Vid-Biz: Nirvanix, GreenCine, Veoh
Venture Roundup; storage delivery service Nirvanix nabs $12 million, while Chinese web video broadcasting site PPLive pulls in a reported $10 million to $15 million. (Nirvanix: emailed release; PPLive: Redline China)
GreenCine’s Sold to Porn Company New Owners; artsy rent-by-mail DVD service was quietly sold to a WantedList Founder, according to GreenCine founder Jonathan Marlow. (Update: A spokesperson for Greencine wanted us to clarify that only one of the founders of WantedList purchased a piece of Greencine. This founder owns several properties and each one is run independently of each other. ed.) (CinemaTech)
Video Sites Partner with Toolmakers; Swarmcast Autobahn Accelerator to make Veoh faster; Dailymotion will be included as an option on TubeMogul, and also will offer the uploading and tracking service to its members. (emailed releases)
VH-1 “Pops Up” on Mobile; Pop Up Video To Go will display “info nuggets” of trivia while people watch music videos on mobile devices. (release)
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I wonder if youtube and the other major video distributors will follow suit with video lead sales.
Ultimate Lead Extractor on November 4th, 2008 at 9:01 am - Permalink