ClipBlast!, a web-wide video search and navigation platform, announced that it has expanded its automated web video indexing system, created to build the world’s largest index of video online.

The ClipBlast! Web Video Indexing System automatically recognizes content providers, accurately parsing new video metadata – published data from video provider and multiple other sources, speech-to-text translation, closed captioning, images, and the like – thereby creating the world’s largest index for video search.

“The Video Web is growing so rapidly that unprecedented levels of intelligent automation are absolutely essential to organizing it all,” Gary Baker, ClipBlast! founder, said. “We expect literally tens of millions of new clips to come online over the next 60-90 days. ClipBlast!’s expanded system automatically crawls the web to detect discreet video, video content providers and video feeds. And we see demand for online video only increasing – exponentially.”

Originally posted on July 18, 2007 @ 11:30 am

Brightcove, Inc. announced the launch of its UK operations and the opening of an office in central London to manage the company’s growing business in the region. The Brightcove Internet TV service is already in use by the world’s leading media owners, publishers and advertisers, and the company’s expansion into Europe opens up new opportunities in the region to grow audiences and develop new revenues using video content online.

“The Internet is changing the way video content is distributed and this has a direct impact for mainstream media companies looking for new opportunities to grow audiences as well as opening up new revenue streams for both media owners and advertisers. Bringing our multi-layered approach to Internet TV to Europe gives media owners in the region the highest degree of choice and control over the distribution and monetization of their Internet video content,” said Jeremy Allaire, chairman and chief executive officer, Brightcove.

Originally posted on July 12, 2007 @ 7:34 am

Veteran Magazine Editor Michael Caruso launched TheDailyTube.com, a startup that searches the best videos online and stores them in one platform for easier update and access.

TheDailyTube allows users to subscribe through email such that they automatically get the best and must-see videos without having to browse endlessly through online video sharing sites.

“I’m a big fan of YouTube, Grouper, Funny Or Die and other video websites,” says Caruso. “But who has time to wade through thousands of videos to find the hidden gems? If I have five or ten minutes, I want to see the best new stuff right away. I talked to friends and realized there were a lot of people who had the same frustration.”

Currently, TheDailyTube is composed of a team of internet-savvy websurfers, editors and writers who scouts the net for new videos everyday, filtering the funniest, smartest, and most creative ones, and posts them to TheDailyTube under various categories such as Humor, Celebrities, Music, Sports, etc. Users can either view these videos through the site, or they can sign-up for the free email-service so that they get feeds through email.

Michael Caruso has been known for his past involvement with popular magazines such as Men’s Journal, Details, Vanity Fair, and at the present, with newly-launched business magazine Conde Nast Portfolio.

Originally posted on July 12, 2007 @ 7:47 am