Brandweek reports that TVGuide is taking on YouTube.

NEW YORK — TV Guide is trying to muscle in on YouTube’s considerable turf.
The publication famous for its television-centric editorial and show listings launches at TVGuide.com today its Online Video Guide, a search service that will attempt to filter out the junk and leave users with the best [...]

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Techcrunch reports that Magnify.net has launched new features.
Video discovery and broadcast service Magnify.net has launched a new platform for the aggregation of web video.
The new platform offers “a complete customization toolkit” that aims to make it easier for users to create branded online broadcast channels, discover and integrate Web video, and analyze visitor statistics and [...]

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It finally has a name. Techcrunch is reporting that “ClownCo”, the long awaited YouTube competitor is going to be called… wait for it…
Hulu.com.
Will they REALLY be able to tackle Gootube? Or is it too late?
I know one thing, there’s still a HUGE place for business related content that YouTube still has yet to fill.

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A Google exec says… Story in WSJ. Subscribers only, dumb.
A Google director of product management, Gokul Rajaram, expects that 2008 will see a transformation in Web video advertising, as the result of experimentation with new formats that is currently under way. Major Web video sites are looking away from preroll ads and replacing them with [...]

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I tend to agree. Story at Adage.com.
funshipisland.com…The new site is a virtual tour of a Carnival cruise, where visitors can try out everything from the ship’s piano bar, sundeck and karaoke lounge to onshore activities such as 4×4 cruising. The idea is to pique interest by showing what to expect, since fewer than 18% [...]

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I don’t get this. So it will allow bloggers to grab video clips from major tv news stations? Why not just enable embedded viewing from your own online channel? Why do we need a channel to distribute it for them?
NEW YORK, NY–(MARKET WIRE)–Aug 8, 2007 — The NewsMarket — the world’s leading online platform for [...]

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Variety is reporting that NBC Universal is launching a YouTube competitor called Didja.

NBC Universal is expanding its battle against YouTube and other viral video sites, using the weight of its top-rated USA cable network to launch an all-advertising website called Didja.com.
Set to launch early next year, site will offer a vast archive of current and [...]

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It’s happening already. The question is, will it work?

Classified ads in newspapers have been passe for years, thanks to the Internet. Now static classifieds could be on their way out on the Web.
The next big thing? Video classifieds — consumer-produced commercials that range from embarrassingly low-budget to masterful, with humiliating, somewhat amusing and compelling in [...]

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At least that’s what they’re calling over at Read/Write Web.
A report yesterday from Bloomberg says that Yahoo! is planning to revamp its online video offering by year’s end in an effort to compete with YouTube and MySpace TV. According to comScore, Yahoo! is actually third in the US in terms of total video streams, though [...]

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Adjustables is a new way to put ads in your videos. Very smart.

Adjustables are visual elements that float inside online videos, during the play out of the video content.
Check the demo on the site. Here’s an example, see the floating logo on the movie?

How does it work?
Step 1: The AdDesigner
The AdDesigner is the tool to [...]

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