Put this in the category – VCs say the strangest things. Tim Draper, doesn’t believe much there is much of a future for the fine art of writing amongst kids. During his opening keynote at Wharton Private Equity Conference, he argued that writing became popular because […] Read more »
Andrew Michael Baron, sometimes overly open about his personal business, posted an interesting disclosure on his blog this morning: his raw revenue numbers. Rocketboom brought in $247,412 in 2006 (well, the working was unclear so this could be his personal take, but since he’s the business […] Read more »
Showdown at the Walled Corral: Since people watch one because they love it and the other because they hate it, Bill O’Reilly and Stephen Colbert appearing on each other’s shows last night was a very clever exploitation of what I think people in ‘the biz’ like […] Read more »
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As Farkers worldwide are well aware, Fark’s distinctive raunch flavor is now available in video form with the launch of FarkTV on the Super Deluxe network. With the “reading news off of computers while drinking beers” concept all tied up, FarkTV features a number of original […] Read more »
Executions of dictators aside, there seems to be a growing, disturbing trend of violent kid-on-kid video finding its way to places like YouTube and MySpace. On the wild Internet, it’s hardly surprising to occasionally surf across something explicit or graphic. That’s part of the price you […] Read more »
Ever since the story broke that a detachment of SWAT cops decended on an Atlanta recording studio to arrest mixtape legends DJ Drama and Don Cannon on piracy charges, I’ve been looking for an angle appropriate for NewTeeVee — besides the obvious implications for anyone who’s […] Read more »
Apple’s stock may have taken a digger today based on its disappointing outlook, but there were still a couple bright pieces of news relating to digital media. While there are no actual Apple TVs to ship or stock on shelves, that hasn’t stopped it from being […] Read more »
It’s not the kind of news that is going to help Chris Anderson sell books, but it does make sense: Big TV shows from the big networks are piling up big online viewer numbers, which at some point could become a big business. According to a […] Read more »
Can’t make it to this year’s Sundance Film Festival? Well, thanks to the Internet, there’s no need to actually travel to Utah. Between cell phone bloggers, YouTube, Second Life and iTunes, you’re virtually there already. The festival has its own channel on YouTube, and has hired […] Read more »
As if there wasn’t already enough crap to buy on the Internet, home shopping network QVC is now streaming 24/7/365 on AOL Video. Soon, you’ll even be able to watch your favorite QVC ‘shows’ on-demand, just as you would with AOL Video’s existing offerings. According to […] Read more »
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Pulitzer-prize winning humorist and columnist Art Buchwald died of kidney failure yesterday at the age of 81. In a twist on the old newspaper tradition of have obituaries prepared for notable figures in advance, The New York Times is using the occasion of Buchwald’s death to […] Read more »
Stephen Colbert explains how Ma Bell has evaded the antitrust police to put itself together again… (hat tip to Alec Saunders for the catch) Read more »
Everything you think you know about IPTV is wrong. That’s part of the message from Italy’s Fastweb, one of the world leaders in IPTV deployments. During a refreshingly honest conference call Wednesday hosted by RBC Capital Markets, Fastweb’s Paolo Agostinelli talked about what early-days lessons the […] Read more »
I was an early subscriber to Netflix back in the day, and recently signed back up. In the interest of confirming some details of their new ‘Watch Now’ service, like what client-side software they were using, I asked if they could hook up my account so […] Read more »
Mark Cuban has somewhat of a mixed record predicting BitTorrent’s future, having once suggested that nobody would ever download HD content over peer-to-peer networks. Obviously, he got that one wrong. But he does have a point when it comes to a growing obstacle to P2P becoming […] Read more »
Ze Frank, whose top-notch year-long videoblog ends in two months, has been busy making plans to go Hollywood. The New York Observer gives us the blow-by-blow on his signing with United Talent Agency and embarking on a slew of pitches. It’s funny, they treat Frank as […] Read more »
IsoHunt, one of the most popular tracker indexes, got shutdown by its ISP. Promises to be back up shortly. [Slashdot] The Pirate Bay now has multiple torrents of HD-DVD movies indexed, and rubbed it in the MPAA’s eye by announcing it on its blog. [Slyck News] […] Read more »
If politicians can use YouTube to announce their presidential plans, then why can’t an airline make its case using video? Virgin America, the company started by billionaire Richard Branson, has been denied permission to operate in the U.S. on local routes because of too much foreign […] Read more »
Yeah, you read that right. $59.5 million is the amount of online video startup Brightcove‘s Series C round. Om has the story over on the mother ship. He had previously gotten wind of the deal while it was still in the works in November. Brightcove is […] Read more »
Joost, nee The Venice Project, hasn’t even officially launched yet, so it would be premature to declare them the victors in bringing the television experience to an internet device near you. Plenty of other people are out there trying to figure out ways to use broadband […] Read more »
