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Beet.TV is Covering NATPE 2010 in Las Vegas, January 25-27

Mon, 28 Dec 2009 08:13:26 -0500

Our very own Daisy Whitney will be covering the NATPE annual B2B video platform event in Las Vegas from January 25-27. In this video, Daisy talks about the show.Hope to see you there.Andy Plesser, Executive Producer Disclosure: Beet.TV is a media sponsor of the NATPE conference.

Exclusive: Justin.tv to Launch Pay-Per-View Service

Mon, 21 Dec 2009 17:08:40 -0500

http://www.beet.tv/2009/12/exclusive-justintv-to-launch-payperview-service-.htmlJustin.tv, the big live Web video site that says it has 35 million monthly views, will launch a pay-per-view platform next month for a few content creators and then roll it out across the entire network in Q2. Evan Solomon, who heads marketing for the San Francisco-based start-up, visited Beet.TV last week for this interview.Andy Plesser, Exec. Producer

Authors Seek Readers with Online Video

Mon, 21 Dec 2009 17:08:32 -0500

http://www.beet.tv/2009/12/authors-seek-readers-with-online-video.htmlAuthors and publishers have been using online video to build engagement with readers and to find new ones. With traditional book publicity opportunities and store signings on the wane, having an online strategy is a necessity.Andy Plesser, Executive Editor

Authors Seek Readers with Online Video

Sat, 19 Dec 2009 08:00:25 -0500

Authors and publishers have been using online video to build engagement with readers and find new ones. With traditional book publicity oportunities and store signings on the wane, an online strategy is a necessity.These videos reside on destination sites, on publisher sites on author pages and social networks.At the Mediabistro eBook Summit this week, I caught up with Jill Bauerle, Executive Producer and founder of New York-based start-up called Stackedup.tv which is producing and distributing author videos.A big player in this field is Emeryville, California based TurnHere.Andy Plesser, Executive Producer

New YouTube Auto Captioning to Aids Search, Usability and the Hearing Impaired

Fri, 18 Dec 2009 04:34:52 -0500

MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA — YouTube recently added automatic captioning to its videos, in a move that has far-reaching implications for the deaf and hard-of-hearing, international users and publishers who seek increase search optimization.

Video Conferencing,...Paltalk Claims 4 Million Active Users

Fri, 18 Dec 2009 00:26:27 -0500

http://www.beet.tv/2009/12/paltalk.html Video teleconferencing, long an expensive technology, hidden inside the enterprise firewall, is becoming a pervasive social media platform. New York-based Paltalk, a provider a live conferencing platform, allows up to 10 participants to be live on a user’s page. The company claims 4 million active users around the world and says that an average of 100,000 users are online at any given time. Andy Plesser, Executive Producer

Interactive Pre-Roll Ads Increase Consumer Engagement by 4X

Thu, 17 Dec 2009 01:26:51 -0500

http://www.beet.tv/2009/12/scanscout.html Interactive pre-roll ads are four times better in engaging consumers than standard pre-rolls do, video ad network ScanScout told Beet.TV, citing the success from a recent Vaseline campaign run across its network. Daisy Whitney, Senior Producer

Loomia’s Recommendation Engine Boosts Video Viewing by 24%

Thu, 17 Dec 2009 01:20:43 -0500

http://www.beet.tv/2009/12/loomia-powers-recommendations-on-wsjcom-other-sites-.html SAN JOSE, CA — Loomia provides recommended links and videos to visitors of big publishing sites for text content as well as links to video. The company claims its recommendation engine boosts consumption by 24 percent for video publishers. Andy Plesser, Executive Producer

Livestream Claims 15 Million Uniques & Robust Service

Wed, 16 Dec 2009 23:42:04 -0500

http://www.beet.tv/2009/12/livestream-finding-traction-with-premium-service-.html Livestream, the New York-based live video services company, is getting traction with its premium service, booking some $350,000 per month in revenue from 1,000 premium customers who pay $350 each. The company has a two tier offering: a free, advertiser supported platform, and a paid solution with no ads with optional Livestream branding. Andy Plesser, Executive Producer

Intel Using Online Video for Corporate Communications

Wed, 16 Dec 2009 17:40:29 -0500

http://www.beet.tv/2009/12/intel-using-online-video-for-corporate-communications.html SAN JOSE, CA — Some of the most innovative uses of online video have been pioneered by technology companies, notably Microsoft’s Channel 9, the videoblog for customers and developers. We caught up with Ken recent

Adobe Uses "Open Source" Video Player on its Corporate Site

Wed, 16 Dec 2009 17:40:03 -0500

http://www.beet.tv/2009/12/adobe-uses-new-open-source-video-player-on-its-corporate-site.html SAN JOSE, CA — Software giant Adobe Systems is using its new open source media framework player on Adobe.TV, the company’s new video site. The site launched in September. We caught up with Adobe's Bob Don

TubeMogul in Pact with Brightcove: Analytics & Pay-Per-Click

Wed, 16 Dec 2009 17:39:46 -0500

http://www.beet.tv/2009/12/tubemogul-in-pact-with-brightcove-for-analytics-services-.html TubeMogul, the Emeryville-based video syndication and analytics company, has entered into an agreement with Brightcove to provide analytics tools to the big Boston-area video services company. Last month in San