Cablevision can do a victory lap today as the Supreme Court decided to not hear the appeal over the cableco’s remote storage (or “network”) DVR. The decision paves the way for DVR functionality and storage to move from a set-top box in a user’s home to […] Read more »
Hulu No Longer Accessible on PS3 Browsers; trying to reach the site via the game platform results in the message, “Unfortunately, this video is not available on your platform. We apologize for any inconvenience.” (Engadget) Google Invites News Sources to Become YouTube Partners; company says the […] Read more »
Being a reporter takes more than a video camera and the willingness to put yourself in harm’s way. There are skills and techniques that every good news gatherer should know, and to help out, YouTube launched its new Reporters’ Center over the weekend. The new section […] Read more »
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Companies like Clearleap, ActiveVideo Networks and AnySource have been pretty hush-hush about which customers are using their particular brand of video-to-TV services. But today, Clearleap broke its code of silence to announce that Atlantic Broadband has deployed Clearleap’s Internet-based TV technology. Atlantic Broadband is the country’s […] Read more »
When EQAL told us earlier this month that it was getting out of the original webisodic entertainment game to focus on creating digital experiences for established brands, we took note. These were, after all, the guys behind Lonelygirl15, arguably the most successful original web series ever. […] Read more »
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Julius Genachowski Confirmed as FCC Chairman; Senate also confirms Robert McDowell for second term; two spots remain open on the five-member commission. (GigaOM) Qik Offers Live Video on iPhone 3GS; live-casting app not sold through the official App Store because Apple and AT&T won’t allow video […] Read more »
Comcast’s TV Everywhere test is expected to include TV programming from Scripps Networks, Rainbow Media, A&E Television Networks and Comcast Networks, reports Multichannel News. They will join Time Warner’s TNT and TBS networks, which were announced as inaugural participants in the trial earlier this week. TV […] Read more »
Having a loyal, attentive audience is paying off for premium video content portals like Hulu and TV.com in the form of higher CPMs than what the networks are getting. Bloomberg reports that for the recently concluded TV season, for the first time, ads presented during shows […] Read more »
Nielsen put out its How Teens Use Media report today, which, the research firm says, dispels some myths about the ways teenagers are using media. Bottom line: The kids still love their oldteevee. Contrary to conventional wisdom, teens are not abandoning TV — in fact, they […] Read more »
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Apple released updates for the Apple TV and iPhone Remote app yesterday that replaces traditional controls with finger gesture controls, letting you run everything on the set-top box from your iPhone or iPod touch. The Apple Blog has the full story, but here are a few […] Read more »
Brightcove CEO Says Company is Profitable, Cash-Flow Positive; Jeremy Allaire credits the revenue growth, in part, to traction in the enterprise and government verticals. (Business Insider) What’s Going on With Move Networks? After keeping quiet for a couple of months, company plans to shift strategy to […] Read more »
While Nintendo‘s Wii has proven itself to be a formidable gaming platform, it lags behind the competition when it comes to offering video content. But that is about to change. Kind of. In Japan. Sonic Solutions announced today that it is partnering with Fujisoft to bring […] Read more »
UPDATE: We spoke with Matt Strauss, Comcast senior vice president of new media, who gave us some answers to the questions we posed earlier. Learn about authentication limits, HD availability and what info you’ll need to provide after the jump. As you might have read, we […] Read more »
Here’s what we learned on joint Time Warner/Comcast press call this morning: “Authenication is great and it will be easy to implement. Hooray!” OK, I’m being a little sarcastic, but the call was more about introducing broad principles for the “TV Everywhere” model, and less about […] Read more »
UPDATE (12/03/09): For a comprehensive analysis of TV Everywhere, check out The Ultimate Guide to TV Everywhere report over at our subscription research service, GigaOM Pro. You’re going to hear the phrase “TV Everywhere,” well, just about everywhere tomorrow. As Om reported earlier this evening, Comcast […] Read more »
Boxee made a slew of announcements at its App Developer Challenge in San Francisco this evening, and key among them was the news that MLB.tv was added to the open-source media platform. Starting tonight, MLB.tv Premium subscribers will be able to watch games piped over the […] Read more »
Remember when you’d plop down in front of the television to veg out and do nothing? Well, those days are numbered as TV manufacturers cram more interactive features into their sets. Case in point: Vizio today announced that consumers will be able to access eBay, Facebook […] Read more »
thisMoment Raises $3 Million; service lets users combine their photos and videos with other publisher-licensed content to create shareable “moments.” (Digital Media Wire) Mail.com Acquires Nikki Finke’s Deadline Hollywood Blog; terms not disclosed, Finke’s blog to expand and is looking to hire a senior journalist in […] Read more »
We’ve written a lot about how we like Netflix’s approach to streaming content to your TV. The company’s decision to partner with hardware companies instead of building its own box was a smart one that positions it for life after rent-by-mail DVDs. But that wasn’t always […] Read more »
