The big story from the annual meeting of the Clinton Global Initiative, which got under way in New York today, may have been host Bill Clinton reuniting with Al Gore (even though Clinton failed to mention the Emmy Gore picked up for Current … Read More »
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Tonight NewTeeVee played host to a hundred or more guests, six web shorts and four weblebrity judges in a new locale for us: the Big Apple. The theme was “love stories,” because who doesn’t love New York? I mean, even Mahmoud Ahmadenijad took a … Read More »
Rocketboom, the popular news and entertainment show which has pioneered a number of innovations for online video programs, has chosen Blip.tv as a publishing partner. Besides taking on the duties of serving new and archived videos, Blip.tv will also be helping the show … Read More »
With no new installment of her videoblog for ABC News on Wednesday and a rumor posted by Gawker this morning, it came as no surprise when Mediabistro finally got an official statement from ABC (DIS) that Amanda Congdon will no longer be hosting … Read More »
Pub Def (short for “Public Defender”) is an online destination for video reports from St. Louis and the state of Missouri published by Anotonio D. French, a newspaper reporter who was frustrated with local news coverage. The video blog has generated hundreds of reports on … Read More »
It’s International Talk Like a Pirate Day, and with all due respect to the actual seafaring pirates of Somalia and Indonesia, most modern pirates are busy scourging online for intellectual booty. They’re not unfurling topsails, shivering timbers or walking planks, either, but … Read More »
Over the weekend a group calling themselves MediaDefender-Defender published nine months’ worth of internal e-mails, an audio file of a recorded phone call and server data from the internal network of anti-piracy company MediaDefender, whose bread and butter is populating file-sharing networks with spoof files … Read More »
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As I’ve argued in the past, online or off, analog or digital, it’s all motion pictures. But the march toward an all-digital production and distribution chain is gaining speed, as the latest evidence — including the development of a new 4K pixel … Read More »
With the federally mandated end to analog broadcast television due to go into effect in 2009, an FCC panel has voted unanimously to require cable companies to continue broadcasting local stations as an analog signal until 2012. According to FCC estimates, 40 million American … Read More »
Video-sharing site Revver is celebrating its first anniversary since dropping the ‘beta’ tag on Sept. 13th of last year, and in a happy coincidence, is also announcing that it’s paid out $1 million to video creators and syndicators. Doug Bresler of Doogtoons will … Read More »
With a blast from the shofar, the faithful are being called to service today for Rosh Hashanah, to celebrate the Jewish New Year 5768. It also marks the beginning of the ten Yamim Noraim (Days of Awe), culminating on Sept. 21 with Yom … Read More »
Podcasters, vloggers and other online multimedia producers, enthusiasts and hopefuls congregated in Philadelphia last weekend for the first anniversary of PodCamp. Like any conference, part of the attraction of PodCamp was the sessions, but the main draw was social. The Mid-Atlantic location — it … Read More »
“The goal is survival. Fringe theaters are like cockroaches — they live on so little, you can’t kill them.” So explained Stephen McCandless, the producer behind the Caution Zero network, over noodles at a Vietnamese restaurant in Seattle’s Capitol Hill late last July. Although he … Read More »
Playwright and entrepreneur Tyler Perry has said he was inspired to start writing after watching an episode of The Oprah Winfrey Show. Now, fifteen years later, he’s got a show of his own. The Tyler Perry Show, which will only be available online, is … Read More »
The latest show backed by Next New Networks, ZapRoot, kicks off Wednesday after a soft launch preview on ViroPOP, which claims to be a channel for the “new green generation.” The show is slick and entertaining, and the site follows the … Read More »
The funniest thing on YouTube right now isn’t the latest installment from Smosh, but the meta-ironic actions of a certain litigious content megalopoly in issuing takedown notices for content it doesn’t even have a clear claim to own. Christopher Knight produced some humorously … Read More »
What’s the buzz surrounding online video distribution like among film students? I’m excited to find out, though initial signs indicate that there isn’t much reaching whomever compiles the schedule of courses. If I’ve seemed a little quiet here at NewTeeVee, it’s because I’ve been … Read More »
The news that the torrent archive and search site TorrentSpy will be shutting down access to U.S. users is understandable. In advance of an American court’s impending decision over whether or not to require the site to turn over logs of IP addresses from … Read More »
E! Network to Launch Online Show; featuring a dozen video segments of up to two minutes each, daily, for those users who find that Perez Hilton requires you to, like, oh my god, read. (Variety) NASA to Digitize Video Archive, and will present decades worth of … Read More »
There are a number of ways to deliver digital video content, and delivering that content online is the most expensive of them all. How expensive? Dan Rayburn recently took a look at CDN pricing, and while it is on the downswing, it’s … Read More »
Block the New YouTube Ads, autoplay blocker extension has a new use. (Chris Finke, Digital Inspiration) Cable Companies Unveil New DRM, DTCP-IP will allow customers to move some content from set-top box to PC and portable devices with revokable device license keys a la AACS. … Read More »
MySpace and MTV Host Pols, one-to-one chats with presidential candidates and a live audience will bring together Fox’s Web property with Viacom’s youth-oriented network for the first time. (Reuters) Afterworld’s Cross-Platform Success Story, the $3 million Web series now playing on MySpace will also air on … Read More »
