Netflix and Amazon step up battle for kids’ eyeballs over summer vacation
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Netflix and Amazon both want to be the company that captures your kid’s screen time this summer. Read more at paidContent »
Now that’s a chathead: Rounds adds co-browsing to its mobile video chat apps
What would get your average teenager to ditch their favorite video chat app and switch to a competitor? Co-browsing may just be one of those features. Read more »
Yet another YouTube funding: Bedrocket invests in Shira Lazar’s What’s Trending
Thought there was no money in producing original content for YouTube’s audience? The folks at Bedrocket Entertainment beg to differ — and just invested in What’s Trending. Read more at paidContent »
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Time Warner Cable: No, we don’t throttle YouTube — it’s all about peering
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No, your ISP isn’t intentionally slowing down your YouTube or Netflix video streams. But it may also not exactly be helping to get them sped up. Read more »
Netflix signs big, exclusive deal for original DreamWorks shows
Netflix and DreamWorks have signed a deal to create a bunch of original shows based on DreamWorks properties like Shrek and Kung Fu Panda. Read more at paidContent »
Boxee confirms it’s looking for more funding, or a possible sale
Boxee is looking to raise additional funding, the company confirmed Thursday. However, selling itself to a pay TV provider is also a possibility. Read more »
Where to watch Bonnaroo live online
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The annual Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival is sold out – but you can still enjoy many of the festival’s top acts, thanks to an extensive live stream. Read more »
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How big cable uses its muscles to prevent online competition
Apple’s long-rumored Apple TV has yet to materialize – and one reason for the delay may be that cable companies have been engaging in anti-competitive behavior. Read more »
Comcast CEO promises more binge-viewing, faster platforms
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Comcast CEO Brian Roberts showed off some of the company’s new tech and explained how Comcast is responding to changing viewer expectations. Read more at paidContent »
Here’s how cable will hit gigabit speeds and create a tricky business problem in the process
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Executives at this year’s annual Cable Show are trying to figure out their industry’s future. The technology for delivering faster broadband is ready, but the business model of the future isn’t. Read more »
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Where to watch the 2013 US Open live online
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The 2013 US Open Golf Championship is happening this week, and golf fans can once again follow key moments live online. Read more »
Google: video ads for news tripled last year, 2 in 5 bought ads for first time
Doubleclick, an ad service owned by Google, published new findings that suggest the online video ad market is rapidly becoming bigger and more diverse. Read more at paidContent »
Simple.TV readies release of new Roku and iPad app, partners with Rovi for cloud DVR
Simple.tv wants to improve its service with new apps for Roku and iPad, and the company is also looking to add live TV to online video platforms powered by Rovi. Read more »
Sony’s PS4 gets Redbox Instant, Flixster and exclusive Sony content – but no big TV play
Sony’s new PS4 game console will feature a number of video apps, including Redbox Instant and Netflix, but the company is leaving it to Microsoft to try to reinvent TV. Read more »
TV ad dollars slow to move online — video ads to hit $5.9B by 2017, says report
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The growth in online video shows means more alternatives to TV than ever before — but advertising dollars are stubbornly sticking with the older medium. Read more at paidContent »
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Should YouTubers launch new platforms to compete with YouTube?
