Adobe announces the immediate availability of Adobe Flash Player 9 Update 3 software, previously code named Moviestar. Adobe Flash Player 9 now includes H.264 standard video support, the same standard deployed in Blu-Ray and HD-DVD high definition video players, and High Efficiency AAC audio capabilities. The latest update also features hardware accelerated, multi-core enhanced, full-screen video playback for high-resolution viewing across major operating systems and browsers. The combination of Adobe Flash Player 9 and Adobe Flash Media Server 3 enables the delivery of HD quality video to the broadest online audience. Adobe Flash Player 9 Update 3 is available immediately at www.adobe.com/go/getflashplayer.

CBS RADIO’s vast portfolio of websites will gain access to a host of new searchable video content through a partnership with AOL’s Truveo. As part of the partnership, more than 35 CBS RADIO stations spanning several different formats and markets across the country have integrated Truveo’s video search engine online with more scheduled to launch in the coming weeks.

AOL introduces video ticker ads as a graphic banner ad that is integrated within a streaming video, but without obstructing the video viewing experience. When clicked on by a consumer, the ticker expands to launch a video ad, or an interactive Flash ad, within the video player window. These ads will run across the AOL Network of premium video content within the newest version of the AOL Video media player platform.

According to a recent survey by TNS Research, 78% of respondents agreed that online video ads provide as good as -- if not more -- of an opportunity to learn about an advertiser than TV. And 64% said that they have taken some action after seeing an online video ad. In addition, 41% of those surveyed stated that after they see a brand featured in an online video ad, they are more likely to think of that brand as having a strong presence on the Internet.

WorldTV makes its worldwide debut empowering users to create, manage and operate their own personalized television station on the Web for free. With WorldTV, anyone can easily create their own full-screen, high-def capable, branded video channels and populate them with video clips from the Internet’s top user-generated and video-sharing sites from around the globe.

WorldTV turns users into professional television programmers, providing them with easy-to-use media tools to instantly package their favorite clips into a personalized and branded video channel. The simple and intuitive Flash-based interface enables anyone to program a channel lineup by just dragging and dropping content from across their favorite sites. They can either create themed channels on specific subjects, or simply compile their favorite video clips and have them all archived in one convenient secure location. WorldTV will be open to the first 10,000 “programmers” to sign up. Additional users will be added at regularly planned intervals.

Green living enthusiasts can learn about eco-friendly building practices and sustainable living alternatives from the convenience of their laptop, video iPod or iPhone, thanks to a new digital TV show, Mainstream Green, from ON Networks. The video-on-demand series is designed to be an online green resource for consumers buying or building a home, as well as existing home owners looking to “go green.”

Hosted by high-performance home builder Alex Pettitt, Mainstream Green engages and informs viewers on all things environmentally friendly – from the nitty-gritty of insulation to the big picture of master-planned communities. By educating viewers on such eco-friendly building alternatives, Mainstream Green hopes to arm them with money-saving, healthier options that are also designed to make the world a little greener.

Motionbox launches a new premium service that delivers a complete, secure solution for uploading, storing and sharing precious video memories. Motionbox has also introduced TV-quality iPod downloads and new video flipbooks for sale, called Motionbooks, to coincide with the premium service launch.

Motionbox‘s free service, launched in 2006, took the first step in changing the way average consumers stored, shared and consumed their personal video by combining the power of cutting edge online video tools with a simple and easy to use web interface. Instead of continuing to keep their personal videos trapped on their camcorders, digital cameras and mobile phones, Motionbox made it possible to move that video onto the web quickly and easily, to create mini-home movies without any complicated editing software and to share those videos with family and friends.

Recent news concerning NBC and News Corporation’s Hulu joint-venture includes the launch of its recent site in beta mode, signaling that the broadband video market has entered into a new phase. During initial phases of the broadband video market, TV networks would partner with key video aggregation sites to offer limited amounts of content online. Hulu – a destination site and a content syndication network for NBC Universal and News Corp’s video content – now suggests a larger shift to a market where large content owners dictate terms and garner larger portions of the overall revenue associated with these shows.

HEART of the BEHOLDER has won more Best Feature Film awards on the independent film festival circuit than Pulp Fiction, Boys Don't Cry, Sling Blade, or any other movie. But distributors complain that it is too controversial for the general public. HEART of the BEHOLDER is based a true story of religious censorship, intolerance, and political corruption.

