Archive for November 30th, 2006
I didn’t notice this amid my joy that Comedy Central was enabling bloggers to embed video clips. The embedded clips from The Daily Show and The Colbert Report expire. That’s right: they only allow them to live online for about two weeks. I was about to embed a clip in this space from Colbert when I noticed fine print that says “This clip expires 12/14/2006.” Why let it expire? From the FAQ: “Due to licensing agreements we’re unable to keep this clip available on the site past the expiration date. We hope you enjoy it while we have it up.” In order to be a YouTube beater, they’re going to have to renegotiate those licensing agreements. Blog archives go far deeper than two weeks.
November 30th, 2006
The new TV section on Yahoo now features an embedded player.
November 30th, 2006
Two hundred Clear Channel radio station websites will offer Reuters text and video stories in a new deal announced this week. The radio stations will also be able to upload their own video to the service. Clear Channel is paying a licensing fee and retains all the advertising. Which means, folks, that local TV sites are gaining yet another video competitor, both in eyeballs and sales.
November 30th, 2006
A new study found that 54 percent of adult internet users are shooting video but only 11 percent upload it to the internet. Interactive agency Sharpe Partners says the study illustrates the opportunity for companies to facilitate the migration of consumer video to the web. (Hint hint!)
November 30th, 2006
Jason Hirschhorn along with fellow MTV Networks veteran Ben White are joining Sling Media, the makers of Slingbox. They’ll head up a new entertainment unit designed to forge partnerships with both content producers and distributors. “The minute I demoed Sling, I felt the same way I felt when someone showed me the iPod for the first time,” said Hirschhorn. “If look beyond TV, any screen strategy that gets more time with the audience, more opportunities to reach the audience brings more business opportunities and we think we’re a technology and a platform that’s going to enable that faster than the companies who have been charged with innovations so far.”
November 30th, 2006
