Video Platforms & Solutions

Information about online video hosting platforms and video streaming platforms (OVP) and online video companies. Coverage of the business of online video, video platform startups, and other internet video platforms. Ongoing industry coverage of the video hosing providers, video CMS platforms, video advertising platforms, internet sharing platforms and other video platforms dedicated to publishing and monetizing web video.

Money Never Sleeps As Oliver Stone Invests In Online Video Platform

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There's plenty of room in the online video space for all sorts of platforms, products, and services.  It's easy to see YouTube as the big dog--and they are--but plenty of other video solutions exist for businesses, and many of them are thriving.  And when you're ...

In-depth Review of ButoTV Video Platform: Interactivity Meets Simplicity

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Online video platforms (OVPs) are springing up all over the place. It's like the Dawn of Web 2.0 all over again and Buto.tv (prounounced boo-toe I think) is getting in on it as well (and have been for some time). However, they might be taking ...

23Video Wants To Help Companies Create Customizable, Branded Video Portals

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As more businesses of all sizes embrace online video, there is a growing demand for customizable video platforms.  And while Brightcove has lead the charge in providing branded video solutions, there are many businesses that are still not able to afford their services.  A new ...

Brightcove 5 Enhancements Create More Robust and Efficient Platform

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Brightcove put out the newest major release of their online video platform. As I've been immersed in several different OVPs of late I was looking forward to all of the new features that they've got going here and I'm going to try and get in, ...

Kantar Videolytics - Track, Syndicate, Optimize - An In-depth Review

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Kantar Videolytics recently trotted out a long list of premier partners which included some of the major players in online video (Brightcove, Brightroll, Adap.tv, LiveRail, Tremor, ScanScout, you get the picture) for their new Videolytics (video analytics) offering. So what better reason to get on ...

Vimeo Now Has Couch-Mode for Google TV and Home Theater PCs

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As Google TV continues its rollout, several top websites are hurrying to ensure that their content looks great on the device.  And just like YouTube's Leanback, Vimeo has now unveiled its own Google-TV-friendly interface, called "couch mode.”

Google Releases Improved YouTube App for Android

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If you have an Android phone, it probably came with a native YouTube app pre-installed.  Mine did.  And using it has been a strangely average experience.  It isn't bad, but it isn't great either.  But now that may be changing. Specifically, Google has released a ...

How To Use Video To Engage Your Ministry and Your Business

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Whether you work for a business or a non-profit organization, you have a message you need to communicate. Finding ways for people to hear to your message isn't really that difficult. With enough money, you can buy plenty of ads that will raise awareness about ...

Dovie.tv Beta: Video Platform Review - Crash and Burn Baby!

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This service looks to do a fly-by but can't manage to get off the ground. The Dovie.tv service has so many limitations that it simply can't fly under its own weight. Before I was even able to taxi to the runway my experience was grounded ...

Ooyala Gives Video Publishers Integrated Paypal Payment System

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Ooyala, a provider of video monetization products and services, has introduced a new product called Ooyala Paywall.  Typically the word "paywall," in Internet terms, refers to a blockade between users and a portion of the content they're after, and that's exactly what this product is.  ...

The Online Video Platform Summit Returns To Streaming Media West

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This 2010 Streaming Media West conference is fast approaching and the Online Video Plaform Summit will make a return this year as well. Events for the show feature a Google TV keynote from Rishi Chandra, a Keynote from Jennifer Taylor, Adobe Rich Media Solutions and ...

Blip HTML5 Player 5 Times Faster, Full Switchover Soon

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I am going to refrain from using all manner of cliche here and simply say, Blip is ready to take its whole site to the next level. Damn, that's a cliche too, isn't it? Hey everyone, Blip.tv says they're going to go full HTMl5 as ...

Howcast Knows How To Build A Next-Generation Media Company

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Learning how to do things can be challenging and complicated, but with the rise of online and mobile video, it's become easier to learn by watching instructional video content. The old adage, "a picture is worth a thousand words," holds true for videos, which can ...

Video Distribution: Where Should You Upload Your Videos? Online Video Marketing Basics Part 5

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This is Part Five of our ongoing series of Online Video Marketing Basics, and it's long overdue.  This series is intended for the novices among us, businesses and individuals who have only recently decided to take the plunge into online video.  And for that decision, ...

Relive Your Favorite Year Through Video With YouTube Time Machine

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Sometimes on Monday we need to ease back into the work week.  Perhaps you spent the weekend gorging on college football and the NFL.  Or maybe you lost a few hours last night on an MTV award show.  But regardless… the transition from leisure to ...

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