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.
Categories: Fora.TV
Tagged: Adobe, Fora.TV, Nick Ryan, William Randolph Hearst III
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.
Categories: Zune
Tagged: Battlestar Galactica, Comedy Central, Eureka, Microsoft, MTV, NBC, Robot Chicken, Sout Park, The Office, Zune
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.
Categories: ABC
Tagged: ABC, Dancing with the Stars, Desperate Housewives, Dug Caverly, Eli Stone, Lost, Online Ads
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.
Categories: Amazon · ZeeVee
Tagged: Amazon, Funding, ZeeVee, ZvBox
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.
Categories: Adapt.tv · GoFish · Metacafe
Tagged: Adapt.tv, GoFish, Metacafe, Travel Channel
