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LAS VEGAS — Smart TVs got a big boost at CES when Verizon announced it would be providing a FIOS TV app for LG Smart TVs, effectively providing a TV Everywhere-type of entry point into the service provider via LG's connected sets. We caught up at CES with Matt Durgin, Director Smart TV Content, LG […]

Eyeview, an American/Israeli start-up that creates "personalized" online video ads for brand advertisers, has raised a new round of $5.2 million, TechCrunch reports.

The International Academy of Web Television (IAWTV) will present its first awards program for excellence across multiple platforms on Thursday, January 12 in a two-hour awards program live from Venetian and streamed live on YouTube.

In a major development for Web-only entertainment content, Yahoo will announce at CES an agreement with Tom Hanks to bring his futuristic animation series to Web.

The TV business has a ways to go when it comes to TV Everywhere, said Tricia Lynch, Director of Content Strategy & Acquisition at Verizon, with CNET's senior writer Maggie Reardon interviewing her for Beet.TV.

As it expands into TV Everywhere rollouts with its authentication tools, Adobe is also reaching into the gaming space with tools to power high-end console games. We spoke to Adobe's Jens Loeffler, a technical evangelist for the company, about Adobe's work in authentication and gaming, with CNET's senior writer Maggie Reardon interviewing him for Beet.TV.

As Comcast preps to sell wireless service on behalf of Verizon, that landmark deal is unlikely to affect Verizon's multichannel efforts to compete with Comcast in TV, said Tricia Lynch, Director of Content Strategy & Acquisition at Verizon, with CNET's senior writer Maggie Reardon interviewing her for Beet.TV.

As it expands into TV Everywhere rollouts with its authentication tools, Adobe is also reaching into the gaming space with tools to power high-end console games. We spoke to Adobe’s Jens Loeffler, a technical evangelist for the company about Adobe’s work in authentication, and CNET’s senior writer Maggie Reardon interviewed him for Beet.TV. Already, Adobe Pass, the […]

The NFL, which limits live streaming in the United States to Verizon smart phones, will make its games available on tablets and computers for cable subscribers for the 2012 season, says Hans Schroeder, SVP of Media Strategy and Development, in this interview with Beet.TV.

Watch live streaming video from beet_tv at livestream.com The International Academy of Web Television (IAWTV) will present its first awards at a gala program at CES on January 12th at the Venetian Hotel.

As mobile devices become more powerful and more pervasive, broadband streaming of live programing will likely grow, said Stuart Saw, Channel Partners Director for global streaming service Streamworks Interactive, in a recent interview with Beet.TV.

The Shira Lazar-fronted Web show What's Trending finished the year averaging 84,000 viewers per weekly episode, more than double its viewership than when it counted CBSNews.com as a distribution partner earlier this year.

Twitvid, the popular video publishing and sharing platform for Twitter, has become something of a social video sharing network where users can upload and share videos of interest from YouTube and Vimeo, the company announced today.

Watch live streaming video from beet_tv at livestream.com   Please join Beet.TV on Wednesday, December 14 at 2:00 p.m. ET for a 90-minute Webcast about digital media, devices and a preview of things to come at CES. The show will be live from the Livestream studio in New York.

Watch live streaming video from beet_tv at livestream.com Please join Beet.TV on Wednesday, December 14 at 2:00 p.m. ET for a 90-minute Webcast about digital media, devices and a preview of things to come at CES.  The show will be live from the Livestream studio in New York. The session will be a series of […]

Online video measurement took a big step closer to television today with the news that Nielsen has struck an alliance with video ad network Tremor Video to include gross ratings points data in online video buys.

Which digital media start-ups should you be tracking? In this week's New Media Minute, learn about four emerging players poised for success — Bluefin Labs, Sonar, GoldRun and Steelhouse.

I am pleased to announce that Vivian Schiller, Chief Digital Officer of NBC News, will be among the keynote speakers at a two-day conference on the state of online video at the W Retreat and Spa in Vieques, a small island off the eastern shore of Puerto Rico. The conference, on March 16/17, will be limited […]

Fora.tv, the San Francisco company which began as a free portal for influential conference videos, has gained traction with a pay model, charging to watch high-level conferences by organizations and publishers, including The Economist, Wired and The New Yorker.

MONACO – We are here covering the show. We had hoped to pull off a live show tomorrow, Thursday, but due to some planning issues, we can't pull it off.