Pluggd, a Seattle-based startup that’s developed in-video search and advertising targeting technology based on speech recognition, has received a $6 million venture investment led by Intel Ventures and including support from DFJ Frontier, Labrador Ventures and the Band of Angels. An earlier deal for … Read More »
EU Approves Mobile Video Licensing Terms, the new “simplified” version will still require operators to reach agreement with — and pay fees to — each member nation. (Variety) Blip.tv Beats Competitors on Quality, the online video publishing service judged best option for video content creators to … Read More »
Endemol Buys Into MoMedia, the European company that produces Big Brother and Deal or No Deal has acquired a 25 percent stake in mobile and online video startup MoMedia. (paidContent) ESPN Soliciting Fan Promos; the sports station wants fans to produce and upload promos for their … Read More »
Although I’d like all my video to be online and accessible at any time, the studios and the cable companies would prefer that I purchased physical media or downloaded titles through my locked set-top box. Personally, I don’t subscribe to cable or own more than … Read More »
No Good TV Going to TV, the ‘too hot for television,’ raunchy, promotional junket network — which has been a certifiable hit on YouTube — is coming to an OldTeeVee near you. (Variety) YouTube the Kleenex of Funny Videos, UK research suggests there’s a correlation … Read More »
Microsoft (MSFT) technology research partner Activated Content will be working with Universal Music to test their watermarking technology on DRM-free music files in the wild. CNET’s Matt Rosof suggests that this could be an effective replacement for DRM, and I think it’s … Read More »
Judd Apatow is bringing his signature schlubby shtick to the world of high school with Superbad, opening tomorrow. And while the MPAA seems to hate the fact that people can distribute their precious content online, studios have certainly embraced the marketing potential of the … Read More »
MySpace Switches CDNs; the social network behemoth has chosen to go with Akamai over Limelight, having quietly shifted providers over the course of the last few months. (Silicon Alley Insider) People Want Local News On Demand, at least according to the Television Bureau of Advertising, which … Read More »
Last year’s Vloggies awards show party was one of those watershed events where I realized, “Hey, maybe this online video distribution thing has legs.” The winners had all produced quality motion picture entertainment, and were innovators as well — everyone from Ze Frank … Read More »
John from Cincinnati, HBO’s quirky show about a stranger who arrives in a California beach town and leaves a series of miracles in his wake, has been canceled just two days after the final episode of the season aired, according to the Hollywood Reporter, … Read More »
YouTube and Viacom (VIA), as part of their ongoing dispute over copyright infringement, have filed their witness deposition wish lists with judge Louis Stanton in New York’s Southern District Court. Included in the list from Viacom’s counsel, led by Donald Verrilli … Read More »
GOP Primary Debate Will Happen; the candidates have all agreed to participate in the upcoming debates put on by CNN with questions submitted via YouTube. (AP) VideoEgg Jumps on Facebook Bandwagon; the company now using their advertising technology and sales team to help monetize applications on … Read More »
Heavy, the testosterone-fueled video portal with $20 million in venture capital to spend, is opening up their advertising system to anyone who can embed a video clip. The new Husky Network will surround a video player with an ad banner wraparound, and … Read More »
Joost, despite an early lead when it comes to the P2P television is beginning to get some criticism about its video quality. A skeptical report on JoostTeam points out that the bit rate is about half that of video from DivX Stage6 or the … Read More »
Last week, the Center for Social Media (CSM) at American University’s School of Communication unveiled a project to develop a set of guidelines for fair use of copyright protected material aimed at video creators who publish online. The center will work in conjunction with … Read More »
Even if you’ve been keeping a close eye on the site this week, here’s a chance to step back and see the forest, not just the trees. And as the late summer sun dwindles, there’s hope yet for a balmy final Pier Screenings of … Read More »
I love infomercials. Especially the one where there’s lots of footage of some dude on his yacht, or petting a dog on his mansion lawn, or eating caviar on the patio overlooking the beach, while wearing a tuxedo and making a group of bikini-clad models … Read More »
Networks Allow Debate Footage Re-use; NBC joins ABC and CNN in giving permission for non-commercial editing and posting of video from the presidential primary debates. (Ars Technica) Harley-Davidson Brings Sturgis Online, including daily video updates from on the ground at the world-famous biker rally in South … Read More »
Philippe Dauman Jr., the son of Viacom (VIA) CEO and former general counsel Philippe Dauman, will be reporting to work at Google (GOOG) after the Labor Day weekend, the Wall Street Journal reports. This puts father and son, both of whom received their law … Read More »
Wizzard Media Inks Ad Rep Deals, the company signs up Tiki Bar TV and Keith and The Girl to exclusive agreements for advertising sales. (release) WeShow Introduces Widgets, a piece of code for web sites and a downloadable application for the desktop will feature … Read More »
In an all-cash deal, Blockbuster has acquired movie download pioneer Movielink. The undisclosed purchase price is estimated to be well below the $50 million number that came up back in February when reports surfaced that the the two companies were negotiating.
The Onion Joins MySpace, the witty press release declines to point out the irony in America’s leading fake news service signing up with News Corp., America’s leading fake news service. (release) Syndicate News with VideoCafe, the new service from The NewsMarket offers wire footage available to … Read More »
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