This is a big week for NBCSports.com. After a rain-delayed U.S. Open Golf Championship spilled over into a live-streamed Monday finale, the sporting world now turns its eyes to Wimbledon, where the grand-pappy of tennis tournaments kicks off this week (watch it here). Note: If you’re […] Read more »
OK. I give up. Why do people like True Blood so much? In a brutal experiment, I watched all of season one to see what the big deal was. It’s got horrible acting, it’s poorly conceived, and pays no attention to itself. So why are so […] Read more »
LG Electronics Adopting ARM Processors; newest TVs feature so many functions, like widgets and the ability to display web pages, a more general-purpose microprocessor is needed. (VentureBeat) White House YouTube Privacy Update; the code still sends cookies back to Google when a video is watched, but […] Read more »
Well, it isn’t a nail-biting conclusion driving an extra day of play in this year’s U.S. Open — it’s mother nature, as rain plagued the golf tournament this weekend. But it’s on these unexpected extra days of play that online video gets to shine. Last year’s […] Read more »
The founders of Viddyou, the small site that focused more on the creator than the video, are exploring options to get out of the video-sharing business. Co-founder Aaron Wadler explained via email that Viddyou was always an “underdog,” but believed it competed by rolling out advanced […] Read more »
We’d like to thank this week’s NewTeeVee sponsors: thePlatform: Download a free white paper on video syndication HD Meetings – From Fuze Meeting Read more »
YouTube Adds WonderWheel! Search tool graphically shows other video recommendations; site also introduced improved search, and downloadable MP4 files of your work. (YouTube Blog) U.S. Mobile Video Revenue to Hit $350 Million This Year; up from $300 million in 2008, with growth spurred by increase in […] Read more »
Will the ongoing election protests in Iran be seen as a watershed moment in citizen journalism? We’ve written about how YouTube has played a big role in this issue, and now CNN has shared that the events in Iran have driven a spike in use of […] Read more »
Veodia, a live-streaming service for enterprises, announced today that it has acquired screencasting compay ScreenToaster. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. ScreenToaster offers a free, browser-based screen capture service that allows users to record screen activity and audio without additional software or plug-in installation. According […] Read more »
French Record Labels Sue YouTube; Societe Civile des Producteurs de Phonogrammes en France (SPPF) claims copyright infringement and says the video-sharing site is hosting 100 music vids from its members. (Variety) AnySource Gets AP Content; agreement will put web video from the news organization on the […] Read more »
NBC announced a deal with Microsoft today to implement technology that will make selling broadcast and cable TV commercial time more akin to selling online ads, The Wall Street Journal reports. This is the second such ad deal for the NBC, which also has an agreement […] Read more »
UPDATE: The rains delayed play. You can watch the action here. Don’t expect much work to get done today, as the U.S. Open Golf Championship is underway and streaming live online. Will there be a nail-biting finish that generates millions of views like last year? Tune […] Read more »
Those hoping that NBC would come around and live-stream all of the next Olympics had better not hold their breath. paidContent has a very thorough interview with NBC CEO Jeff Zucker in which, in typical Zuck fashion, he is still banging his analog dollars for digital […] Read more »
Just when you think the Keyboard Cat meme is played out — someone goes and adds Helen Hunt crazy on drugs (from an old movie) and Hall and Oates. Is there anything better? Nope. Read more »
DirecTV to Provide Local Ads; satellite co. using INVIDI software; advertisers can dynamically target by household, street, political district and more; ads are pushed out to and stored on set-top boxes and then served when they are supposed to run. (MediaWeek) Fred Commands “Seven Figures” Six […] Read more »
Microsoft is pulling back on Soapbox, the UGC site the company launched in 2006, creating another video victim lost in the wake of YouTube’s success. Our initial reaction when reading this news was, “Oh yeah, Soapbox, forgot all about that,” which basically sums up its also-ran […] Read more »
Hillcrest Labs threw its hat into the motion-control game this week with the release of its Loop pointer to the consumer market. Up until now, the Loop wasn’t meant for the average Joe. Hillcrest was going to just continue licensing the Freespace technology built into the […] Read more »
Joost Labs launched a version of its web TV service for the PlayStation 3 today, making it accessible on your television set via the game console. Well, making some of Joost’s content accessible on your PS3 — just not anything from Viacom, Warner Bros. or CBS. […] Read more »
Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia to Charge for Some Videos; Martha University will experiment with selling how-to videos for anywhere from $5.95 to $12.95. (paidContent) CBSNews Launching New Web Series; The Tomorrow Show and In Sickness and in Health are two new series, and Washington Unplugged is […] Read more »
Online network and VOD content provider Ripe Digital Entertainment is reportedly closing down and trying to sell its assets. Deadline Hollywood Daily broke the story, which paidContent subsequently confirmed with its sources. Founded in 2004, Ripe Digital was focused on creating entertainment for dudes with the […] Read more »
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