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Briefs: No Good TV, Thailand Lifts YouTube Ban, Niche Vid Sites
A quick look at some of today's top online video headlines:
Briefs: No Good TV, Thailand Lifts YouTube Ban, Niche Vid Sites
Beet.tv: Video search is different than search, it's more akin to browsing and finding interesting content, according to Truveo's Tim Tuttle.
NewTeeVee: Viacom issued a takedown notice for content it doesn’t even have a clear claim to own.
Los Angeles Times: YouTube favorite No Good Television lets celebrities cut loose while helping them to sell their wares.
Financial Times: Thailand’s military-installed government has lifted its five-month ban on the video-sharing website YouTube, after the US-based internet company agreed to block videos deemed offensive to the Thai people or in violation of Thai law.
InfoWorld: Paris-based video sharing site Dailymotion SA has landed $34 million in funding to help it compete with U.S. rival YouTube.
MediaPost: Streaming video is now reaching a majority of Web users, according to a new study from Advertising.com.
PBS/MediaShift: Now there’s a video-sharing site for every lifestyle. From pets to God to geeks, there’s something for everyone, writes Mark Glaser.
AP via Forbes: Though Joost, VeohTV, and Babelgum all are in beta, the hype has been mounting -- leading many to claim the next big advance in online video is imminent.
New York Times: NBC Universal, unable to come to an agreement with Apple on pricing, has decided not to renew its contract to sell digital downloads of television shows on iTunes.