Rhianna, Eminem & Bieber Making Millions on YouTube?
YouTube's top earners are Rhianna, Eminem and Justin Bieber, according to new stats from music app maker MYU2B. Each or these artists brings in a million dollars or more through YouTube's partner program - much to the joy of VEVO, which publishes all of their videos.
FilmOn’s Broadcast Streams Taken Down; Is Ivi Next?
Internet TV streamer FilmOn was dealt a blow yesterday, as it was issued a temporary restraining order by a federal judge, requiring it to stop retransmitting over-the-air broadcast signals online. That could be bad news for Ivi.TV as it fights its own court battle.
The Boxee Rebellion
Boxee made a name for itself with a cool media center application and a take-no-prisoners attitude. With its first device shipping this holiday season, the New York-based startup is streamlining its software and warming up to content owners. Question is, will its early adopters follow?
BlackArrow Gets Strategic Funds from Motorola
Interactive ad firm BlackArrow announced this morning that it has received a strategic investment from Motorola Ventures, the manufacturer's investment arm. The funding could help BlackArrow, which aims to insert ads into VOD, DVR and linear TV broadcasts, to reach more cable and IPTV set-top boxes.
TokBox Raises $12M, Launches OpenTok Video Chat
Video chat startup TokBox has raised $12 million in Series C financing led by DAG Ventures, and is launching a service called OpenTok. The new offering, which is built on a set of JavaScript APIs, will allow publishers to embed video chat services in their websites.
Justin Bieber Is Now a YouTube Billionaire
It doesn't really get any bigger than this in the world of YouTube stardom: Justin Bieber announced via Twitter today that he clocked more than a billion video views on YouTube. He's the second musician ever to break the billion, closely following Lady Gaga's online success. 
IAWTV Dumps Streamys for Its Own Awards Show
Looking forward to next year's Streamy Awards? Well, whether or not they happen, the IAWTV won't be involved. This morning, the organization announced that it would be creating its own awards show to honor achievement in the web video space "benefiting web content creators." 
SpeakerText Gets Social, Now Open to Everyone
SpeakerText has launched to the general public, making its crowd-sourced video transcription service available to everyone. It has also redesigned the service to make it easier for users to share parts of their video transcripts with friends on social networks like Twitter and Facebook. 
BurstPoint Launches for Enterprise Video Delivery
Video startup BurstPoint Networks is launching with a video delivery suite aimed at distributing high-definition video. The BurstPoint Video Communications Platform, being announced today, was launched as a way for enterprise customers to efficiently deliver video both behind the firewall and over the broader Internet. 
Live Matrix Launches Its Schedule for All the Web
Online calendaring site Live Matrix is finally being opened up to anyone who wants to know what's happening on the web at any given time. The site, which was co-founded by Nova Spivack and Sanjay Reddy, currently indexes more than 100,000 unique events a week. 
Qoof Emerges for Interactive E-Commerce Ads
A video advertising startup called Qoof is coming to market with a platform that can dynamically serve interactive in-video advertisements for e-commerce sites and other verticals that will allow advertisers to deliver custom ads that increase user engagement and always provide the most-up-to-date product information. 
The Onion Puts a Price on News From the Future
While The Onion News Network, delivering the Onion's skewed POV on news, is typically free to watch, this month the network is experimenting with a premium offering available for $1.99. The justification for charging is this: This news broadcast comes from the future. 
