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The Evolution of TechCrunchTV: A Slick NY Studio and the Power of Videoblogging

Andy Plesser | Posted 07.20.2011

Andy Plesser

Launched just over a year ago, now with 1700 videos and millions of streams, TechCrunchTV is expanding with new programming, a state-of-the-art studio in Manhattan, and a focus on videoblogging.

30 Startups To Launch At TechCrunch Disrupt Conference

Andy Plesser | Posted 07.18.2011

Andy Plesser

"Disrupt" will start this weekend with a "Hackathon" involving some 700 participants. In addition to tech luminaries, there will be celebrities including Ashton Kutcher and Charlie Rose.

Ooyala is Powering Bloomberg's Online and Mobile Video Distribution

Andy Plesser | Posted 05.31.2011

Andy Plesser

Yesterday, we spoke with Ooyala co-founder Bismarck Lepe about developments with Ooyala and its work with the technology blogs it powers, including TechCrunch, GigaOM and Business Insider.

Vanity Fair's Michael Wolff: "If Newsweek Is Around In Five Years, I'll Buy You Dinner"

Huffington Post | Adam Rose | Posted 05.25.2011

Vanity Fair media columnist Michael Wolff said today he'd be surprised if newsmagazines like Newsweek survive the next half-decade, given how much the...