Kyte brings high-end mobile video publishing to Android, Nokia
Kyte, which gives high-end media publishers a way to distribute video on mobile phones, is launching support for Android and Nokia devices. (That’s on top of existing support for the iPhone and Blackberry devices.)
The San Francisco-based startup lets brands and labels like Universal Music Group and the NBA deliver video content to fans. Kyte says what makes it stand out from enterprise-focused competitors like Brightcove is that it integrates more social functionality like Twitter, chat,… Continue Reading
Andreessen invests in and agrees to advise Qik
Live video streaming from mobile devices is an exciting field in an exciting time. It’s also a pretty crowded field with Qik, Flixwagon and Kyte among others all vying to lead the way. Today, Qik gained two key allies on its side: Ben Horowitz and Marc Andreessen.
The two have made an investment in the video streaming company and both will join its board of advisors. Financial details of the investment were not released, but are… Continue Reading
How big an opportunity is the external memory?
Before the advent of the written word, the story goes, humans had to either store all their memories in their own heads, or by oral tradition passed down through designated members of their tribes. With trade came notation of facts and figures, and later alphabets, books and libraries. With them came the modern brain, which treats recorded knowledge as an extension of itself.
Throughout these developments, previous generations have grumbled that each new advance leaves us… Continue Reading
Qik comes to Windows Mobile. Not Qik enough for 3G iPhone
As mobile phones become more powerful, and unlimited data transfer plans from carriers become widespread, technologies such as streaming live video from phones are becoming feasible. One of the most hyped players in this market is Qik. Unfortunately, so far Qik has only worked on select Nokia devices such as the popular N95 phone. However, starting tomorrow Qik is rolling out support for select Windows Mobile devices.
Initially this partnership will bring Qik services to the… Continue Reading
Kyte raises $6.1M to become media platform
Video site Kyte has raised another $6.1 million in venture funding to push forward with a new broadcasting platform. Although anyone can use it, the platform seems targeted at big media companies, and Kyte says it’s already partnered with four major music labels, as well as hip hop star 50 Cent.
Kyte chief executive Daniel Graf says that since he unveiled the product last year, a number of media companies have approached Kyte about partnerships. There’s… Continue Reading
14 ways to broadcast yourself…live
updated
Thanks to the meteoric rise of YouTube, anyone with a video camera and an internet connection can be a star. More recently, they can live stream themselves to you 24/7, even from a mobile phone. Here we take a look at 14 companies competing in this sector.
Justin.TV, featuring a live cam of a guy named Justin in San Francisco, helped spearhead the new wave of popularity, but a host of other companies are battling for… Continue Reading
Video craze continues: Permission TV, YourTrumanShow, more
Online video has never been hotter, and investors are frantically searching for new deals — absurdly so.
See the piece we just wrote about prolific investor Ron Conway, who says the competition for deals is so intense, entrepreneurs are commanding the “dining room table.” Third rate venture capitalists, in desperation, are bribing entrepreneurs to take their money by giving them cash bonuses upfront.
We’re not certain which deals he was referring to specifically, but today sees more… Continue Reading
Roundup: Geomas’ geo-search patent, Google’s privacy, YouTube filters, and more
Here’s the latest (updated) action:
Geomas says it has location-based search patent — The London based company says its patent is being infringed upon by some 20 large internet players, and this probably includes Google and Yahoo. Here’s a description of the patent. The company says it raising $20 million to help it extract licensing deals. It started by suing Verizon. (Via Techdirt).
KyteTV gets investment from Nokia — See our story here.
IPO market sees strongest month since 2004,… Continue Reading
Kyte.tv, the online TV widget company, receives investment from Nokia Growth Partners
Kyte.tv, the San Francisco company allowing users to create their own TV channels online or on a mobile phone, today announced an investment in the “single digit millions” from Nokia Growth Partners, the venture capital arm of Nokia. This is Kyte.tv’s third round of financing (See previous VentureBeat coverage of Kyte.tv).
The investment by Nokia, a leading mobile company, is notable. VentureBeat has covered numerous video players and competitors including SplashCast, Joost and Radar—all of which… Continue Reading
The new video players: Kyte, DimDim
There are a ton of “video player” companies out there, and they’re starting to blur.
It takes a lot to impress these days. A video player in 2007 should be able to upload any video file — from your desktop or from the Web — and then have it run from any Website from a widget.
Just when we thought innovation was running out, we hear about Kyte, a video player that allows live video and… Continue Reading