Vid-Biz: Banzai, Howcast, LisaNova
MySpace Brings Banzai Back Online; webisodes of the faux Japanese game show will have a 30-day exclusive window on the social network. (TVWeek)
Howcast Expands Distribution Platform; how-to video site signs pacts with AOL, Metacafe, Bebo and blip.tv. (release)
Let LisaNova’s Boobs Boost Your Playcount; comedian creates saucy “collabcharacters” that you can insert into your video and use as thumbnail to attract audiences. (Underwire)
NowPublic Partners with ShoZu for Citizen Journalism; consumers can now easily submit photos and videos to NowPublic through their mobile phones using ShoZu. (release)
Seventy-Five Million Viewers Downloaded BBC iPlayer; and that’s just since Christmas, average weekly users hit 1.4 million during April. (The Hollywood Reporter)
Veotag Raises $1.2 Million; video-tagging service gets money from Small Ventures USA. (VentureBeat)
Rentrak Signs Cox; company now provides VOD measurement data for the top 10 cable operators. (Multichannel News)
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