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Why Online Video Just Took One More Big Step to Legitimacy

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Anyone who reads this blog frequently will know that I am a big believer in low-cost video content and specifically the power of YouTube as a content creation & distribution platform. Our industry just took one big step towards legitimacy with the hiring of renowned media exec Ynon Kreiz to run Maker Studios. hours of TV / day.

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Invest in Israel Newsletter September 2010 Edition

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See the March 2010 edition after the jump. Israel’s ranking in the’s Global Competitiveness Report 2010-2011 increased to 24th place from 27th the year before. Leading financial magazine Global Finance named Bank of Israel Governor Stanley Fischer among the top ten World’s Best Central Bankers for the year 2010.

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Special: 72 Israeli Companies Exhibit at the 2010 Mobile World Congress

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A bout 50,000 visitors from 200 countries are expected to attend the 2010 GSMA Mobile World Congress in Barcelona this week, starting tomorrow February 15th. VC Cafe's own little 'cloud' for MWC 2010, taken from the Israeli IMA brochure. mobile telephone operators, broadcasters, content aggregators and media agents.

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Invest in Israel Newsletter May 2011 Edition

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rise in the last quarter of 2010 and a 4.8% Israel was also ranked 17th in 2010. Since October 2010, the company acquired semiconductor developer Provigent for $340 million in March 2011, image processing company Sightic Vista for $15 million in November 2010, and Percello Ltd. for about $98 million in October 2010.

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How To Prepare A Media Release To Generate Press Coverage – Case Study

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In my previous article I took a look at contacting and communicating with the print media through the creation and distribution of a media release. In this post, I thought I would give an example of a media release so that you can see the format at work, and then show you the results of the campaign.

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Why Hulu is the OPEC of Online Video

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Once this new service became popular then the media companies could control the rules of distribution & advertising. The goal of any cartel is to control production, distribution & marketing of a set of goods with the goal of maintaining high prices. Because they are anti-competitive most countries ban cartels.

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This Week in VC with Dana Settle of Greycroft Partners

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It’s always fun debating companies with Dana because she’s always so knowledgeable on deals – particularly those in the digital media, ad-tech and eCommerce spaces. Helps content publishers and advertisers launch campaigns that develop viral distribution attributes and therefore gain “buzz.”. 60k unique visitors in March 2010.

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