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Facebook Credits today got another vote from the media industry as a currency for paid digital content: the BBC’s commercial arm, BBC Worldw… Read more »
Video: News Of The World Editor’s Final Speech To Staff
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This video — of News Of The World editor Colin Myler, addressing the staff of the paper for the very last time, last Saturday after the pap… Read more »
The Morning Lowdown 07-11-11
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» Ad Industry: Solid 2010 Performance, SMG No. 1 In Billings (Mediapost)
» Slingbox may be answer to ‘TV Everywhere’… Read more »
Mid-Year Media Stock Review: Content Trumped Tech in First Half of 2011
Turns out content was king during the first half of 2011, as CBS (NYSE: CBS), Comcast/NBCU (NSDQ: CMCSA), and News Corp (NSDQ: NWS) posted s… Read more »
Comcast Winds Down NBCU Digital Studio; Online To Emphasize Current Shows
NBC Universal (NSDQ: CMCSA) Digital Studio, three-year-old unit charged with creating original web content, will cease operations over the n… Read more »
Mobile Video In Focus For Users And Investors: Animoto Picks Up $25 Million
It’s well known that video services account for some of the most intensive use of mobile data networks — and while some of that is down to… Read more »
The Morning Lowdown 06-29-11
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» Not so square anymore: Dorsey’s payment startup gets $100 million, valued at $1 billion (paidContent)
» Animoto rai… Read more »
Olympic Social Media Guidelines In Full: Athlete Photos But No Video
News media this week reported next year’s London Olympics will allow athletes to tweet from the Summer Games.
In fact, that consent was con… Read more »
Google’s New Swiffy Turns Flash Files Into iPad-Friendly Code
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Google (NSDQ: GOOG) unveiled a tool Tuesday that could help developers and content creators live more easily on both sides of the mobile deb… Read more »
The Morning Lowdown 06-28-11
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» Don’t Stop Playing Grand Theft Auto, Kids-The Supreme Court’s Got Your Back (paidContent)
» New Study Shows E-Reade… Read more »
Disney Programming Deal With Hulu Would Transfer In Sale
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A new agreement between Disney (NYSE: DIS) and online video joint venture Hulu includes transfer rights to a new owner, paidContent has lear… Read more »
Charting Hulu Through The Years
In less than five years, online video portal Hulu has gone from corporate idea to millions of users, a paid subscription model and CEO Jason… Read more »
Video: Elop Shows Off Nokia’s First Windows Phone, Code Named Sea Ray
Nokia (NYSE: NOK) this week caused excitement and dismay in equal amounts when it showed off its first (and possibly only) MeeGo-based devic… Read more »
