Roku has pulled an unauthorized TV.com app from being available on its broadband set-top boxes after receiving a takedown request from CBS. The takedown follows the removal of a similar YouTube third-party app, and highlights the problem of third-party developers creating and publishing private channels. Read more »
CBS is introducing a new service called TV.com Relay that will enable users to share what they’re watching and collect virtual rewards. CBS will push the app through on-air promotions, which could be a huge advantage over other social TV apps like Miso, Philo and Tunerfish. Read more »
Channel Five Signs Online Video Deal with CBS; Channel Five has signed a deal with CBS to make its programming available on the U.S. network’s on-demand video web site TV.com. (Guardian.co.uk) Wal-Mart Shutting Down Vudu’s Adult Section; an email has been sent out by Vudu letting […] Read more »
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CBS Interactive says it will add a TV.com app to Boxee’s media center software. But does this serious validation for Boxee, from a major broadcaster, mean you’ll see licensed, full-length episodes of CSI: Miami or How I Met Your Mother through the app right away? Read more »
It’s that time of the year again: TV networks are debuting new shows and hoping that established names will bring in huge ratings. These numbers became even more important than usual after Techcrunch published an internal email of CBS Interactive CEO Quincy Smith this week. Smith […] Read more »
Having a loyal, attentive audience is paying off for premium video content portals like Hulu and TV.com in the form of higher CPMs than what the networks are getting. Bloomberg reports that for the recently concluded TV season, for the first time, ads presented during shows […] Read more »
Supreme Court Sides with the FCC Over “Fleeting Expletives;” court says agency followed proper procedures when issuing fines for swearing on broadcast TV, though the Supremes did not address the underlying free speech issue. (The Wall Street Journal) Researchers: TV Makes You Feel Less Lonely; new […] Read more »
Our inboxes were bombarded this morning with press releases from CBS touting the growth of its premium content portal TV.com, with uniques up 27 percent in March. While we’re hopeful that TV.com can mix it up with the heavyweights on Nielsen’s monthly video rankings — we […] Read more »
Monthly viewer stats used to be pretty boring to write. To paraphrase Jan Brady, it was always “YouTube, YouTube, YouTube!” Then along came Hulu and things got more interesting as the premium content site started to take off. According to Nielsen, March was a mixed bag […] Read more »
File this as more of a curiosity rather than hard-hitting news, but while watching 60 Minutes tonight, I noticed an on-air promo directing people to watch the episode’s interview with Dolly Parton on Fancast. Not at CBSNews.com, or CBS-owned (s CBS ) TV.com — but on […] Read more »
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Update April 3: Five days after the terms of service were changed, and four days after the first outcry in the online community, AT&T has retracted the worrisome language in its TOS that forbid third-party video transfers over its cellular network. Today the carrier issued the […] Read more »
TV.com Adds Content from NCAA, Starz; agreements will push the size of the premium content site’s library to 2,000 hours and will include Final Four highlights for the last 26 years as well as Manga animation, (TVWeek) Hulu Enlists Seth MacFarlane for its Evil Plot; creator […] Read more »
Facebook + YouTube + Pandora = DropPlay. Search for songs (which play via YouTube), get music recommendations and share with friends. (VentureBeat) TheWB.com Picks Up Blood Cell; web horror series stars Jessica Rose (aka Lonelygirl15) and was produced by 60Frames. (The Hollywood Reporter) DiggNation Guys Were […] Read more »
Has it really been a year since Hulu launched? Wow. They grow up so quick. To celebrate its anniversary, Hulu is getting social by inviting its much-anticipated (and delayed) friend Facebook as well as MySpace to its party. But so much has changed in the online […] Read more »
CD Networks Buys Panther Express; one-time competitor to the likes of Akamai bought, rumor is that Panther was low on cash and rescued by CD Networks. (alarm:clock) Just in time, too because Media and Entertainment M&A Predicted to Get Worse in 2009. A new report from […] Read more »
TV.com Launches iPhone App; beats Hulu to the mobile punch as the battle between the two premium content portals heats up. (Contentinople) Oscar.com Serves up 26.3 million Videos Since Jan. 22 Launch; 18 million of those came from the short-form content made available on the day […] Read more »
Watch Hulu on Your TV through Plex; those bummed over Hulu’s departure from Boxee may want to try this other XBMC-based project. (Zatz Not Funny!) Joost to Use Ooyala on Backend; video publishing service will provide ingestion, transcoding and metadata management tools to web TV site. […] Read more »
Faced with the prospect of people cutting their cords in favor of watching programs online for free, cable operators like Comcast and Time Warner are reportedly in talks with cable networks to provide subscribers access to programming online. Web-streaming sites are a bit of a double […] Read more »
In response to Hulu yanking its content from the CBS Interactive-owned TV.com video portal earlier this week, CBSissued the following statement last night: “CBS Interactive is well within its rights to stream Hulu video content on TV.com under its agreement with Hulu. We are evaluating our […] Read more »
Hulu has pulled its content from rival television content portal TV.com, CNET has confirmed. Hulu’s decision to do so comes at a time when TV.com is on the rise, and Hulu must brace a potentially exclusive-less future. According to Nielsen, since TV.com relaunched to become more […] Read more »
Even Porn Companies Hate Internet Pirates; adult industry hit hard by free alternatives, DVD sales and rentals reportedly down 22 percent. (The Wrap) Premium Content Boosts TV.com Traffic; In January, the site tripled its uniques over December while streams rose 13-fold. (TVWeek) Uwe Boll Turns to […] Read more »
As was expected, CBS is revamping TV.com to be a video-viewing destination. The well-URLed site, which six months ago started featuring Hulu content, has added CBS shows, and Monday is announcing deals for shows from MGM, Sony, PBS, Endemol USA and Showtime, according to reports tonight. […] Read more »
There’s hardly a normalized process for making a web series, but I haven’t heard of anything else taking the path of the new IKEA-sponsored show Easy to Assemble. The show, which first came out Monday, was just picked up for a semi-exclusive distribution deal with CBS’ […] Read more »
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