Press Releases
Winners Announced in Howcast's How-to Video ChallengeSeptember 9, 2009-- Howcast.com announced today that "How to Make Olive Bread" by filmmaker Keith Heyward won the The How-to Video Challenge, and the grand prize of $2,000. |
Win $2000 with HowcastJune 16, 2009-- Howcast.com announced today the launch of its first contest, The How-to Video Challenge; a call for filmmakers, web video artists, and inventors to push the envelope and reinvent the how-to video format. |
Howcast for iPhone Application Reaches More Than 500,000 DownloadsMay 29, 2009 - First iPhone application devoted to how-to videos doubles downloads in less than a month. In Top 25 of all free applications, and #1 Free App in Lifestyle Category - users spending over 18 minutes daily with App. |
Howcast to Produce and Stream Live Town Hall for Secretary Clinton and Power a Social Media Hub for the Fifth Summit of the AmericasApril 14, 2009 - Howcast.com announced today that it will produce and stream live Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton's Digital Town Hall of the Americas, that will be simulcast on the web, from the Dominican Republic on Friday, April 17, 2009, in anticipation of the Fifth Summit of the Americas to be held April 17-19 in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. |
Howcast Launches Pilot Filmmaker Workshop for Palestinian Youth in West BankApril 2, 2009 - Howcast Media announced today the completion of its pilot Emerging Filmmakers Program (EFP) for Palestinian youth, conducted with funding from the Office of the Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs of the U.S. Department of State. |
New Content, Distribution Partners and Product Developments Fuel Momentum at HowcastNovember 20, 2008 - Howcast announced new partnerships with leading producers and distributors of video content, furthering its mission to provide consumers with a solution anytime, anywhere they need to know how. |
Facebook, Google, YouTube, MTV, Howcast, Columbia Law School and the U.S. Department of State Convene the Alliance of Youth Movements SummitNovember 18, 2008 - Dec. 3-5 Summit in New York to Bring Together Global Youth Groups, Tech Experts to Find Best Ways to Use Digital Media to Promote Freedom and Justice, Counter Violence, Extremism, and Oppression |
Howcast Launches First iPhone Application for How-To VideosNovember 14, 2008 - Application to Provide Consumers with How-To Videos and Guides Wherever, Whenever They Need To Learn How |
Howcast Media Grows Library of High Quality How-to Video with New Content PartnershipsJune 5, 2008 - Partnerships with Popular Science, Playboy Enterprises, Inc., LX.TV, Ford Models, 60Frames Entertainment, Somagirls.tv, and WatchMojo Will Increase Number of Creative and Entertaining Instructional Videos for Howcast Viewers |
Howcast Media Expands its Distribution Channels with the Addition of Four Digital Content PlatformsMay 21, 2008 - Agreements with AOL, Metacafe, Bebo, and blip.tv Increase Availability of High Quality Instructional Videos for Users |
Howcast Media Launches New How-To Video Site for Consumers, and Directors Program for Emerging FilmmakersFebruary 6, 2008 - Signs Distribution and Advertising Agreements, and Secures $8M Round of Funding |