Buoyed by advertiser interest in reaching young men and a tripling in viewership in 2008, online video network Break Media is predicting a threefold increase in ad revenue in the first quarter of 2009, the company told TelevisionWeek. “We have…
TheWB.com will debut a new series, “Eric the Trainer: New Year, New You,” on Jan. 5. Three new episodes will be made available each Monday through the end of January. The series features celebrity trainer Eric Fleishman on his tips—including…
Roku said its Internet movie player will be able to play HD films through Netflix’s on-demand streaming service, Multichannel News reports. Roku’s player costs $99 and consumers must subscribe to one of Netflix’s subscription plans. —Aimee Picchi
Actor Will Ferrell’s Funny or Die Web site raised $3 million from a single, unnamed investor, Reuters reports. Mark Kvamme, a company director and backer, could not be immediately reached for comment. According to a regulatory filing, the investment also…
Hulu lost viewers in November from the previous month, the first decline for the video-streaming site, Advertising Age reports, citing figures from Nielsen VideoCensus. Viewers dropped to 7.5 million from more than 9 million, perhaps because the site didn’t have…
The music video “Yes We Can,” made by will.i.am of the Black Eyed Peas, was one of last year’s best advertisements, the Wall Street Journal says. The ad, which promoted President-elect Barack Obama, wasn’t commissioned by his campaign. Still, it…
The conflict between YouTube and Warner Music Group, which pulled music videos from the online-video site over the weekend, illustrates the increasing tension between music companies and Web sites over advertising and licensing revenue, the Los Angeles Times says. The…
Ryan J. Kugler, the president and co-owner of Distribution Video Audio Inc., sent out his last truck of VHS tapes, after selling more than 4 million of the videotapes during the past two years, the Los Angeles Times reports. While…
Despite facing skepticism from those familiar with the Web video industry, NBC Universal’s and News Corp.’s Hulu.com is considered the Web site of the year, the Associated Press reports. According to recent comScore numbers, the site logged 24 million unique…
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