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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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

Comcast Blocking BitTorrent Traffic 24/7 | New Data Shows ISP Lied To The FCC

It’s been well known for a while that many ISPs around the world have been messing with the flow of BitTorrent...
Dave Parrack
55 sec 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
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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
41 sec read

Watch Full Episodes Of ‘The Office’ and ’30 Rock’ Streaming Direct To Your iPhone For Free

NBC hates Apple, or at least iTunes. However, that doesn’t mean it hates iPhones, iPod Touches, or people who own these...
Dave Parrack
54 sec read

Content Filtering On Microsoft Zune | Is It Going To Happen – What Are The Implications?

Yesterday, we touched on the issue which seems to be dominating the blogosphere right about now, that of the plans Microsoft...
Alex Curtis
3 min read

FORA.tv – YouTube For Thinkers Secures $4 Million Funding | Future In Intellectual Video

FORA.tv is a video sharing site which describes itself as YouTube for thinkers. The San Francisco start-up company concentrates on intellectual...
Dave Parrack
50 sec read

Microsoft To Turn Zune In To Piracy Policeman | Does This Explain Why NBC Signed Up?

Yesterday I reported how NBC has decided to get in to bed with Microsoft and offer individual episodes of its shows...
Dave Parrack
52 sec read

The Incredible Growth Of Mobile TV | Fight To Be Single Standard In US, Europe and Asia

Mobile TV is one of the fastest growing sectors in the new range of television services emerging, with Asia, Europe and...
Dave Parrack
1 min read

NBC Programmes Now On Zune Store | Apple iTunes Not Good Enough – But Microsoft Is?

Last September saw NBC programming pulled off the Apple iTunes Store after a dispute between the two companies over tougher anti-piracy...
Dave Parrack
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