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About Blip

We've got a great service for great shows. A new class of entertainment is emerging that is being made by the people without the support of billion-dollar multinationals. Our mission is to support these people by taking care of all the problems a budding videoblogger, podcaster or Internet TV producer tends to run into. We'll take care of the servers, the software, the workflow, the advertising and the distribution. We leave you free to focus on creativity.
Here's what we do:
Free Hosting.

You shouldn't have to be afraid of success. At blip.tv we've got all the servers and bandwidth you could possibly need. And we're giving it to you for free because you're going to need it.
Advertising.

You deserve to make money from your hard work. That's why blip.tv works with as many video ad networks as possible to make you money. If you have a hit show we'll use our own sales force to sell a sponsorship. We share everything we make for you 50/50. And if you have your own sales force you can sell a sponsorship — and we'll traffic it for you.
Great Reach.

Tons of people come to blip.tv to watch great original programming, but that's not the end of it. We've got a distribution network that reaches hundreds of millions: built-in syndication to AOL Video, Yahoo! Video, MySpace, Facebook, Twitter, Flickr, MSN Video, Google Video, Blinkx, iTunes and the Apple TV, Blogger, WordPress.com and much more.
Multiple Formats.

You shouldn't have to choose between great quality Flash video and compatibility with iTunes. Your videos should work everywhere, no question. That's why blip.tv supports every video format under the sun, from Flash 8 (much higher quality than most Flash video) to Quicktime (for the all-important iTunes) to DivX and 3gp (we think cell phones are cool, too).
Great Promotion.

We'll make your show available on blip.tv, and maybe even promote it on our homepage. Then we give you the tools you need to send it to your own blog, to MySpace, to del.icio.us, Yahoo! Video and iTunes. If you've got a great show we'll even use our muscle to get it promoted in the QuickTime Player and lots of other places.
Fair Terms.

We believe that you should own the product of your hard work. When you upload to blip.tv you give us the right to distribute your video until and unless you delete it from our systems. You don't have to give us any kind of exclusive rights, and we won't sell your work or advertising on your work without your express, specific permission.
We've got an in to TV.

We're sending our top shows directly to the television set with Internet video on demand. And that's just the start. We believe that your show should be indistinguishable from a show on a broadcast network in terms of how people find and watch it. We're working hard to make this happen.
Fanatical Support.

Show creators matter. As consumers of media, we've seen what happens when business interests tread on creativity and passion. We've taken those lessons to heart and strive to foster an environment where creativity flourishes unabated.

Make sure to check out our walkthrough and FAQ. We keep a blog where we write about the latest blip-related stuff (and, sometimes, blip-unrelated stuff).
How can I get in touch?

For technical support please visit our help page where you'll find answers to frequently asked questions and a form that you can use to e-mail us your question if our FAQs don't answer it.