What online video and TV fans can expect from Microsoft’s next Xbox
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Microsoft is set to announce a new Xbox on Tuesday. Here’s what we know so far about everything related to TV and online video services. Read more »
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Pay TV is hurting, and even skeptics now admit cord cutting could be at fault
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Pay TV providers in the US lost subscribers for the first time ever over the 12 months ending in March. Especially alarming is the slowing growth of lower-priced offers. Read more »
NextGuide’s new website turns your friends’ Facebook likes into your TV guide
Ever wondered which movies and TV shows your friends like on Facebook. NextGuide makes it easy to find out – and then find services to stream these flicks. Read more »
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Redbox Instant is coming to Google TV soon, Roku up next
Redbox Instant is coming to Google TV devices soon, and the company plans to launch a channel on Roku streaming media players soon after. Read more »
A sneak peek at YouTube’s future as it rolls out new channel design for everyone
YouTube’s new channel design will roll out to everyone in early June, and the site’s designers are already busy working on big things to come. Read more »
Binge-watching forces “One Life to Live,” “All My Children” to cut back on new episodes
When soap operas “One Life to Live” and “All My Children” moved online, it wasn’t clear how fans would watch them. It turns out that most viewers are binge-watching — so the soaps’ production company is cutting back on the number of new episodes each week. Read more at paidContent »
Producer of The Ring and Mulholland Drive releases new horror movie as an iOS app
Neal Edelstein, producer of hit movies like The Ring and Mulholland Drive, has a new film project: A film delivered in chunks directly through an iOS app. Read more at paidContent »
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Google TV will receive Android 4.2.2 update as well as latest version of Chrome
Google TV will finally be upgraded from Android 3.2 aka Honeycomb when it receives the next major system update later this year. The new version will be based on Android 4.2.2. Read more »
Watch out, Ustream and Co: YouTube is expanding its live streaming offering
YouTube is opening up its live streaming to almost everyone: The service will allow every channel owner with at least 1000 subscribers to go live. Read more »
Aereo will launch in Atlanta in June, and is changing its pricing plans everywhere
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Aereo announced Tuesday that it will launch in Atlanta in June. It’s already available in the New York City area, and will launch in Boston on Wednesday. The company also simplified its pricing plans, eliminating daily and yearly options. Read more at paidContent »
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Sandvine report confirms: video makes bandwidth hogs of us all
Video has long been the driving force behind our growth in broadband traffic. The latest Sandvine report shows us that’s still the case and offers clues on how ISPs may cope. Read more »
That’s a lot of videos: YouTube now responsible for 17% of home Internet traffic
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One out of six bytes sent to households in the US and Canada is part of a YouTube video: The service’s share of residential downstream traffic has been growing. Read more »
Netflix makes changes to public API after “Streamageddon” backlash
Figuring out which titles are going expire soon on Netflix just got a lot harder: The company changed its public API Monday night to prevent this information from popping up on third-party websites. Read more at paidContent »
Lizzie Bennet Diaries producers bring in fans and Theatrics to finish unfinished Austen
Jane Austen scholars know “Sanditon” as a posthumously-published unfinished novel, but for Lizzie Bennet Diaries fans, it’s the springboard for a new bridge series that promises unprecedented audience interactivity. Read more at paidContent »
Where to watch Google I/O 2013 live online
Didn’t get a ticket for Google I/O? No worries, most of the event will be streamed live online. Read more »
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How ABC plans to use live streaming and the cloud to challenge Aereo
ABC is going to offer iOS users in New York and Philadelphia a 24-hour live stream of its programming this week. It’s the first time a broadcaster has embraced live streaming. Read more »
ICYMI Podcasts: Chromebooks on sale, connected cornfields and Google’s iOS strategy
Catch up on our recent podcasts: Chrome users can get some new tips and extension recommendations while farmers — yes farmers! — can benefit from the Internet of Things. Plus, YouTube subscription news and thoughts on Google cracking the iOS walled garden. Read more »
Boxfish lands on Android, has big plans for real-time TV data
Boxfish’s new Android app lets you search in real time for topics on TV. The data used to power the app could one day also make your DVR smarter. Read more »
YouTube launches its paid subscription channels with select partners
YouTube’s long-rumored paid channels are live: The Google-owned service started its new subscription offering with select partners Thursday. Read more at paidContent »
Dish’s Ergen: we prefer working with broadcasters over Aereo
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The chairman of Dish Networks toned down some of his recent rhetoric against broadcasters on today’s earnings call, and said he is in favor of a subscriber-advertising model for TV. Read more at paidContent »
