San Diego-based vMix, an online web community focused on video slideshows and mashups, has introduced a new instant video recording feature to the company's services. vMix said that its new vMix Capture feature allows members to instantly record video and

Los Angeles-based Revver has opened up its "viral video" marketplace, saying that it will allow people to create, sponsor, and share viral videos linked to advertising. The firm said that it has released its 1.0 product, having been in beta since 2005. Th

Santa Monica-based Movielink, the online broadband video-on-demand provider, has signed on a number of independent film firms for its online library. The firm has signed Magnolia Pictures, THINKFilm, Hart Sharp Video, Wolfe Video, Tempe Video, Wizard Ente

Westlake Village-based Xirrus is targeting users interested in quality of service with a new focus on QoS for voice and video over IP. The firm announced this morning that its hardware now supports quality-of-service, for Wi-Fi networks supporting voice a

A number of studios announced a flurry of new titles for the new Blu-ray disk format today. Los Angeles-based Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment said today that it will ship its first Blu-ray Disc titles in November. The firm said that it will relea

San Diego-based DivX set the terms of its IPO last night, saying in a regulatory filing that it is estimating the price of its IPO on 9.1M shares of its common stock at between $12.00 and $14.00 per share. The firm is looking to raise up to $146.5M on the

AOL has launched itself into the online, downloadable movie business, saying today that it has partnered with 20th Century Fox, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, Universal Pictures, and Warner Bros. Home Entertainment to allow for downloadable movies thro

Culver City-based Sony Pictures Entertainment has acquired Sausalito, California-based Grouper, a user-generated video site. Sony said very early this morning that it will pay $65M for Grouper. Grouper will retain its current management, and work closely

In another reason to watch out for that driver next to you, El Segundo-based DIRECTV said today that it will begin broadcasting local television stations to car video screens. DIRECTV said that it will start delivering live local news, weather, traffic, s