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Canal Internet reaches 1 million viewers since launch

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canalinternet.pngCanal Internet, Inc., the online video entertainment company for Hispanics, has reached over 1 million unique viewers since its official beta launch less than two months ago. The site offers free on demand video content, ranging from major Latin American television shows, like Fear Factor, to independent and exclusive online videos.

The company has a major partnership with Endemol Latin America and is now in the process of closing other agreements with media companies to distribute their content. Currently the site has over 25 shows in a broad range of categories ranging from comedy, reality, and drama, to animation and sports. Last week it premiered its new original series called “Casting Abierto” (Open Casting), which features aspiring actors that are humorously improvising scenes from movies under the premise that they are auditioning for a given role.

Originally posted on April 21, 2008 @ 3:58 pm

SightSpeed launches on MySpace

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sightspeed.pngSightSpeed Inc., a provider of Internet video communications, announced that it has launched SightSpeed Light on MySpace. SightSpeed is the first company to offer integrated video mail, public video posting and free video chat for members of MySpace in a free, easy-to-use, no-download app called SightSpeed Light. Empowered by MySpace’s newly announced Developer Platform, SightSpeed was able to easily build, test and ultimately deploy SightSpeed Light.

SightSpeed Light captures and creates video messages as posts, creating extended video conversations that are face-to-face, but not necessarily in real time. These threaded conversations start with someone creating and posting a SightSpeed video of themselves about any topic. From there, anyone else in that person’s MySpace friends group can respond and add his or her thoughts. SightSpeed Light organizes the thread automatically, thus creating a video conversation, all without leaving MySpace.

Originally posted on April 22, 2008 @ 5:10 am

D-Link partners with Veoh in bringing Internet Video to the TV

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dlink.pngD-Link and Veoh Networks announced that the D-Link PC-on-TV (DPG-1200) will feature VeohTV, a free service that provides both branded and user-created video content in high-quality for full-screen environments.

D-Link PC-on-TV is a breakthrough product for the growing media player market that lets users enjoy on their TVs virtually anything they can see on their PCs, including web-based content such as videos, movies, photos and TV programming. D-Link PC-on-TV will ship with a link to access VeohTV directly from the television, providing a single interface to search, browse and view thousands of videos found on the Internet. It offers programming from major media companies as well as independently produced content available on sites such as YouTube, Google Video, Veoh.com and MySpace. As with television, the player uses a remote control and displays PC video for a full screen TV experience.

D-Link PC-on-TV comes pre-loaded with VeohTV, which then launches into a channel guide, similar to the kind found in cable systems. Viewers can browse through channels or search by keywords, and watch full-screen video on demand. VeohTV users are able to stream directly from the host site or, as with a conventional DVR, click a button to download permitted videos to their hard drives and watch them at their leisure, either online or offline.

Originally posted on April 21, 2008 @ 12:14 pm

Velocix enables end users to enjoy HD using Adobe Flash Technology

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velocix.pngVelocix announced its support of Adobe Flash Media Server 3 through the Flash Video Streaming Service program.

Adobe Flash Media Server 3 is now deployed throughout the Velocix network, to provide support for H.264 and VP6-S High Definition live and on demand streaming, to audiences around the globe. Velocix will support the real-time encryption protocol, RTMPe and SWF Verification, which helps protect high value media assets.

The Velocix Network is designed to enable content owners, studios, and broadcasters to deliver video and other large digital assets, such as software, games video and audio over the web, with unprecedented performance, breakthrough economics and an asset delivery lifecycle management system that provides content owners the control, analytics and reporting they need to manage their asset libraries through the digital distribution chain.

Originally posted on April 17, 2008 @ 10:12 am

Tremor Media launches Acudeo, the next generation online video monetization platform

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tremormedia.jpgTremor Media, an online video advertising network, has launched the beta version of Acudeo, their next generation Video Monetization Platform. Acudeo solves the complexities involved with video ad delivery and provides a solution that offers the same ease and ad server compatibility that publishers are accustomed to for their banner advertising. Acudeo allows publishers to schedule and dynamically deliver in-stream video and overlay ads from multiple ad sources through one central console, maximizing ad delivery opportunities and revenue.

Acudeo is built to allow publishers to leverage their existing ad operations and technology infrastructure with minimal operational effort. The Acudeo platform integrates with content management systems and playlists as well as multiple ad servers, giving publishers the power to implement the optimal video monetization strategy and user experience. Acudeo’s support for multiple ad formats and sources enables publishers to easily add additional sources of revenue as their needs grow, extending their own ad sales efforts through Tremor Media as well as additional ad networks and sources.

Originally posted on April 15, 2008 @ 5:22 pm