Pace announces that it is providing the services and technology behind SKY New Zealand and TVNZ’s innovative new TV service, IGLOO. IGLOO will run Pace’s new and innovative Elements software platform on a Pace DVB-T2 Digital Terrestrial Television hybrid IP set-top box to offer consumers digital TV services, Video on Demand and a dynamic user interface for navigating and selecting content. Pace is also providing systems integration and consulting services to support the new service platform’s development and rollout to New Zealand’s TV viewers.

The IGLOO service, which soft-launched to a group of customers at the end of June, delivers a fully integrated broadcast and broadband TV solution. Once installed, IGLOO provides consumers with all terrestrial free-to-air channels for free. In addition, they get access to a pre-paid premium channel pack, pay-per-view sporting events and a transactional video on demand catalogue of over 1000 items. In providing these options, the IGLOO pre-pay model is designed to offer consumers unparalleled flexibility and content choices.

Ooyala has raised $35 million in new capital to aggressively standardize digital video experiences provided by multi-service operators and TV programmers worldwide on the Ooyala video streaming, monetization and discovery platform. Telstra Applications and Ventures Group, a subsidiary of Australia’s largest telecommunications and information services company Telstra, led the Series E round, with prior investors Sierra Ventures, Rembrandt Venture Partners and CID Group participating in addition to other strategic investors.

In addition to leading the investment round, Telstra and Ooyala are working on a commercial agreement that, once finalized, will mean Telstra will also become a major Ooyala customer and reseller, deploying Ooyala software, analytics and service offerings throughout Australia, where they will work with content owners to transition from traditional video delivery to IP-based distribution.

Burst Media has released the results of a new study covering online video content and advertising. The survey was conducted in early October, 2011 of 1,025 online U.S. adults aged 18 or older and revealed that 71.6% of web users overall watch online content in a typical week--and 39.0% of all viewers spend between one and five hours per week with online video. Men aged 18-34 are the heaviest consumers of online video content, with 19.7% saying they consume 10 or more hours of video on the web per week.

Compared to standard display media on the web, viewers are more likely to interact and engage with online video. A relatively high number of all online viewers (18.2%) say they have taken an action based on what they saw within an online video advertisement--an action such as visiting the advertiser's website or making a purchase. One-quarter (24.1%) of men aged 35-54 say they have taken an action, as have 22.1% of women aged 35-54. At 26.3%, men aged 55 or older are the most likely group to take an action after viewing an online video ad.

Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue:

Online Video and Internet TV Services: Global Outlook

Online Video and Internet TV Services: Global Outlook examines the worldwide IP video entertainment space, focusing on diverse business factors, including consumer online video habits and consumption patterns; innovative delivery and monetization models; and shifting roles for existing and emerging industry players. The report also offers industry recommendations and forecasts for online streaming video revenues over the next five years.

AOL has released a new dedicated AOL HD app that will deliver high-definition video to users across connected TV platforms including Boxee, Roku and Yahoo! Connected TV. Plans to expand AOL HD to other connected platforms are scheduled in the coming months. AOL HD allows consumers to watch high quality AOL video and audio content for free by streaming online offerings directly to users' television sets.

BBC Worldwide has released their new global BBC iPlayer iPad app, which allows video on demand subscribers to stream and to download shows for offline viewing for when they can’t access Wi-Fi connectivity. The new subscription service, launching first in Western Europe, delivers programming to viewers in 11 markets. The global version of the BBC iPlayer app launched today is the start of a pilot phase for the service.

blinkx partners with NewsLook. Viewers everywhere can now watch over 1,500 informative NewsLook videos from prominent publishers such as the GlobalPost, Xinhua News Agency and UNTV at www.blinkx.com. Leveraging its unique AdHoc platform, blinkx will also place contextually relevant advertising against the videos and share resulting advertising revenue with NewsLook.

An Official Honoree of the Webby Awards, NewsLook presents its audience with videos that have been hand-picked for their relevance and value from a deep and diverse set of trusted outlets, including CBC, ABCau and ForaTV. Unlike most aggregators, NewsLook uses professional editors to put stories in context, offering alternative perspectives, background and analysis side by side with news itself, so users obtain a more complete and informed picture of world events.

YouTube is doubling the size of its online video store in an expansion that will make more movies available for Internet streaming at the same time they're released on DVD.

The move announced Monday escalates the competition in a still-developing market that already includes some of technology's most powerful companies.

