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   <title>Web Video Report: News</title>
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   <title>YouTube to Fork Over User Data to Viacom</title>
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   <id>tag:www.webvideoreport.com,2008://5.1261</id>
   
   <published>2008-07-04T00:39:50Z</published>
   <updated>2008-07-04T00:40:38Z</updated>
   
   <summary>A Manhattan U.S. district court ruled this week that Google must turn over records of infringing videos it has taken off YouTube as well as viewer data, including user access information, to Viacom, TVWeek.com reports. The Web-video giant, however, doesn’t...</summary>
   <author>
      <name>Sergio Ibarra</name>
      <uri>webvideoreport.com</uri>
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      A Manhattan U.S. district court ruled this week that Google must turn over records of infringing videos it has taken off YouTube as well as viewer data, including user access
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   <title>Ball Girl Viral Clip Origins Found</title>
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   <id>tag:www.webvideoreport.com,2008://5.1260</id>
   
   <published>2008-07-04T00:38:51Z</published>
   <updated>2008-07-04T00:39:38Z</updated>
   
   <summary>A recent online video of a young girl scaling a wall to catch a fly ball went viral this month with many wondering the legitimacy of the clip, the L.A.Times observes. The clip, which has been viewed more than 3.5...</summary>
   <author>
      <name>Sergio Ibarra</name>
      <uri>webvideoreport.com</uri>
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   <category term="1734" label="Gatorade" scheme="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#tag" />
   <category term="1732" label="Viral Video" scheme="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#tag" />
   
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      A recent online video of a young girl scaling a wall to catch a fly ball went viral this month with many wondering the legitimacy of the clip, the L.A.Times
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<entry>
   <title>Strike.tv Looking to Launch in Summer</title>
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   <id>tag:www.webvideoreport.com,2008://5.1259</id>
   
   <published>2008-07-04T00:37:23Z</published>
   <updated>2008-07-04T00:52:48Z</updated>
   
   <summary>Strike.tv, the Web site that began life in the winter during the WGA strike, is morphing into a commercial Web video venture beginning this weekend, Daily Variety says. The ad-supported and sponsored site will showcase more than 40 original series...</summary>
   <author>
      <name>Sergio Ibarra</name>
      <uri>webvideoreport.com</uri>
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   <category term="1730" label="Strike.tv" scheme="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#tag" />
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      Strike.tv, the Web site that began life in the winter during the WGA strike, is morphing into a commercial Web video venture beginning this weekend, Daily Variety says. The ad-supported
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<entry>
   <title>Women Flock to ABC.com Content</title>
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   <id>tag:www.webvideoreport.com,2008://5.1258</id>
   
   <published>2008-07-04T00:33:23Z</published>
   <updated>2008-07-04T00:35:32Z</updated>
   
   <summary>ABC’s Web viewers are overwhelmingly female, as well as, on average, younger, wealthier and better educated than viewers who watch via TV sets, Silicon Alley Insider says. ABC.com’s audience is 85% female and for some shows women make up as...</summary>
   <author>
      <name>Sergio Ibarra</name>
      <uri>webvideoreport.com</uri>
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   <category term="257" label="ABC.com" scheme="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#tag" />
   
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      ABC’s Web viewers are overwhelmingly female, as well as, on average, younger, wealthier and better educated than viewers who watch via TV sets, Silicon Alley Insider says. ABC.com’s audience is
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<entry>
   <title>Kasenna Sells Out to Rival Espial</title>
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   <id>tag:www.webvideoreport.com,2008://5.1257</id>
   
   <published>2008-07-04T00:30:29Z</published>
   <updated>2008-07-04T00:31:19Z</updated>
   
   <summary>Web video technology company Kasenna has raised $90 million in venture capital funding since 2000, but this week it was acquired by rival Espial Group for just $6.5 million, Silicon Alley Insider says. Venture firms that had invested in Kasenna...</summary>
   <author>
      <name>Sergio Ibarra</name>
      <uri>webvideoreport.com</uri>
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      Web video technology company Kasenna has raised $90 million in venture capital funding since 2000, but this week it was acquired by rival Espial Group for just $6.5 million, Silicon
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<entry>
   <title>Roku to Land High-Profile Partners</title>
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   <id>tag:www.webvideoreport.com,2008://5.1256</id>
   
   <published>2008-07-04T00:28:56Z</published>
   <updated>2008-07-04T00:54:38Z</updated>
   
