Youku.com announces that FIFA and CCTV have jointly authorized Youku.com with online broadcast rights to all FIFA 2010 matches. CCTV has also granted rights to Youku.com for on-demand broadcast of CCTV's self-produced FIFA programs. With these agreements in hand, Youku now is positioned to offer the most complete range of World Cup broadcasts of any online video site in China.

Youku.com's new World Cup Channel will be dedicated to broadcasts of matches as well as interactive activities for football fans. Programming will include match play, an extensive collection of highlights, background information on teams, and much more. In addition, the Youku World Cup Channel will also broadcast all FIFA-related programming airing on CCTV.

Ooyala announces that SyncLive is utilizing its live streaming technology to power online video for the Scout.com presentation at the 2010 NFL Draft. The NFL draft will kick off in prime time for the first time in 2010. The first round of the 2010 NFL Draft will start on Thursday, April 22 at 7:30 p.m. ET, with the second and third rounds on Friday, April 23 at 6 p.m. ET, followed by Rounds 4-7 on Saturday, April 24 at 10 a.m. ET. Scout.com will analyze rounds 1-3 on Thursday and Friday. This is the 75th Draft in NFL history and will once again be held at Radio City Music Hall in New York.

With a roster of NFL, college and draft experts and analysts, complete with a full array of interactive features, CBSSports.com is bringing fans the most comprehensive multimedia coverage of the 2010 NFL Draft. The centerpiece of this coverage will be INSIDE THE DRAFT LIVE, a live show providing complete coverage of the first, second and third rounds of the 2010 NFL Draft. Produced by CBSSports.com, INSIDE THE DRAFT LIVE will air live online at CBSSports.com and be simulcast on CBS College Sports Network. INSIDE THE DRAFT LIVE will originate from CBS College Sports Network's studio in New York City and feature live segments from Radio City Music Hall, site of the 2010 NFL Draft and CBSSports.com headquarters in Ft. Lauderdale, FL.

KIT digital has partnered with the Tribeca Film Festival to launch Tribeca Film Festival Virtual, a virtual and interactive movie experience featuring high-definition premium video content and live streaming coverage from the 2010 Festival, powered by KIT digital’s VX-one platform.

This year’s New York City-based Tribeca Film Festival will run from April 21 through May 2, with free live streaming video coverage of select red carpet events, the opening press conference on April 20, and the Festival Awards Show on April 29. Users from all over the world will also be able to view short films from past festivals, celebrity interview highlights from the red carpet, and more ─ all for free.

Fox Soccer Channel and FOX Sports Net will feature live and exclusive coverage of the 2009/10 UEFA Champions League Semifinal round in high-definition, with four elite European clubs doing battle over two rounds on April 20, 21, 27 and 28.

The world’s most prestigious club soccer competition resumes Tuesday, April 20 at 2 p.m. ET with UEFA Champions League Pregame on FSN, presented by Geico, featuring a breakdown of the day’s up-coming action from expert analysts Warren Barton and Bobby McMahon. The opening-leg Semifinal that day will be a showdown between Inter Milan and defending champion FC Barcelona at 2:45pm ET. The Italian heavyweights went winless in their two Group Stage matches against Barcelona, and will be looking for redemption when this two-legged tie begins at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza.

Following on from recent announcements which have confirmed Sky Player’s availability across PCs, Macs, game consoles, Freeview set-top boxes and internet connected TVs, Sky’s online TV service is soon to also launch across Humax’s new range of IP-enabled HD digital boxes for Freeview. This includes the UK’s first Freeview HD box, the Humax HD-FOX T2, which launched in February 2010, and a Humax HD digital TV recorder planned for the coming months.

blinkx and ELO Company announce the launch of ELO blinkx Brasil Internet TV platform to provide Brazilian consumers with access to millions of streaming videos on the Web. Users will now be able to easily discover and watch their favorite content, from music, entertainment, food, sports, travel, fashion and much more, wherever and whenever they want, free of charge.

Using blinkx's patented search technology, the ELO blinkx Brasil Internet TV platform allows users to easily search, discover and watch thousands of high-quality videos online. The Platform also provides advanced interactive tools and links to related content to give users a rich viewing experience.

