Microsoft launched its MSN Video Player, a video-on-demand service that enables U.K. consumers to watch TV anytime, anywhere at no extra charge.

The product, which has been piloted since August, has an expanded library of content amounting to over 1,000 hours of the U.K.'s top TV shows such as Kingdom, Waterloo Road and Skins, the company said. Many of these are available in High Definition, or HD.

Further content deals have been signed with other providers including Endemol, the Dutch producer of reality-television program Big Brother, All3Media, Shed Media and the BBC's commercial arm, BBC Worldwide.

BrightRoll has maintained its position as the third largest video property in the U.S., according to numbers released by comScore Networks.

According to comScore's January Video Metrix report, BrightRoll now reaches more than 47 million unique viewers each month and has a 27 percent viewer penetration rate. BrightRoll has been ranked among comScore's top 10 video properties in the United States since May 2009, became the third largest property in July 2009 and continues to be the dominant ad network to appear on this list.

Brightcove announces a deal with Turner Broadcasting to support its online video content in the United Kingdom, Spain, France, Italy, Germany and other countries throughout Europe. Turner Broadcasting will use the Brightcove platform to expand its advertising-supported online video offerings and to introduce a variety of new enhanced online video programming across its Web portals. The first sites to launch with Brightcove include Cartoon Network, Boomerang and Adult Swim.

Dailymotion and EMI are partnering to deliver EMI’s library of music videos to Dailymotion’s popular Web video site, mobile site and iPhone app and the Dailymotion channel on Internet connected TVs. The partnership combines EMI’s vast collection of premium music videos with Dailymotion’s massive reach of over 65 million global users.

ESPN360.com will become ESPN3.com. At that time the network will also introduce new features and functionality that will enhance the viewing experience. Details of these enhancements will be released closer to the launch in the spring.

“The name ESPN3.com more closely aligns with the existing naming convention for our networks,” said Sean Bratches, executive vice president, sales and marketing. “We have approached this as a network for years, and as users have become more accustomed to engaging with content across various screens, it made sense to make adjustments that reflect both the product’s and the industry’s evolution.”

Ooyala announces they reached over 1 million unique users with live streaming content this past weekend. Ooyala's high volume viewership is attributed to several live events that took place over the weekend. These events included Telegraph Media Group's live streaming of former UK Prime Minister, Tony Blair's appearance at the Iraq Inquiry in London, The 52nd Annual GRAMMY Awards and Volcom's Pipeline Pro surfing competition.

ABC News announces that ABC News programming from its platforms and shows will be featured on a branded page on Hulu, an online video service. The site will feature short form news content and long form programming from morning to night -- including “Good Morning America,” “World News with Diane Sawyer,” “Nightline,” “This Week,” “20/20” and “Primetime” limited series.

The Recording Academy and Ooyala announce their collaboration to power GRAMMY Live!, giving live, online access to the events leading up the 52nd Annual GRAMMY Awards.

Continuous coverage kicks off Friday, Jan. 29, and wraps on Music’s Biggest Night at The GRAMMY Awards on Sunday, Jan. 31. Internet viewers can expect an exclusive interactive experience including:

• Red-carpet access
• Behind-the-scenes footage of the 52nd Annual GRAMMY Awards
• Video On Demand of memorable GRAMMY moments throughout the years

Brightcove introduces the Brightcove TV Everywhere Solution Pack, which provides TV programmers with everything needed to operate rich, branded and authenticated TV Everywhere-compatible catch-up TV services. Brightcove TVE-SP combines the robust and flexible enterprise edition of the Brightcove 4 platform with valued-added components and services to enable TV programmers and multi-channel video programming distributors to bring more licensed and subscriber-entitled video content online.

AOL has acquired StudioNow online platform for quality video creation and distribution. The acquisition will allow AOL to integrate a fully functional video creation platform into its newly-launched content management system, Seed.com. StudioNow will also continue to develop its existing business as a provider of online video creation, management, storage and syndication services to commercial companies.

Comcast has made its On Demand Online experience available nationally in beta at no additional cost to customers. The innovative new service now called Fancast XFINITY TV, gives customers an “anytime anywhere” entertainment experience – at home and on-the-go - and expands the video content customers can watch online by giving them quick and easy access to thousands of hours of cable TV shows, movies and independently produced content.

Online video is emerging as a vital part of the discussion when it comes to the way marketers are communicating with prospects, customers and partners via the web. Nearly half of the organizations represented in the 4th quarter 2009 survey conducted by Interactive Media Strategies say they will increase the amount of video content featured on their public web sites in 2010 compared to 2009.

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SKY.it has selected the Brightcove platform for online video content management and publishing advertising-supported, customized video players across its online properties and throughout the Web. SKY.it, which is wholly owned by News Corporation, is Italy’s most popular pay-TV company with nearly five million subscribers. With Brightcove, SKY.it will extend distribution of sports, news and lifestyle-related video programming to the Web, reaching a larger audience and expanding monetization opportunities through enhanced advertising opportunities.

Msnbc.com unveils a dynamic new design and interactive features in its embeddable video player. The enhanced video player gives viewers even more control and flexibility in how they watch and share video. The customizable video player now allows consumers to adjust the video screen to three different sizes, making it easier for them to embed video clips and customize the screen size to easily fit on their sites and blogs.

Univision is partnering with YouTube to make short-length and long-form Univision videos available on the YouTube.com website. Univision, TeleFutura and Galavision television programs will be featured and promoted throughout the YouTube.com website. Content will be updated to include relevant offerings as well as an extensive archive of library programs. In addition to top Univision shows, users will have access to Univision.com videos across key content categories, as well as unique footage from Univision celebrity interviews and special events such as next year's "Premio Lo Nuestro a la Musica Latina" (Lo Nuestro Latin Music Awards). Univision will also be using YouTube's leading Content ID technology to more effectively track user engagement and monetize Univision content uploaded by YouTube users.