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Derrick Harris Jun 10, 2014 (Jun 10, 2020) -- Blog Post

A startup is pushing an alternative to Facebook by showing how much info we really share

With a new tool for assigning personality profiles based on Facebook posts, a startup called Five is trying to demonstrate the types of inferences companies can make about consumers. The company hopes it will spur desire for a more-private alternative to today's very public platforms.…

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Data Infrastructure, AI & Analytics
Ingrid Lunden Feb 1, 2012 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

Videoplaza Raises $12 Million For Its Multiscreen Video Ad Platform

The rising popularity of streaming video services is causing a knock-on effect for companies serving ads around that content. And here's ano……

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Europe, Media, Mobile, Video
Mark Sweney, MediaGuardian Jan 10, 2012 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

YouView Spent Almost £20m In Nine Months

The much-delayed video-on-demand service YouView spent almost £20 ($30.89)m in its first nine months of operation and paid more than £1 ($……

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Europe, Media
Robert Andrews Nov 22, 2011 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

TV Catchup Gets Court Victories, But Europe Will Have Final Say

In the copyright case brought by UK broadcasters against the TV Catchup restreaming site, a UK High Court judge has handed the site some som……

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Europe, Media
Ingrid Lunden Oct 31, 2011 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

Squawk! Angry Birds/Fruit Ninja ‘Rip-Off’ Reaches Number-One In App Store

They say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, but this may be stretching the expression a bit too far. Cut the Birds, a game release……

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Europe, Media, Mobile
Robert Andrews Jan 13, 2011 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

BBC iPlayer Out-Linking Is More Difficult Than First Thought

It's eight months since the BBC said it would link from out its iPlayer to commercial counterparts' own TV catch-up sites. But it still hasn……

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Europe, Media
Robert Andrews Nov 29, 2010 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

In Online TV Re-Streaming, UK’s TVCatchup Dealt A Legal Blow

A High Court judge has dismissed an application by UK TV re-streaming site TVCatchup to throw out a copyright case brought against it by Bri……

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Europe, Media
Robert Andrews Sep 28, 2010 (Jun 10, 2020) -- Blog Post

Auditude Will Manage Channel Five’s Online Video Ads

Palo Alto-based web video advertising analytics firm Auditude says it has been given the contract to manage ads in to in-flux Channel Five's……

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Media
Robert Andrews Aug 24, 2010 (Jun 10, 2020) -- Blog Post

Channel 5 Rejoining Project Canvas JV

As expected, the newly renamed Channel 5 is rejoining Project Canvas as a stakeholder. Five had pulled out earlier this summer as owner RTL……

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Media
Robert Andrews Jul 12, 2010 (Jun 10, 2020) -- Blog Post

Why Five’s Exit Won’t Hurt Project Canvas Or The BBC

Five's decision to no longer be an equity partner in the Canvas joint venture will save the broadcaster £16.5 million - and will mean very……

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Media
MediaGuardian, © Guardian News & Media Ltd. Jul 9, 2010 (Jun 10, 2020) -- Blog Post

Five Bails From Canvas As Bertelsmann Looks For Sale

By Mark Sweney: Five has pulled out of Project Canvas, the BBC-backed venture to bring video-on-demand to Freeview and Freesat. Five, which……

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Media
Robert Andrews Jun 11, 2010 (Jun 10, 2020) -- Blog Post

ITV, C4, Five Jointly File In Court Against TVCatchup, Who’s Next?

We've covered TV re-streaming services like Zattoo and TVCatchup for the last couple of years now and, regardless of any opinions those serv……

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Media
Robert Andrews May 19, 2010 (Jun 10, 2020) -- Blog Post

Project Canvas Clears OFT Scrutiny In Strange Ruling

The Office of Fair Trading has taken two months to rule that... it is not supposed to investigate the BBC's proposed Project Canvas connecte……

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Media
Robert Andrews May 6, 2010 (Jun 10, 2020) -- Blog Post

Broadband Content Bits: CNBC On Livestation, EC Market, Spotify, Five VOD

-- CNBC on Livestation: The freemium live TV news aggregator app and website is adding CNBC to its subscription service, cost:…

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Media
Ryan Lawler Apr 27, 2010 (Jun 8, 2020) -- Blog Post

Is Hulu Backing Off From a UK Launch?

Hulu is abandoning its plans for a launch in the UK — that’s the latest from the Telegraph on the U.S.-based online…

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Media, Video
Robert Andrews Apr 23, 2010 (Jun 10, 2020) -- Blog Post

Broadband Content Bits: BBC Introducing, Jobsite, Demand Five, Last.fm

-- BBC Introducing: The Beeb says 20,000 unsigned music artists have used its Uploader, a tool designed to share new music with BBC Radio st……

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Media
Ryan Lawler Feb 25, 2010 (Jun 8, 2020) -- Blog Post

Vid-Biz: TV.com, Vudu, Tremor

Channel Five Signs Online Video Deal with CBS; Channel Five has signed a deal with CBS to make its programming available on…

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Media, Video
MediaGuardian, © Guardian News & Media Ltd. Feb 25, 2010 (Jun 10, 2020) -- Blog Post

CBS’ TV.com Aims For UK With Five VOD Deal

By Chris Tryhorn: UK broadcaster Five has signed a deal with CBS (NYSE: CBS) to make programmes available on the US network's on-demand vide……

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Media
Robert Andrews Feb 17, 2010 (Jun 10, 2020) -- Blog Post

Broadband Content Bits: Five VOD Contract, Spotify Priorities, Come Dine With Me

-- Five: The broadcaster is tasking Red Bee Media with managing all its Demand Five VOD services, including transcoding, distribution, syndi……

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Media
Robert Andrews Feb 16, 2010 (Jun 10, 2020) -- Blog Post

Hulu Still M.I.A. In UK As Rival SeeSaw Opens Doors

Telegraph.co.uk's sources have been promising the paper Hulu's imminent UK launch for so long now that, now it's reporting "further delays"……

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Media
Ryan Lawler Dec 22, 2009 (Jun 8, 2020) -- Blog Post

Could the UK’s Project Canvas Help Out OTT Video in the US?

The BBC Trust today gave the provisional go-ahead for the BBC’s Project Canvas, opening the way for more Internet video being delivered…

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Media, Video
Robert Andrews Dec 16, 2009 (Jun 10, 2020) -- Blog Post

VOD Arm’s Race: C4, TalkTalk Join Canvas; C4, Five Mounting SeeSaw?

BBC's IPTV director Richard Halton now has C4 and TalkTalk to add to his Project Canvas partners BBC, ITV (LSE: ITV), Five and BT (NYSE: BT)……

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Media
Robert Andrews Dec 3, 2009 (Jun 10, 2020) -- Blog Post

YouTube Lands Five’s Shows, A Win For Its VOD Ambition

YouTube UK is now adding long-form shows from Five to those it acquired in October from Channel 4, giving it a big advantage as it ramps up……

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Media
Darrell Etherington Oct 14, 2009 (Jun 8, 2020) -- Blog Post

Lots of Nearly Live TV Now Available Free to UK iPhone Users

TV on the iPhone isn’t anything new, but a new web site makes it much easier, more direct, and less expensive for…

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Apple

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