An online video platform for thousands of U.S. media outlets
Microsoft and the Associated Press have developed an online video platform for thousands of U.S. newspapers, television and radio stations to upload, publish and monetize locally-created video. The new system is in beta with some 30 publishers and broadcasters. The publishers can monetize content through a revenue split between MSN Network and the AP. They also have the option to monetize ads locally using the Atlas adserver platform.
One year ago, Microsoft and the AP launched the distribution platform Online Video Network and started to establish what has become a successful online distribution model. AP is streaming about 7.5 million clips per month. CPM (Cost Per Thousand Views) is above $20. Associated Press has 7,000 newspapers, television and radio stations affiliated.
This news agency projects that as many as 50 percent of affiliates, or some 3,500 local news organizations, will eventually participate in the new video program. In addition, AP and Microsoft see a potential market of the nation’s 1000 television stations and 1500 newspapers and 4500 local radio stations.
They can publish and monetize video. AP and Microsoft are providing the uploading tools, infrastructure and monetization, and clips are viewable in both Windows Media Player and Flash.
Joost launches its new shiny brand
Joost has launched its new website, much in tune with the software new image. It is a new shiny brand. Joost.com put in the 'What's Joost' section a video explaining who are they. They are about to launch their new software with loads of new channels, but they don't provide any specific date.
For the moment, the last version is available for beta testers for download. (More about Joost)
On YouTube copyrighted clips are far less popular than non copyrighted material
YouTube’s copyright clips are a few. Vidmeted.com, which tracks the online video business, determined that the clips removed for copyright violations comprise just 9 percent of all videos on the site. And even more surprising, those video make up just 6 percent of the total views.
So the finding is that big Media videos are far less popular than we thought.
China is going fast into web TV market
Chinese P2P-powered on demand video sites are raising a lot of money from venture capitalists. Xunlei, UUSee and PPStream have all closed funding rounds in the last few months, above $10 million each. UUSee.com attracted interest from VC like Sequoia Capital China among others.
UUSee users download an application for their desktop, allowing the machine to become a node in their peer-to-peer network. Installed base is over 30 million. They offer over 60 live channels, including China’s largest network, CCTV. They have developed an application for mobile market.
NBC.com will launch in June its social network
After introduce some community sharing features, NBC.com has announced that in June, they will launch NBC.com social network. It will allow to their fans to connect with each other and interact with NBC’s shows in new way.
Some of the features expected will include: Personalized Profiles, Buddies, Video Galleries, Blogs, Groups, Message Boards, and Widgets.
VideoJournalist, a new way to earn a living
”Every day, more a more young journalists pick up the camera, grab the laptop and head off to report stories in video just the way young writer would have gone off in the 19th Century to be real correspondents in the age of print,” says videographer Michael Rosenblum, who has announced a project called The Videojournalist Registry, intended to lists of VideoJournalist (VJ) for people who are looking for their services.
VideoJournalism is becoming a way to earn a living, it’s a new profession. Michael Rosenblum has more than 750 working VJs registered so far.
“We are a rising tide - the wave of the future. Now, for the first time, we can join hands, share ideas, opinions, insights and work opportunities,” says.
