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China’s State Administration of Radio Film and Television and Ministry of Information Industry recently announced new regulations on digital media that will go into effect at the end of January.

The regulations cover professionally produced content distributed online but there is speculation the state will begin to more tightly regulate content on international sites and Chinese video sharing sites.

The internet poses a serious threat for governments like China in which the state controls the flow of information. China has been more aggressive than most at blocking sites it deems a threat to…

The NFL just announced that they will simulcast Saturday’s Pats-Giants game on NBC and CBS, making it the first ever game simulcast on three networks in the history of the NFL. Instead of being available in select local markets, the game will now be available to every household in the U.S.

In Boston, where the local ABC affiliate was to broadcast the game it will be aired on just about every channel. This is not as many would suspect the NFL backing down to public pressure. More likely, the move is designed…

Roger Clemens has posted a two minute statement on YouTube, defending himself and categorically denying accusations from the Mitchell Report that he used steroids. Clemens will be interviewed by Mike Wallace on 60 minutes January 6th.

We kid you not. In quick response to their board of directors abandoning ship, Roo Media Group named Kaleil Isaza Tuzman, currently the CEO of JumpTV, their new CEO and Chairman.

According to the press release, Tuzman and his KIT Capital Ltd. has been granted the right to purchase up to 51% of the preferred class of shares in the Company at US$0.38 per share. KIT Capital has the option to invest up to US$5 million in common shares of the Company at US$0.16 per share, a 15% premium to the…

The high-def and DVD-quality p2p video distribution platform Vuze has landed $20 million in funding, according to an article in MultiChannel News.

For those who are unfamiliar with Vuze, it is built on top of the Azureus bittorrent client, one of the most popular, and open-source, file-sharing utilities. Just like Napster and BitTorrent.com, Vuze is a legal re-incarnation of what was formerly a platform for piracy. Some of their 100 content partners include Showtime, Starz, A&E, BBC, PBS, and The History Channel.

The 2008 Summer Olympics will be the largest live streaming undertaking ever. Late last week, buried at the end of a VideoNuze blog post about Move Networks, Will Richmond reported that Move Networks will support Olympics streaming.

According to a Move PR consultant the extent of the company’s role and the geographic scope are still being determined. Still, this is exciting news for those planning to watch the Olympics online.

For those who have been clamoring for a look at the CPMs of online video advertising, the Web Video Report published a list of CPMs and format offerings from some of the leading providers of online video.

In the pricing survey, WVR looks at the wide range of CPM (and other pricing models) available from publishers ranging from mainstream publishers like The Wall Street Journal to web-video specialists like Break.com and social networking sites such as MySpace.

Days like this make me miss one of the staple websites of the first dot-com bubble, FuckedCompany. I can’t help but imagine that Roo Media would be on the top of the list. I’m still baffled by the inner workings of the online video syndicator, but this is a roller coaster ride that everyone seems to want to get off.

Today, four members of the Board of Directors resigned. Three of them were named to the board on May 30th of this year.

Before joining the board at Roo, Simon Bax was Executive…