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MidniteMonkey provides mobile adult entertainment

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midnitemonkey.jpgMidniteMonkey brings a unique twist to mobile TV– adult entertainment. MidniteMonkey is enabling “off deck” video solutions accessible to customers using their mobile web browser. Combining high quality adult video content with recent advancements in technology, the company is helping the adult entertainment industry reach mobile customers around the world. Juniper Research forecasts the mobile adult content market to grow from $1.4 billion in 2006 to $3.3 billion by 2011, MidniteMonkey.com will help the content owners capture their share of this opportunity.

“We will operate our service in accordance with wireless standards as if we were working with a wireless carrier,” said a spokesperson for MidniteMonkey.com. “We are committed to delivering quality adult content responsibly.”

In the absence of carrier adoption, MidniteMonkey has launched their own mobile web site and are offering streaming mobile TV services today. Since launching on May 1st, the site has stirred interest around the world, from both subscribers interested in the service and international carriers wanting to enable the content on their wireless portals.

Originally posted on June 5, 2007 @ 1:01 pm

Next New Networks partners with Joost

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nextnewnetworks.jpgJoost announced that Next New Networks will bring three program offerings, Pulp Secret, ThreadBanger and Channel Frederator, to Joost.

“We are excited to enter into a new relationship with Joost and launch some of our networks today. In going forward, Next New Networks anticipates rolling out more networks on Joost,” said Herb Scannell, cofounder and CEO, Next New Networks.

“The Joost platform is a destination where people come together over great programming in a wide range of categories, and the Next New Networks channels fit perfectly with our model,” Yvette Alberdingk Thijm, executive vice president of content strategy and acquisition for Joost, said.

Originally posted on June 5, 2007 @ 11:39 am

Saavn, Joost inks deal to provide Bollywood hits in US

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saavn.jpgSaavn has joined hands with Joost to make hit Bollywood music and movies more accessible to fans in America.

Joost will serve the rapidly growing market for Bollywood movies and music by providing programming from Saavn’s vast library on the platform. With the Saavn content being available on Joost, music fans can enjoy Bollywood music on their own schedules and watch rare music videos in their entirety.

“The user experience with Joost is far more advanced than with any other company in its arena. Their approach to video distribution takes full advantage of the nature of the Internet and also provides a secure environment for professionally produced content. This is just the beginning – Bollywood fans around the world will be taking many work breaks once they see how easy and fun this new service is,” said Vin Bhat, co-founder and General Manager of Saavn.

Originally posted on June 2, 2007 @ 10:12 am

StarWars.com selects Eyespot for multimedia mixing platform

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starwars.jpg“Star Wars” fans can connect with the Force in ways they’ve only imagined beginning May 25, when StarWars.com launches a completely redesigned website that empowers fans to “mash-up” their homemade videos with hundreds of scenes from “Star Wars” movies; watch hundreds of fan-made “Star Wars” videos; and interact with “Star Wars” enthusiasts from around the world like never before.

With an innovative, interactive site that allows users to navigate to multiple “Star Wars” worlds, a new video focus, and groundbreaking “Web 2.0” features – including a unique online multi-media mixing platform from Eyespot – the new StarWars.com will unveil its redesigned website on May 25 to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the “Star Wars” Saga.

Among the most compelling features of the newly redesigned StarWars.com is the incorporation of an online video-editing tool provided by Eyespot. It allows users to add their own video shots to more than 250 scenes and music taken from all six “Star Wars” films and create their own “Star Wars” movies to share with others.

StarWars.com is also unveiling a new collection of hundreds of videos – many never before seen on the Internet – that will let fans enjoy some of the best user-generated “Star Wars” videos from across the web, including such cult favorites as “Chad Vader,” and five years worth of “Star Wars” Fan Movie Festival shorts, co-presented by AtomFilms.com. StarWars.com will also showcase extensive mini-documentaries that explore the making of the “Star Wars” Saga. [Read more…]

Originally posted on May 24, 2007 @ 7:04 am

HBO taps Internet for its new comedy series

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conchords.jpg Premium cable television network HBO has taken advantage of Internet, for the first time, to promote its new comedy series called “Flight of the Conchords”. The company forged partnership with Time Warner subsidiary, Deep Focus, for this experimental online marketing campaign.

Realizing the power of Internet as a powerful buzz marketing tool, HBO will allow users to share the pilot episode across different social networking sites, blogs, and video-sharing sites.

Tagged as the new comedy series that makes love to your ears, The Flight of the Conchords is New Zealand’s fourth most popular folk-parody duo. In this new 12-part series, the story focuses on the duo’s adventure to be famous in New York City.

Originally posted on May 17, 2007 @ 10:05 am