We stumbled across YouTubed copies of some professional football raps from the ’80s last night. If you’re old enough to remember them, it’s a blast from the past. If you’re young enough to be totally shocked, believe me, it’s still worth it. The Bears, so far, […] Read more »
Another week, another national government demanding that a clip on YouTube be censored. First it was the Brazilian courts, which ended up reversing its decision. This time it’s India’s Information and Broadcasting Ministry, which is up in arms over standup comedian Gautham Prasad’s sketch of Gandhi […] Read more »
Turns out that the DVD with the first four episodes of 24 that was leaked earlier this month was produced by Fox to be released shortly after the episodes aired. In a shift from the normally glacial pace of DVD releases, the disc on sale today. […] Read more »
Yesterday we took note of an early report from Variety about Netflix’s digital addition to its DVD rental business. Now that all the major news outlets have taken their turn, we’ve learned a few more details about the cost and logistics of the new “Watch Now” […] Read more »
Barack Obama today launched his presidential bid using this year’s preferred method: an online video. The Illinois senator posted a Brightcove clip to his official site. “I’ll be filing papers today to create a presidential exploratory committee,” is the official announcement. What does Obama’s choice of […] Read more »
What’s the next boring, billion-dollar digital market? Digital Signage, according to Cisco, which is scheduled to announce Tuesday its first comprehensive offering for publishing, managing and display of digital-sign content. Exactly what is digital signage, and how might it become a $2 billion market by 2010, […] Read more »
Variety is the first to report on solid details of the long-expected Netflix digital download service, which “will be rolled out over the next six months.” Netflix chief Reed Hastings has previously complained that the terms attached to digital downloads were too onerous; it appears he […] Read more »
The Venice Project can’t escape hype, with GigaOM and NewTeeVee no exception. Finally, the online television startup from the founders of Skype has a production name: Joost. Of course, the premature hype streak lives on, as that URL is still password protected. We have some new […] Read more »
The HDTV Blogger has found a tracker distributing the torrent of an HD version of the movie Serenity, resulting in an Internet-wide nerdgasm. The 19.6GB file is apparently in full 1080p resolution with Dolby 5.1 surround sound, and is playable in PowerDVD or WinDVD. This means […] Read more »
Who’s behind My Box in a Box, the spot-on parody of Dick in a Box? Turns out it’s another lonelygirl15-esque team. Check out the love they get from Keith Olbermann on MSNBC: Check out Eat the Press for a rundown on the whole “Bunny” cast and […] Read more »
With presidential candidates embracing online video — Tom Vilsack is posting vlog entries to blip.tv and John Edwards is stumping on YouTube — the 2008 presidential election is set to be a watershed for online campaigning. Now, Reuters is reporting that the Huffington Post is looking […] Read more »
User-generated video growth is set to tail off, despite being a relatively new phenomenon, according to a new report from British market research firm Screen Digest. At the end of 2006, user-generated videos made up 47 percent of the U.S. online video market (updated) of 12.5 […] Read more »
If just watching the Golden Globes broadcast awards show Monday isn’t enough stimulation, MSN and Dick Clark Productions will have a companion online red carpet show that will offer live feeds from the press room (ooh look! media people with laptops!) as well as interviews with […] Read more »
With all the recent talk about bringing Internet video to the living room, a little nugget of an idea about a YouTube TV channel got me thinking that a better idea would be The YouTube Show — say, a half-hour program every now and then compiling […] Read more »
How to deal with free online distribution? Hollywood has hardly made up its mind on an approach. The methods are certainly getting more formal. While waiting for YouTube to roll out its promised automated takedown service, NBC employs three people responsible for trolling YouTube in search […] Read more »
The Pirate Bay (TPB) has teamed up with their ally, the Armed Coalition Forces of Internets (ACFI), having declared ‘mission accomplished’ in Ladonia, are now raising funds toward a kopimist invasion of The Principality of Sealand. If unsuccesful, the pirates plan to find another island to […] Read more »
It’s no accident that the Adult Entertainment Expo and Consumer Electronics Show are always held on the same week in Las Vegas. The adult video industry was largely made possible by the introduction of the VCR, and the production and distribution of erotic content has always […] Read more »
Over at GigaGamez, Wagner James Au takes a look at the History Channel’s effort to promote a television show with a video game: When the History Channel wanted to promote a new show called “Shootout!“, yet another combat-oriented documentary series for the cable station’s roster, they […] Read more »
It’s Friday, which means I’ll be keeping an eye on the VCD Quality index to see what new releases have appeared online. I also generally check in on the Mininova front page just to see what’s popular at the moment. But in the quest to improve […] Read more »
These days, it’s rare to come across a startup in the online video space that’s doing something we can’t name five competitors for. But it happened this week with SideKlick, whose concept of providing relevant video based on cues from instant messaging conversations is just wacky […] Read more »
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