Vid-Biz: Mobile Video, Republicans, Tim Draper

Over 9 Million People Watched Mobile Video in November 2007; that number is a 60 percent jump from January 2007, according to new stats from M:Metrics. (RCR Wireless News)

Republicans Vote for UStream; company tapped to be the official live streaming provider for the GOP National Convention. (emailed release)

Tim Draper Building a Media Fund? Tony Perkins introduced the VC at the AlwaysOn conference this morning, saying that Tim’s raising a media fund. (Silicon Alley Insider)

Tremor Media Chooses Digitalsmiths for Video Ads; deal will enable contextually targeted video ad placements across Tremor’s network. (release)

Lifetime Enlists Harmonic for Web Video; Lifetime Television and Movie Network to use the Rhozet Carbon Coder video transcoding technology. (Broadcasting & Cable)

FoxSports on MSN to Cover Super Bowl on Web; programming to include webcasts, fan chats and analysis from Fox Sports personalities. (MediaWeek)

Ashton Kutcher’s Production Co. Raises $10M; Katalyst Media Series A backers include Prime Capital. (PE Hub)