Live Digital Rolls out with Cash for Content
LiveDigital has unveiled their concept of personal Internet broadcasting with the release of its user generated channel and video programming platform, allowing any user to design, program, and brand their own Internet channel importing high-quality content. Each month, LiveDigital will have a Sweeps period, and split advertising revenues among the top 25 channels. The user-driven advertising and revenue sharing contest, which is set to launch on Feb. 1st, will give channel producers the chance to compete for $25,000 in cash.
Cisco Pays 7 Billion for Scientific-Atlanta
SAN JOSE, Calif., February 27, 2006 - Cisco Systems, Inc., today announced it has completed the acquisition of Scientific-Atlanta of Lawrenceville, Georgia. Scientific-Atlanta is a leading global provider of set-top boxes, end-to-end video distribution networks and video systems integration. This acquisition will allow Cisco to offer a world class,
ZuCasts Coming Soon To Your Mobile Phone
First there were podcasts and videocasts. Now come ZuCasts -- a free digital media delivery service for mobile phones from ShoZu. For the first time, photos, video clips and a variety of other professional and user-generated content can be delivered directly to the cellphone on a regular basis without
Digital Magazines Adding Flash Video Goodies
The folks over at Texterity.com have been doing some good work migrating mainstream media publishers content into web ready e-zines. We just noticed they put together a Great Example for Sports Illustrated 2006 Swimsuit issue which includes several of their famous (and popular!) behind the scenes video clips. Tough job
AT&T Partners with MobiTV to Offer IPTV
AT&T and MobiTV have announced that the two firms will be launching a new Internet TV service that will allow subscribers to watch live cable programming through a broadband connection. For a monthly fee, users will be able to stream live content from approximately 20 channels, with more content promised
SplashCast Media Goes Live
The SplashCast media service entered it's public beta last week, according to their announcement, SplashCast is different from other online video sharing sites. Content creators might want to carefully read their TOU. The mix-media service allows users to play dynamically updated channels of content on their web page which can
Video: Woman’s camera captures buffalo attack
A woman's camera rolls as she's trampled by a buffalo at Yellowstone National Park. KSL-TV's Sandra Yi reports. (NBC News Channel)
Video: Big bear steals teen’s parked car
A curious bear rolls away after breaking into a teen's parked car. KUSA's Chris Vanderveen reports. (NBC News Channel)
Windows Live Beta Web Video Search
Windows Live.com is working on some interesting new features in their beta search service, most notably video search. It’s not on the front page yet, but on the section of the site ironically missing the word beta on its logo: beta.search.live.com. Video search is hot right now: Google gave its
Windows Live for TV – Preview Orbit SNS
Nemo is back with a new look and a new name. They're calling it exactly what you would expect, Windows Live for TV. Live TV is an additional program for Windows Media Center which will provide access to Spaces, Messenger, and Live Call, all wrapped up in a ten foot
Olympus SP-800UZ Digital Camera
Inside its slim, elegant body, the Olympus SP-800UZ Digital Camera hides something amazing, a 30x wide-angle optical zoom. The Olympus SP-800UZ Digital Camera Brings you all the power of a 30x zoom in a camera that’s small enough to go wherever your travels take you. Plus, with advanced features like