Vid-Biz: Olympics, Entone, Comcast
It’s China vs. the Internet Over Olympics; the country’s government plans to maintain online censorship, already pulled a leaked video of opening ceremony rehearsals from YouTube. (Variety)
Entone Raises $14.5 Million; second round for the set-top box maker that allows time and place shifting, which has now raised more than $26.5 million in total. (VentureBeat)
Comcast Expands “Protocol Agnostic” Testing; program will expand into Colorado Springs, Co., as well as East Orange and Lake City, Fla. Elsewhere, the FCC decided not to fine Comcast over network management practices. (DSLReports)
IAB Proposes New Standard for Video Ads; the Digital Video Ad Serving Template (VAST) would create a common protocol across varying video players and ad networks. (CNET)
Consumers Waiting Before Buying Blu-Ray; ABI Research says the high-definition picture quality not enough to sway potential buyers. (release)
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