The Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) today announced the release of its Digital Video In-Stream Ad Metrics Definitions. The objective for the new document is to standardize the definitions of the most commonly used streaming advertising formats. The document focuses on: Linear Video Ad With or Without Companion Ad Linear Video Interactive Ad Non-linear Overlay Ad […]

Internet video startup Revision3, the home of Diggnation, XLR8R TV, Epic Fu and other popular video podcasts, has been making headlines since its founding in 2005.

The most recent headlines, though, have surrounded Revision3’s extended outage over Memorial Day weekend, and the way CEO Jim Louderback’s very publicly pointed the finger at anti-piracy firm MediaDefender as the cause for the outage.

Podcasting News’ Publisher Elisabeth McLaury Lewin caught up with Louderback, who answered questions about Revision3, how they plan to respond to the MediaDefender attack and his vision for the future of Internet media.

Internet research firm HitWise reports that, while Hulu is getting big shows, it’s not getting big audiences.  Hulu.com., the joint venture between Fox and NBC that provides streaming video content online, came out of beta on March 15 and has seen a steady share of US Internet traffic since: Alexa’s reach chart mirrors this: The […]

Variety reports that HBO is buying into comedian Will Ferrel’s FunnyOfDie.com. The site, introduced a little over a year ago, is a sort YouTube clone focusing on comedy. Much of the site’s appeal, though, is the offbeat comedy videos HBO has bought a small equity stake in the comedy site and has commissioned 10 half-hours […]

Somebody at the BBC gets the idea of making the most of niche content – they’ve announced plans to put 81 years of classic British television online: Spanning 81 years of radio and television, the project will create a web page for every episode of every single programme ever broadcast on the BBC, and be […]

Disney announced today that for the first time, the company will stream its full-length movies online. The films will first air on ABC as part of the network’s weekly Wonderful World of Disney presentation on Saturday nights throughout summer 2008. The full-length films will then be available for free streaming online for the following week. Here’s what […]

NewTeeVee has introduced a new site and video podcast, NewTeeVee Station, that offers their take on the best in Internet television. According to Om Malik’s announcement, the site: Features editorial reviews of online videos written by a team lead by Liz Shannon Miller, who comes to us from Variety and the Daily Reel. Has over […]

AdAge reports that Google has a plan for monetizing YouTube – getting you and other content creators to sell ads: Professional content producers — those who come equipped with their own ad-sales teams — are now able to sell advertising on their YouTube channels. That includes the click-to-expand overlays that run across the bottoms of […]

Journalist Bill Moyers addresses the National Conference for Media Reform in Minneapolis, June 7, 2008. Moyers challenges the current state of mainstream journalism in his talk: “You couldn’t find a more revealing measure of the state of the dominant media today than the continuing ubiquitous presence — on the air and in print — of […]

YouTube is looking for citizen journalists.

“People around the world have been using YouTube to report on the events and issues affecting their lives, shedding light on stories that might otherwise not be told and offering new perspectives on events covered by the traditional media,” notes YouTube’s Olivia M. “To highlight these journalists on YouTube, we’re announcing the launch of the Reporter channel type.”

YouTube plans to create a special browse page to highlight “Reporter” channel content.