Online Video News Roundup From Streaming Media West

This morning, the Streaming Media West show kicked off with a keynote by Werner Vogels, CTO of Amazon, who highlighted some of the data around the usage of Amazon Web Services. Jordan Hoffner, Director of Content Partnerships for YouTube then presented on some of the challenges associated with making money from online video. I’ll get the slides from Werner’s presentation online as soon as I get them and you can download Jordan’s slides from his presentation here.

A lot of news has crossed the wire this morning, with more to come:

• Adap.tv Closes $13 Million in Series B Round of Funding

• IVT Debuts PrimeTime, the Enterprise Video Portal with Search and Social Networking Capabilities

• Octoshape and Highwinds Unleash P2P Solution for Live Streaming

• Qumu Breaks Down Video Barriers with Launch of Capture Studio

• RipCode Announces Latest Version of its Flagship Offering

• Akamai Accelerates Metacafe Leading to Significant Impact on Page Views and Video Consumption

• Kontiki Announces Delivery Management System, Version 5.4

• Gomez Adds Streaming Media Monitoring Service to the ExperienceFirst Platform

• Mirror Image Internet Launches an Easy To Use Media Management Platform for Monetizing Video Content

• DigiMeld Launches Online Video Portal for Independent Content Providers Using Its Grid-Streaming Platform

• DigiMeld Launches New Grid Streaming Technology for High-Quality Internet Video

• Abacast Inc. Announces the Acquisition of Tukati, Inc., Becoming the First Content Distribution Network to Offer Hybrid Peer-Assisted Distribution for Both Live and On Demand Streaming Media

• Ipera Leverages Revolutionary Video Enhancement Technology for Enterprise Video Server Market

• AP Taps ThePlatform For Broadband Video

• Visible Measures’ Viral Reach Database Surpasses 100 Million Unique Videos from More Than 150 Video Sharing Sites

I’ll get more news up as I get it. Don’t forget, if you are in the area, there are various parties and networking events taking place this week.