Getting Ready for Super (Amoled) Bowl on Sunday with Verizon Wireless

The Huffington Post, which has galvanized a massive community of millions of content creators who engage via comments, "likes," tweets and thousands of guest blog posts, will soon participate in an ambitious linear video network, says Arianna Huffington, editor-in-chief of the Huffington Post Media in this interview with Beet.TV

Subscribers to Verizon Wireless will be able to watch Sunday's Super Bowl game live on their smartphones in what will be the first time the game is streamed live to mobile -- as well as to PCs and tablets via the Web.

The New York Times, which produces about 70 original videos per month, launched its first regularly scheduled live program this week.

As big news organizations including the Wall Street Journal, The New York Times and and Reuters put an increasing effort around made-for-the-Web video news reporting, Yahoo's Daily Ticker has built a formidable audience over the past four years.

With the dramatic growth of online video consumption in Europe, New York-based  online video ad management company Vindico has expanded its operations in France in Spain, having entered the UK in September.

London-based video ad services company Videoplaza has raised a new round of $12 million from Qualcomm Ventures and Innovacom, the company announced today.

Social media metrics startup Bluefin Labs recently raised an additional $12 million in venture funding, and is quickly on pace to win deals with the biggest media agencies and TV networks.

LAS VEGAS -- Portland, Oregon-based Elemental Technologies is finding an expanding customer base for its video compression solution with Comcast, HBO Go and ESPN on Demand.  

Synacor, the Buffalo, New York-based provider of "TV Everwhere" and video search services to cable operators and others, has priced its IPO and aims to raise $94 million, reports Todd Spangler in Multichannel News.