WorldTV, an online TV startup which lets users mix clips from video sharing sites and their webcam, is adding interoperability with mobile video broadcast service Qik, which itself just raised a $3 million Series B round. Qik users will be able to stream live video to WorldTV channels and WorldTV users can now broadcast live video from their mobile phones simultaneously on Qik and their WorldTV channel. A longer review is on TechCrunch UK. Suffice it to say live video is clearly a hot sector right now.
With “under $1M” in private funding, WorldTV ’s Flash-based interface allows users add clips from YouTube, Metacafe, Yahoo, Google Video, Blip.tv and others. It then puts these into a playlist which plays them automatically, effectively creating a full-screen TV channel. You can also watch channels created by other people. A number of other sites allow users to create personalised internet video channels including Vpod.tv, Cozmo, Kyte, me.tv, Mogulus, Magnify and SplashCast, but WorldTV has a simple, consumer-friendly feel to it.
The revenue model is based on a subscription-based prosumer version for additional scheduling features and an enterprise version for broadcasters with logo overlays.
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great!! abstract10.com will surely flood this site with urban video content!! watch videostomp.com as well…
Sounds great! WorldTV should get their shows and channels searchable on http://www.NowHound.com…A Live Event Search Engine that searches live channels from sites around the world.
Send them an e-mail.
Another niche video site is up for sale…
http://marketplace.sitepoint.com/auctions/33726
“content from YouTube, Metacafe, Yahoo, Google Video, Blip.tv and others”
I think you’ll find that they have dropped Metacafe and blip as those sites and dailymotion have utilised anti hi-jacking techniques to stop sites stealing the video without using the original player. Seems you can only add Youtube/google , yahoo and aol vids now
Hi,
I was doing some digging, and was surprised I found the following, and no one seems to know about it:
http://www.sumo.tv/upload.php
It’s an agnostic site, does its own hosting and draws content from other sites, but among the many things, spot the 3g option, and they haven’t even made any song and dance about it. available for about a year+ already. B2B-based company.
I don’t have a job with them, but Techcrunch might want to check them out!
Kind regards,
Shakir Razak