Even as the commission he leads pumps out reports about the harmful effects of violence on old TV, don’t expect FCC chairman Kevin Martin to try to extend the agency’s regulatory reach to video on the Internet. “We don’t play any role in regulating content on… Read More »
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BREAKING: FCC Chairman Kevin Martin said Thursday that the commission told large telcos to stop blocking calls into numbers for the Iowa-based free calling operations, threatening punitive actions if the carriers didn’t comply. While the immediate FCC pressure was a victory for the Iowa telcos and Internet… Read More »
Fresh off the NewTeeVee news ticker, headlines from the world of online video:
Brightcove to Syndicate CBS News Content to Blogs, allowing approved sites to embed CBS player directly on their sites. (Brightcove)
Cable Revenue a Plus for Time Warner, while AOL advertising also posts gains. (
It’s an unconfirmed rumor (but we have it on very good sources) that FCC chairman Kevin Martin was in Mountain View Wednesday, touring the Googleplex and no doubt chowing down on the famous free food. Makes sense, since Martin is scheduled to speak in… Read More »
Fresh off the NewTeeVee news ticker, headlines from the world of online video: Dolans Near Deal for Cablevision, for about $23 billion and change. (NY Times) UK’s ITV Unveils Big Online Video Plans, including 30-day catchup, live streaming. (Informitv) AT&T Brings TV to SoCal, offering triple play… Read More »
Remember the old TV news tagline when there was breaking news — “film at 11?” You can put that solidly in the cultural dustbin as research numbers show a rapidly expanding push toward online video sites as the place where people first see the news. According to… Read More »
Fresh off the NewTeeVee news ticker, headlines from the world of online video: CBS Will Use Microsoft’s Silverlight for UGC, debuting with any luck before the calendar year turns to 2008. (PR Newswire) NBCU Buys Small RSS Email Firm to better engage TV audiences, chief digital officer… Read More »
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Now that Microsoft has officially announced plans to host online video, can a similar announcement from Cisco be far behind? Though it’s not part of the video-development competition between Microsoft and Adobe, Cisco does compete with Redmond on a host of other fronts, and… Read More »
Fresh off the NewTeeVee news ticker, headlines from the world of online video: Of course there’s YouTube video of the Bay Bridge fire. Didn’t think pavement could melt, didja? (SF Gate) Short versions of old TV shows coming to the web, says Sony, like 5-minute versions of… Read More »
Following in the path of successful online offerings from commercial providers, the state-regulated BBC has received approval from its operating trust to begin an online on-demand service, offering broadcast shows without commercials for up to a week after their original airing date. While… Read More »
When we looked at the back page of Friday’s Marketplace section of the Wall Street Journal, it looked like the delivery person had perhaps taken offense with the Vonage ad campaign about its patent case with Verizon, with what looked like some black-pen editing, the… Read More »
It’s highly appropriate that Neokast, the still-mysterious streaming video startup, is showing a bit of its chops by supporting a live stream of some eagles hatching in the wild. Cautiously, slowly, Neokast is emerging from the egg, almost ready to fly. Yet we’re… Read More »
With all the how-will-they-make-money questions surrounding the online video sharing site businesses, there is a bit of good news from the infrastructure end: New and cheaper ways of streaming video are arriving on the scene, which may help trim the bandwidth costs for all the YouTube… Read More »
In a rare late-night version of its monthly open meeting, the FCC Wednesday punted on making any first drafts of important rules for the upcoming 700 MHz spectrum auctions, instead pushing back some of the more-controversial elements to allow for more public comment as well… Read More »
It’s not officially announced yet but one-number provider Grand Central now has support for mobile devices, allowing Grand Central users to see their in-box, set preferences, etc., as long as your mobile device supports an Internet browser. Read More »
There was little surprise in the “formal” announcement of John McCain’s 2008 Presidential bid today, but unfortunately for the online video world the only place to see the Senator’s video launch (so far) is on his eponymous website, John McCain 2008. While there’s plenty… Read More »
With the FCC set to issue the first set of rules for the upcoming 700 MHz spectrum auction, there was plently of interest in today’s open meeting. However, the monthly FCC gathering, scheduled to start at 9:30 a.m. East Coast time, has yet… Read More »
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