Vid-Biz: Tour de France, Homestar, Vogue
Tour de France Pedals Ahead Online; 3.4 million Tour de France videos downloaded on Versus.com, network averaging 340,000 videos per day. (MediaWeek)
HomestarRunner Co-Founder to Direct Loudermilk; Craig Zobel will re-write and direct the comedy starring Jon Heder. (The Hollywood Reporter)
Vogue Launches Vogue.tv; site will feature a $3 million, 12-episode reality series Model.live and will be syndicated to Hulu, Veoh and others. (The Wall Street Journal)
DanceJam Partners with Judson Laipply, Janet Jackson; Evolution of Dance guy to promote Weezer-inspired dance contest, site will also host online auditions of Janet, Miss-Jackson-if-you’re-nasty’s upcoming tour. (TechCrunch)
SnagFilms Lets You Open Up a Virtual Theater; service lets you post a widget to show feature-length documentaries. (AllThingsD)
U.S. IPTV Subscribers to Hit 12.7 Million by 2012; that number is up from 3.3 million in 2008. (eMarketer)
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