CableLabs-er Confirms Joost Move

Former CableLabs chief scientist and ex-Comcast engineer Jason Gaedtke will join peer-to-peer Internet TV startup Joost at chief architect on March 31, he confirmed in an e-mail.

http://www.multichannel.com/article/CA6546030.html

So where's that Web video shakeout?

The ranks of video start-ups were supposed to have been trimmed by now. Is the predicted thinning of the herd just tardy or is there really gold in the sector? Read this blog post by Greg Sandoval on News Blog.

http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-9905230-7.html

New YouTube tool axes unauthorized video

After nearly a year of delays, the Google-owned online video powerhouse is launching its Video ID service, through which media companies can "claim" videos that have been uploaded to YouTube without permission.

https://www.videobusinesss.com/article/CA6491622.html?q=

Online Video Traffic Surges Massively In The UK | YouTube, BBC iPlayer Market Leaders

With most of the big players in the Web TV and streaming video industry being based in North America, read Google, YouTube, MySpace, Yahoo!, it's ...

http://www.webtvwire.com/online-video-traffic-surges-massively-in-the-uk-youtube...

The cost of copyright

That's the problem facing engineers at the Google-owned video site, YouTube. But while the company says it is developing software to do just that, some experts suggest that the challenges have more to do with business than technology.

http://www.contentagenda.com/article/CA6488677.html?industryid=45197

Google Flicks On YouTube Insights

YouTube, Google's popular video-sharing site, on Thursday launched YouTube Insight, a video analytics tool that allows users to view detailed statistics about the videos they upload.

http://www.redherring.com/Home/24035

LIN Television to Partner with YouTube

LIN Television is partnering with YouTube to launch dedicated YouTube channels for its 31 stations. The sites will feature a mix of news content from the station and user-generated video.

http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6489312.html?industryid=47174

Joost brings live NCAA March Madness

Online web TV service Joost will run live tests with coverage of the NCAA March Madness games beginning today (Thursday, March 20) at 4.20 pm GMT. The first-round game schedule has 16 games which can be seen today.

http://www.broadbandtvnews.com/?p=4113

DW launches YouTube channel

BERLIN International pubcaster Deutsche Welle has launched its own channel on YouTube, so becoming the first German broadcaster to make its content available on the Internet.

http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117963495

YouTube unblocked in China--but could Google have cooperated?

William Long at Moonlight Blog reports that YouTube is again accessible from his connection in China. I'm in Osaka, but a friend in Beijing confirms. Read this blog post by Graham Webster on Sinobyte: China and technology.

http://www.cnet.com/8301-13908_1-9901341-59.html?%5e$