Was the last YouTube video you watched EPIC, or did it make you LOL? YouTube users could soon express these kinds of sentiments through dedicated buttons, which the site is currently testing. However, not everyone seems to think that this feature will be an EPIC WIN. Read More »
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After weeks of back and forth between Time Warner Cable and its programming partners, the cable provider is bringing back six cable networks from Fox and Discovery that had previously been taken off its controversial iPad app. Read More »
Since launching its iPad app a couple of weeks ago, Time Warner Cable has been embroiled in a disagreement with cable networks over rights to stream live channels to the tablet device. Rather than haggle with them, the cable operator is taking its case to court. Read More »
Cablevision just released a new app that will make all the same live cable and on-demand programming that viewers can watch on their TVs also available on Apple iPads. But will Cablevision pull stations from the app in the same way that Time Warner Cable did? Read More »
Just a day after removing 11 cable channels from its live streaming iPad app yesterday, Time Warner Cable has restocked the app’s programming lineup, adding 17 national networks and three local channels. Bonus: the app now has sports and news channels! Read More »
Discovery, Fox and Viacom might have won their battle against Time Warner Cable, forcing the pay TV provider to pull their channels from its live iPad app. But in doing so, they’re losing viewers that might have actually used the app to watch their shows. Read More »
They don’t measure online viewing or time-shifting, but Nielsens ratings have a lot of power over what does and doesn’t get seen on TV. However, there are several shows finding a balance between engaging with online audiences while still racking up big numbers with their overlords. … Read More »
Today on the Net: Netflix is on the verge of unveiling its streaming-only subscription service in Canada, News Corp. and Cablevision are the latest to get into a retrans fight and DirecTV might drop Comcast’s G4 network if the two don’t reach a deal soon. Read More »
Today on the Net: Discovery posted higher revenues but a lower net income from a year ago in the second quarter, thePlatform added new features giving publishers more control over where videos are shown and RCN has finished its rollout of TiVo DVRs in all markets. Read More »
Today on the Net: Blip.tv develops a new form of pre-roll ad that allows users to click and download content on other devices, Discovery promotes digital media head Bruce Campbell and the EFF files an amicus brief arguing that UMG’s Veoh lawsuit would thwart federal law. Read More »
Today on the Net: Apple’s FaceTime could lead other industry heavyweights to adopt the open standard for video chat, Android phones on Verizon Wireless now have access mobile video content through its VCast service, and a Discovery exec will lead the programmer’s 3-D TV joint venture. Read More »
Canoe to Deliver Interactivity to Multiple Cable Operators This Year; Canoe Ventures has created a technology for cable subscribers to interact with programs and commercials in a more Web-like experience. (Beet.TV) Cable Programmers Latch On To iPad Hype; Viacom’s MTV Networks, Discovery Communications, Disney/ABC Television … Read More »
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