[Exclusive] Video curation platform Magnify gets backing from former Facebooker Chris Kelly

Magnify, a New York start-up, is betting online publishers will want to help viewers find the “best” videos, and it has built a platform to let them do that.

Ooyala’s new Twitter Card support turns your Twitter feed into ESPN SportsCenter

Sports fans will be pleased to learn that their Twitter feeds are now more useful for catching up on game highlights and replay video clips.

Watching streaming video on tablets is up 90% (report)

The amount of streaming video content viewed over tablet devices has increased dramatically over the last six months, according to the Ooyala's Q3 Global Video Index report released today.

TV is moving online, and blue states are leading the charge

People that live in U.S. states that tend to sway towards blue (democratic) on the elections map watch 26% more online video than those in red states, according to Ooyala's latest global video index report.

Ooyala serves up video on demand for Wimbledon

Increasingly, it’s becoming a necessity for people to watch their favorite sports beyond the confines of a traditional TV, which is why this year’s Wimbledon tennis tournament is doing just that for its championship matches with the help of Ooyala.…

Funding daily: Rock out with wireless speakers

The funding is flowing this mid-June Monday. A big round went to wireless speaker company Sonos today, and a few cloud companies picked up some cash. Check out who else scooped up funding below.

For more funding news as it …

Ooyala grabs $35M late-stage funding for video streaming platform

Video platform Ooyala has raised a $35 million fifth round of funding from Telstra Applications and Ventures Group. Its platform powers videos on sites such as ESPN, Rolling Stone, and Victoria’s Secret.

Unlike user-generated content powerhouse YouTube, Ooyala hosts promotional …

Ooyala boosts viewer engagement 4X with new, personalized, video discovery tools

If you’ve been by the websites of big names like ESPN, Rolling Stone or Victoria’s Secret (not guilty) then you’ve probably watched video powered by Ooyala’s white label service. Today the company is rolling out a new set of tools …

Streaming video consumption on mobile devices, smart TVs nearly doubles in Q4

Couch potatoes nearly doubled the amount of streaming videos played on mobile devices and smart TVs in fall than it did in the summer, according to Ooyala’s fourth quarter 2011 video index report.

Ooyala offers a video platform for content …

Making sense of the connected TV craze

Connected TV was front and center at the Consumer Electronics Show earlier this month: Panasonic, LG, and Sharp all shone spotlights on Internet-enabled televisions, along with just about every other TV manufacturer. MySpace even decided to resurrect itself at CES …