HEART of the BEHOLDER follows a young couple chasing the American Dream by risking their life savings and opening the very first videocassette movie rental business in St. Louis. On the verge of going out of business, their luck changed when a world renowned celebrity came looking for VHS videos to rent. With lots of hard work, their Video Library store grew into the largest video chain in St. Louis and the family prospered socially and financially.

AOL takes the next step in its ambitious global expansion effort with the launch of new local language versions of the AOL India portal and the launch of Truveo’s popular video search engine serving eight countries, including India. AOL.in is launching content channels in the Hindi and Tamil languages, improving the breadth of AOL’s offerings at a time when the online audience in India is skyrocketing. The number of Internet users in urban India has grown by 28% in the past year, and about 60% of all active online Indians (30 million) prefer to read in local Indian languages. The Hindi and Tamil language portals will have language sections in News, Cinema and Astrology.

MTV and Metacafe are teaming up to give virtual world fans the tools to showcase their creativity and directorial savvy with the first-ever “MTV’s Virtual Worlds Virtual Music Video Contest.” Music fans and aspiring directors will get their creative juices flowing as they use audio tracks from some of the hottest up-and-coming bands, video clips and online editing tools – supplied by MTV and Metacafe – to direct and film their own virtual music video in one of MTV Networks’ seven virtual worlds and submit it for the chance to win a Sony Vegas Pro 8 professional video/audio editing and DVD creation software package. In addition to submitting music videos, fans can go to the MTV’s Virtual Worlds channel on Metacafe to check out and vote for their favorites.

PeerApp's new software provides higher-quality subscriber experiences with HTTP video streaming traffic from YouTube, Google Video, MySpace and other video-sharing web sites. The new software, a module for PeerApp's carrier-grade UltraBandT solutions, supports the HTTP video streaming protocol and caches traffic from Windows Media Player, Adobe Flash Video, Apple QuickTime, RealNetworks RealPlayer and other Internet video applications without requiring ISPs to install proxy servers or to change definitions or configurations.

Best Buy launches Best Buy Video Sharing, an online-based solution for customers to safely store and share home movies and videos via the Web. Best Buy Video Sharing is a subscription-based service for users to upload their personal videos for sharing on web sites and blogs, with family and friends, or in e-mail messages. Unlike many other video sharing services, Best Buy Video Sharing allows the user to choose who can view their home videos, and enables the user to do so in an advertising-free environment.

Best Buy Video Sharing was created in partnership with Mydeo, a provider of quality streaming video hosting for home and business users. The service will be merchandised online and in Best Buy’s retail stores. Best Buy will also take a minority, equity stake in Mydeo.

Searchles recently launched in beta Searchles TV Remash, a universal online video editing tool that allows users to edit any YouTube video and subsequently mash-up the video cuts into a Searchles channel -- an embeddable and easily updated player that streams the video clips back-to-back seamlessly for effective presentation and ease in sharing. In launching this groundbreaking social media feature, Searchles provides users with an in-browser, straightforward editing tool without requiring downloads or investment in costly video-editing software.

Hulu launches beta of its online video service, offering viewers a vast selection of streaming, on-demand, premium programming on a free, ad-supported basis. Hulu content includes full-length current and archived television programming as well as clips and an initial selection of feature films.

Hulu announced it has signed licensing deals with MGM and Sony Pictures Television, marking a major milestone in its mission to bring consumers the most comprehensive selection of premium video content online. A collection of over 40 television shows from Sony will be made available at Hulu.com, while full-length television shows and feature films from MGM will be available through the Hulu service. Hulu will also offer content from two leading broadcast networks (Fox and NBC), over 15 cable networks (Bravo, E! Entertainment, FX, Sci Fi, USA, and more), four of the largest Studios (Fox, MGM, Sony and Universal) and a broad array of independent, web-centric content providers. In addition, Hulu announced content partnerships with such leading programmers as Reveille, Smithsonian Networks, and World Wrestling Entertainment.

Akamai announces The HDWeb, a ‘proof-of-concept’ portal designed to showcase the experience consumers can have with high definition content online. The Website, available at www.thehdweb.com, showcases content from a variety of industries including music, movies, professional sports, games and news. Akamai customers are now delivering a consistent, high-definition video experience on Akamai’s uniquely distributed edge delivery platform that is specifically tuned for optimal delivery of high-definition files online. As an industry leader and pioneer in online video, Akamai has raised the bar for what a service provider must offer companies in order to deliver this content effectively and efficiently online today.