Kyte.tv raises single-digit millions for online TV channel service

Kyte.tv raises single-digit millions for online TV channel service

Kyte.tv, the San Francisco company that lets users manage their own TV channels online or on a cell-phone, has raised a second round of financing in the “single-digit” millions of dollars.

Swiss carrier Swisscom and German media group Holtzbrinck Ventures has invested in the round, Chief executive Daniel Graf told VentureBeat. He would not disclose the exact amount. The investment follows the launch of Kyte last month. Some 3,000 users have since downloaded the player, Graf… Continue Reading

Kyte.tv goes live, with the kitchen sink

Kyte.tv goes live, with the kitchen sink

Kyte.tv, the service that wants to be your own interactive TV channel, has finally launched.

We wrote wrote about the company two months ago, after first getting a demo.

You can host your photos, slide-shows, videos all in one place — the Kyte channel — and lets you post the channel player anywhere you want. It also lets you do mashups with things like surveys and music, and is integrated with live chat –distinguishing it from… Continue Reading

The new video players: Kyte, DimDim

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