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Amazon Prime Members Gain Free Unlimited Streaming Of 5,000 VOD Movies & TV Shows

Netflix has seen incredible growth in its business over the past couple of years as it evolves from a DVD-by-mail company...
Dave Parrack
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Watch Life In A Day, The YouTube Movie Documentary Featuring Ordinary People

A day in the life of one person is intriguing, but what about life, as it exists all around us, in...
Dave Parrack
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Netflix Talks Increases In Revenue & Subscribers, International Services, ISPs

Netflix has reported strong growth in Q4 2010, with more subscribers and income than ever before, mainly due to the streaming...
Dave Parrack
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YouView Delayed Until 2012? | BBC Set-Top Box Behind Schedule, Risks Becoming Obsolete

On paper YouView looks like being a phenomenal product. But delays in launching, an argument over technical standards, and other factors...
Dave Parrack
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BBC Fights To Keep iPlayer Interface Standard In Increasingly-Fragmented Smart TV Market

The BBC has decided not to allow its content to be syndicated in a multitude of different ways, preferring instead to...
Dave Parrack
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Disney Interested In Supplying Video On Demand To Yahoo Connected TV Platform

Yahoo’s Yahoo! Connected TV platform may be set to get some licensed video-on-demand content from Disney. That’s the same Disney which...
Dave Parrack
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New Evidence Of Cord-Cutting For Netflix & Hulu, Though Cable Companies Won’t Admit It

We may have entered a new year, but that hasn’t changed the trend for people cutting the cord. And despite the...
Dave Parrack
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Web-Enabled Smart TV Sets Selling Well, But Online Video Needs A Google-Style Leader

Smart TV sets sold well in 2010, with figures higher than previously estimated. And that trend looks set to continue right...
Dave Parrack
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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
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The BBC Gets It Right With Doctor Who – Treat Viewers With Respect & Piracy Will Cease

If only all television networks could be as forward-thinking as the BBC. Then again, not all are paid for by an...
Dave Parrack
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BBC iPlayer On Demand Service Has Record-Breaking 2010, With Over 1.3 Billion Requests

The BBC iPlayer, the publicly-funded video on demand service from the British Broadcasting Corporation, continues to grow in popularity. Usage stats...
Dave Parrack
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TubeMogul Online Video Research: Facebook, Newspapers, Games Consoles Gain Importance

Online video is a huge presence on the Web now, so much so that it’s easy to lose sight of the...
Dave Parrack
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Yahoo! Video “Changing” | No More Video Uploads, UGC Being Removed From March 2011

As part of an extensive series of cuts and closures at Yahoo!, Yahoo! Video is closing its doors, or as Yahoo!...
Dave Parrack
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PS3 Nabs More Online Streaming Video As ITV Player & 4oD Head On To Sony Games Console

The Playstation 3 is rapidly becoming the connected device of choice for U.K. television viewers to catch up on shows they...
Dave Parrack
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Bebo Turns To Chatroulette-Style bChat Live Video Chat In Fightback Against Facebook

It’s fair to say Bebo hasn’t really lived up to its potential, mainly because Facebook has become the only social network...
Dave Parrack
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Viacom Appeals District Court’s Judgment On YouTube Copyright Infringements Lawsuit

As has been expected since, well, the moment the verdict was handed down, Viacom has appealed against the district court’s summary...
Dave Parrack
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BBC Launching Paid-For iPlayer iPad App As It Seeks To Take VOD Service To Wider World

The BBC finally seems ready to take the iPlayer worldwide, but users will have to pay for the privilege and own...
Dave Parrack
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Netflix Officially Announces Streaming-Only Subscription Option | DVD Plan Prices Increase

Netflix has taken another step toward being a streaming-only company, with an option that removes physical formats from the equation. And...
Dave Parrack
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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...
Dave Parrack
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Hulu Plus Out Of Beta With A Price Cut To $7.99 A Month – Enough To Entice Subscribers?

Hulu has announced a price cut and several special offers as Hulu Plus moves out of beta. But is $7.99-a-month going...
Dave Parrack
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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
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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
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Netflix Growth Forecast Suggests Streaming Video Company On The Verge Of Greatness

Netflix is already a huge player in in the video rentals market, but its the streaming side of its business which...
Dave Parrack
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YouTube Hits 35 Hours Of Video Uploaded Every Minute Milestone – 48 Hours Next Target

It’s not really news that YouTube is insanely popular, being by the biggest online video site on the Web. But the...
Dave Parrack
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BBC iPlayer Going Global In 2011 – Advertising, Fee & Subscription-Based Options Considered

I’m of the firm belief that online video services should all be available globally. The Internet is global, so why limit...
Dave Parrack
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YouTube Removes Some Videos Of Islamic Cleric Anwar al-Awlaki After Intense Pressure

I was beginning to think YouTube was never going to remove any video from the world’s most popular online video site...
Dave Parrack
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Hulu Plus Now Available To All In The U.S. But Still Probably Too Expensive At $9.99 A Month

Hulu Plus is now available to all residents of the United States. At least those willing to stump up the $9.99-a-month...
Dave Parrack
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Turkey Bans YouTube Again After “Offensive” Videos Are Reposted To Google Website

Well that didn’t last long. Just days after turkey lifted its ban on YouTube, the site has once again been made...
Dave Parrack
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Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert’s Rally To Restore Sanity And/Or Fear An Online Hit

The chances are you didn’t attend Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert’s Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear. The chances are you...
Dave Parrack
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Disappearing Comcast Subscribers Another Sign Of Cable Cord-Cutting, Despite The Denials

Another quarter brings more evidence of cable subscribers cutting the cord. Not that the cable companies will admit as much, of...
Dave Parrack
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