Comments on: YouTube’s Big Bet for Connected Devices: Leanback

By: YouTube Goes For The Holy Grail of TV: Video «

YouTube Goes For The Holy Grail of TV: Video « — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 14:58:14 +0000

[...] most users watch just 15 minutes of YouTube a day on average, Hunter Walk told reporters at a press event in July. But they watch five hours of TV, most of which is spent passively viewing what’s on. [...]

By: Like a Good Google Soldier, YouTube Sides With The Web

Like a Good Google Soldier, YouTube Sides With The Web — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 22:30:31 +0000

[...] its previous strategy of individual deals with TV manufacturers. The new Leanback product, which also launched yesterday, is an extension of that strategy, taking users’ Facebook connections to compile a continuous [...]

By: Conversation: Hulu CEO on Netflix, Hulu Plus and Broadband

Conversation: Hulu CEO on Netflix, Hulu Plus and Broadband — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 19:47:06 +0000

[...] This is a page out of Netflix’s strategy. Just as the DVD-company has figured out that it eventually needs to move away from being prisoner to one screen (television), Kilar knows that Hulu’s future looks at opportunities beyond the web browser. (YouTube, however, is taking a different approach; creating different web browser versions that will work on a variety of devices.) [...]

By: David H. Deans

David H. Deans — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 16:47:32 +0000

Janko, Youtube Leanback in its current state is simplicity, by design. I like it as-is, however I want to use this Youtube UI as a channel on my Roku player — that’s already connected to our family room TV set.

Google’s Youtube team may have already contacted Roku, but if not then I suggest doing so ASAP. I’ll gladly be a beta tester.

By: YouTube wants viewers to ‘leanback,’ stay longer – The Associated Press

Thu, 08 Jul 2010 07:35:21 +0000

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By: vinodgopinath

vinodgopinath — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 01:27:51 +0000

Convenient. Probably the future of online video access on TVs. However the challenge is to fill that queue with relevant videos. People are spending a lot of time on sites outside of YouTube – CBS, Hulu, BBC etc. The ability to bring relevant video from all of these sites and more will be the key to a good user experience. It’s not easy. Any company that can crack this, can potentially be BIG.