Sunday, June 15th, 2008
The Internet’s Largest Online Video Guide Reveals April’s Top Destinations and Searches BEVERLY HILLS, CA–(Marketwire - May 2, 2008) - OVGuide.com, the Internet’s most comprehensive guide to online video sites, including TV shows, movies, user-generated content and video games, today issued its April online video alert, identifying the most popular movie and television destinations, video genres and search terms.
The results are as follows:– YouTube topped the General / Viral Video category, but following close behind are Blinkx, Webcastr, StupidVideos and Toxic Junction.
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Wednesday, January 30th, 2008
Internet Video Magazine
Interview with Tim Devine, founder of Webcastr.com, a new company whose slogan says it all - ‘the Best of Internet TV.’
Why would a well-known music business executive walk away from a successful career (and a seven-figure salary) to become the next Internet entrepreneur? Just ask Tim Devine, founder of Webcastr.com, a new company whose slogan says it all - ‘the Best of Internet TV.’
A year ago, Devine was sitting at the top of Sony’s Columbia Records West Coast operation as GM and SVP, Artists and Repertoire. A man whose shrewd skills as a talent scout, dealmaker and corporate player helped plump record company coffers to the tune of half a billion dollars across the last two decades, he’d been instrumental in the careers of such diverse artists as U2, Prince, Devo, Bonnie Raitt, the Beastie Boys, Blind Melon, The Offspring, Train, Switchfoot and dozens of other name acts. But now he found himself awash in an entertainment technology sea change that was swamping the traditional label model.
“There was a seismic shift happening,” Devine recalls. “It was painfully obvious – especially with the video revolution – that the frontier of opportunity in entertainment is in digitization and the web.” With every URL now the platform for a potential media empire, Devine opted out to build and rule his own.
Now sitting in the offices of The Devine Company at the center of Hollywood’s Sunset Strip, Devine is excited about the pioneering feel of his new enterprise. “It’s early days,” he says with a gleam in his eye. “We’re helping to create a whole new kind of media.” Turning to his computer, he navigates briskly through a portfolio of web commerce ventures he’s currently developing that range from real estate to automobiles to entertainment. Webcastr.com, the crown jewel the collection, is focused on is the burgeoning field of internet television. Devine is quick to explain what that is.
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Friday, October 12th, 2007
Webcastr debuts in Times Square.
(Get In magazine) — Honestly, I don’t really need to see episode 47 of “Dudes Tossing Themselves Down Staircases”. Nor am I really interested in the latest “What My Cat Did This Week”. As entertaining as YouTube and other video sharing sites can be, the influx of amateur video featuring whatever people find interesting in their day to day lives has gotten more than a little old (can you feel your IQ dropping?). With all the various digital recorders and web cams designed specifically with YouTube in mind, it’s bound to get worse.
But wait, salvation is in sight! Alright, not salvation, but at least something better. Webcastr.com is a new “worldwide internet portal for video channels”. Webcastr does not intend to be yet another YouTube clone. In fact, founder Tim Devine calls it “The Future of Television”, and it very well may be.
Webcastr is a collection of channels, each featuring its own content. Music, Politics, Fashion, Cars, Entertainment, Babes, Cooking, Sports and Tech represent just a small example of the diverse offerings to be found on Webcster.
Regular television outlets are also hopping on the bandwagon, with CBS News and MTV News featured on the site, with more deals in the works. Pretty much anything you could be interested in can be found on Webcastr. These are not random posts from grimy teens in their mom’s basement. These are professional (or semi-professional) videos, which makes all the difference in the world. Currently Webcastr already has over 200 content providers, and they intend to keep adding to that list.
Webcastr has already made a splash on the international stage. Earlier this month they got their hands on a pre-release version of the Britney Spears video “Gimme More”. The response was so massive, according to Devine “We had traffic from 93 countries in a little over six hours”. Of course, the site crashed – it was still in beta. Now upgraded to compensate for the increased traffic Webcastr is equipped to handle the teeming masses without a hiccup.
To make things even easier Webcastr offers a widget that can be added to your Myspace, Facebook or blog that will automatically update with videos from whatever is most popular at the moment.
Webcastr seems to be trying all manner of things to stay ahead in the popularity game, obviously hoping to capitalize off the success of leaking the Spears video. They recently released another leak, this time of Will.i.am’s Remix of “I Got It From My Mama” - featuring a sample of Daft Punk’s “Around The World” - which was shot before he learned the boys in Daft Punk denied him the right to use the sample. Oops.
The latest leaked video is a cheap and effective to keep attention focused Webcaster. On the Internet, being the first is often the best way to get noticed. If Webcastr can keep it up they may be able to focus that attention into a dedicated following. Like all Web 2.0 prodigies, Webcastr has a drive for World Domination. Or at the very least, Internet domination. Devine has said “We envision a day when you will be able to see all the world’s TV live and online. We plan to be a conduit for that.”Whether Webcastr succeeds or not is yet to be seen but this is definitely a cool new way to get your Internet video fix, so check it out!
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