Online Video Punch

Washington Post Is Launching a Video Channel

The text-web to video-web migration continues to move ahead with full steam. The Washington Post is launching an ad-supported video channel across its properties. Washington.Newsweek Interactive (WPNI) has teamed up with Brightcove.

The online video channel will features daily newscasts from Post reporters. I like the way BrightCove is quietly providing the plumbing for the text-web to the video-web migration. Here is the prnewswire announcement.

Infact WPNI also said that it plans to recruit and distribute reader-submitted videos in the upcoming months.

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Caught between YouTube and Viacom

In my previous post Googel vs Big Media I wrote about how Google is now re-acting fast to offer digital fingerprinting software –to help content owners protect copyrighted material. Google acknowledged the software will only serve as a helping tool – and 100% automation will never be possible.

Business Week is reporting how amateur media assets are being effected negatively. Content owners are not thoroughly investigating material flagged by automated screening systems before requesting removal from sites like YouTube, Google, etc. As a result original content from amateur is being removed in the process. Continue reading Caught between YouTube and Viacom…

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GooTube and Big Media

After the backlash on copyrighted video on YouTube and order to remove Viacom videos - Google is taking a step back and trying to enter into alliances with Big Media.

Google is working with Dow Jones & Co. Inc. (NYSE:DJ - News), Conde Nast, Sony BMG Music Entertainment and other large content companies to syndicate their video content on other Web sites. Advertisements will run during or after the content and Google will share the ad revenue.

YouTube said it will team up with the National Basketball Association on an “NBA Channel” on YouTube. The channel will allow fans to access NBA content throughout the remainder of the season, as well as submit video clips of their best basketball moves. The NBA will post select plays and behind-the-scenes video highlights also.

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Text Resume To Video Resume

Although video resumes have been the norm in media related front end jobs (actors, reporters, dance, etc) - they are starting to make dent in the real world - directly and indirectly. I had written about ReruiTV in one of my previous post - which offers video related solutions for employers- but on the other side of the fence candidates are using YouTube, etc and other sides to post thier resumes - or videos of their work/passion - which yields dividend in terms of new careers/jobs.

Vault.com allows candidates to submit their video resumes. In fact Vault had a video resumes contest - and the price was a job at an investment bank - cool. They have videos in the below categories
++ Company Recruiting Videos
++ Undergraduate Admissions Videos
++ Law School Admissions Videos
++ Career Path Videos and much more.
Continue reading Text Resume To Video Resume…

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Verizon FIOS To Offer Revver Content On TV

Verizon FiOS TV consumers will be able to view user-generated video content from Revver (http://www.revver.com) - the video sharing site.

Revver is the first partner that Verizon has signed up for a new “Internet media” option that it plans to begin offering later this year to subscribers of its FiOS TV offering. Revver attaches advertising to some of its video clips and shares the resulting revenue 50-50 with content creators. That arrangement will remain intact for videos that are featured on FiOS, the company said.

This move to make internet video accessible on TV screens – is huge. Just imagine if content from Brightcove, MetaCafe, etc be made available on Tv through Verizon FIOS, AT&T U-Verse, Comcast cable,etc – that creates more consumers for these UGCs – and more advertising revenue.

There are many people out there – who would like to view internet video on TV. For example a family could view a alternative health care video on TV – share, talk, discuss among them selves – as opposed to sitting individually on a PC. A tutor could provide remote learning to group of children watching internet video over TV.

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