Companies that have an interest in Web Television, video and TV via the Internet (IPTV)

Broadband Video Companies

YouTube’s Dumbest Criminal Posted Videos Of His Crimes On Site | Receives ASBO

YouTube is used by all kinds of people, to show off an achievement on a game, a funny incident with their...
Dave Parrack
54 sec read

Viacom Lawsuit Against YouTube To Threaten Way Information Is Exchanged Across Web

The Viacom lawsuit against YouTube could result in the way information is exchanged over the Web by millions of people, and...
Dave Parrack
1 min read

Should YouTube Be Free Speech Or Free Of Pro-Terrorism Videos? | Ask Joe Lieberman

Should YouTube be a haven for free speech, or should it be a website subject to government intervention and forced to...
Dave Parrack
1 min read

Embed Hulu Movies At Your Peril | Old Movies Copyrights May Have Limited Time

Hulu is a fantastic service, offering Web television streams of some of the best shows currently on US television. It also...
Dave Parrack
1 min read

BBC iPlayer Reaches 75 Million Downloads | Video On Demand Service Still Growing

The BBC iPlayer seems to be continuing its incredible pattern of growth since being relaunched last Christmas. The service has recently...
Dave Parrack
42 sec read

Adobe Flash Player Now With Built-In Peer To Peer Capabilities | Flash 10 Has Arrived

Virtually every Web user will have a Flash Player from Adobe installed, as it’s one of those must haves if you...
Jef Pearlman
1 min read

ABC Updates Online Video Player | Great Improvements On Way But Still No Embeds

ABC made history when it launched the first full-episode online video player in 2006, but since then the service has been...
Dave Parrack
54 sec read

Redlasso Receives Cease and Desist Letter From NBC, CBS, Fox Over Copyrighted Clips

Redlasso is a website which offers bloggers and site administrators the chance to embed video clips from TV shows, news programmes...
Dave Parrack
1 min read

Meet ‘YourWeek’ – A Weekly Web TV Show Following The Latest Headlines At Reddit

Social bookmarking has been around for a few years now, with Digg and Reddit probably the two biggest sites around. Digg...
Cyndy Aleo-Carreira
1 min read

YouTomb | Deleted YouTube Videos Pulled for Copyright Infringment Have New Home

Ever wonder what happens to videos removed from YouTube? Wonder no more, as the videos, pulled for various reasons, including copyright...
Dave Parrack
42 sec read

Gordon Brown Launches YouTube PM’s Questions | More Tech Savvy Than Cameron?

Here on WebTVWire we’ve explored how YouTube is being used as a new playing field for many different things, from cries...
Dave Parrack
54 sec read

Joost Not Dead Yet | Web TV Service Makes High Profile Hires, New Content Available

2008 has so far proved to be a very mixed year for Web TV service Joost, but 5 months in and...
Dave Parrack
1 min read

Online Streaming Growth In The UK Reaches Plateau | BBC iPlayer Still Massively Popular

Since the BBC iPlayer relaunched last Christmas, video on demand and streaming video usage has increased substantially in the UK, and...
Dave Parrack
1 min read

Microsoft Mediaroom New Features Coming Soon | Xbox 360 Support, New Applications

Microsoft’s Mediaroom is currently the company’s IPTV solution which is used by AT&T U-Verse in the States and BT Vision in...
Dave Parrack
51 sec read

George W. Bush Gives 1st Video Interview On Way Out The Door – Yahoo Video Needs Embed

The politicians fighting to replace George W. Bush in the White House have embraced the Web, new technology, social networking, and...
Dave Parrack
51 sec read

Playstation 3 Integrates YouTube API | Allowing Gamers To Upload Videos Directly

Back in March, YouTube announced the release of new improved APIs to allow external websites to integrate YouTube videos more easily...
Dave Parrack
42 sec read

Using YouTube As A Cry For Help | Teen Alleges Rape Via Video On YouTube

An allegation of rape or other sexual assault is a very serious business, and can lead to a stigma being attached...
Dave Parrack
49 sec read

NBC Direct Still Definitely In Beta | DRM Issues, Download Problems – Stick With Hulu

NBC Direct has been with us now since last November, when it launched as a beta to offer a download service...
Dave Parrack
1 min read

Online Video Continuing To Grow | 11.5 Billion Video Views During March In US Alone

Online video is continuing to grow, a fact those of us who keep an eye on the goings on in the...
Dave Parrack
46 sec read

CBS Teams Up With EQAL | Makers Of LonelyGirl15, KateModern ‘New Media’ Luvvies

Just two days ago, the makers of successful Web series KateModern confused everyone by cancelling the show at the height of...
Dave Parrack
45 sec read

Microsoft Unveils Messenger TV | Web Video Comes To Instant Messaging Service

With Web video becoming an increasingly popular medium, it was only a matter of time before it came to an instant...
Dave Parrack
45 sec read

HBO Comes To iTunes | Apple Exchanges ‘Sopranos’, ‘Conchords’ For Flexible Pricing

A deal between HBO and Apple to get content on to iTunes has been rumoured for a few days now, but...
Dave Parrack
1 min read

TiVo and On Demand Web Video Knocks 6 Million Viewers Off Network Television Sweeps

Each year during May, the television networks present their schedules to advertisers, a ritual which has become known as “Sweeps”. The...
Dave Parrack
1 min read

KateModern Final Episode In June | Bebo and EQAL End Interecative Show After Two Series

KateModern, an interactive Web television series, created by EQAL exclusively for the social networking site Bebo is set to end on...
Dave Parrack
43 sec read

Stream Live TV To Your iPhone or iPod Touch | OrbLive Works With Jailbroken Apple Products

Hot on the heels of the news that NBC are offering free full episodes of two of their biggest shows to...
Dave Parrack
1 min read

From Viral YouTube To Full Length DVD Release | ‘305’ – ‘300’ Movie Spoof Goes Big

Anyone left in any doubts as to the value of Web video can argue no longer, as we now have a...
Dave Parrack
1 min read

Bebo Drives One Billion Video Views A Month | Social Network Creating Original Programming

We learnt yesterday that social music network Last.fm has started creating original video programming to drive traffic to it. These will...
Dave Parrack
42 sec read

Last.fm Moves To Original Video Programming | Joining The Likes Of MySpace & MTV

Companies, both based online and off, are coming to realise the power of Web video to draw traffic in, and once...
Dave Parrack
51 sec read

Blinkx Shares Rise On Takeover Speculation | Google and News Corp May Be Interested

Blinkx is currently the largest and most advanced Internet video search engine in the world. Something that seems to be of...
Dave Parrack
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