VEVO, the forthcoming music video site from Universal and Sony music (and powered by YouTube), announced today that it will also be getting content from “the vaults” of CBS Interactive Music Group. Starting next year, VEVO will run programming from Last.fm and more than 90 CBS… Read More »
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James Cameron Talks Avatar on Facebook Webcast Today; director is joined by the film’s stars and will appear on the social network in conjunction with MTV. (Facebook) Apple Sued Over HTTP Streaming; Israeli company Emblaze doing the suing, but hasn’t disclosed what technology is being infringed… Read More »
In this gimme-gimme-now-now-now! Internet era, even waiting just a few seconds can spell the difference between someone staying on a page or exiting immediately. To appeal to the instant gratification set, YouTube unveiled its “YouTube Feather” format today. Feather is basically a lightweight version of a YouTube… Read More »
In the land of mega-meals and mega-churches, it’s only natural that we’d have a mega-media hookup like the one announced today between Comcast and NBC. But a deal this big will naturally bring along with it some regulatory scrutiny. Read More »
If one is the loneliest number, X is the laziest letter — for marketers. From the X-Files to the Xbox to anything “X-TREME!,” big corporations seem to think that slapping the letter on a product gives it some kind of mysterious street cred. Comcast, unfortunately, has… Read More »
As part of its development of the National Broadband Plan, the FCC has started poking around TV broadcasters to find out how much spectrum they are using, and if any of it can be freed up for other commercial purposes. Read More »
Redbox claims that 20th Century Fox and Warner Home Video are inhibiting the DVD rental kiosk company from purchasing DVDs from retailers like Wal-Mart and Target. Watch live streaming video from gigaomtv at livestream.com Video Business reports that… Read More »
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Users of the Flip line of videocameras can now wirelessly transmit home movies to their big screen TVs with the FlipShare TV set-top box, which launched today. With the release of this new box, Cisco, which bought the makers of the Flip line… Read More »
With the calendar flipping over to December starting today, so begins the annual year-end wrap-up season. The time to reflect on what exactly happened during the last 11 months (i.e. holy crap, where did the year go?). Kicking us off are a couple of bits from… Read More »
What can we say about Glee and Twitter that we haven’t already said? Not much other than fans of the show still Tweet about it even while stuffing their face with, well, stuffing. After losing ground to Oprah, Glee took back the Twitter crown with… Read More »
Canadian wireless and cable company Rogers Communications launched its flavor of TV Everywhere today, providing subscribers with more than 1,000 hours of movies, TV, sports and other forms of video entertainment. In beta, Rogers On Demand Online is like other authentication initiatives in the… Read More »
Forty-six percent of U.S. households have at least one HDTV set, according to a new study from the Leichtman Research Group (LRG), roughly double the percentage of homes that had HDTVs two years ago. LRG says the adoption was spurred by… Read More »
We’d like to thank this week’s NewTeeVee sponsors: thePlatform: What’s Your TV Everywhere Strategy? Server Beach: Save 30% by switching to dedicated hosting by Server Beach Read More »
You have to hand it to the guys behind Penny Arcade. What started out as a web comic a decade ago has since exploded to become a full-blown phenomenon that encompasses merchandising, video games and a convention (that tens of thousands of people attend) dedicated… Read More »
YouTube will live stream Alicia Keys’ upcoming performance that benefits the Keep a Child Alive charity, which helps raise funds for children with HIV/AIDS. The show starts at 8 p.m. ET on December 1, and according to an intro taped by Keys (embedded below),… Read More »
Given that it’s Thanksgiving, we had to do some kind of holiday-related post. I thought about doing a what I’m thankful for, but then remembered this gem from last year. You’re hard-pressed to find a tripper video than this — watch in awe as Paul McCartney… Read More »
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