Media

LAS VEGAS, Dailymotion, the big Paris-based video site, which served 1.2 billion video views worldwide in December*,  launched its Xbox Live App late last month in 35 nations.  The company demonstrated the new interface on the Microsoft device at CES.

Reuters, the global news organization, has created a new slate of video programming which launched this week on YouTube as part of the video portal’s new partner channel initiative.

LAS VEGAS — The Huffington Post has become increasingly video centric as the giant news site integrates video into most of its pages, says Karen Cahn,  General Manger of Branded Experiences for AOL, in this inteview with Beet.TV

Former ABC News president David Westin says that as the appetite for digital journalism is going up, the economics for original reporting has become increasingly troubled for established news organizations. 

As part of its efforts to expand the reach of original Web shows, at the upcoming Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, the International Academy of Web Television will offer two days of conference programming devoted to the business models behind original production for the Web, said Paul Kontonis, Chairman of IAWTV, in this interview […]

Gearing up for increased demands for political news in 2012, NBC News has launched a portal for all the network's shows (on both NBC and MSNBC), news reports and for Web-only programming, explains Vivian Schiller, Chief Digital Officer of NBC News, in this interview with Beet.TV.

The New York Times has created an iPad App to present the paper's fashion and style coverage called the Collection.

The New York Times has been expanding "vertical" Apps around specific editorial with the recent launch of an iPhone App for the 2012 election and an iPad App for fashion called the Collection.

SAY Media, the San Francisco-based media company, has acquired the influential technology blog Read/Write/Web.

The National Hockey League has seen a 17% rise in NHL.com traffic and a 93% bump in mobile page views for the season to date over last year, the sports league said today.

The iPad and other tablet devices makes the consumption of video news "much more useful and engaging" then the Web browser, says Dan Farber, editor-in-chief of CBSNews.com, in this segment from the Beet.TV Leadership Summit on video news discovery.

The New York Times and the Wall Street Journal are becoming increasingly video-centric as visitors become more familiar with watching clips  — and as editors provide compelling content, according to the top video editors at both publications.

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.

In a big crossover of a Web original to cable television programming, the "Annoying Orange" will be appearing on the Cartoon Network, according to a report in The New York Times. 

MONACO – One of the profound impacts of the Arab Spring has been the transformation of the Internet from an entertainment medium to an essential information source, says Rich Riley, SVP/MD of EMEA for Yahoo!

NBC-owned iVillage has steadily grown the frequency and amount of video on its site and plans to expand in 2012 with even more video programs.

MONACO- With premium programming, affiliated content creators and broad distribution across multiple devices, AOL Video chief Ran Harnevo refers to his company as the "next generation television network."