   <summary>Roku’s set-top box for streaming Netflix movies plans to add streamed video content from other “big name” providers later in the year, Forbes reports. Providers of this new content remain undisclosed. -Elizabeth Jensen...</summary>
   <author>
      <name>Sergio Ibarra</name>
      <uri>webvideoreport.com</uri>
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      Roku’s set-top box for streaming Netflix movies plans to add streamed video content from other “big name” providers later in the year, Forbes reports. Providers of this new content remain
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<entry>
   <title>Univision, Home Depot ‘Al Rescate’</title>
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   <id>tag:www.webvideoreport.com,2008://5.1255</id>
   
   <published>2008-07-02T23:55:33Z</published>
   <updated>2008-07-02T23:56:54Z</updated>
   
   <summary>Univision Online is teaming up with Home Depot to release how-to online video series “Handyman al Rescate” (Handyman to the Rescue). The show will feature six six-minute episodes to be rolled out throughout the summer, covering topics such as home...</summary>
   <author>
      <name>Sergio Ibarra</name>
      <uri>webvideoreport.com</uri>
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   <category term="1722" label="Home Depot" scheme="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#tag" />
   <category term="1720" label="Univision" scheme="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#tag" />
   
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      Univision Online is teaming up with Home Depot to release how-to online video series “Handyman al Rescate” (Handyman to the Rescue). The show will feature six six-minute episodes to be
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<entry>
   <title>Indie Director Rethinks P2P Distribution</title>
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   <id>tag:www.webvideoreport.com,2008://5.1254</id>
   
   <published>2008-07-02T23:53:46Z</published>
   <updated>2008-07-02T23:55:15Z</updated>
   
   <summary>“The Nines” director John August says that, if he had it to do all over again, he’d upload his independent film to peer-to-peer networks on his own, bypassing the festival circuit and art-house distribution, NewTeeVee reports. The film, which made...</summary>
   <author>
      <name>Sergio Ibarra</name>
      <uri>webvideoreport.com</uri>
   </author>
   
   <category term="714" label="Sundance" scheme="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#tag" />
   <category term="742" label="Web Video" scheme="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#tag" />
   
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      “The Nines” director John August says that, if he had it to do all over again, he’d upload his independent film to peer-to-peer networks on his own, bypassing the festival
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<entry>
   <title>‘G.I. Joe’ Gets Web Series</title>
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   <id>tag:www.webvideoreport.com,2008://5.1253</id>
   
   <published>2008-07-02T23:52:40Z</published>
   <updated>2008-07-02T23:53:32Z</updated>
   
   <summary>The popular ’80s cartoon series “G.I. Joe” is returning in a Web series early next year, NewTeeVee reports. The show, “G.I. Joe Resolute,” will run for 10 five-minute episodes aimed at viewers who grew up with the series. -Sergio Ibarra...</summary>
   <author>
      <name>Sergio Ibarra</name>
      <uri>webvideoreport.com</uri>
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   <category term="1718" label="G.I. Joe" scheme="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#tag" />
   
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      The popular ’80s cartoon series “G.I. Joe” is returning in a Web series early next year, NewTeeVee reports. The show, “G.I. Joe Resolute,” will run for 10 five-minute episodes aimed
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<entry>
   <title>Akamai Injunction Request Denied</title>
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   <id>tag:www.webvideoreport.com,2008://5.1252</id>
   
   <published>2008-07-02T23:20:25Z</published>
   <updated>2008-07-02T23:29:12Z</updated>
   
   <summary>In the battle of the big content delivery networks, a U.S. District Court in Massachusetts refused Akamai’s request for a permanent injunction and summary judgment in its patent case against Limelight Networks, now on appeal, PaidContent reports. However, Limelight’s request...</summary>
   <author>
      <name>Sergio Ibarra</name>
      <uri>webvideoreport.com</uri>
   </author>
   
   <category term="31" label="Akamai" scheme="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#tag" />
   <category term="1716" label="Limelight Networks" scheme="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#tag" />
   
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      In the battle of the big content delivery networks, a U.S. District Court in Massachusetts refused Akamai’s request for a permanent injunction and summary judgment in its patent case against
   </content>
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<entry>
   <title>German Opera Festival Streams Online</title>
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   <id>tag:www.webvideoreport.com,2008://5.1251</id>
   
   <published>2008-07-02T23:19:27Z</published>
   <updated>2008-07-02T23:20:14Z</updated>
   
