Joost Gets into White Label Biz, Here’s How to Succeed

Yesterday Joost announced that it has fired its CEO and will focus on the crowded White Label player market. This segment is the most lucrative space to be in an online video market in which costs are high and consumers are loathe to pay. But as Yahoo!’s ditching of Maven on the same day shows, [...]

Sorenson Gets into Content Delivery Biz

Video encoding software maker Sorenson today launched Sorenson 360, a video delivery and player solution aimed at the middle of the market.

The networks allows Sorenson to leverage its expertise in compression technology and extend its reach to the online video realm – offering simplified end-to-end encoding, player technology and on-demand flash streaming.

While the service [...]

Brightcove Inks Syndication Deals

Brightcove inked syndication deals with 5 social networking sites. The five sites Bebo, Meebo, RockYou, Slide and Veoh are not all social networks exactly but they are where a reported 300 million people are consuming content so it makes a lot of sense for both sides.

Brightcove has content and wants more [...]

Late From OMMA Hollywood: Buying Video and Looking Smart Doing It

Nothing worse than your laptop battery dying while your boss is speaking on a panel. Well, a few things are, but I guess that depends on who your boss is. So pardon the cut-and-paste job from my notes that are now a few hours (and a few vodka tonics) late.

I walked in late to [...]

Trouble at Brightcove?

Not really sure what to make of this, other than being personally disappointed. I’m a big fan of Brightcove’s personal services, providing much better quality than YouTube. I never liked putting my personal videos up on YouTube, especially clips of friends and family. And for mixing a few clips together, Aftermix was a more than [...]