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07/25/2007 U.S. Web video ads seen up to $4.3 bln in 2011
U.S. spending on Internet video advertising will grow at a fast clip in the next four years to an estimated $4.3 billion as users make Web video a regular habit,
    http://www.reuters.com/article/internetNews/idUSN2544002420070725 ...
07/24/2007 AOL to buy ad firm Tacoda
The capability aims to help Web publishers capture one of the next big waves of growth for Internet advertising, which is drawing marketing dollars from other media outlets.

Industry tracking firm eMarketer has forecast the market for behaviorally targeted advertising will increase to $3.8 billion in 2011 from $350 million last year

    http://www.reuters.com/article/internetNews/idUSN2440600620070724 ...
07/23/2007 Online video can breathe new life into your business
Research company eMarketer says that 157 million people will be watching online video by 2010
    http://www.entrepreneur.com/magazine/entrepreneur/2007/july/180346.html ...
07/11/2007 Level 3 buys online video delivery firm Servecast
Telecommunications carrier Level 3 Communications Inc. (LVLT.O: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Wednesday it had acquired Servecast Ltd., an Irish Internet and mobile video delivery company, for about $45 million in cash
    http://www.reuters.com/article/technology-media-telco-SP/idUSN1140590920070711 ...
02/28/2007 Lycos adds video playlist service
Lycos was set to go after a portion of the popular online video and social networking spaces Thursday by launching a service that lets users create video playlists composed of footage from several Web sites.
    http://www.infoworld.com/article/07/02/08/HNlycosvideo_1.html?source=searchresult ...
02/26/2007 In a sudden reversal of fortune, newspapers have taken to online video and might just beat TV news at its own game.
W e think we know that the professional news media, especially newspapers, are obsolete, that the future is all about (excuse the expression) you—media created by amateurs
    http://nymag.com/news/imperialcity/28152/index1.html ...
10/02/2006 Analysts Bullish on Online Ad Spending
The trend began early last week, when the Internet Advertising Bureau (IAB) and PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) released new data showing that US Internet advertising revenues reached a record $4.2 billion in the third quarter of 2006.


    http://emarketer.com/article.aspx?1004293 ...
09/26/2006 Yahoo buys Web video site Jumpcut
Yahoo agreed to buy Web video editing and publishing site Jumpcut.com on Wednesday, as Internet companies continue to seek ways to compete with YouTube
    http://www.infoworld.com/article/06/09/28/HNyahoobuysjumpcut_1.html ...
08/23/2006 Sony moves on Web video with Grouper acquisition
Sony\'s $65M purchase could enable users to combine Sony-owned content with their own video material

    http://www.infoworld.com/article/06/08/23/HNsonywebvideo_1.html?source=searchresult ...