More online video news from across the Web:
> An advertising spot showing good Samaritans helping out birds is the second most shared ad of 2014 and the topper of the November Global Video Ads Chart. Story
> Netflix has rescued the cancelled police drama Longmire for a fourth season. Story
> The Nine Network of Public Media, PBS member station KETC-TV in St. Louis, will use the Piksel Video Platform to enable online broadcast and live streaming of its local programing. Press release
> Video is the fastest-growing category of online advertising spend in Australia, according to a Frost & Sullivan study titled "Australian Online General and Mobile Advertising Market 2014." Story
> Online media publisher Vox Media, producer of Vox.com and sports blog network SB Nation, has raised $46.5 million from investment firm General Atlantic, a source speaking off the record told USA Today. Story
> Sling Media has updated the software in its SlingTV/Slingbox 500 player with new YouTube features and more content options for viewers with full-screen playback at up to 1080p. Story
Cable News
> CBS threatened to remove its owned and operated stations and Showtime from Dish Network if renewals for retransmission and carriage aren't completed by Thursday at 7 p.m. EST. Article
Telecom News
> AT&T has confirmed with the FCC in a letter that it will go forward with its plans to bring its fiber-to-the-premises (FTTP) GigaPower 1 Gbps service to 21 communities. Article
And finally… Amazon's first original live-action kid's series, Gortimer Gibbon's Life on Normal Street, will show up on Prime Instant Video in the U.K. with a target audience of children aged 6 to 11. Story