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Hope you enjoyed the long weekend remembering MLK and in doing so deciding to text HAITI to 90999 to donate! If you're not yet persuaded, check out some videos in the first link. Also this week, Hulu uses their collection function to update you on the Leno/Conan drama, VEVO debuts as the #1 music video site online, and some more great stats on people using video-game consoles for video. Enjoy!

Haiti Earthquake Videos: The Devastation as Seen On Youtube
Actually showing the devastation to people is a perhaps the best way to get them to donate.

Hulu Catches You Up With the Late Night Drama
Missed out? This 26-video playlist will get you up to speed. TV can't do this.

Streamys Eligibility: Geoblocking
Web shows only available in certain regions will be eligible.

A Big First Month for Rogers On Demand Online
Canada's TV Everywhere off to a pretty good start.

1 in 8 iPlayer Views Comes from a Gaming Console
Fire up those XBox's

VIZIO at CES: Dump your 'Dumb TV' For a Smart One
Good advice for dating, as well.

YouTube To Make It Easier For Advertisers to Create Ads
Rumor based on the freshly filed "Video Overlay Advertisement Creator" at the Patent Office

Is YouTube Finally Ready to Turn a Profit This Year?
Analyst Peter Kafka thinks so.

Nielsen/Microsoft Expand Measurement of XBox Live Audience
As they should, according to our previous headline.

VEVO Launches as #1 Music Network in the US
Off to a great start.

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Hey, all. Hope 2010 is going splendidly for you. Very binary day today: 011110. This week get an inside scoop on one of the Internet's biggest hits, video views surpass 30 Billion for the first time, and check out MeFeedia's interesting "State of the Blogosphere." Enjoy!

Net Neutrality Totally Comcastic
Does the FCC have the power without congress?

Internet on TV is a highlight at Consumer Electronic Show
You bet it is.

Could Ben Silverman Make Web Video Mainstream?
Particularly with scripted original programming?

Dr. Horrible: The Musical: The Commentary
The DVD commentary of this huge new media success tells how it all got started, and more.

Clicker Announces Best of 2009 Winners
Winner's Include Legend of Neil and David After Dentist

Prediction: Soon We'll All Be Making Our Own 3D Videos
You know what else is in 3D? Life.

Prop 8's Latest court Battle to Get YouTube Broadcast
As ruled by a district judge... A sure sign of the times.

Dailymotion Announces Broadband TV Advertising Formats
Dailymotion expands it's successful ad-supported content strategy to all three screens.

U.S Videos Viewed Online Surpasses 30 Billion For the First Time
This whole online video thing is kind of blowing up.

MeFeedia's State of the Blogosphere
A cool idea and some very interesting facts.

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And we're back! Hope everyone had fun celebrating the most wonderful time of the year. Now, getting back to Interactive Media, have a look at this week's headlines. A lot have to do with looking back on this past year and decade, and some with looking forward. Onward!

The Decade In Online Video: Part 1 and Part 2
NewTeeVee sums it all up for us.

Google Gets Patent for YouTube Gaming
Sounds fun.

Hulu Poised to Crack a Billion Video Views
Will they beat McDonald's in Served Hamburgers?

YouTube's Sincerest Form of Flattery: The "Response" Video
Interesting take on what most believe to be a tactic to mooch views off viral videos.

Predictions for Online Video in 2010
Jeremy Allaire, CEO of Brightcove, filling in for Nostradamus.

What We Can Learn From the Viral Videos of 2009
Specifically, viral marketing. The top is surprising.

YouTube's Quest to Suggest More
Was just thinking that YouTube needs more of EVERYTHING.

Will Hulu Become a Blockbuster?
Seems like they would have to charge money first, huh?

Local TV Industry Revenues Down 22% for the Year
Shall we chalk this up as a win for New Media? Or just our terrible economy?

Mobile Video App revenue to Double by 2013
Ha! Take that local TV Industry!

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This week in Interactive Media, a surprising move from the Pope, TV Everywhere is out of the gates, and don't forget to place your nominations for the Streamys! And, more importantly, have a wonderful holiday!

Streamy Awards Accepting Nominations
Vote for your favorites of the web!

Find Your Facebook friends and Yahoo contacts on YouTube
Everything will eventually be one anyway.

Pope Reaches Out to Cyber Youth with YouTube, Tupac, Podcasts
What's more surprising, the YouTube or the Tupac?

Watch The Buzz on Bitly.TV
Great way to monitor what content is popping in the world of Interactive Media

American Idol Co-creator Teams With Hulu for Hollywood-set Reality Series
Interesting a successful TV person would choose to skip over TV and head to New Media.

