Hello Tokyo! The Guardian experiments in immersive video with Condition One
The Guardian is launching a new experiment in video, partnering with video company Condition One to release full-immersion travel guides. Don't just read about life in Shibuya — stand in the middle of it! David Levene's Tokyo, released as part of the Guardian's Tokyo travel guide, offer what you might call a 180-degree look at...
Cool for school: Education is a big hit on YouTube
YouTube isn't just about cat videos anymore: Educational content has been growing rapidly on the site, with views of educational videos doubling in 2011. Google is investing some of its money to give videos about biology and world history a more professional look and feel.
Kilar: More reason for Hulu to exist now than ever
While Hulu was formed primarily as a way for content owners to distribute and monetize content online that would otherwise be pirated, CEO Jason Kilar said Tuesday that there's more reason for the company to exist now than there was four-and-a-half years ago. 
Chill moves from live chat to social video discovery
Chill.com has all but abandoned its Turntable.fm-like group chat rooms and is now focusing squarely on social video discovery. The startup's founder Brian Norgard likened the new approach to the way people interact with content in media-focused social networks like Instagram and Path.
China’s upcoming connected TV revolution
China's online video service PPTV struck a strategic partnership deal with local cable TV provider WASU last week that could hold the key to finally bring online video to the living room in China. Android TVs and set-top boxes could also play a big role.
Affine Systems gets another $5M for semantic video ad software
Affine Systems, which makes software to scan and sort the content in online video, has raised nearly $5 million in a new funding round, according to a regulatory filing. Affine's software gives advertisers the tools to analyze online video in a way that's similar to television.
Deloitte: 9% have cut cable, another 11% are considering it
While cable operators and networks continue to downplay the effect of cord cutting, in Deloitte's State of the Media Democracy survey, the firm reports that 9 percent of respondents have already canceled their cable subscriptions, with another 11 percent saying they are considering doing so.
Vevo by the numbers: 3.7B views, $100M royalties
Vevo clocked more than 3.6 billion global video views in October, with the average viewer spending 66 minutes per month on the site. That's a huge success for the music video platform, but one that didn't come cheap: Vevo paid more than $100 million in royalties.
Why Hulu is doubling down on its Latino audience
How about this for localization: Hulu announced a number of new deals for Spanish-language content Tuesday morning, but it's not about to embark on any Latin American expansion like Netflix. Instead, the site is now targeting Latinos in the U.S. with a dedicated site section.
Mediatwits #30: Netflix, Time Warner Make Peace?; E-Books Price-Fixing; Holiday Gadgets
Welcome to the 30th episode of "The Mediatwits," the weekly audio podcast from MediaShift. The co-hosts are MediaShift's Mark Glaser and Rafat Ali. This week we have an eclectic mix of topics. First up is the UBS Media and Technology Confe...
