Vid-Biz: Funding, Veodia, Azuki
Brightstorm, Movidia Get Funding; Brightstorm, an online learning network for teens, gets a Series A round from KTB. (release). Movidia, maker of mobile video processors, gets $14 million in its first round, which was led by Celtic House Venture Partners and Capital E. (VentureBeat)
Sun Taps Veodia; company will use the video service as an informal internal learning tool. (release)
Azuki Breaks Down Mobile Content; company’s ClickZoom chops up content into smaller, monetizable bits. (release)
Ooyala Launches New Syndication Tool; new feature lets video content owners export videos of all sizes to YouTube, create and publish MRSS feeds, and generate Google site maps. (emailed release)
Swarmcast Launches Live Sports Product; “Swarmcast for Sports” targets a growing content category, manages blackouts and other rights restrictions. (release)
Time Warner Cable Goes Viral to Build Buzz; www.myfamestar.com lets you insert photos to customize a True Hollywood Stories-type account of someone’s rise and fall from celebrity. (AdWeek)
Robert Tercek Named Oprah Winfery Network’s President of Digital Media; Tercek was previously CMO for mobile entertainment group MForma. (release)
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