After months of testing, YouTube finally rolled out its copyright protection system dubbed YouTube Video Identification, the company announced Monday. The Google-owned site said in a blog post that the new system “goes well above and beyond our legal responsibilities.”…
Cable news network Current TV launched its new Web site today at Current.com. Current said the new site will include simplified collaboration features to make it easier for users to contribute their news reports. That includes a multimedia Wiki to…
Ad management firm BlackArrow said it has raised a B round of funding to the tune of $12 million. The company will use that money to fund the rollout of an ad management system that measures dynamic advertising across broadband,…
Digital network HealthiNation inked a deal with Verizon to carry its health and lifestyle information programming to Verizon’s FiOS TV customers. That’s Verizon’s video service, now available to nearly 3.9 million homes in 12 states. HealthiNation is carried online and…
Online television technology provider Maven Networks has begun testing new interactive Web video ads with Scripps Networks, Fox News and media agency Ogilvy. The new ad formats move beyond the pre- and post-roll spots that dominate Web video today but…
Mobile TV as delivered by dedicated networks does not appear to be a viable business, a prominent analyst has told Red Herring. “It’s difficult to make a business case for mobile broadcast TV that can generate anything like the revenue…
Lifetime inked a deal with online video service Paltalk to air both original programming and scheduled chats with Lifetime star Lisa Williams. Starting Friday, fans will be able to chat with Ms. Williams on Lifetime’s site or Paltalk right after…
TV Land has relaunched its Web site, which will feature full-length streaming episodes of the classic TV series “The Andy Griffith Show,” “Leave It to Beaver” and “Gunsmoke.” Other shows being added to the site in the coming months include…
AT&T’s Internet Protocol TV service U-verse has added TBS HD and CNN HD to its high-definition roster, just in time to bring its 100,000 subscribers the 2007 Major League Baseball divisional playoffs. TBS has the rights to broadcast first- and…