Multiplatform Coverage Boosts NBA Viewership, Engagement
Interactive Media to the rescue!

YouTube looks at subscriptions, more ad dollars
Heaven help us.

Comcast Opens Up TV Everywhere service
The moment you've all been waiting for.

VideoEgg, comScore Partner On Tracking Ad Impact Online
Good luck, guys.

Paramount Begins Licensing Clips Online, with Help from Digitalsmiths
Welcome, Paramount.

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This week...we thank Marcelino Ford-Livene for his 2 term/5 year service as co-Governor of the Interactive Media Peer Group and welcome our new co-Governor Lori Schwartz for the 2010/2011 term. Congtratulations and welcome to the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Board of Governors Lori! Wednesday night is the December Board of Governors meeting where we will be electing the Television Academy Chairman & CEO and the Board of Governors Executive Committee. Stand by for news

The launch of Vevo may change the music industry for the better, Ad sales are up (from nothing not so long ago) at YouTube, and live broadcasting from your phone finally hits the Apple Application store. Happy Holidays!

87% Don't Want to Pay Online
100% Would Rather Not Pay for Anything At All

Digital Will Be Biggest Concern for Comcast/NBCU
As it should be.

Cisco's Vision for a Paid Model for Online Video
No, not the Thong Song guy.

4 Out of 5 Viewers Leave if a Stream Buffers Once
That's like leaving a conversation if somebody stutters once.

YouTube Chief Says Ad Sales Soaring
Up from $0.00 in just three years!

Consumers Warming Up to Mobile Video: Study
It's about time.

Music Video Site VEVO.com Launches
And the music industry will never be the same again... according to Bono.

Live Broadcasting from Your Phone? There's (Finally) an App For That.
UStream allows people to broadcast live from their phones.

Immersive Media Powers 360-Degree Interactive Video for CBC/Radio Canada and MTV Networks
Watch music live in 360-Degrees, from the comfort of your home.

YouTube Ends Video Downloads Program
YouTube does not equal iTunes.

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Make sure to get your IMPG Board of Governors Election ballots in to the Television Academy by noon Tuesday 12/8. This last week brought some of the biggest news in a while: the Comcast-NBC deal. Also, YouTube gets some British TV shows, and wants to start streaming other TV. And be sure to check out the new movieclips.com if you have a few hours to ignore doing work. Have a good week!

Comcast and GE announce NBC Universal Joint Venture
This is big news to all media, interactive or no.

Sony Chief Pushes Online Plan for Recovery
No, but seriously this time...

Zappos to Produce 50,000 Original Vids in 2010
And all 50K will essentially be commercials. Yes!

TV Genius launches 3-screen TV search
Find videos on TV, the web, and mobile. That should cover you.

YouTube Lands Five's Shows, A Win for Its VOD Ambition
UK finally realizes more people watch YouTube than BBC America.

New Site Offers 12,000 Film Clips
Very fun to search through.

YouTube Pages Go Light as a Feather
New feature lets you load videos faster. So you can watch more! More!

Epix in Social TV Partnership with Clipsync
Allows viewers to talk to each other while viewing movies.

Hulu and TV Everywhere Remain 'Complementary' In Comcast-NBC Joint Venture
You can breathe now. Don't panic.

Is YouTube Ready for Primetime? Google Wants to Stream TV, For a Fee
Did somebody say fee? Okay, panic.

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Hope everyone had a great Turkey Day. Hope you gave thanks for how well Interactive Media is thriving! Here are the latest headlines.

The NYT, NBC Universal Digital and Questions We Wish We Could Ask
Hope NewTeeVee gets its wish.

Desert Bus for Hope
Using New Media for the powers of good.

Hulu Delivers Record 856 Million U.S. Video Views in October During Height of Fall TV Season
A success for Hulu.

New 'Avatar' Trailer is Interactive
How soon before entire movies are?

Rogers Puts TV On the Net with On Demand Online
Beta version of TV Everywhere up now.

Video Ad CPMs Down 37 Percent, But Ad Revenues Up 84 Percent
Who knew?

Adconian Media Group Acquires Joost Assets
Did Joost ever really have a chance?

Why Hasn't the Web Killed SNL?
Chris Albrecht raises some interesting points.

Hulu to Users: Tag, You're It
Users can now add tags to videos.

An 8-Year-Old's-Eye View on Jaroo.com's Kid-Friendly Content
Start them young on their interactive media and you can't go wrong.