YouTube is hoping to lure business away from Apple Inc.'s iTunes store and Amazon.com Inc.'s website, which also rent online video on a pay-per-view business. All three services are trying to undercut Netflix Inc., whose subscription video service has added more than 13 million customers during the past two years to underscore the growing popularity of watching movies over high-speed Internet connections instead of on DVDs.

thePlatform was selected by Cox Communications to provide the back-end video management for Cox's new video initiative, Cox TV Online. Cox is using thePlatform's mpx video publishing system, expanding upon thePlatform's history of managing Cox's video for Cox.com since 2008. This unique implementation enables programming networks to maintain the integrity of embedded custom video players on Cox's website, while providing Cox subscribers with a unified search and discovery experience.

thePlatform publishes video and other media to PCs, mobile devices and TV. Media companies rely on thePlatform as their open, central hub for managing, monetizing and syndicating billions of professionally produced video views annually. thePlatform currently provides online video management services to numerous programmers, leading media companies, and five of the top cable TV service providers in North America, including the largest "TV Everywhere" deployments.

EdgeCast Networks and DaCast announce an expanding strategic partnership that creates a compelling way to stream from an online video service.

"This partnership means that small and medium sized broadcasters can quickly deliver content anywhere in the world while utilizing the rich, self-service monetization tools offered by DaCast," said Stephane Roulland, CEO of DaCast.

This new partnership brings media distributors an all-in-one solution for high-quality, live video streaming and content creation using the DaCast Pay-in-Play system for media monetization. Content can be streamed directly from EdgeCast servers, enabling broadcasters to release content directly from the world's leading CDN, ensuring a premium end user experience.

DISH Network announces that DISHOnline.com now gives customers instant, unlimited access to HBO and Cinemax titles not offered by Netflix's online service. In connection with Home Box Office, Inc.'s new online video destinations, HBO GO and MAX GO, DISH Network customers who subscribe to HBO or Cinemax premium channels can now instantly watch nearly all of the respective current HBO or Cinemax programming inventory – most of which is available in high definition – at DISHOnline.com. Customers have access to more than 1,800 titles including Hollywood hits such as Avatar, The Hangover and Up In The Air, original content like award-winning series Boardwalk Empire and True Blood, as well as independent films, cult favorites and more.

Ooyala unveils Ooyala Everywhere, a suite of integrated technologies and services that deliver professional video across mobile devices, connected TVs and browsers. With Ooyala Everywhere, rich, personalized viewing experiences can now be offered directly by the content creator or distributor to consumers, and can be fully monetized through ads, subscriptions, and pay-per-view.

Additionally, Ooyala announced the Ooyala Everywhere Partner Network, a global network of device makers, software providers and broadcasters focused on the delivery and monetization of professional video to connected devices including TVs, tablets, smartphones and browsers.

With just a few weeks until the start of the 2011 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship tournament, college hoops fans need to take the appropriate steps to ensure the very best experience. Years ago, viewers sat in front of their TVs, watching one channel for a very one-dimensional experience. DigitalLanding.com says those days are long gone! But fans will have to make sure they are set up with everything they need before tip-off of the “First Four” tournament games on March 15 and 16 on TruTV (formerly CourtTV).

Home Box Office announces that it has expanded its authenticated online video destination, HBO GO, bringing more than 1400 titles to HBO subscribers. With the new content model, HBO GO now gives online viewers immediate access to virtually all of HBO's programming inventory. HBO subscribers can instantly watch every episode of classics like The Sopranos, Sex and the City and Deadwood and current award–winning series like Boardwalk Empire, Entourage and True Blood as well as blockbuster theatricals – where they want, when they want.

HBO GO is the latest addition to HBO's digital offerings and a perfect complement to HBO On Demand®, with even more viewing choices. HBO GO offers HBO's acclaimed original series, HBO Films, HBO Miniseries, HBO Documentary Films, HBO Sports, comedies, late night programming and the largest selection of recent blockbuster movies in both standard and high definition. With content updated continuously, HBO GO allows consumers to instantly watch their favorite programs from a PC or MAC computer via a browser–based application. In addition, the service includes exclusive and bonus materials, soundtrack and cast information.

Ooyala announces the industry’s most comprehensive set of mobile video publishing tools, giving publishers the ability to deliver live streaming video and secure video-on-demand to iOS devices. The release dramatically expands the reach and monetization capabilities of publishers and broadcasters. Additionally, the company introduced a broad set of cross-device analytics that reveal actionable insights into device usage, viewer preferences and overall video effectiveness over days, weeks or months.