Video Industry Weekly Recap - 10/19/2007
Userplane Launches ‘Feeds’ to Provide Collection of APIs
Business Wire San Francisco,CA,USA
The Truveo Video Search API allows developers to easily integrate a feature-rich video search service into their websites.
Blinkx and Ixquick Merge with Goal.com
By John Satter
In short, the two companies have agreed to work together with Blinkx powering the video search at Goal.com. “We’re delighted to be powering video from Goal.com,” said Suranga Chandratillake, founder and CEO of Blinkx
Goal.com Selects blinkx to Power Video Search
Earthtimes, UK
blinkx, the world’s largest video search engine, today announced that it will power video search at Goal.com, the world’s largest website for international …
Blinkx tailors video search service for Western Europe
AFP
SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) — San Francisco-based online video search service blinkx added French, German and Spanish content to its massive index on Monday to win …
Truveo and Kewego to Make Major Brand Video Searchable on the Web
Business Wire (press release), CA
“Video search is becoming the primary way that users discover new video online, and Truveo is clearly a video search leader,” said Oliver Heckmann, …
Search Engine for Video, blinkx, Joins Utarget Advertising Network
WebSite Host Directory (press release), OR
In addition, blinkx powers the video search for many of the world’s most frequented sites. blinkx is based in San Francisco and London.
Briefs: Viacom Puts All ‘Daily Show’ Clips Online, TV Guide Online
The Daily Reel, CA
Beet.tv: Video search must be like universal search, EveryThing’s CEO Thomas Wilde explains. Hollywood Reporter: Fresh off his hit summer films Superbad and …
BrightRoll Raises $5 Million
NewTeeVee, CA
BrightRoll Raises $5 Million; Series B round includes True Ventures and Adams Street Productions (full disclosure: True Ventures also funds the GigaOM …
Revver Adds 3rd Party Overlay Ads
Revver Blog
Over the next few days we will be introducing targeted third-party overlay ads to videos on the network. An overlay ad is a clickable ad that displays in the bottom 20% of the video window shortly after playback begins