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How Reed Hastings’ busy 2005 winter vacation led Netflix to embrace big data
Netflix CEO thought he could do a better job at developing a recommendation algorithm than his engineers. He failed – and the episode shaped the way the company has looked at data ever since. Read more »
Sponsored post: The Cable Show 2013: Broadband Takes Center Stage
Broadband is the essential enabling ingredient for some of the most innovative work being done in the Internet and digital media ecosystem. It’s also the focal point of The Cable Show 2013, happening June 10-12, 2013 in Washington, DC. Find out more. Read more »
Fox sees “healthy growth” of home video market, thanks to digital downloads
News Corp COO Chase Carey spoke about Fox’s digital strategy in an earnings call Wednesday afternoon. The company saw strong growth in home video, thanks to digital downloads. Carey also acknowledged that Hulu will have to adapt in coming years to compete with Netflix. Read more at paidContent »
Big Hollywood has no business being on Kickstarter, says Hollywood insider
Zach Braff is raising money for his next movie on Kickstarter. That’s wrong, argues writer, producer and director Ken Levine. Read more at paidContent »
Here comes Dinosaur Train: Roku gets PBS and PBS Kids channels
PBS is landing on the Roku with two dedicated channels, which will bring content from shows like Dinosaur Train, Curious George, Frontline and Nova to the media streamer. Read more »
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Sponsored post: The Cable Show 2013: Broadband Takes Center Stage
Broadband is the essential enabling ingredient for some of the most innovative work being done in the Internet and digital media ecosystem. It’s also the focal point of The Cable Show 2013, happening June 10-12, 2013 in Washington, DC. Find out more. Read more »
Samsung acquires second-screen startup MOVL
Samsung has picked up MOVL, a startup known for smart TV games and its TV app development platform. Read more »
Big Bird, Caillou and Sonic could be part of YouTube’s subscription slate
YouTube is reportedly close to launching paid channel subscriptions on its site – and we’ve found a number of clues that hint at kids content being part of this initiative. Read more at paidContent »
Aereo strikes back: what’s behind the mobile TV service’s new lawsuit against the broadcasters
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Aereo, which sells $8 a month subscriptions to watch TV on mobile devices, has responded to lawsuits from broadcasters by filing an unorthodox suit of its own this week. The suit may be for PR purposes more than legal ones. Read more at paidContent »
New York Times launches web-only documentaries with Retro Report
The New York Times is launching a series of short, web-only documentaries with nonprofit Retro Report. The weekly 10- to 15-minute documentaries will run on the NYT’s baby boomer blog and will examine events of the past. Read more at paidContent »
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ICYMI Podcasts: Chrome apps, smart power companies and the end of Apple’s skeuomorphism
Catch up on our recent podcasts: This week we tell you why Packaged Apps are important to Google Chrome, how an energy company uses tech to manage pricing and why Apple may make major user interface changes in iOS. Read more »
Vimeo on demand will exclusively distribute new Kristen Bell movie
Vimeo on demand is getting a new movie starring Kristen Bell as a day-and-date release, with the film premiering online the same day it comes out in theaters. Read more at paidContent »
Time Warner Cable CEO’s response on Aereo: Yeah, we could do that
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Time Warner Cable CEO Glenn Britt is watching the Aereo legal battle with interest. If the upstart prevails, Britt may try a similar tactic himself. Read more »
Take that, Apple TV: Smart TVs twice as popular as dedicated streaming boxes
Roku boxes and Apple TV streaming devices may be on everyone’s mind, but smart TVs with internet apps are actually a lot more popular. Read more »
Pretty enough for TV? Conde Nast and Wall Street Journal strut for online video dollars
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Traditional media brands are cranking out video content in the hopes of persuading marketers to shift ad budgets from TV to online offerings. But can companies like Conde Nast and the Wall Street journal deliver the necessary quality and audience size? Read more at paidContent »
YouTube users now watch 6 billion hours of videos a month
Boy, people really do like watching YouTube videos: The service now streams more than 6 billion hours of video every month. Read more »
Watch your data caps: Kaleidescape starts offering Blu-ray-quality movie downloads
Want to legally download Blu-ray quality copies of Harry Potter movies? Owners of Kaleidescape systems can do so today – but should watch their data caps. Read more »
With Dailymotion out of reach, what’s Yahoo’s next move in online video?
Yahoo is passing on the opportunity to buy a stake in the video site Dailymotion after regulators stepped in to alter the deal. So which company should the internet giant buy instead? Read more »
Thanks to Splitsider, Exquisite Corpse Project documents the making of a film, and the end of an era
What happens when friends and former collaborators get together for one last big hurrah? That’s the story documented by “The Exquisite Corpse Project,” which reunites one of web video’s early comedy troupes for a final film project. Read more at paidContent »
One designer’s quest to make a better Netflix iPad app
Joel Grenier didn’t like the look of the Netflix iPad app — so he mocked up a new one, complete with second-screen functionality and a bunch of neat animations. Read more »
