Topic - Online Video & international
French Online Video Viewing Habits
ComScore just recently released new research regarding online video consumption in France. The data indicates that more than 23.2 million French internet consumers (almost 80% of the total French internet audience) watched a total of 2.1 billion videos online in Jan 2008 alone. indicating that 23.2 million French Internet users viewed 2.1 billion videos online in January 2008.
News – Veoh.com Burns International Users
According to several sources online, including Google blogs, – Veoh.com online video website has started to block out many international companies from viewing their website, with no official notice from the company ahead of time.
AOL Video Launches in Canada, India and Taiwan
AOL today announced the next steps in its ambitious global expansion effort with the international launch of AOL Video, http://video.aol.com.
Namaste – Youtube Video Sharing for India
YouTube recently launched in India under the URL: YouTube.co.in. The website, according to Google spokesperson is said to be specific to indian viewers only and shall be a special treat to those who are passionate about the country.
Truveo’s New Localized Video Search Algorithm
Truveo, the leading video search engine, today announced that it has introduced new localized ranking algorithms for all of the countries it serves with the 17 international Truveo portals. With these new algorithms the order of search results will vary from country to country in order to deliver the most relevant results to each country’s Truveo users. Truveo and its international portals are accessible at www.truveo.com.
SpotRunner Raises $51 million to go International
Spot Runner, which helps marketers buy TV ad spots on local cable and broadcast using its online service, has raised a big $51 million fourth round from an international group of investors with an eye on expansion beyond the U.S. New investors include UK media group Daily Mail and General Trust, Spanish-speaking media giant Grupo Televisa, hedge fund Legg Mason Capital Management and French luxury group Groupe Arnault/LVMH. Also participating, some of the existing investors; not sure who specifically but the original group included Allen & Company, Battery Ventures, Capital Research and Management, CBS, Index Ventures, The Interpublic Group, Tudor Investment Corporation and WPP.
Chinese Video Traffic Grows Despite Regulations
First-quarter numbers released yesterday by the Data Center of the China Internet (DCCI) show that online video sharing sites are beginning to make it into the mainstream, with average time per month spent on these sites approaching that of web portals.
Turn There – Europe’s Videoagency Officially Launches
For those of you that are unaware, I have been working closely with Thomas Owandenko, CEO of VideoAgency, for sometime in a partnership with ReelSEO for video marketing and search optimization consulting services. We are also working together on the development of several video marketing applications.
China’s New Video Sharing Blacklist – 25 Sites Banned
Chinese video-sharing Web site Tudou.com, backed by a unit of venture capital heavyweight IDG, received an official government warning on Thursday under new rules to curb pornographic, violent and political content.
How to Watch Banned or Blocked Youtube Videos
Thanks to Kevin Nalts from WillVideoForFood for posting a hack from Jischinger that lets you watch blocked YouTube videos.
Youku Enters Exclusive Partnership with MySpace China
Youku, China’s leading video- sharing website according to China Internet Society and iResearch, today announced that it has entered an exclusive partnership with social networking service provider MySpace China for the local market.
