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Brightcove looks to raise $55 million in IPO

Facebook isn't the only one.

Brightcove today filed its amended S-1 with the SEC, setting the price range for shares of its upcoming IPO at $10 to $12. If its 5 million shares sell at the midpoint of its asking price, the company stands to raise around $55 million.

Brightcove is an 8-year-old online video distribution company that boasts 3,872 customers in more than 50 countries, but 66 percent of its $63.6 million in 2011 revenue came from the U.S. And despite its solid customer base, Brightcove also has a number of healthy competitors, including Castfire … Read more

Gowalla goes with stories, guides

Films from Miramax premiere in Facebook, Fusion Garage's Grid 10 gets a date and a $200 price cut, and Gowalla announces version 4.0 of its app that focuses on stories and guides.

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Motorola Mobility invests in video firm Ooyala

Motorola Mobility's investment arm, Motorola Mobility Ventures, has offered up some cash to video-services provider, Ooyala, the companies announced today.

Founded in 2007, Ooyala has quickly become a well-known, behind-the-scenes provider of video services to major brands. The company currently offers online video management, analytics, monetization, and publishing to more than 1,000 customers delivering video to more than 100 million consumers per month. All told, the service provider's customers deliver 1 billion streams each month.

Motorola Mobility, however, seems to care most about Ooyala's "multiscreen experiences." Ooyala recently unveiled a service called Ooyala Everywhere, … Read more

Coming to a Facebook near you: Miramax movie rentals

In the latest example of a Hollywood studio following its audience onto Facebook, Miramax will soon start selling and renting its movies on the leading social network--with a twist.

Though other movie studios have made the move to Facebook, Miramax is going a step further by integrating Ooyala Social, which turns Facebook into a social TV platform so you can buy and chat about movies. Miramax is the first to use Ooyala Social, which is still in beta till November 1.

Movie renters looking for a hit Miramax film such as "Good Will Hunting" can go to the … Read more