MySpace today announced the launch of Take Down Stay Down, a new feature for copyright holders that prevents users from re-posting video content in the MySpace community after that content has been removed at the request of the copyright owner. “We have created this new feature to solve a problem that has long frustrated copyright […]

Internet television service Joost today announced that five parties have collectively invested approximately $45 million in the company. This funding will enable Joost to accelerate development,of its ad-supported Internet video offerings. The investments highlight growing interest in Internet video business opportunities, along with an interest by content creators to see an alternative to YouTube. CBS […]

The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) filed suit Tuesday against Uri Geller, a “paranormalist” best known for bending spoons, for bending the law to silence his critics. EFF’s client, Brian Sapient, belongs to a group called the “Rational Response Squad,” which is dedicated to debunking what it calls irrational beliefs. As part of their mission, Sapient […]

NBC Universal has announced that it plans to limit the length of pre-roll advertising (ads displayed before you get any content) in short Internet videos to 15 seconds or less. NBC’s move appears to be part of a trend towards shorter, more targeted advertising in Internet video. Unfortunately, it looks like MTV is bucking this […]

NBC Universal has announced that it plans to limit the length of pre-roll advertising (ads displayed before you get any content) in Internet videos to 15 seconds or less. Longer-form content, such as full-length episodes of TV series will continue to accept 30-second or longer spots. “It’s essential for clients to deliver their messages in […]

NBC Universal is siding with media conglomerate Viacom in a piracy lawsuit against Google’s YouTube video sharing site. In a filing Friday, NBC Universal and Viacom submitted a friend of the court brief opposing YouTube’s bid to dismiss the copyright infringement suit brought by Robert Tur, a LA News Service operator. Tur sued YouTube in […]

RCA has announced the new EZ201 Small Wonder, an inexpensive digital camcorder designed to make it easy to capture and share video. It joins a growing segment of cheap camcorders, like the Flip Video, designed to offer basic image quality and the most frequently used features of more expensive camcoders. “We‚Äôve listened to our consumers‚Äô […]

Presidential candidate Barack Obama on Thursday called on Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean to make video from any Democratic presidential debates available “for free and without restriction.” Obama supports a call from Creative Commons founder Lawrence Lessig to share the debate videos and eliminate unnecessary regulation of political speech. “Technology has exploded the opportunity […]

YouTube has announced a new program to expand its revenue sharing program to top YouTube video bloggers, including LisaNova, renetto, HappySlip, smosh, and valsartdiary. Participating user-partners will be treated as other content partners and will have the ability to control the monetization of the videos they create. Once they‚Äôve selected a video to be monetized, […]

NASA has launched a new video podcast, NASA EDGE, that provides an offbeat look at the nation’s aerospace program. The hosts of NASA EDGE offer an unscripted take on the latest events at NASA. Chris Giersch and Blair Allen host the show, with Franklin Fitzgerald as its news anchor. In the latest episode, Giersch and […]