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Confirmed: Skype Has Bought Video Sharing Service Qik For $100 Million

Jan 6, 2011 10:07 AM

Update: Skype confirmed that it has bought mobile video streaming and sharing site Qik. Qik has developed a lot of expertise in transmitting video over wireless, and some of Qik’s features—recording, sharing and storing video—are a natural complement to Skype’s own video telephony products, which it offers via fixed and…

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Posted In: Apps, Mobile, Money, M&A & Venture Capital, qik, skype

Qik Nabs $5.5 Million In Funding For Mobile Video Streaming

Jul 8, 2009 5:55 PM

Mobile video streaming service Qik has raised just under $5.5 million in funding, according to an SEC filing, which the company has confirmed. This round’s backers include Quest Venture Partners, CampVentures, and private investors. The Redwood City, Calif.-based startup raised an undisclosed amount of funding from Marc Andreessen and Ben…

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Posted In: Mobile, Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Venture Capital, Technologies / Formats, Broadband, qik, quest venture partners

Ovi Store Deal With Qik Hints At Nokia’s App Plans

Mar 11, 2009 8:00 AM

Redwood City, Calif.-based Qik, which allows users to stream video from their handset to the web, said it has been chosen to receive prominent placing on Nokia’s upcoming Ovi Store. It also said it being integrated into Nokia’s Ovi Share service, which will allow users to post their videos directly…

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Posted In: Entertainment, Social Media, Video, Companies, Nokia, ovi, qik

Qik Adds Some BlackBerry Support To Further Enter The Mainstream

Oct 26, 2008 11:03 PM

Redwood City, Calif.-based Qik is increasingly targeting the mass market with its mobile live video streaming technology, and today it is doing so by expanding the number of handsets it supports to include some BlackBerry phones, including the Pearl and the new Bold. “What we are doing is enabling all…

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Posted In: Entertainment, Social Media, Video, Companies, Microsoft, Nokia, RIM, blackberry, qik

Mobile Video Streaming Service Qik Gets Funding From Andreessen

Aug 25, 2008 11:44 PM

Qik, the popular-among-bloggers mobile video streaming service, has received new funding from Marc Andreessen and his longtime business partner Ben Horowitz. Andreessen is the founder of Ning, and Horowitz is the VP and GM of HP’s business technology organization unit these days. The Foster City, CA-based company did not disclose…

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Posted In: Entertainment, Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Venture Capital, Social Media, Video, ben horowitz, marc andreessen, qik

Flixwagon and Qik Offer Livestreaming From “Hacked” iPhones

Aug 15, 2008 1:23 PM

Here’s a case in which you can’t help but think what would happen if the wireless industry made things easy. Both Qik and Flixwagon released applications this week that allow people to live stream video from their iPhone to the Internet (even though Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) doesn’t allow iPhone developers…

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Posted In: Entertainment, Social Media, Video, Companies, Apple, flixwagon, qik

Qik Opens Up Its Mobile Broadcasting Service To The Public

Jul 21, 2008 12:28 PM

Foster City, Calif.-based Qik announced today that it’s opening up its mobile-broadcasting service, which lets people stream live from their phone to the Web, from an invitation-only service to a public beta. The company is also announcing a number of new features that will become live this month. Among a…

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Posted In: Entertainment, Social Media, Video, qik

Video Interview: Mireia Fontbernat, Qik: Premium Features, PPV Coming

Jun 6, 2008 5:33 AM

Video hosting can be pricey, and most beta services get asked this question - so I asked Mireira Fontbernat, who heads Europe, Middle East and Africa ops for much talked-about mobile-to-web live video service Qik: “What’s the business model?” Answer: Qik will retain a core free service but is planning……

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Posted In: Entertainment, Social Media, Video, mireira fontbernat, qik

Qik Confirms $3 Million Round, Parent Name Change; Unveils WorldTV Broadcast Integration

Apr 9, 2008 5:49 PM

Mobile video broadcast service Qik has raised a $3 million second round and is adding interoperability with upstart web TV platform WorldTV. The funds come from Marc Benioff (Salesforce), Arjun Gupta (Telesoft Partners) and George Garrick (Jingle Networks), NewTeeVee reported, confirming and adding to VentureBeat’s earlier story. Visivo is now…

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Posted In: Entertainment, Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Venture Capital, Social Media, Video, arjun gupta, george garrick, marc benioff, qik, visivo, worldtv

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