Gotuit Media--a company that offers metadata technologies which,
among other things, allow end-users to instantly access the parts of a
piece of video that interest them, and which can also be used by video
publishers to allow end-users to make mash-ups out of their
content--said last week that Sports Illustrated has once again tapped it
to power a version of its SI FilmRoom video portal service devoted to
the NFL Draft. According to Gotuit, the Sports Illustrated 2008 NFL
Draft FilmRoom, which launched April 15th and which is offered free
of charge (it is supported by in-stream and in-page advertising), uses its
metadata technology to provide viewers with advanced video
navigation and search capabilities: viewers can personalize their
