Booming Online Video Ad Biz Spawns New Trade Pub

More consumers are relying on broadband-only connections in their homes, but that doesn't necessarily mean they're cutting the cord. Nielsen's latest three-screen report reveals that there are now 5.1 million broadcast only/broadband homes in the United States, up 23% from last year.

RAMP, the Boston-based pioneer in speech-to-text technology, has been providing automated transcription services to media companies for sometime, is now expanding into closed captioning with ABCNews.com and CNBC.com as customers, the company announced today.

Big Think, the New York-based publisher and syndicator of short videos of thought leaders in business, academia, politics and the arts, now provides video-centric courses to top universities including Harvard and Yale.

The Huffington Post has done very little in original video programming to date but that will change in a significant way this summer when the publisher launches a 12-hour, daily Webcast.  

In a pair of deals that expand its slate of data providers, online video ad technology firm Videology has partnered with database marketing service I-Behavior and WPP's shopping data firm Kantar Shopcom for additional online audience insight. We spoke with Brad Herman, Chief Supply Officer at Videology, and he shared more details on Videology's approach to the online video market.

CBS is kicking off a robust slate of pre-Grammys programming online starting on Friday February 10 for the three days leading up to the music industry awards night on Sunday February 12, said Marc DeBevoise, Senior VP and General Manager, Entertainment, at CBS Interactive in this interview with Beet.TV

Premium sports video provider SEASON is upping its custom content for online publishers in 2012, as part of a push for more original and exclusive programming, said Marc Mallett VP East Coast Sales, SEASON, during a recent interview with Beet.TV.

Yahoo!, which has gained a substantial foothold in the Middle East with its acquistion of the Arab language portal Maktoob, has agreeement with the Qatar to create a significant content portal, the Gulf state and Yahoo! announced today.

Mobile phones generate a much higher interaction rate - 4.5 times - than online video does, according to a new report from video vendor Videology.