Andy Plesser

MONACO -  News publishers who have traditionally relied on display advertising and who are seeking to make a significant business with online video need to dramatically increase video views, says Adam Singolda, CEO of Taboola, in this conference segment.

MONACO — AnyClip, the company which creates rich metadata around theatrical films, including dialogue and production location information, is integrated into Foursquare, allowing film buffs the ability to discover the location where films have been shot.

While tablets and other mobile devices enjoy a small amount of market share, the nascent sector is growing quickly and the Interactive Advertising Bureau, the trade association for digital publishers, is moving deliberately towards advertising standards and reporting, says Anna Bager, VP for Mobile.

Dailymotion, the giant video-sharing site, has a syndication pact with MSN and other top publishers to use its embeddable player on a revenue-sharing basis, says Roland Hamilton, who heads U.S. operations for the Paris-based company, in this interview with Beet.TV.

NeuLion, the New York-based IP video delivery services company, is providing consistent, high-quality delivery to hockey fans with a technology known as adaptive streaming, says Chris Wagner, EVP and co-founder.

TubeMogul, a media buying platform for online video advertising, has found a dramatic, industry-wide increase in pre-roll advertising inventory sold over exchanges. 

MONACO — AOL Video, which includes original programming, has achieved considerable scale with the acquisition of Web video syndicator 5Min.  Today, comScore reported that AOL served some 410 million video views in October.

The 2012 presidential, congressional and local elections will involve enormous media budgets with an increased portion going to online video, says Mark Marvel, head of video monetization for MSNBC.com.

MONACO –  Both attracted and scared by the opportunities to get their brands widely disseminated on the Web via online video, many advertisers can't make up their mind about a distribution strategy for their ads.  

MONACO – Moviepilot, a Berlin-based social networking site which recommends and drives moviegoers to opening weekend screenings, has recently launched in the U.S. and has some four million fans on Facebook, says Tobi Bauckhage, CEO and founder, in this interview with Beet.TV.

MONACO — A Copehagen-based start-up called 23 is finding traction in offering a publishing platform for companies to create "video centric websites," part of a content management system (CMS), says CEO Thomas Madsen-Mygdal in this interview with Beet.TV.

This holiday season, one of the most dramatic shifts in technology consumption is the wide-scale move to streaming rather than downloading media, says Dan Ackerman, senior editor of CNET in this overview on holiday technology trends.

MONACO — TV Links, a video directory which indexes and curates over 2000 video programming sources, is growing by 20 percent month-to-month and now has 50 million monthly users, says Adrian Constantin, CEO of Interakt Media, the parent company of TV Links.

MONACO  — The emerging opportunities around video recommendation, syndication, advertising and new platforms for distribution were among the topics discussed at the Monaco Media Forum on November 10th by this outstanding group of industry leaders.

MONACO — AnyClip, a company that creates rich metadata around premium content, has signed a licensing agreement with Warner Brothers, the company announced earlier this month. 

With 12 new shows and eight more in development, Reuters is making a significant commitment to television programming for the Web and is finding traction with advertisers, says Riley McDonough, SVP and General Manager of Thomson Reuters, in this interview with Beet.TV.

MONACO — EPIX, the premium entertainment service available on television, on- demand, online and on consumer electronic devices, will be available next month on the Microsoft Xbox and the Apple iPad, says Emil Rensing, Chief Digital Officer, in this interview with Beet.TV.

MONACO — In the wake of the Arab Spring and the loosening of the grip of state-controlled media, new content creators are emerging in the Middle East.

Engagement around online video consumption, meaning the action of a viewer who interacts with a video ad, is a "high-value task" which drives buying outcome, says Dave Marsey, SVP/Group Media Director at Digitas, in this interview with Beet.TV.

Measuring brand-lift in real-time around online video advertising is an essential tool for brands, says Sean O'Neal, president of Vizu, the San Francisco-based analytics firm, in this interview with Beet.TV.