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Foodandwine.com launches original video content

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foodandwine.jpgFood & Wine magazine, which is published by American Express Publishing Corporation, and The FeedRoom, a leading provider of online video solutions for global corporations, government agencies and media companies, today announced that they have teamed up to showcase renowned world-class chefs such as Bobby Flay and Emeril Lagasse in a new online video environment.

Foodandwine.com is currently airing video segments of Flay, Lagasse, Mario Batali, Jacques Pépin and other star chefs preparing their signature dishes at the 2006 Food & Wine Magazine Classic in Aspen. This month, the epicurean website began adding more original content, starting with a series of videos with Chef Joey Campanaro from New York’s The Little Owl demonstrating a full romantic menu, and Chef Shea Gallante of Cru demonstrating a summer menu. In addition, coverage of the 2007 Food & Wine Classic and interviews with other prominent chefs will also be available as foodandwine.com expands its Web 2.0 offering, which includes podcasts, blogs and a Wiki-enabled portion of the site.

“We are proud to be working with American Express Publishing to engage the online readers of Food & Wine with video that complements the quality content they are accustomed to receiving.” said Bart Feder, CEO and President of The FeedRoom. “Sites such as this will continue to embrace video because it gives viewers a more dynamic connection to content while capturing higher levels of advertising revenue.”

Originally posted on June 4, 2007 @ 2:06 pm

YouTube and Hearst-Argyle Television signs licensing pact

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hearst.jpgHearst-Argyle Television and YouTube announced an agreement to distribute and monetize select Hearst-Argyle television content with Google and YouTube. Starting today, local Hearst-Argyle television stations in five local markets — Boston; Manchester, N.H.; Sacramento; Pittsburgh; and Baltimore — will begin posting local video content to dedicated Channels on YouTube.

“This innovative deal with Google and YouTube fits perfectly within our overall digital strategy of distributing our content on all three screens — the TV, the PC and the mobile phone,” said Terry Mackin, Executive Vice President of Hearst-Argyle Television. “We have invested significant resources in our growing digital media efforts. With Google and YouTube, we can now better engage users and advertisers with our award-winning local video content and with new user-generated content while further broadening our reach beyond the boundaries of our media markets.”

“We’re constantly looking at innovative ways to not only bring the YouTube community the best content out there, but also to find ways to bring them the most relevant programming,” said Jordan Hoffner, Head of Premium Content Partnerships for YouTube. “Local creates relevance and this agreement will ultimately deliver Hearst-Argyle’s programming to an even broader audience looking for local content. We look forward to continue working with the Hearst-Argyle team as we launch new products and services on the local level.”

Originally posted on June 4, 2007 @ 10:01 am

Get Democracy wins NetSquared Non Profit Technology Project Award

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Get DemocracyDemocracy Player (soon to be renamed Miro), an Open Source Video Application, was awarded $15,000 for its focus on using online video technology to create societal change from the NetSquared Technology Innovation Fund at the N2Y2 Non Profit Technology.

Online video technology and Open Standards advocates were in full force at the NetSquared N2Y2 conference at the Cisco Campus. Three hundred and fifty conference attendees voted on 21 different technology start-up projects with the greatest potential to create social change using social technology.

The top three social technology projects, MAPLight, Miro: Open Source Video and FreeCycle split $50,000 in Fund award money.

“The Miro team was so fortunate to have been a part of the NetSquared community’s technology conference. We were surrounded by innovative social technologists and non profit advocates. We’re hoping that our technology can be a part of helping them accomplish their mission. Miro is focused on providing online TV viewers and content creators a platform to develop their own voice and connect directly with their audience. The N2Y2 helped us connect with projects, funders and technology companies.” Nicholas Reville, Miro Executive Director, said.

Originally posted on June 4, 2007 @ 8:00 am

eBay acquires StumbleUpon for $75 million

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stumbleupon.jpgeBay Inc. announced that it has acquired StumbleUpon, an early-stage company that helps people discover and share content online, for an aggregate transaction value of approximately $75 million. This acquisition will provide eBay with in-depth exposure to a fast-growing community-based service with approximately 2.3 million users. StumbleUpon gives people a new way to discover relevant and entertaining content based on personal preferences and community recommendations.

“StumbleUpon is a great fit within our goal of pioneering new communities based on commerce and sustained by trust,” said Michael Buhr, senior director, eBay. “StumbleUpon’s downloadable toolbar provides an engaging and unique experience to its users, but it is the similarities in our approaches to the concept of community that make it such a compelling addition to eBay.”

Buhr will serve as general manager of StumbleUpon effective immediately. StumbleUpon’s current founders and management team will remain in their respective positions and will work with Buhr to enhance the user experience, evolve its unique product and grow the community.

Originally posted on May 30, 2007 @ 7:08 pm

NBA.com draws majority traffic from overseas fans in April 2007

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comScore released the results of a study of global visitation to NBA.com, revealing that 12.4 million people age 15 or older from around the world visited the Web site in April 2007. The study also revealed that international visitors represented the majority of the traffic, with 54 percent coming from outside of North America. The Asia Pacific region accounted for 36.6 percent of visitors, followed by 11.7 percent from Europe, 3.5 percent from Latin America and 2.1 percent from Middle East-Africa.

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Originally posted on June 1, 2007 @ 10:53 am