Stevie, which is unlike any other video curation app, just added Chromecast support to its mobile apps.…
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Twitter buys SnappyTV, the startup that’s made many of its video cards
Twitter (S TWTR) has acquired San Francisco-based video sharing startup SnappyTV, both companies announced Thursday without spilling any beans about the financials of the deal.…
Read MoreThird time’s the charm? Shelby.tv attempts comeback with new social video iPhone app
Shelby.tv launched an app, then shut it down, then launched another app too late... now it's back with yet another iteration. Is third time a charm for the social video startup?…
Read MoreRIP, Vine: Instagram has brought its special sauce to video
We've been waiting for someone to transform social video for a while now -- someone to create the "Instagram for video." Well, Instagram itself may just have done that.…
Read MoreAdult content in Vine highlights Apple’s misplaced priorities
Porn has quickly become a headache for users of Vine, Twitter's new video-sharing app for iOS devices. But the troublesome headlines illustrate why Apple should focus on helping users avoid porn rather than banning adult content outright.…
Read MoreNowThis News, the news video app from HuffPo’s former execs, goes live
Ex-Huffington Post execs Ken Lerer and Eric Hippeau are finally out with their social video news app NowThis News. Will younger users find it more captivating than just flipping channels, or picking off videos from a user's social stream?…
Read MoreCliptamatic combines Hulu+Twitter for sharing short mobile clips
Cliptamatic, a new mobile video app, is designed to make sharing short premium video content easy. The app is starting with sports, election and comedy clips but will soon include TV and movie clips.…
Read MoreVyclone turns smartphone videos into multi-camera movies
Vyclone, a new iOS app, lets people record video and contribute it to a single movie that incorporates multiple angles. Users can create a movie automatically from various cameras in one place or they can edit the footage themselves.…
Read MoreToday in Social
For all the Facebook IPO fallout, companies with “social” in their slide deck can still get attention or raise money. The Canadian…
Read MoreAmbient video and the changing face of communication
Video is becoming more of a casual form of communication, with people leaving video chat services like OoVoo on in the background for hours on end. Video sharing is becoming more immediate with more live broadcasting of your life.…
Read MoreChill’s take on social video: Everyone is an expert
Social video startup Chill has seen huge traffic gains since it launched curated collections of videos last week. Chill co-founder Brian Norgard explains why collections are so important and what Chill learned from completely changing its core product twice in recent months.…
Read MoreVYou comes out of beta with redesigned Q&A video site
VYou is coming out of beta with the launch of a redesigned site. The update puts even more focus on conversational video between its users, adding key features, such as the ability to comment on videos and to provide open questions to the site's general audience.…
Read MoreJun Group raises $2.5m to insert video ads into social games
Social video ad firm Jun Group has raised a small bit of funding, a full six years after being founded. The New York City-based company, which specializes in serving video ads into social environments like casual games, has raised $2.5 million from Western Technology Investment.…
Read MorePlay that hashtag: Eye-C crowdsources media curation
A new iOS and Android app called Eye-C turns hashtags into collaborative media playlists, allowing you to play a continuous stream of videos from the #occupywallst movement or check out the artists your friends are listening to. All media can be beamed straight to your TV.…
Read MoreHow Google’s Hangouts API could change social video
Sites like Vimeo or Hulu could soon utilize Google+ Hangouts to let their users interact with each other in real time, thanks to the new Hangouts API. The API makes allows anyone to develop apps for Hangouts, and video services could benefit greatly from it.…
Read MoreFramesocket: A video platform with developers in mind
Framesocket is the latest in a series of emerging online video platforms with affordable pricing plans. But while most have been focused on capturing small and medium-sized businesses that don't have a ton of video expertise, Framesocket is hoping to gain interest from third-party developers.…
Read MoreDirecTV CEO downplays interest in Hulu
DirecTV has admitted to taking a look at Hulu's financials to see if it's worth buying. While the satellite provider could accelerate its rollout of TV Everywhere services with such a buy, DirectTV's CEO said a Hulu acquisition isn't necessary to achieve its long-term vision.…
Read MoreCable subscriber losses could re-ignite the cord cutting debate
Most major public cable, satelleite and IPTV providers have announced earnings, and it's clear that the second quarter was a weak one in terms of net subscriber additions. That will cause many to once again question whether online video services are causing viewers to quit cable.…
Read MoreTime Warner to lean on Flixster for Ultraviolet rollout
Through the DECE's UltraViolet format, Warner Bros. and other studios will begin making movies available for sale this year that can be purchased and watched on a number of different devices. Key to Time Warner's introduction of these services will be its Flixster social discovery app.…
Read MoreHow to succeed on Broadway? Mix Facebook, fans and video
How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying is making a big push on Facebook, with a contest to find its biggest fan by asking users to record video testimonials. Those testimonials become great word-of-mouth advertising for other potential theater goers.…
Read MoreNetflix looks to kids to make its UI more fun
Netlix recently posted a job opening for a UI designer specialized on kids websites and online games. Does the video giant plan to launch a separate website dedicated to its large library of kids content, or will the entire Netflix UI become a bit more kid-friendly?…
Read MoreSorry Hulu, Netflix still rules the living room
Close to 60 percent of all Netflix subscribers access the video service through a game console or another connected or mobile device, according to new data from Nielsen. Hulu, on the other hand, has a far smaller footprint in the living rooms of its users.…
Read MoreWhere to watch the Murdoch testimony live online
Members of the U.K. parliament will be grilling Rupert Murdoch and his son James Murdoch about the phone hacking scandal today, and they will surely also have some tough questions for Murdoch's former News International executive Rebekah Brooks. The full-length testimony will be streamed online.…
Read MoreNetflix expanding to Spain, UK next year
Netflix has no plans to slow down its international expansion. In addition to its expansion to 43 countries in Latin America later this year, Variety reports the company could also launch services in Spain and the U.K. in early 2012.…
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