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YouTube Tests Video News Feed | CitizenTube Could Become A Dedicated News Channel

CitizenTube has been around for a while as YouTube’s news and political blog, but it’s now being refocused ans tested as...
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YouTube Play Brings Creative Online Video To The Fore With Help From Guggenheim Museum

YouTube isn’t really known for its arty content, being considered the actual and spiritual home for funny home videos in this...
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Boxee Box Delayed Until November | Google TV Now Has Connected Platform Advantage

The Boxee box has been delayed until November. Which may be the final nail in its coffin as Google TV is...
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Hulu’s Paid Subscription Service Rumored To Be Coming To Apple iPad, Xbox 360 Very Soon

The long-rumored paid subscription service from Hulu could be arriving imminently, at least if new rumors are to be believed. And...
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Facebook Growing As Online Video Destination | Beats Hulu, CBS, Microsoft For Video Viewers

Facebook is rapidly becoming more of a player in the online video sector. In the U.S., it’s actually fifth behind YouTube...
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Netflix App Announced During Apple iPhone 4 Keynote, But Will AT&T Data Plans Hinder It?

The iPhone 4 is coming, and a Netflix app is coming with it. Finally. It’s taken a long time for Netflix...
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Online Video For All? – New Survey Suggests Age, Income, Education Are Important Factors

The dream surely has to be that online video is open and available to everyone, no matter their background, age, or...
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YouTube Adding Live Streaming Option To Compete With Ustream, Livestream, Justin.tv?

YouTube has experimented with live streaming various events over the last couple of years, but there’s been no attempt to expand...
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Hulu On Xbox 360 Console? | Rumor Suggests Hulu Premium To Make TV Debut At E3 2010

The long-rumored premium Hulu subscription service ‘Hulu Plus’ could make its debut in the next two weeks. Surprisingly, it could be...
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Survey Shows Young People Viewing More Online Video But Mobile Video Too Expensive

The online video sector is still a relatively young one. But in the short space of time it’s been a part...
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YouTube Leanback Aims To Extend Video Viewing Time | Launch Alongside Google TV

YouTube is very happy to have its fifth birthday, and with a record number of people watching a record number of...
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New BBC iPlayer Puts Social Networking At Heart While Being Watchable On Apple iPad

Can the iPlayer actually get any better than it already is? Apparently so, as the BBC is readying iPlayer 3.0. What’s...
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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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Lost Final Episodes Break BitTorrent Download Record | Piracy Is Clearly Still Alive And Well

Several file-sharing sites have been forced offline or forced to seriously limit their offerings in recent months thanks to the efforts...
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Online Video To Overtake Broadcast TV By 2020? | Google TV, Canvas Will Blur The Lines

Online video is still, relatively speaking, in its infancy. But it growing more popular, and the choices available to viewers are...
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SeeSaw Launches Premium Paid-For Online TV Service | 1,000 Hours Of Content Available

SeeSaw has now added premium content to its line-up of online TV content. Which means those willing to pay can now...
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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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Best Buy Launches CinemaNow Online Video Store Against iTunes, Amazon, Wal-Mart

By the end of May, Best Buy will be offering movies for sale and rental over the Internet under the CinemaNow...
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YouTube Turns Five | Now Serving Two Billion Video Views A Day, On A Par With Network TV

YouTube is now officially five-years-old, with the site having launched in beta in May 2005. YouTube is celebrating this fact, naturally,...
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YouTube Sensation Greyson Chance Signs To Interscope After Lady Gaga Cover Goes Viral

There have been incredible rises to fame attributed to YouTube over the last few years, but Greyson Chance has now blown...
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YouTube Short Heading For Big Screen? | Adam Sandler May Turn ‘Pixels’ Into A Feature Film

Believe it or not, YouTube is one possible route to Hollywood these days. Following in the footsteps of unknown Uruguayan filmmaker...
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Hulu Player Gets Feature-Packed Update But No iPad-Friendly HTML Support Quite Yet

Hulu has rolled out a newly-updated version of its video player, with many new features added which will enhance the user...
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Blinkbox TV & Movie Streaming Comes To PS3 As Xbox 360 Owners Fight For BBC iPlayer

While PS3 owners have now gained a new way of streaming TV shows and movies to their consoles with Blinkbox, Xbox...
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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...
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Internet Connected TVs On The Increase – Half Of All New Sets To Be Web Capable By 2013

It’s estimated that almost half of all new TV sets sold in 2013 will be capable of connecting to the Internet....
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YouTube Expanding Video Rentals Store | Partners Can Now Upload Content To Rent Out

YouTube is continuing to expand its video rentals store despite viewers having so far failed to bite in any big way....
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Google Looks To YouTube As Venue For Live Sports After Indian Premier League Cricket

The third annual Indian Premier League cricket tournament has just ended, and all matches were available to watch, for free, on...
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H.264 Encoding On The Rise | Are Adobe Flash & OGG Theora Finished As Steve Jobs Hopes?

Steve Jobs’ wishes may well be coming true, with Adobe losing the battle to keep Flash as the Web video format...
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One In Eight Americans To Cut The Cord In 2010 As Web Video Replaces Need For Pay TV

The number of people cutting the cord in the U.S. this year is set to increase massively thanks to the emergence...
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YouTube Video Player Gets Redesign | A New Minimalist Look Coupled With New Features

Google seems to be obsessed with minimalism at the moment. Not content with fading away most elements of its homepage, it...
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