Announcing the 2010 Streaming Media All-Stars

Streaming Media magazine and Streamingmedia.com has announced the third annual Streaming Media All-Star team, a list made up of some of the most innovative, influential, and important players in the online video arena. The Streaming Media All-Stars are people who do their part to advance, evangelize, and expand online video and audio – unsung heroes, visionaries and industry veterans. Last year, I was honored to be recognized as a 2009 Streaming Media All-Star, and I congratulate this year's 2010 team – who are both familiar faces and friends in the online video community. If you read this blog or other online video blogs on a regular basis than you'll recognize this year's team. I was excited when I first read the list, and I'm pleased to present The 2010 Streaming Media All-Stars.

Streaming Media Editor Eric Schumacher-Rasmussen noted:

"The third annual Streaming Media All-Star team is made people who've done the most over the years to advance both new technologies and sustainable business models, as well as those who time and time again have given back by educating newcomers inside the industry and evangelizing about online video to those outside it. 

As always, though, we selected the team members based not only on their personal successes, which speak for themselves, but also for their commitment to sharing what they've learned with others. If there's one common thread that ties all of them together, it's that online video isn't just a vocation for any of them; it's a calling, and one they want to share with as many people as possible."

Here's this year's team of Streaming Media All-Stars:

Steve Garfield: Pioneer Video Blogger Author, Get Seen: Online Video Secrets to Building Your Business

Glenn Goldstein: VP, Video Technology Strategy MTV Networks www.mtv.com

Lisa Larson-Kelley: Web Video Consultant Flashconnections.com www.flashconnections.com

Rob Levy: Executive Producer; Production Operations Manager Discovery Digital Media www.discovery.com

Kevin Nalty: CEO, Nalts Consulting www.willvideoforfood.com

Jan Ozer: Editor Streaming Learning Center www.streaminglearningcenter.com

Andy Plesser: Founder and Executive Producer Beet.tv www.beet.tv

Mark Robertson: Founder  ReelSEO.com www.reelseo.com

Anthony Soohoo: Senior VP and General Manager, Entertainment and Lifestyle CBS Interactive www.cbs.com

Mike Tedesco: VP Technology and Product Development WWE Global Digital Media www.wwe.com Mike Tedesco has since left WWE to be the CTO of Venture Forth Software.

Read the full article to find out more about The 2010 Streaming Media All-Stars - StreamingMedia.com

• The 2009 Streaming Media All-Stars - StreamingMedia.com
• The 2008 Streaming Media All-Stars - StreamingMedia.com

Also read the 2010 Editors’ Picks - StreamingMedia.com to see the choices for their top 10 technologies, products, and services in the world of online video.

Dr. Horrible Hijacks the Emmys, Declares "Television is Dead"

In what was a long, drawn out and over-produced spectacle of Hollywood award shows, the 61st annual prime-time Emmys, had an interesting web television moment when Dr. Horrible hijacked the show. Neil Patrick Harris, adding to his hosting duties reprised his role as the evil character from Joss Whedon's acclaimed web series musical Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog.

In the middle of the broadcast Dr. Horrible interrupted the program and mockingly declared, 

"Do not adjust your set America. Your so-called Emmys have been hijacked by Dr. Horrible. I have hacked into your broadcast to declare that television is dead. No more corporate entertainment. No more self-congratulatory award shows with athletic and luminous hosts. The future of home entertainment is the Internet."

His arch nemesis Captain Hammer played by Nathan Fillion, also appeared along with cameos from co-stars Felicia Day and Simon Helberg. The hit web television also won a Creative Arts Emmy in the Outstanding Special Class – Short-Form Live-Action Entertainment Programs category earlier in the week. 

In his acceptance speech creator Joss Whedon said, 

"This is our small proof not only that things can be done differently in this business, but that the greatest expression of rebellion is joy.”

On a related note, earlier in the evening Julia Louis-Dreyfus joked that viewers were witnessing “the last official year of network broadcast television." While that may be sometime in the future you can bet that they'll be back next year.

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Interactive Media Strategies Recognizes Winners in First Annual ‘Excellence in Enterprise Video’ Awards

Today, Interactive Media Strategies, a market research analyst firm focused on web video communication technologies announced the winners of the Excellence in Enterprise Video Awards (EEVAs). The EEVAs were launched to recognize outstanding achievements and showcase innovative deployments of video by leading companies from all across the United States.

Winners of the 2009 EEVAs are:

• Barnes & Noble Studio
• Bausch & Lomb
• HP
• Intel
• Merck
• Northwestern Mutual
• Sprint
• AVIA Shoes

Paul Ritter, Vice President at Interactive Media Strategies, said:

“We sought to establish this first-of-its-kind awards program to showcase the truly outstanding achievements of organizations using online video to improve business processes, reduce costs and expand reach to new audiences. By enabling these thought leaders to tell their stories of success in a series of feature videos benefits the industry as a whole and makes it easier for businesses of all sizes, geographies and industries to achieve success with their own video initiatives.”

Mark Portu, President and CEO of The Feedroom noted that his company was honored to have so many of their customers recognized among this year’s recipients. HP, Bausch & Lomb, Intel and Barnes & Noble are the four organizations across various categories who utilize the FeedRoom 4.0 Enterprise Video Platform™ to power their online video communication.

This EEVA video features Intel, one The Feedroom customers see more here:



Two other winners, Northwestern Mutual Life and Sprint are enterprise customers of Qumu of which Ray Hood, President and CEO of Qumu was very proud that the two companies have been recognized as innovative leaders and described the value of video communications:

"In many ways, Sprint and Northwestern Mutual Life's application of video represents what we consistently see across our entire customer base: innovative use of scalable, controlled, secure enterprise video for live and on-demand video communication that controls costs and reduces travel, allows executives to conduct Town Hall Meetings that keep key constituents engaged with the organization, and simplifies training and corporate change-based communication. As these companies have learned, video communications must be user-friendly, easy to deploy and provide measurable ROI if it's going to have any impact and value within an enterprise environment."

For a complete list of 2009 EEVA finalists and award winners, visit www.interactivemediastrategies.com and the EEVA Thought Leaders Video Portal.

About Interactive Media Strategies
Interactive Media Strategies, founded in 2002, is a market research firm focused on how Web communication technologies, such as online video, can be used by corporations, educational institutions and government agencies to enhance communications and streamline day-to-day business operations. The firm regularly fields executive surveys to gauge executive use, deployment and perceptions of Web communications, and publishes more than 50 research reports and Webcasts annually that address trends in enterprise adoption of these technologies.