Video

Want News On The China Earthquake? Forget CNN and Try YouTube.

The networks didn't have cameras in the Sichuan province yesterday. But the people who live there did. Read >

Media Buyers: So Old They Still Watch CBS (YHOO, MSFT, TWX)

An agency exec explains why the TV networks won't be getting the digital dollars they need -- for quite some time. Read >

Bebo's Video Streams: Big, But Not YouTube Big (GOOG, TWX)

Like a lot of would-be YouTubes, Bebo shows a lot of clips. But not nearly as many as the world's leader. Read >

NBC: Free, Full Episodes Of 'The Office' And '30 Rock' For iPhones

You can't buy NBC shows from iTunes, but you can watch them for free on an iPhone. Corporate rivalry has its limits, apparently. Read >

Yahoo: We're Selling 50% Of Our Video Inventory In Advance (YHOO)

$33? $37? Who cares? Yahoo still has inventory to move. Read >

Upfronts 2008: Will Anyone Buy Online Ads?

Advertisers get ready to spend some $9 billion on TV ads this month. Can the networks sell them online video, too? Read >

Blinkx Signs Publishers To Video Search, Ad Deals

Another line of business for the London-based video search firm. Read >

GodTube Gets $30 Million

A Christian video sharing site with few users lands a huge funding round. Read >

ABC.com Tries More Ads For "Desperate Housewives"

Will online viewers tolerate TV-style ad breaks? ABC is about to find out. Read >

Hulu Puts Fox, NBC Back On YouTube, Sort Of

Hulu creates a promotional channel on YouTube. But why not a distribution deal? Read >

Time Warner To Help Kill Off DVD Rentals (TWX)

Why did Sony and Toshiba spend billions on that DVD format war again? Read >

AT&T Launching Long-Threatened Mobile TV Service

What hasn't worked for Verizon probably won't work for AT&T, either. Read >

BBC America Shows: Big On iTunes

That was fast. Three BBC series break iTunes top-10 TV seasons, in one day. Read >

Eric Schmidt: Google Has Secret Plan To Mint Money With YouTube (GOOG)

How can Google make their $1.65 billion acquisition pay off? Stay tuned, says their CEO. Amazing, innovative products to be revealed soon. Read >

Video Site Metacafe Founders Cash Out (Finally)

One of the larger YouTube also-rans loses its co-founders, who cash out for a relative pittance. Read >

Scientology: We Can Use YouTube, Too (GOOG)

A Tom Cruise-less promotional outlet struggles to gain an audience. Read >

"Special Delivery": Big Hit On MySpace; Bomb On YouTube

How many people watch a Web show? That depends where they watch it. Read >

"Idol" Producer Fremantle, Heavy.com Try Online Dating

Can a reality series make money on the Web? The producer of "American Idol" is about to find out. Read >

Chinese YouTube Tudou Lands $57M Investment

China's leading video-sharing site gets a big round. Read >

Video Ad Networks Ad Technology, New Offices

One video ad network latches on to the "dashboard" concept, while another adds a Chicago outpost and hires in New York and L.A. Read >

VC Dollars Still Pouring Into Video Startups

Venture capital is still hot for online video startups, staving off the inevitable dotbomb phase. Got funding? Read >

Web Video Watchers: Fickle, Random

Great news for YouTube; not so great for anyone making "shows" for the Web. Read >

NYT: Lotsa How-To Sites Out There, And One Guy Is Getting Paid

The list keeps growing. Our question: How many ad-supported how-to sites can make it? Read >

TMZ's Winning Strategy: Racy Headlines + Celebrity Video

SHOCKER! People like scandalous clips. Read >

Justin.tv: No Advertising Needed, Just A Top-Secret "Transaction System"

The original lifecaster is still thinking big. But is it also thinking about business? Read >

Break Media Forms Industry Group On Ad Effectiveness

An industry group to beat the drum that online video should take a bigger share of TV advertising. Read >

Poorly Paid Web Video Dude: I'm Happy YouTube Gives Me Anything

The producer of "Break A Leg" says Web video economics really do suck, but YouTube doesn't. Read >

How's That YouTube Piracy Filter Going, Anyway?

Depending on who you ask, it's either working great, or hardly at all. Read >

CBS: March Madness Eyeballs Worth More On Web Than TV

Did March Madness online cannibalize TV? CBS wins either way. Read >

Hulu: Our Users Love "Arrested Development"

The NBC-Fox Video JV serves up deceased TV shows, and viewers eat them up. Read >

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