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The NBA announced today that it is following the NHL and MLB and will syndicate content to Joost. Select classic games and highlight packages are now available on the P2P video service but the content is limited and will be for the considerable future.

Sports programming is most valuable if it is current but there is a market for classic games, and this type of evergreen content is particularly suited for the web.

ESPN Classic has been able to stay in business based on this idea and if the NBA can sell online ads…

UPDATE: Bidding ended this morning with one bid at the $25,000 starting price by Paul Lanzarotti, a former wireless exec. According to his LinkedIn profile, he recently started Duel Network, described as “a wireless, peer 2 peer competitive gaming network.” One to watch.

Original: YouAreTV Goes On Sale, No One Bids

Video sharing site YouAreTV has put itself up for sale on eBay. The site which attempted to build a community around independent film and original content has been around for several years but never built a major following.

In a blog post, founder David Dundas…

YouTube announced yesterday that it is expanding its Partner Program. The partner program enables original content creators to generate revenue from their webisodes or other programming through an ad supported revenue sharing model.

The program is now expanded (read: no long a “pilot program”) to “anyone living in the United States or Canada.” Users can register at the Partner Program Site.

We feel it’s important to reward our most dedicated community members: those who are regularly uploading original content to YouTube. In evaluating applications, we will focus on the users who have built…

Online video has led to a minor revival of National Lampoon. While it’s more hit or miss than ever, they’ve got some funny content - check out their homepage or their YouTube channel.

Hit: Internog Visits the WGA Strike

Miss: Muses Guild of America ON STRIKE!

Hit: New England Patriots Spy Video

Miss: Fat Guy Nation Movie Review

Still, more National Lampoon via online video is better than less without it.

My Damn Channel has added new talent to their programming slate. A.D. Miles orf Reno 911 fame is creating a series called “Horrible People” which takes place at a never-ending cocktail party, writer Steve Kerper will create two new series, and “Cookin’ With Coolio”

will teach viewers to cook soul dishes that are fast, healthy and affordable…Coolio will be joined by two sexy soux chefs, “The Sauce Girls,” and by celebrity friends.

I have actually been enjoying My Damn Channel recently, I just caught up on every episode of Wainy Days. The portal…

Nelson Mandela’s 46664 Foundation has tapped iClips to stream today’s live concert from Johannesberg. Users will be able to view it in HD by downloading Swarmcast’s autobahn accelerator.

The foundation, named in honor of Mandela’s prisoner number was created to support HIV/AIDS programs and awareness. Watch the concert here.

Maybe its all the talk about product and brand integration in the online advertising space that made this scene of ‘30 Rock’ make me laugh a little harder than normal. Maybe it was just funnier in general. But the Verizon Wireless integration into last week’s episode (which I watched on DVR but could have watched the whole episode on Hulu) made me think about product integration and how it will ultimately work online.

Nothing new here, of course. Mike Myers lampooned product integration in movies in his Austin Powers movies 10…

Daredevil Evel Knievel has died at the age of 69 and the web is remembering him through online video. Many of his stunts decades old have gone viral.

Above: Evel Knievel Jumps 11 Mack Trucks

Above: Evel Knievel Jumps 50 Stacked Cars

Above: Evil Knievel Jumps Snake River Canyon

Above: Evil Knievel at Ceasar’s Palace

Above: Evil Knievel Jumps Buses, Crashes