MySpace and NBC Join Forces for Campaign Coverage; Decision ’08 to provide daily videos from NBC and MSNBC, as well as user-generated content. (Reuters)
MediaScrape Raises $3.16 Million; Montreal-based news video aggregator, syndicator and translator gets money from undisclosed investors. (paidContent)
BayTSP and NTT Partner for Copyright Tracking; NTT’s content recognition technology makes its U.S. debut through BayTSP’s UGC web monitoring service. (release)
Rivals Ignore ABC Debate Clip Rules; ABC had said only one 30-second clip from the controversial debate was allowed to be repurposed in coverage; others paid it no mind. (The New York Times)
Blu-Ray Won Battle, but HD War has Just Begun; technology faces challenges in upconverting standard DVD players and a low install base outside the PS3. (ABI Research)
Adap.tv Launches Video Ad Platform; OneSource promises to let publishers manage ad campaigns, all ad sources and formats. (release)
Groundlings to Go Online; famous sketch-comedy group to create 50 digital shorts that Sony will distribute. (Variety)