November 2008 Articles, News Items, Product Reviews, Book Reviews, etcAre you ready to Laugh? Monty Python launches their own YouTube channel The Monty Python comedy group has launched its own YouTube channel, featuring some of its most famous clips in a bid to put quash piracy and drive DVD sales via Amazon click-throughs. Full Story
Internet video is now available to 290mn households worldwide - IPTV News - An estimated 290mn households had the capability to view Internet video at the end of last year, according to a study by IMS Research.
Here is a great book for those getting started in Internet Video - Web Video: Making It Great, Getting It Noticed by Jennie Bourne with Dave Burstein covers the basics of video production for the web as well as how to promote and "monetize" it. Read the Review
Here is a wonderful new holiday contest from Dailymotion and One Laptop per Child (OLPC), a non-profit organization dedicated to improving education in the developing world. The contest is in support of OLPC's Give One, Get One campaign, which donates a laptop to a needy child somewhere in the world with each purchase of OLPC’s kid-friendly, $399 laptop. Dailymotion and OLPC are asking entrants to create a commercial for the campaign and then upload it to http://www.dailymotion.com/group/G1G1 before December 15, 2008. One entry will be selected to be aired on a major network/cable TV channel between December 15th and December 31st. More Info

Andy Plesser OnMedia Microsoft's Online Video Plans - While Google, Yahoo! and AOL are focused on advertising-based business models around online video, Microsoft is advancing into the area it knows the best; software and services. Seeking a big piece of the emerging field for video streaming and the demand for HD video, Microsoft is expanding the ecosystem for Silverlight, the new rich-media Web plug-in.
When will watching TV over the Internet finally replace the good old TV set? And how are the world's broadcasters going to be able to make money and control the content? Read this Content Insider article
WildPitch.TV, announced the winners of its "Opening Day - Show Your Stuff" video ad competition. The start-up company, which markets "people-powered" advertising solutions, is showcasing the top user-generated videos from a promotional contest which encouraged consumers to make their own video ads for the products and brands that they love. Read the Press Release
How do you find video on the Internet? Do you go to YouTube and punch in keywords and hope for the best? Check out this new Wall Street Journal article about Beyond YouTube: New Ways to Find Video on the Web
Pinnacle Systems Free VideoSpin Software Lets You Mix Videos, Photos and Music in Minutes, Uploads to the Web with a Single Click Kids, consumers and video hobbyists can easily create fun videos by using Pinnacle's free VideoSpin video editing software. Using the software, even people who have never edited a movie before can create, email and upload high-quality videos to popular websites such as YouTube®. Rated best choice of the “free” video-editing programs*, VideoSpin has more than half-a-million existing users. more
Movie distribution is flipping. Movie to Debut on Sony Net Platform Home Theater Magazine - USA By Mark Fleischmann — The latest Will Smith movie Hancock will make its video debut on Sony's Bravia Internet Video Link before it reaches theaters.
Did you catch Obama's Victory Speech? It was eloquent and wonderful. If you didn't catch it, you can watch it again here Full Obama Victory Speech ABC News. It is about time the US has a leader who can deliver a speech. Change Has Come to America

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