Fora.tv, bringing C-SPAN to the Internet, raises cash

Fora.tv, a San Francisco start-up that wants to bring a C-SPAN-like programming to the Web, has raised about $2 million more in funding from Adobe Ventures and former Kleiner Perkins partner Will Hearst.
The announcement is here.

Content partners include C-SPAN and a host of other groups… Continue Reading

Roundup: FunnyOrDie, StumbleUpon sale?, Google’s latest and more

Roundup: FunnyOrDie, StumbleUpon sale?, Google’s latest and more

Latest action:

VC firm Sequoia Capital backs Will Ferrell and Adam McKay comedy video site — Called FunnyOrDie.com, the site features a two-minute clip that won a reported 1.5 million page views in less than a week.

StumbleUpon to be acquired? — Several folks (Techcrunch/GigaOm) are reporting that… Continue Reading

Channels.com, another guide to Web video

Channels.com, another guide to Web video

Everyone wants a piece of the El Dorado of video, and the latest Silicon Valley start-up effort is Channels.com.

Channels.com, of Palo Alto, Calif., aims to be your guide for video on the Web, a place akin to YouTube — but where you can go to… Continue Reading