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Some of the best things in life are better live, like baseball, rock ‘n’ roll, and Bill O’Reilly. So, we think the 2010 Streamy Awards Nominations Announcement should be live, too.

Tune in right now to catch the 9:30 AM (PT) / 12:30 PM (ET) broadcast and hear which web series will get the Streamys nod. We’re announcing nominees across 10 categories during the live show. Once the broadcast is complete, visit Streamys.org to take a look at all the 2010 Nominees. Good luck!

If you believe the forecasters, 2010 will be the year of the long-awaited inflection point when TV budgets begin to shift to online video in a meaningful way.  In 2009, advertisers are projected to spend $699 million on online video ads, an increase of 32% from last year, “outpacing growth rates for most other emerging media platforms,” according to a forecast from Brian Wieser, Global Director of Forecasting for Magna. Jack Myers says that online video advertising will increase by 115% to $968 million in 2009 and is forecasting it to be the fastest growing segment of the media industry through 2012, when it is expected to hit nearly $5 billion. (via rafimama)