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Livestream, the New York-based live video services company, is getting traction with its premium service, booking some $350,000 per month in revenue from 1000 premium customers who pay $350 each.

Youtube Feather allows users with slow internet to view online videos.

Now that the PBS Kids site PBSKids.org is generating more than 9 million unique video visitors each month, the public broadcaster is going to start pursuing online ad deals.

Software giant Adobe Systems is using its new open source media framework player on Adobe.TV, the company's new video site which was launched in September.Adobe, Akamai and others have been working on a open source video player, which is easily and inexpensively deployed. The implementation of the player on Adobe.TV is the industry's first.We caught up with Adobe's Bob Dolan last month at the Streaming Media West conference in San Jose.Earlier today, we published a story about how Intel is using video for corporate communications.In addition to explaining the infrastructure of Adobe.TV, he gives a great overview of the power of online video for corporations for internal and external communications.Andy Plesser, Executive Producer

MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA -- First -- the question everyone wants to know when reporting on the video platform company Ooyala. What the heck does Ooyala mean?

Facebook integration around video got its first high profile exposure with CNN and the Inauguration of President Obama, but the first was last year's collaboration with Joost. A spokesperson for Facebook has told Beet.TV:"Joost users who have connected their Facebook accounts continue to rank as most active group on the site. These users watch more videos, are more likely to participate in Joost.com's community, and are more likely to contribute comments about the site's video content."Some metrics around the Joost/Facebook integration: --Since Joost implemented Facebook Connect in December 2008, the average Facebook Connect Joost user has watched +29% more videos and posted +6% more comments than the average Joost user who has not connected his or her account.--What's more, Joost's Facebook Connect users have invited +8% more friends, and have joined +16% more groups on average.

Padmasree Warrior, CTO of Cisco Systems speaks about WEF, Cisco s strategic shift, the next phase of the Internet and some key drivers of future technology

Earlier this month, Peter Kafka at MediaMemo reported that Apple has an new initiative to sell broadcast and cable programming via iTunes for a monthly fee of $30. Peter wrote that Apple is in the early stages of conversation with programmers but noted there are a number of hurdles. Last week, I spoke with Forrester senior analyst Bobby Tulsiani who explained the challenges in getting this done. It's not nearly as easy as lining up the record labels, he tells Beet.TV.Andy Plesser, Executive Producer

What will the year ahead bring in online video? I asked that question of the founders of the online video review site Tilzy.tv. In this edition of the New Media Minute, I share their predictions, tips and guidance for the year 2009 with an emphasis on what they mean for traditional and independent Web programmers. In the new year, look for immersive brand experiences, new forms of interactivity, concept before craft and a shift away from sketch comedy.

Rafat Ali has made huge strides in bootstrapping his four year-old PaidContent into the must read for the entire digital media industry. When I caught up with the pioneering journalist this week in Manhattan, I asked him how he has succeeded in ways that traditional media hasn t. He was clear that journalists are the greatest impediment to media companies embracing digital communications tools such as podcasts, vlogs. He says many are stuck in a comfortable mindset and resistant to change. But he does acknowledge that it s often not the journalists who are the roadblocks, but the companies themselves. He says that many journalists want to be involved with multi-media news gathering but are limited by their superiors; he cites a few senior journalists at Time magazine who want to use digital media but are not permitted. The New York Times Online editor Len Apcar is an editor that IS encouraging his journalists to use digital media. See Beet.TV's earlier posts on David Carr and David Pogue to see how. Another barrier for media companies who want to embrace digital media is journalism unions when print journalists begin taking pictures or capturing footage is that trespassing on the territory of photo journalists? Rafat is confident that once journalists embrace the creative possibilities of new media tools there will be no going back. He describes them as addictive as crack - something The Beet can attest to. See this video on Beet.TV: http://www.beet.tv/2006/06/rafat_ali.html