GeogTV launches Live Stream directory…

GeogTV recently launched a geographical directory of live tv channel streams available online from all over the world. These streams are constantly being updated for your viewing pleasure. Here is a breakdown of the streams by region:

Africa
Asia
Europe
Middle East
North America
South America

Fora.TV obtains $4 Million in First Round from Adobe…

Fora.TV, the intelligent online video programming network, has obtained a first round of capitol from Adobe, William Randolph Hearst III and other undisclosed investors. This announcement is in-line with the new site design which you can get a hosted tour by Fora.TV’s Nick Ryan.

Microsoft Zune adds South Park and other TV shows to store…

Microsoft is looking to beef up the content available on it’s Zune players by adding downloadable television shows from NBC, MTV, Comedy Central and more. The available titles will include South Park, The Office, Battlestar Galactica, Robot Chicken, and Eureka. This is the latest attempt by Microsoft to make sure Zune stands strong in the portable content player market.

ABC plans to bulk up ads in online shows…

I guess we could call this a test, but ABC is planning to bulk up its online shows with more ads and commercials. When online users stream in HD episodes of “Lost” and “Desperate Houswives” they can expect to “temporarily” see more ads then they already do. Although, as Doug Caverly suggests, its most likely that online TV will eventually become more like the traditional thing.

ZeeVee: Gets more funding to push online video to tv…

Online-Video-To-TV provider Zeevee has confirmed a 2nd round of funding that will help to further penetrate their market share in this space. You can now purchase their ZvBox device exclusively at Amazon.om, which will allow you to watch online video through your HDTV’s.

Adapt.TV optimizes video advertising…

The up and coming company out of San Mateo, CA is launching the first Open and Universal video advertising platform. This will provide a unique advantage for online video advertisers to manage all their video ad networks in one dashboard. Some of the video ad networks include Metacafe, GoFish and the Travel Channel.

NSC introduces Snipp.tv..

The NSC (Natural Speech Communication Ltd.), leader in speech recognition technology, announced the launch of Snipp.TV, a interactive search engine designed for search within online multimedia files. This is attempting to address the long-standing problem of searching for non-textual information using speech analysis technology to scour through content.

www.NSCspeech.com

www.Snipp.tv

Web gives old TV shows a new lease on life…

Television distributors are now growing more keen to the idea of opening up the TV vaults and streaming old TV series online. With the presence of sites such as Hulu, Joost and Veoh the audience and ad dollars to be made are becoming much more formidable and opening the eyes of certain TV executives. “We have all this library content, and we’ve been surprised at how much interest there is in it,” Jeff Zucker, the CEO of NBC Universal, said recently. “Frankly, if there is one person interested it — and there are streaming costs so you have to make sure you’re covering that — we’ve found it’s a new opportunity for our content.”

Myspace and ShineReveille form partnership for global TV…

MySpace has signed a distribution deal with UK TV production house ShineReveille that’s intended to expand the reach of their original programming internationally and online, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The terms call for ShineReveille to manage international TV, home video and merchandising rights for MySpaceTV properties. MySpace holds on to U.S. and online syndication…

Blockbuster going direct-to-tv with streaming device…

Video retailer Blockbuster (NYSE: BBI), in the middle of a big reorg of its offline rental business, is working on a set-top device for streaming films directly to TV sets, similar to what Netflix (NSDQ: NFLX) announced at CES this year with LG Electronics (SEO: 066570)…