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Join Kraft Singles “Have A Happy Sandwich” video contest and win $50,000

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If you are a Video fanatic and grilled cheese lover, this is your time to shine…

Kraft Singles is giving grilled cheese lovers the chance to share their happy moments with the Kraft Singles “Have A Happy Sandwich” video contest launching on MySpace.

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One winner will receive $50,000 and the chance to see his or her video brought to life as a national commercial. This contest invites people to create their own 10- to 15-second interpretation of a Kraft Singles “Have A Happy Sandwich” commercial. Participants are encouraged to use their favorite creative mediums, such as illustration, video, animation, music and even comedy.

“The grilled cheese is a classic that’s long been loved by people of all ages. In fact, Americans enjoy more than 2 billion grilled cheese sandwiches each year. We’d like Americans to join us in taking a fresh and fun look at one of their favorite at-home foods by expressing themselves in one of their favorite online communities,” said Jane Hilk, vice president of marketing for Cheese & Dairy at Kraft Foods.

Originally posted on October 16, 2007 @ 9:42 am

NYC TV’s “New York Noise” to launch weekly indie music video blog

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newyorknoise.pngNYC TV General Manager Arick Wierson announced that “New York Noise,” NYC TV’s hit indie music show is launching a weekly video blog, “Weekly Noise.” Each episode will feature insights about the City’s indie music scene, information on new bands, upcoming events, new venues, and more. In the same style of “New York Noise” the television show, “Weekly Noise” will feature a string of guest hosts and their playful brand of humor. The video blog will also be available for syndication across the web.

“Weekly Noise,” is NYC TV’s second video blog to launch this year and is part of the station’s larger move into the online video space. In September 2007, NYC TV introduced its online video player, NYC TV On-Demand, a cutting-edge web site offering hundreds of high-quality video clips from NYC TV’s Emmy Award-winning shows.

Originally posted on October 15, 2007 @ 10:30 pm

Azooca releases video API application

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azooca.pngAzooca, Inc. announced the release of Azooca API, a web-based developer toolkit for instantly adding video capture and playback capabilities to any website.
 
“Over the past few years, consumers have grown comfortable sharing details through the Internet using photos and other means of communication,” said Phil Hale, Chief Marketing Officer for Azooca. “Naturally the desire to communicate through video has followed. However development time, scalability concerns and storage space issues have hindered the development of effective video communication applications. Our API solution eliminates these barriers and allows companies to proactively add a video recording component to any site within a matter of minutes.”
 
The new Azooca API package, which is built on Azooca’s rigorously tested set of routines and proven technology, will provide companies the opportunity to quickly and effectively add video recording and playback features to any existing website.

Originally posted on October 10, 2007 @ 10:31 am

National Lampoon launches video channel on NEXT.TV

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nexttv.pngNational Lampoon, Inc. announced that it has launched a National Lampoon video channel on NEXT.TV, a new next-generation Internet TV service.

NEXT.TV recently announced a partnership with Hewlett Packard and Compaq that will enable users to enjoy hit TV shows, movies, music videos, shorts, documentaries, and much more through NEXT.TV on their HP Pavilion and Compaq Presario consumer notebooks. By early 2008, all HP consumer notebooks will come pre-installed with the updated HP QuickPlay and NEXT.TV service.

All of National Lampoon’s new programming will be made available on NEXT.TV through the National Lampoon channel. Initial programming includes National Lampoon’s hugely popular webisodes, which have drawn praise from top critics nationwide, as well as National Lampoon’s SpinCycle mashimations and the Fat Guy Nation series.

Originally posted on October 9, 2007 @ 1:17 pm

HP signs up 30 digital content providers for on-demand video offerings

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hp.pngHP announced agreements with 30 content providers that will license their libraries– including more than 4,000 movie, television, documentary and other titles– for production and distribution via HP Video Merchant Services.

Launched earlier this year, the services are designed for retailers and enable them to offer DVDs– manufactured on demand or pre-packaged– as well as digital downloads of a wide variety of video content.

Through the agreements, HP will now be able to offer premium sports, health, lifestyle, music, theatrical, animation, television and special interest content. The expansion marks the company’s first steps toward building one of the largest catalogs of licensed commercial video available.

The content companies include: Arts Alliance America, First Look Studios, Gaiam Americas Inc., Nelvana Enterprises and Venevision International Films LLC. HP has also signed licensing agreements with Anthem Pictures, Azteca International Corporation, Bennett Media Worldwide, Cinequest Inc., Film Chest Inc., Inspired Studios, Janson Media, Lightworks Program Distribution, Media Blasters, Monarch Films Inc., Mukta Arts Limited, MVD Entertainment Group, Opper Sports Inc., Santa Fe Productions, Seedsman Group Inc., Smooth Motion Pictures Inc., Starlight Home Entertainment, Tai Seng Entertainment, TLA Releasing, UTV Communications, V.I.E.W. Video, Vanguard Cinema, Wink Inc. Productions, Wolfe Video LLC and World Events Products, Ltd.

Originally posted on October 4, 2007 @ 1:13 pm