Anything to do with news and websites related to interactive television and video on the internet.

Interactive TV & Video

NBC Launches London 2012 Olympics Website, Promises To Stream All Events Live Online

With 100 days to go until it all kicks off, NBC has taken the wraps off its London 2012 Olympics website...
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Sony Adds Free TV and Movies To Playstation Home | Crackle Goes Live, Ustream To Follow

PS3 owners who are also users of Playstation Home can now watch films and TV shows completely for free from right...
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As Chill Adds Hulu To Social Viewing Line-Up, How Important Is It To Watch TV With Others?

We all remember Sunday afternoons spent vegging out watching television, with the channel being viewed being chosen by the holder of...
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Hulu Hits 1 Million Subscribers As Facebook Integration Begins To Offer Social Viewing

This week has been a big one for Hulu. Not only has it officially announced it has hit the one million...
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YouTube Integrates Google+ Hangouts | Start A Web Chat Directly From Video-Sharing Site

Google+ may have just received a phenomenal boost from another Google property. That being YouTube, obviously. If lots of people actually...
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New BBC iPlayer For TV Launched On PS3 | 300 Connected-TV Devices To Be Upgraded Later

As an avid user and fan of the BBC iPlayer, and someone who accesses it regularly through a PS3, I’m pleased...
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YouTube Tic Tac Toe Uses Annotations and Videos Galore To Create Interactive Game

YouTube isn’t just the premier destination for videos of mad animals and even madder humans, although there is an abundance of...
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VYou Raises $3 Million In Series A Funding | Shortform Conversational Video Social Network

VYou is a shortform conversational video social network that has recently been given a boost both in terms of money and...
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Google TV UI Update For Android 3.1 Unveiled At Google I/O, Android Market Apps Included

Google TV 2.0 is well on its way. And the first screenshots of the improved user interface and the Android Market...
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How To Create Videos On YouTube Without A Camera – GoAnimate, Xtranormal, Stupeflix

Have you always wanted to create a YouTube video but were unable or unwilling to do so? Now is your best...
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YouTube Readying Skippable Video Ad Units | Long-form Viewers Can Choose or Skip Adverts

YouTube is about to take a gamble in offering viewers of long-form video content the option of choosing which advert they...
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New, Improved YouTube Leanback Launched Ahead Of Google TV’s First Weekend On Sale

Those of you planning on buying a Google TV-powered device in the near future will now be able to make full...
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Royal Spanish Academy Crowdsources YouTube For Spanish Video Reading Of Don Quixote

YouTube is being used as a means to get Spanish used more extensively on the Web, with the classic novel Don...
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Tippex Advertising On YouTube | Original, Interactive Viral Video Campaign Is Ingenious

Move over Old Spice, Tippex has taken on the viral video advertising mantle. And while the new campaign doesn’t use social...
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Kevin Rose: Apple iTV Will Change Everything | Don’t Forget Google TV And Games Consoles

These are exciting times for online video, with the combined targets of the living room and mobile devices signaling the start...
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Google TV Interface Revealed, But Search Giant Struggling To Convince Content Partners

Google TV could be a big step in getting online video into the living room and into the mainstream. And the...
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YouTube Launches Life In A Day Video Project | Ridley Scott Producing UGC Documentary

With so many hours of content being uploaded to YouTube every day, it seems a shame we’re not making the most...
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YouTube Integrates Google Moderator | Using Video Community As Crowdsource Commodity

YouTube is integrating Google Moderator into the site, with all channel owners able to add the crowdsourcing platform to their channels....
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Google TV Unveiled With Sony, Logitech, Best Buy Partners | TV Meets Web, Web Meets TV

Google TV has been rumored for months, but it’s finally been unveiled by the search giant at Google I/O. Google TV...
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Can BBC Project Canvas Possibly Succeed When Connected TV Platforms Are Everywhere?

Project Canvas, the BBC-led IPTV offering for a Web TV future, finally got BBC Trust approval in December. But it still...
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Can Online Video Solve Social TV Issues? | Surely Television Was Never A Solitary Hobby

Television has always been an inherently social activity. While watching TV on your own is an acceptable thing to do, it’s...
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Interactive Video Games Coming To YouTube? | Google Patent Hints At Online Gaming

Casual and online gaming are two sectors that have grown exponentially over the past couple of years. As a consequence, video...
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BBC Red Tape Delays Project Canvas Until 2011 | Murdoch’s BSkyB Launches Fresh Attack

As soon as Project Kangaroo was killed at birth the BBC began work on Project Canvas. This is a bigger, bolder...
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TinyChat Looks To Stickam, Ustream, Livestream and Justin.tv With New TinyChat.tv

Live video streaming services are rapidly growing in popularity and also rapidly growing in number. The latest to enter the fray...
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Xbox 360 Dashboard Update Adds Netflix Features | PS3 & Wii Not Welcome To Party

The Xbox 360 is winning the fight for consoles to become important cogs in the online video sector. And a set...
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Watchitoo Combines Online Video With Live Chat | Social Networking Meets File Sharing

Live chat, online video, and social networking are three very popular sectors of the Internet. So, why not combine them all...
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Justin.tv Redesign Brings Meebo Chat, One Touch Recording & Camtweet Twitter App

Barely a month goes by where one of the big name competitors in the live video streaming sector doesn’t introduce a...
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Facebook Unveils Live Stream Box Feature | Ustream First Partners With Facebook Connect

The social side of online video is becoming an increasingly important tool in demonstrating the divergence between traditional broadcasts and Web-only...
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Facebook Video Chat Coming Soon? | Already A UGC Haven, Facebook Eyes Skype and Gmail

Facebook is becoming a much bigger player in online video than it has previously. Already a haven for user-generated content, it...
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Reddit Launches Video Content Site | Reddit.tv Joins Stumble Video and Twitmatic

Reddit is one of the most popular social bookmarking sites along with Digg, Mixx, and StumbleUpon. After years of keeping everything...
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