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Rumors are circulating that a high-profile multi-channel network may create its own video distribution platform. Is this the best move for Maker? And what other companies might follow? Read more at paidContent »
Netflix and Hulu have nothing to fear from YouTube’s paid channel plans
YouTube’s rollout of premium pay channels may sound promising, but transitioning from the home of free online video to a pay site will be challenging – and may be of little value for existing brands. Read more at paidContent »
Learning lessons from TiVo: Don’t make patents your business
Google and Cisco are going to pay TiVo close to $500 million to settle a patent lawsuit – but investors wanted more. What does that tell us about TiVo’s business? Read more »
Hulu updates its iPad app with new UI, tons of tweaks that keep those streams rolling
Hulu’s got a new iPad app, which introduced a bunch of features meant to keep people watching even while they’re looking for new content. Read more »
Redbox Instant is coming to Roku
Roku users will soon have access to yet another video subscription service. Redbox Instant will launch its very own Roku channel this summer. Read more »
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Is the future of mobile video all about apps? These two apps don’t think so
Vidora and Showyou both want to convince publishers to join forces instead of trying to distribute their content through standalone apps. Read more »
Why AT&T might be interested in Hulu: A big mobile data payday
AT&T is seeking a guinea pig to test out its idea for a subsidized mobile internet, and Hulu fits the bill perfectly. If Hulu foots the bill for its own data traffic, consumers could stream video to their hearts’ content. Read more »
As sports TV costs soar, leagues find new ways to slice up video dollars
Professional sports video is worth many billions of dollars — and the leagues are getting smarter about parcelling it out in small pieces to sell across different platforms. Read more at paidContent »
YouTube’s mobile ad revenue triples as mobile views reach 40% in the US
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Two out of five YouTube video views are coming from mobile devices in the U.S., and the video service is increasingly cashing in on these mobile views. Read more at paidContent »
Pandora embraces web standards for the living room, launches on Xbox 360 and PS3
Pandora doesn’t want to deal with proprietary Smart TV platforms anymore, which is why the company is rolling out a standards-based web app for connected devices. Read more »
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Clever hack brings Plex to the Apple TV, no jailbreak required
Two Plex enthusiasts were able to bring the media center solution to the Apple TV, and their clever hack doesn’t even require users to jailbreak their device. Read more »
Amazon nabs streaming rights to Dora, SpongeBob and other Viacom shows Netflix lost
Amazon has signed a big streaming video deal with Viacom. The multi-year agreement includes Prime Instant Video access to kids’ shows like Dora the Explorer and SpongeBob SquarePants, plus grownup shows like Tosh.0. Read more at paidContent »
Here’s what Europe’s net neutrality law would look like
The proposed new rules would stop carriers from blocking services that compete with their own, but still allow subtler types of discrimination. It would be an improvement, but also allow the creation of a two-speed internet. Read more »
Don’t call it mobile: most iPad TV viewing happens at home
You could take your iPad anywhere to watch TV – or you could just stay at home with it, which is what most people do. Read more »
LTE, smartphones & video are adding up to a mobile data boom
The world of mobile is getting faster and faster, and that means more LTE everywhere. It also means less talking, more Facebook and, of course, more video. The bottom line — we are only just getting started. Some data points from Ericsson’s mobility report. Read more »
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Why big media is buying YouTube stars — and who could be next
What does Phil DeFranco’s new deal with Revision3 say about the state of the industry, and are there other creators who might be right for similar deals? Read more at paidContent »
ICYMI podcasts: Chrome gaming, IoT security and a D11 recap
Did you miss our weekly podcasts? Here’s a recap so you can download and catch up. It’s nearly all fun and games on the Chrome show, while the IoT podcast looks at security. And Team GigaOM waxes poetic about Arrested Development. Read more »
Who in the US can use Aereo’s new TV streaming service? (map)
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A new technology lets consumers watch and record live TV shows on smartphones and other devices. Due to court fights, a large part of the country won’t see it anytime soon — here’s a visual. Read more »
Want to know why there is no Apple TV yet? Then check out Fan TV
Fanhattan introduced a flashy new TV device that promises to combine live pay TV with online streaming – but making this actually work for consumers will be challenging. Read more »
Netflix wants to spend up to 15 percent of its content cash on originals
Netflix wants to triple its original content spend within the next few years, according to its Chief Content Officer, Ted Sarandos. Read more at paidContent »
Why a sale to Yahoo may just be the best bet for Hulu
Here’s one reason why Yahoo and Hulu would be a good match: They’re practically roommates already! But the deal would also make sense from a business perspective. Read more at paidContent »
Barry Diller: The internet is eating the cable company
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“The domino is going to fall,” IAC chairman Barry Diller predicted. How fast and how hard, we don’t exactly know, but the television market is ripe for change. Read more at paidContent »
Roku raises $60 million, wants to become a smart TV platform
Roku has raised more funding: The company just announced a $60 million Series F, which brings the total amount raised so far to $130 million. Read more »
Online video will be more popular than Facebook and Twitter by 2017
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It may seem like everyone you know is on Facebook – but by 2017, online video services are actually going to be more popular than social networking. Read more »
Arrested Development premiere spurs piracy, pleas to expand internationally
Guess who else likes Arrested Development? Pirates, that’s who. The new season of the cult show has been downloaded by 100,000 file sharers within a single day. Read more at paidContent »
