Interviews and talks from key people in the internet TV industry

Interviews and Talks

Netflix Boss Talks HBO, Original Content, Extending The Life Of Canceled Network Shows

Netflix box Reed Hastings recently revealed a few choice nuggets of wisdom concerning the current state of his business and the...
Dave Parrack
1 min read

Netflix Planning “International Expansion” As It Evolves From DVD-By-Mail To Streaming

Netflix is a company with big ambitions. And it’s video streaming which is likely to enable the company to fulfill those...
Dave Parrack
1 min read

Google CEO Pleads Guilty To Making “A Dumb TV Smart” But Denies That Is A Bad Thing

The television industry is treating Google as the devil thanks to Google TV, with most networks and many video websites blocking...
Dave Parrack
1 min read

Hulu Shares Statistics, Profit Forecast For 2010 | Jason Kilar Also Talks Adverts, Suggestions

Hulu is already big, but it’s due to get even bigger over the next few years. Company CEO Jason Kilar spelled...
Dave Parrack
1 min read

Time Warner CEO Claims Apple’s 99-Cent Shows Would “Jeopardize” Future Of TV

Another day, another big media boss comes out against Apple’s plans to revolutionize online video. And this one really doesn’t look...
Dave Parrack
1 min read

Verizon CEO Warns Cable Companies Cord Cutting Is Real Due To Over The Top Video

It seems not everyone involved in the cable business is blind to the reality of online video and the trend for...
Dave Parrack
1 min read

The Boxee Box Now Available To Pre-Order | Can It Compete With Apple TV & Google TV?

The Boxee Box is finally available to pre-order, with the actual product shipping in November. But does this streaming set-top box...
Dave Parrack
1 min read

Hulu CEO Jason Kilar Talks Hulu Plus – Not Replacing Cable But Ad-Free Version Possible

Hulu Plus has had a mostly positive reception from industry watchers so far. But Hulu CEO Jason Kilar doesn’t want the...
Dave Parrack
2 min read

CBS Embracing Apple iPad & HTML5 But HBO Is More Cautious On Dedicated Tablet App

The iPad is proving to be very popular, and not just with consumers. Some American networks are embracing the platform and...
Dave Parrack
1 min read

Chatroulette Innovation | Random Video Chat With Strangers Leads To Music Improvisation

Chatroulette is basically Russian roulette with Webcams. But while you could find yourself chatting to a celebrity or your future partner,...
Dave Parrack
1 min read

Hulu Talks Mobile Web – iPad, iPhone, Android

The iPad has now been revealed, but its place in the grand scheme of things and how Apple intends to make...
Dave Parrack
1 min read

YouTube To Start Charging For Content? | Monthly Subscriptions Could Rival Cable TV

YouTube may be about to diversify its content in an extreme way – by charging for it. Whether by one-off rentals...
Dave Parrack
1 min read

KickAssTorrents.com P2P Portal | New Torrent Search Engine Directory Flourishes

KickAssTorrents.com is a new player in the torrent search space creating an easy and currently ad-free way to search for music,...
Chris Tew
2 min read

Should The BBC Charge For The iPlayer? | Ex-Exec Ashley Highfield Argues It Should Do

The BBC iPlayer service is currently free to all residents of the United Kingdom. But should the BBC start charging now...
Dave Parrack
1 min read

Netflix Planning International Streaming TV & Movie Service As Earnings Rise To Record High

Netflix is finally looking towards a streaming future, with the death of DVD predicted, plans for services on other devices –...
Dave Parrack
1 min read

Eric Schmidt Admits Google Paid Premium For YouTube | Real Valuation Was $600 Million

Were you one of the many who back in 2006 wondered why on earth Google was paying $1.65 billion for YouTube,...
Dave Parrack
1 min read

Joss Whedon Talks ‘Dr. Horrible 2’ | Sing-Along Blog Success Shows Future Of Web Video

Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog is a Web series turned short film that has turned heads by being a truly phenomenal success....
Dave Parrack
1 min read

Rupert Murdoch Wants You To Pay To Watch Hulu | Subscription-Based Model On Way?

Hulu is a brilliant service which has truly brought American television to the online masses. Part of the appeal of Hulu...
Dave Parrack
1 min read

Microsoft’s Ashley Highfield: TV Industry Facing “iTunes Moment” | Apple Could Dominate Online Video

Ashley Highfield claims the television industry has three years to act before it faces an “iTunes moment” with Apple running the...
Dave Parrack
1 min read

Hulu UK Is “Number One Priority” | September Launch For International Hulu Possible

It continues to amaze me and many others how online television and video offerings are being compartmentalized by territory, when the...
Dave Parrack
1 min read

The Future Of The BBC iPlayer | True Multi-Platform Downloads and International Viewing

The BBC iPlayer is my favorite online TV service but that’s because I’m in the UK and use Windows. Thankfully there...
Dave Parrack
1 min read

Monetizing YouTube Is The Holy Grail | Google CEO Eric Schmidt Discusses Advert Types

The push to successfully monetize YouTube has been discussed at great length over the past few months, with Google CEO Eric...
Dave Parrack
57 sec read

Watch Loaded Tech Show On CNET TV | Natali Del Conte Speaks About Video Blogging

You may or may not have heard of Natali Del Conte, but enough people have watched her various video blogging efforts...
Dave Parrack
48 sec read

Crosscast Systems Platform Update | Online Framework For Network TV and More Besides

We’ve been following the progress of CrossCast, and its various components for the last year or so here on Web TV...
Dave Parrack
1 min read

Fred’s YouTube Channel Phenomenon | How A Squeaky-Voice Kid Took Over Web Video

You may or may not have heard of Fred, but it doesn’t really matter, as many people have. In fact, Fred...
Dave Parrack
1 min read

Will NBC Free Olympic Coverage Be Successful? | Media Mogul John Malone Thinks It Is Absurd

We’ve seen from the recent debate over Google’s ability to make YouTube profitable, how hard it is to make money from...
Dave Parrack
1 min read

Cheap Cable TV Due To Web Television? | Time Warner Cable CEO Argues The Case

The move by many television networks to get their content on to the Web, in some format, usually for free, means...
Dave Parrack
1 min 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

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

YouTube Monetization Tools On Way | Google CEO Eric Schmidt Promises New Innovations

When Google bought YouTube for $1.65 billion in 2006, my guess would be they planned to make some money out of...
Dave Parrack
1 min read