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Turner is going to launch dedicated apps for Google TV that offer access to full episodes of TNT and TBS shows, as long as viewers authenticate themselves as pay TV subscribers. The apps were briefly on the Android market last week, but have since been removed. Read more »

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Disabilities rights advocates sued CNN this week in an attempt to force the network to caption all of its online videos. The lawsuit brings closed captions back into the spotlight and could, if successful, have implications on pretty much any site offering online video in California. Read more »

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The NBA’s effort to increase the amount of video available to fans in the latest season, with the league reporting more website visitors and video streams watched over the course of the 2010/2011 season and postseason than ever before. Read more »

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Cox is the latest provider to join the TV Everywhere party, introducing a new site enabling its subscribers to view tens of thousands of videos online. Cox subscribers can now sign in and watch more than 15,000 pieces of content from cable and broadcast networks. Read more »

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Verizon’s new digital media services seek to make it easier and cheaper for media companies to deliver over-the-top video to multiple devices and networks. While leveraging its IP backbone to avoid Internet congestion, Verizon Digital Media Services also seeks to automate video distribution. Read more »

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The numbers from the NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship tournament are in, and March Madness’ success, both on TV and online, show that the live streams of sporting events online could actually be complementary to, and not cannibalistic of TV viewership. Read more »

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The cable industry is betting big on TV Everywhere, but there’s been no good way to handle logins from multiple websites and devices. Adobe is hoping to change all that, with a technology called Adobe Pass that collects and stores logins for use across network sites. Read more »

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CNN is stepping up the coolness factor of its online video service, making it available in HD on a number of mobile devices like the iPhone and iPad, as well as Google TVs. The only problem? The new features will only be available to cable subscribers. Read more »

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When Comcast announced its plans to build TV Everywhere services, Time Warner was right there with it. So it comes as little surprise that Time Warner’s Turner Broadcasting has extended availability of its content to be available on authenticated websites and mobile apps, live and on-demand. Read more »

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Recent studies show that online viewers hit by a higher load of ads aren’t dropping off the way they might. In fact, they may be able to watch more ads on content — perhaps as many as those on television — especially if ad formats continue to evolve. Read more »

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Google TV devices are blocked by ABC, CBS and NBC, making it impossible to watch the latest CSI or Grey’s Anatomy episodes online. However, basic cable doesn’t seem to care about conflicts like these. Most shows popular on cable networks are available to Google TV owners. Read more »

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Today on the Net: comScore will begin measure video views and ads separately beginning with its June Video Metrix numbers, startup VidMe launches with a new site for sharing personal videos with a select group of friends and NASCAR and Turner are rolling out 3-D. Read more »

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Online video ad firm FreeWheel announced today that it has raised $16.8 million that includes Disney venture firm Steamboat Ventures. Steamboat joins existing investors Turner Broadcasting System, Battery Ventures and Foundation Capital. Along with the funding, Steamboat managing director Dan Beldy will join Turner Broadcasting’s Trish […] Read more »

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CBS Sports and Turner Broadcasting today announced a landmark, $10.8 billion deal to jointly broadcast the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament over the next 14 years, in a partnership that will enable the companies to air every single March Madness matchup by splitting coverage between CBS and […] Read more »

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NASCAR.com has to date seen 70 percent more video views in 2010 as in the same time frame last year, clocking a total of 14.2 million views by Monday of this week, compared to 8.3 million views in 2009. The site has also seen a more […] Read more »

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Adobe Might Sue Apple Over Apps; Sources say that Adobe will take Apple to court within a few weeks if the companies aren’t able to resolve an issue of whether or not Adobe can sell tools that will allow Flash developers to build iPhone apps. (IT […] Read more »

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Turner Broadcasting Selects Brightcove to Expand Online Video Business; Turner taps Brightcove to support online video content in the UK, Spain, France, Italy, Germany and other countries throughout Europe. (press release) Adap.tv Launches a Video Ad Exchange; the video ad-serving company has opened the doors on […] Read more »

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NBA.com today announced a new live web show called The Jump hosted by former Orlando Magic player Dennis Scott and NBA TV host Kyle Montgomery. It will air on Tuesdays throughout the 2009-10 season and include participation from fans including fan-submitted videos. It joins NBA.com Fantasy […] Read more »

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3D TV Not All its Cracked Up to 3Be? Even with a new TV you’ll still need to wear the glasses, and the content becomes unwatchable for those not wearing glasses. (TV by the Numbers) Fox Interactive Now Called News Corp. Digital Media; new name comes […] Read more »

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Verivue Raises $20 Million; IP video distribution company adds third round led by Sigma Partners, which follows a $40 million round the company disclosed just in March. (peHUB, via a regulatory filing) Telcos Taking Share from Cable Cos; AT&T and Verizon grew to 4.4 percent share […] Read more »

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Roku Raised an Additional $13.4 Million; SEC documents show the set-top box maker received the funds from Menlo Ventures over two rounds. (Contentinople) DISH Network Profits Down 81 Percent; TiVo litigation costs and rising expenses to blame for poor second quarter, though the company did add […] Read more »

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Brightcove CEO Says Company is Profitable, Cash-Flow Positive; Jeremy Allaire credits the revenue growth, in part, to traction in the enterprise and government verticals. (Business Insider) What’s Going on With Move Networks? After keeping quiet for a couple of months, company plans to shift strategy to […] Read more »

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Turner Entertainment Networks will be expanding its “TV in Context” advertising initiative to 100 movies and scripted TV shows on TBS and TNT next season, reports The New York Times. TV in Context is the cable company’s web-like advertising endeavor which connects advertising spots with relevant […] Read more »

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Rickrolling Nets “Never Gonna Give You Up” Co-Writer £11; despite being viewed 154 million times, Pete Waterman says he received the paltry sum from YouTube. He’s now started a campaign for fairer deals for songwriters whose work shows up on the video-sharing site. (Telegraph) Lost Generated […] Read more »

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StreetFire and Car Domain Merge; top two car social networks combine, Streetfire CEO Glenn Rogers to run the new entity. Both companies recently went through layoffs. (TechCrunch, our profile of StreetFire from 2007) Justin.tv Adds Facebook, Twitter and MySpace Functionality; now users can comment with friends […] Read more »

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