The SmartVideo Blog

Netflix and Disney shook hands this week in a deal that allows the online video giant to exclusively stream new releases and classics from the world’s largest entertainment company that houses Pixar, Marvel, ESPN and ABC. One point for online video viewing, zero for traditional pay TV.

On Tuesday, I attended the Videonuze 2012 Online Video Advertising Summit in NYC with my colleague Jim Dicso. We are currently in the year of video – it is transforming advertising. The U.S. watched a record breaking 10 billion plus video ads this past May alone. So what is on the horizon of online video advertising? Here are the top five takeaways from the summit: