Watching the iPad’s first television spot on the Oscars Sunday night, I got giddy all over again in anticipation of getting my hands on this hot new product. Though it’s still a few weeks away, I’m even more excited for the applications that will be coming […] Read more »
comScore released its Video Metrix numbers for January today, showing a decline across the board for all the major video sites. U.S. viewers watched 32.4 billion videos in January, compared to 33.2 billion views in December. The number of unique viewers also declined from 177.9 million […] Read more »
CBS Finds Personalized Online Video Ad Insertions Nets 95% Completion Rates; network says personalized ads fare up to 15 percent better that regular mid-roll ads. (Beet.tv) Hulu to Offer NFL Content; partnership with NFL gives Hulu viewers access to award winning shows containing historical game footage. […] Read more »
Are you just chomping at the bit for everyone’s favorite college basketball tourney to kick off? Well, you got a week or two to wait yet, buddy. In the meantime, though, Hulu is running its own bracket — one where you get to vote on the […] Read more »
British TV fans have long been jealous of Hulu.com. Granted, the BBC’s excellent iPlayer offers lots of on-demand programming for U.K.-based online video fans, but it only serves up shows from the last seven days, and it doesn’t have any content from the BBC’s competitors. Enter […] Read more »
Another day, another big investment in online video in China. The recipient this time is Qiyi, an online video venture from Chinese search giant Baidu; it’s raised $50 million from Hulu backer Providence Equity Partners. The news of Baidu’s interest in launching an online video site […] Read more »
Cablevision has announced what it’s calling a “first of its kind” service to enable its digital cable customers to connect their PCs to their TVs. The PC to TV Media Relay service will begin a technical trial in June 2010, and will allow users to access […] Read more »
CBS: We’ll Cut iTunes Prices for Some Shows; CEO Les Moonves says the broadcaster will mark down the price on some of its shows from $1.99 to 99 cents. (MediaMemo) Moonves also boasted about the importance of retransmission fees and growth at the company’s cable channels. […] Read more »
When I first heard about Intel’s Wireless Display technology after this year’s CES, I was intrigued. This technology, which is built into your laptop, lets you view the contents of your computer on your HDTV. All that’s required is a small adapter, the Netgear Push2TV, that […] Read more »
From the moment Apple announced its new iPad mobile device, people have been wondering when (and if) Hulu is going to make a specialized application for this new device. But Hulu has so far tended towards public generalities and general inaction when it comes to developing […] Read more »
In a regulatory filing sent to the FCC today, Comcast (c CMCSA) and NBC said they don’t see online video distributors as a competitive threat, discounting the possibility of a an online video distributor emerging and competing with Comcast’s cable operations, as well as any consumer […] Read more »
It’s time, I think, to get rid of my cable TV service. It’s over-priced and under-used in my house. These days, I can find most of the shows I like on Hulu or iTunes, anyway. Most, but not all. And there are times when I want […] Read more »
In arguing that Apple’s iPad could change the way people consume video, the biggest hurdle to my thesis was that the iPad doesn’t support Adobe’s Flash, which has become the de facto vehicle for delivering video from a number of popular web sites. How could the […] Read more »
The growing ubiquity of the Internet is having a major influence on the video and software industries, which are using it to enable delivery of their products online.
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Dream of making it big, but miss your chance to audition for American Idol this year? 19 Entertainment’s first high-profile foray into web production, If I Can Dream, is using MySpace to solicit video auditions for aspiring musicians, actors and models interested in joining the show. […] Read more »
It’s been more than a year since I looked at ZeeVee’s Internet video manager application, and a lot has changed since then. The app formerly known as ZViewer is now called Zinc, and though it’s still in beta, it’s significantly more polished than it was last […] Read more »
U.S. Internet users watched close to 31 billion videos in November, according to new numbers released by comScore today. The market research company is reporting that around 170 million U.S.-based Internet users watched videos online during the month. A big chunk of those views went to […] Read more »
While the market for user-generated content in China is still rapidly growing, with major investments being made in video sharing sites like Youku, the country could also get a major premium video aggregator soon. As first reported by Reuters and confirmed by paidContent, Chinese search giant […] Read more »
NetGear’s latest set-top box, the Digital Entertainer Live (EVA2000), is a good idea, on paper. The $150 device, powered by Verismo’s VuNow technology, lets you access video content from the Web and your home network. It lacks any built-in storage, but does have two USB ports […] Read more »
