Online TV network Blip.tv snags funds, touts growth
Blip.tv, a web television network that hosts shows, series and video blogs, announced today that it raised an undisclosed amount in a second round of financing led by Bain Capital Ventures. It also said it has seen a 250 percent jump in video views over the past year, hitting 51 million views in September.
The New York-based company plans to use the new money to beef up its advertising platform and forge more syndication relationships, it… Continue Reading
The supreme reign of content at its end, top VCs back MEVIO with $15M, anyway
These days, even Wall Street analysts are acknowledging that content is no longer king, but MEVIO, formerly known as Podshow, has just received funding from some of the biggest names in the VC world. The company has raised $15 million round in funding, led by Crosslink Capital, along with Kleiner Perkins and Sequoia. Maybe online content is more of a wealthy prince.
MEVIO specializes in professionally produced content that it both creates itself and aggregates from… Continue Reading