   <summary>Germany's annual Bayreuth opera festival, always a tough ticket, is letting more fans enjoy the show via Web video, Daily Variety reports. The opening performance of "Die Meistersinger von Nuernberg" will air live on the Web on July 27 for...</summary>
   <author>
      <name>Sergio Ibarra</name>
      <uri>webvideoreport.com</uri>
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   <category term="1714" label="Bayreuth" scheme="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#tag" />
   <category term="1712" label="Germany" scheme="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#tag" />
   
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      Germany's annual Bayreuth opera festival, always a tough ticket, is letting more fans enjoy the show via Web video, Daily Variety reports. The opening performance of "Die Meistersinger von Nuernberg"
   </content>
</entry>
<entry>
   <title>Video Search Will Belong to Major Engines</title>
   <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.webvideoreport.com/news/2008/07/video_search_will_belong_to_ma.php" />
   <id>tag:www.webvideoreport.com,2008://5.1250</id>
   
   <published>2008-07-01T22:31:28Z</published>
   <updated>2008-07-01T22:33:03Z</updated>
   
   <summary>Major search engines Google and Yahoo have seen major increases in their video search traffic, Daisy Whitney says in her latest “New Media Minute” report. New Hitwise numbers say almost one-third of all traffic to online video sites originates from...</summary>
   <author>
      <name>Sergio Ibarra</name>
      <uri>webvideoreport.com</uri>
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   <category term="543" label="Daisy Whitney" scheme="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#tag" />
   <category term="58" label="Google" scheme="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#tag" />
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      Major search engines Google and Yahoo have seen major increases in their video search traffic, Daisy Whitney says in her latest “New Media Minute” report. New Hitwise numbers say almost
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</entry>
<entry>
   <title>Cable, Satellite Subscribers Prefer Content on TV</title>
   <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.webvideoreport.com/news/2008/07/cable_satellite_subscribers_pr.php" />
   <id>tag:www.webvideoreport.com,2008://5.1249</id>
   
   <published>2008-07-01T22:29:59Z</published>
   <updated>2008-07-01T22:30:52Z</updated>
   
   <summary>A study from Nielsen and the Cable &amp; Telecommunications Association for Marketing (CTAM) found that 94% of adult cable and satellite service subscribers still prefer to watch programs on a TV set rather than online, the Hollywood Reporter says. Of...</summary>
   <author>
      <name>Sergio Ibarra</name>
      <uri>webvideoreport.com</uri>
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   <category term="1707" label="Cable * Telecommunications Association for Marketing" scheme="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#tag" />
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      A study from Nielsen and the Cable &amp; Telecommunications Association for Marketing (CTAM) found that 94% of adult cable and satellite service subscribers still prefer to watch programs on a
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<entry>
   <title>Veoh Does 'Viral' No More</title>
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   <id>tag:www.webvideoreport.com,2008://5.1248</id>
   
   <published>2008-07-01T22:27:29Z</published>
   <updated>2008-07-01T22:29:04Z</updated>
   
   <summary>Veoh has ended “Viral,” its Web series about online video, NewTeeVee reports. Host Sunny Gault was laid off. The program began in November 2006 but never gained much viewership. -Elizabeth Jensen...</summary>
   <author>
      <name>Sergio Ibarra</name>
      <uri>webvideoreport.com</uri>
   </author>
   
   <category term="563" label="Veoh" scheme="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#tag" />
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      Veoh has ended “Viral,” its Web series about online video, NewTeeVee reports. Host Sunny Gault was laid off. The program began in November 2006 but never gained much viewership. -Elizabeth
   </content>
</entry>
<entry>
   <title>Joss Whedon's 'Horrible' Distribution Method</title>
   <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.webvideoreport.com/news/2008/07/joss_whedons_horrible_distribu.php" />
   <id>tag:www.webvideoreport.com,2008://5.1247</id>
   
   <published>2008-07-01T22:23:32Z</published>
   <updated>2008-07-01T22:43:00Z</updated>
   
   <summary>Joss Whedon’s upcoming Web musical project “Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog” will be available for free for a few days on various Web video sites but then will be removed in lieu of making the film available for purchase, NewTeeVee says....</summary>
   <author>
      <name>Sergio Ibarra</name>
      <uri>webvideoreport.com</uri>
   </author>
   
   <category term="1703" label="Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog" scheme="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#tag" />
   <category term="1701" label="Joss Whedon" scheme="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#tag" />
   
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      Joss Whedon’s upcoming Web musical project “Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog” will be available for free for a few days on various Web video sites but then will be removed in
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