TV shows featuring online clips — from YouTube debates to ABC’s i-Caught to even the original VH1′s Web Junk — are just awkward. We’d checked out CW’s new addition to the category, Online Nation, and had found it utterly unwatchable. This week it … Read More »
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George Lucas has just begun work on his upcoming live action Star Wars TV show and his CG animated Clone Wars television show is in full swing. Right now, neither show has a traditional network TV home. Mr. Lucas, take a cue from
YouTube yesterday launched its long-awaited copyright infringement antidote, a system that checks new video uploads against files submitted by copyright owners. The problem with the system is that it requires copyright holders — many of whom are upset at the company for not addressing their … Read More »
Ah, how times change. AT&T (T), the company that used to be affectionately known as Ma Bell, is caught in a legal tussle with the state of Connecticut over the rollout of its U-Verse IPTV service, and at the heart of the dispute is whether … Read More »
Castfire Partners with Next New Networks; the video publishing tool maker and ad network will add content from the videoblog publisher, starting with comic book podcast Pulp Secret. (Read Write Web) Blinkx Creates its own Ad Tool; service will renumerate consumers who embed clips on blogs … Read More »
Graffiti is a staple of urban Americana. It’s a sign of social consciousness in cement wastelands and a commentary on the stratification of the inner city. The iconic rattle of the can and the spray of the aerosol are all that’s needed to evoke … Read More »
From our sister site, WebWorkerDaily: This week’s Monday flood of press releases brought something new: a corporation using a social network to collect your opinions. That’s the premise behind Hey! Nielsen, a site from the same Nielsen Company that brings you TV ratings … Read More »
We are on the ground in New York for our special “love stories” edition of the Pier Screenings series. There are just 10 tickets left, so let us know if you want to come. We’ll be chatting, eating popcorn, drinking beer, and watching … Read More »
CBS blew us away with a groundbreaking new idea for TV syndication on the net this week. The network will make its entire 60 Minutes show available as a free podcast. As an audio podcast, to be precise. Now some of you might ask: Why … Read More »
Rap mogul Sean Combs (formerly P. Diddy) is taking the new ad for his “Unforgivable Woman” perfume straight to the Web, after MTV reportedly said it was too raunchy to air on TV. The “movietisement,” catches Combs and model Jessica Gomez in all kinds … Read More »
Though the California heat isn’t letting up, we’ve turned the page on summer. With September comes NewTeeVee’s newest staff writer, Chris Albrecht. You’ll already be familiar with the top-notch work he submitted over the long weekend and yesterday. Chris (pictured at left) comes … Read More »
It’s an understatement to say the commercial viability of paid video downloads is a crapshoot, but that doesn’t stop new entrants from placing expensive bets, hoping that they will hit the jackpot. Apple (AAPL), Vuze, BitTorrent, Blockbuster, Amazon (AMZN), Microsoft (MSFT) — these are some … Read More »
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