Akamai announces that TV 2 is utilizing the Akamai HD Network to deliver live HD online video streaming for its Sumo subscription Internet TV portal, including delivery of content to mobile devices such as the iPhone. Sumo, a premium live and on-demand content service for sporting events and global television shows, was launched in 2000 and designed by TV 2 to reach a new generation of viewers watching television and video online. In June 2009, TV 2 Sumo was the first TV station in Norway to launch live HD web TV, and it needed to ensure that it could support this higher bandwidth service with the same open standards and delivery its existing Internet video services offered, as well as adding the ability to deliver content to mobile devices. To address this issue, TV 2 implemented the Akamai HD Network for Microsoft Silverlight technology, which is designed to deliver an uninterrupted, high-quality live streaming experience to online audiences. A key feature of Akamai HD for Microsoft Silverlight is adaptive bitrate streaming, which is architected to enable uninterrupted video playback at HD bitrates that seamlessly adjust to fluctuations in available bandwidth to provide the best quality viewing experience possible for each user.

JENA will partner to integrate Qtv's Internet TV media player with JENA's network connected STBs and televisions. JENA is a world leader in consumer electronics manufacturing, producing cost effective Set-Top Boxes (DVB-T/C/S/IPTV) and Digital LCD/LED Televisions. The combination of JENA's products and the Qtv media solution will give consumers the ability to enjoy the best of the Internet and their own music, videos and digital pictures on their TV. In addition to having Qtv on their JENA products, JENA customers can also load the Qtv Internet TV Media Player on their mobile phone and computer for a comprehensive three screen media solution.

DreamTV has over 1,000 hours of content ready to be delivered to viewers who are looking at alternative ways of connecting to video via IPTV streaming. DreamTV is currently available as one of several channels on the Roku digital video player.

"Television viewers are hungry for different content than what is supplied by the traditional networks and cable companies," said Hari Mahesh, Founder of DreamTV. "DreamTV's content is meant to be enjoyed in a viewer's family or media room and we are not a Web-Video look-a-like by any means. The future of video is Internet streaming to the television and we are happy to be on the forefront of this trend with partners like Roku."

NeuLion and Ole Miss Athletics announce the debut of a brand new HD live game service for the 2010 baseball season. As part of Ole Miss' subscription video service, Rebel Vision, the Ole Miss HD Baseball GameCenter gives Ole Miss fans the ability to watch live baseball games online. The video stream features a Southeastern Conference-best display, capable of achieving brilliant HD at 720p resolution.

OleMissSports.com represents the first official athletic site from NeuLion's nearly 200 collegiate partner sites to offer live HD streaming. The HD video service features adaptive streaming capabilities that allow the picture quality to conform to the viewer's bandwidth and accommodate different internet service provider speeds.

Sky Player's online TV service is to launch on a range of new internet connected TVs and set-top boxes following agreements with Cello, a manufacturer of LCD TVs, and 3View, a provider of hybrid DTT and IPTV set-top boxes.

Sky Player offers Sky customers the opportunity to access a wide range of live TV channels as well as the UK’s most comprehensive video-on-demand service, with content spanning a range of leading broadcasters.

Cello is a leading provider of LCD TVs and launched the iViewer in 2009, the UK’s first internet connected TV that enabled consumers to access internet-based media directly – without the need for a set-top box, games console or computer.

Integra Telecom recorded an increase in business Internet traffic of nearly 15 percent on Thursday, March 18, compared to two weeks ago as March Madness spread across the nation during the first round of the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament.

Compared against Internet traffic from the past 12 months, Thursday’s traffic recorded by Integra Telecom represents the busiest day of the year. Thursday’s spike in Internet usage included visits to sports Web sites, social networking sites, as well as e-mail exchanges.

The International Paralympic Committee is proud to announce that KIT digital and Highwinds support the ParalympicSport.TV broadcast from the Vancouver 2010 Paralympic Winter Games. ParalympicSport.TV will broadcast more than 150 hours of live and on-demand coverage of the Vancouver Winter Paralympics.

PJTV announces its launch of Tea Party TV, offering comprehensive coverage of the Tea Party movement. The cornerstone of the Tea Party TV coverage will be a twice-a-week Internet TV show hosted by Glenn Reynolds and AlfonZo Rachel, well-known commentators on PJTV.

The inaugural episode of Tea Party TV features interviews with Tea Party leaders conducted at the recent National Tea Party Convention in Nashville, TN. PJTV was the coverage leader of the national convention, offering a live streaming feed of key speeches, breakout sessions and interviews with attendees.