Vid-Biz: Seesmic, quarterlife, Bollywood.tv
Seesmic Releases Full Investor List; video conversation site closes the last of its $6 million Series A round, bulk of the money coming from Atomico. (Loic Le Meur’s blog)
MTV to Promote NBC’s quarterlife; in a bid to attract younger viewers, web series to premiere on the former music network the afternoon of Feb. 26 before airing on NBC that night. (Reuters)
Velocix (formerly CacheLogic) Powering Bollywood.tv; 1,900 new and library Bollywood films to be offered through a mix of streaming and download. (release)
Fans Invited to Help Make Horror Film; Ghosts in the Machine competition lets fans pitch ideas, vote on film elements and audition to be in the movie. (The Hollywood Reporter)
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An interesting note on quarterlife:
I wanted to record the premiere on NBC using my DirecTV DVR; I searched for it last night, and it didn’t come up on NBC, but only on MTV. NBC hasn’t updated their listings yet?