The internet had a massive impact on the media industry, as the reporting of news became a commodity few are willing to pay for. The creation of content, but especially the sharing of content became a zero cost game. Initially, many publishers were slow to recognize the internet’s impact on their business model as distribution …
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It would be hard to compete with Google on search, Facebook on social networking and Amazon on ecommerce.
2014 will be a BIG year for Digital Marketing. AdAge’s annual survey of top B2B marketers found that 80% have boosted their digital marketing budgets, the highest proportion ever. A new wave of Israeli marketing technology startups are helping CMOs get more bang for their digital buck.
Apap.tv, an Israeli startup headquartered in San Mateo, and Digiday, partnered on a report that summarizes the Internet’s Digital Video advertising market. Over 600 agencies, publishers, advertisers and online video tech providers provided their input on the poll back in September 2011.
Qwilt is on the hot on the heels of something big in high-data video delivery. Founders Alon Maor from Cisco and Dan Sahar from Crescendo Networks, plan to reduce the overall load of online for landline networks, mobile carriers, content providers, and consumers.
A message for entrepreneurs who want to get rich quickly: Be patient! It’s been a whole year since we first covered Taboola. Back then, Evergreen Venture Partners put a million and a half dollars to fund what they believed would be a ‘Stumble Upon for Video’. After a bunch of rumors of a second round, …
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Can Israeli startups really make it big in the US from Tel Aviv? Opinions go both ways, but most Israeli entrepreneurs who made the move will tell you, pack your bags once you have a prototype. R&D in Israel, Biz Dev in US Many Israeli companies reach the same conclusion. You have got to have representation …
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Techcrunch reports that PLY Media, an Israeli startup based in Palo Alto and Israel, has raised a first round of $6 million, led by Greylock Partners and Elron Electronic Industries, an Israeli holding company with a portfolio of over 20 Israeli startups. According to the announcement, the deal has already been disclosed by Elron back …
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Start-Up Factory, an Israeli angel ‘fund’ formed by dozens of Israeli industry and technology leaders, has made a $1 Million investment in Jinni, a stealth movie recommendation engine led by Yossi Glick. Jinni solves an interesting problem. PPV, VOD and online video platforms lack a recommendation service. Think about it – every time you buy …
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Lisa Bennett, Director of Public Relations & Marketing of Israel’s Kaltura.com, the first open source platform for video creation, management and collaboration, sent me the following announcement: Wikia and Kaltura Partner to Add Collaborative Video Capabilities to Wikia Communities Wikia deploys Kaltura’s open source MediaWiki Collaborative Video Extension, allowing users to collaborate in video …
