Brightcove announces a deal with Turner Broadcasting to support its online video content in the United Kingdom, Spain, France, Italy, Germany and other countries throughout Europe. Turner Broadcasting will use the Brightcove platform to expand its advertising-supported online video offerings and to introduce a variety of new enhanced online video programming across its Web portals. The first sites to launch with Brightcove include Cartoon Network, Boomerang and Adult Swim.

Dailymotion and EMI are partnering to deliver EMI’s library of music videos to Dailymotion’s popular Web video site, mobile site and iPhone app and the Dailymotion channel on Internet connected TVs. The partnership combines EMI’s vast collection of premium music videos with Dailymotion’s massive reach of over 65 million global users.

ESPN360.com will become ESPN3.com. At that time the network will also introduce new features and functionality that will enhance the viewing experience. Details of these enhancements will be released closer to the launch in the spring.

“The name ESPN3.com more closely aligns with the existing naming convention for our networks,” said Sean Bratches, executive vice president, sales and marketing. “We have approached this as a network for years, and as users have become more accustomed to engaging with content across various screens, it made sense to make adjustments that reflect both the product’s and the industry’s evolution.”

Ooyala announces they reached over 1 million unique users with live streaming content this past weekend. Ooyala's high volume viewership is attributed to several live events that took place over the weekend. These events included Telegraph Media Group's live streaming of former UK Prime Minister, Tony Blair's appearance at the Iraq Inquiry in London, The 52nd Annual GRAMMY Awards and Volcom's Pipeline Pro surfing competition.

ABC News announces that ABC News programming from its platforms and shows will be featured on a branded page on Hulu, an online video service. The site will feature short form news content and long form programming from morning to night -- including “Good Morning America,” “World News with Diane Sawyer,” “Nightline,” “This Week,” “20/20” and “Primetime” limited series.

The Recording Academy and Ooyala announce their collaboration to power GRAMMY Live!, giving live, online access to the events leading up the 52nd Annual GRAMMY Awards.

Continuous coverage kicks off Friday, Jan. 29, and wraps on Music’s Biggest Night at The GRAMMY Awards on Sunday, Jan. 31. Internet viewers can expect an exclusive interactive experience including:

• Red-carpet access
• Behind-the-scenes footage of the 52nd Annual GRAMMY Awards
• Video On Demand of memorable GRAMMY moments throughout the years

Brightcove introduces the Brightcove TV Everywhere Solution Pack, which provides TV programmers with everything needed to operate rich, branded and authenticated TV Everywhere-compatible catch-up TV services. Brightcove TVE-SP combines the robust and flexible enterprise edition of the Brightcove 4 platform with valued-added components and services to enable TV programmers and multi-channel video programming distributors to bring more licensed and subscriber-entitled video content online.

AOL has acquired StudioNow online platform for quality video creation and distribution. The acquisition will allow AOL to integrate a fully functional video creation platform into its newly-launched content management system, Seed.com. StudioNow will also continue to develop its existing business as a provider of online video creation, management, storage and syndication services to commercial companies.

Comcast has made its On Demand Online experience available nationally in beta at no additional cost to customers. The innovative new service now called Fancast XFINITY TV, gives customers an “anytime anywhere” entertainment experience – at home and on-the-go - and expands the video content customers can watch online by giving them quick and easy access to thousands of hours of cable TV shows, movies and independently produced content.

Online video is emerging as a vital part of the discussion when it comes to the way marketers are communicating with prospects, customers and partners via the web. Nearly half of the organizations represented in the 4th quarter 2009 survey conducted by Interactive Media Strategies say they will increase the amount of video content featured on their public web sites in 2010 compared to 2009.

Join Research Director of Interactive Media Strategies, Steve Vonder Haar to learn how companies are using online video in marketing today and how the momentum of the use of online video is going to grow in 2010.

All registrants will receive a complimentary copy of the latest IMS Strategies report "Growing Momentum in Video Use on Corporate Web Sites: 2010".

SKY.it has selected the Brightcove platform for online video content management and publishing advertising-supported, customized video players across its online properties and throughout the Web. SKY.it, which is wholly owned by News Corporation, is Italy’s most popular pay-TV company with nearly five million subscribers. With Brightcove, SKY.it will extend distribution of sports, news and lifestyle-related video programming to the Web, reaching a larger audience and expanding monetization opportunities through enhanced advertising opportunities.

Msnbc.com unveils a dynamic new design and interactive features in its embeddable video player. The enhanced video player gives viewers even more control and flexibility in how they watch and share video. The customizable video player now allows consumers to adjust the video screen to three different sizes, making it easier for them to embed video clips and customize the screen size to easily fit on their sites and blogs.

Univision is partnering with YouTube to make short-length and long-form Univision videos available on the YouTube.com website. Univision, TeleFutura and Galavision television programs will be featured and promoted throughout the YouTube.com website. Content will be updated to include relevant offerings as well as an extensive archive of library programs. In addition to top Univision shows, users will have access to Univision.com videos across key content categories, as well as unique footage from Univision celebrity interviews and special events such as next year's "Premio Lo Nuestro a la Musica Latina" (Lo Nuestro Latin Music Awards). Univision will also be using YouTube's leading Content ID technology to more effectively track user engagement and monetize Univision content uploaded by YouTube users.

TVGuide.com launched “DVR” functionality allowing users to select their favorite TV shows, organize them in one location, and watch them online at their convenience. “My TVGuide.com DVR” also provides notifications that users have new episodes of their favorite shows to watch.

The number of U.S. broadband households watching premium online content, including movies and TV shows via the Internet, doubled in the last year, according to Broadband, Communications, and Entertainment Bundles, a new study from Parks Associates. Currently over 25 million U.S. broadband households regularly watch full-length TV shows online, while over 20 million watch movies online.