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Channel 4 Dumping 4oD In Favor Of All 4 | New Streaming Television Hub For UK Viewers

4oD has been a successful effort, with Channel 4 having offered on-demand television across a range of platforms for several years. But the...

Dave Parrack
Sep 12, 2014 1 min read

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MTV Music – A Hulu For Music Videos | Unfortunately, Copyright Restrictions Apply

MTV Music is a new website from MTV wholly dedicated to music videos. But will this Hulu for music be able...

Dave Parrack
Oct 28, 2008 1 min read

BBC iPlayer For Nintendo Wii | PS3 Version On Way To Compliment iPhone, Virgin Media

The BBC iPlayer is fast becoming available on a huge range of products. The problem is, they all have to use...

Dave Parrack
Oct 27, 2008 1 min read

Obama, McCain, Palin and Biden | Who’s Being Watched Online?

Everyone who is eligible to vote in the upcoming U.S. Election has probably already made their minds up. But if not,...

Dave Parrack
Oct 25, 2008 1 min read

Watch U.S. Presidential Election Online | 2008 Results and Live News Coverage

The U.S presidential election is upon us and never has internet video played such an important role in the election process....

ImanP
Oct 24, 2008 3 min read

Steve Jobs: Apple TV Is A Hobby | Will Internet Set-Top Boxes Ever Be Essential? If So, How?

More people than ever may be using the Internet as a means of watching television and video, but is there yet...

Dave Parrack
Oct 23, 2008 1 min read

Watch Heroes Full Episodes Online | Whole Season Streaming Video & Series Torrent Search

Heroes Synopsis Heroes is a science-fiction/drama TV series about the lives of “ordinary people who discover extraordinary powers” and their role...

ImanP
Oct 22, 2008 1 min read

CBS Social Viewing Rooms | Are Virtual Living Rooms The Future Of Web Television?

How important is the social side of watching TV to you? If very, then CBS thinks it has a solution to...

Dave Parrack
Oct 20, 2008 1 min read

Territorial Licensing Ruins YouTube | Web Video Won’t Succeed Until Hulu Etc Go Global

Web video is growing at a phenomenal rate, but until television and media companies realise that the Web is global and...

Dave Parrack
Oct 19, 2008 1 min read

Watch Entourage Full Episode Series Online | Season 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5 Streaming Video & Torrent Search

Entourage Synopsis Entourage revolves around the life of Vincent Chase (Hollywoods’s latest A-list movie star) and Eric, Drama and Turtle- his...

ImanP
Oct 19, 2008 2 min read

Apple iTunes Goes High Def | All Four Major U.S. TV Networks Now Offering HD Downloads

As Apple adds more HD content to its iTunes Store line-up, questions are being asked over the quality of the content...

Dave Parrack
Oct 16, 2008 1 min read

Joost Becomes Web Flash Site, Drops Plug-In Altogether | Can It Compete With Hulu?

The new Joost is now live, and offers users the chance to watch content in their Web browser using Flash. But...

Dave Parrack
Oct 14, 2008 1 min read

SlingCatcher Set Top Box Review | Watch Internet Video On Your TV – For A Price

Sling Media has finally launched its SlingCatcher set-top box. The question now is do we actually need another device of this...

Dave Parrack
Oct 12, 2008 1 min read

Full-Length Shows Now On YouTube | CBS Partners To Make YouTube More Like Hulu

YouTube is evolving. It seems like not a day goes by when a new feature or revenue stream is added to...

Dave Parrack
Oct 10, 2008 1 min read

YouTube Adds ‘Click to Buy’ Ads | New Affiliate Monetization Model

YouTube may be the most trafficked video site on the Internet. But until now, that hasn’t resulted in any serious cash...

Dave Parrack
Oct 8, 2008 1 min read

Watch Desperate Housewives Full Episodes Online | Find Series Video Streams & Torrents

Desperate Housewives Synopsis Desperate Housewives is a drama-comedy show about the happenings of Wisteria Lane, the street where Mary Alice Young...

ImanP
Oct 7, 2008 3 min read

Watch the Presidential Debates Live Online for Free | McCain vs. Obama

This US Presidential Election has utilised the Web like never before, with the candidates using social media and Internet sites to...

Dave Parrack
Oct 7, 2008 24 sec read

Online Video Formats – Players & Platforms | The Need for Internet Video Standards

Benjamin Wayne (fliqz.com)
Oct 7, 2008 2 min read

Vudu HDX Video | Blu-ray Quality Downloads Now Available On Apple TV Competitor

With HD becoming the present rather than the future, set-top box producers are going to have to keep up with the...

Dave Parrack
Oct 5, 2008 1 min read

YouTube Post-Roll Video Ads Arrive | The Latest Effort To Monetize YouTube Is Here

What chance does Google have of successfully monetizing YouTube? The pundits say little to none, but the company is forging ahead...

Dave Parrack
Oct 2, 2008 1 min read

Netflix Adds Starz, Opens API, Targets Macs

Netflix has already revolutionised the DVD rental market, and its now attempting to do the same in the online streaming sector....

Dave Parrack
Oct 1, 2008 1 min read

Flash On iPhone | Is The Apple iPhone Finally Going To Get Adobe Flash Video Support?

While the iPhone is an exquisitely designed smartphone, it’s not without its problems, one of which is its utter inability to...

Dave Parrack
Sep 30, 2008 1 min read

Roku Becomes All Encompassing Video Player | $99 Set-Top Box Moves Beyond Netflix

How would you fancy a sub-$100 set-top box that plays all manner of Web video on your home television? That is...

Dave Parrack
Sep 28, 2008 1 min read

Watch Amazon Movies For Free Using Adobe Security Hole | Preview = Free Download

How do you fancy watching high quality premium movies and episodes of television shows for free on Amazon Video On Demand?...

Dave Parrack
Sep 27, 2008 1 min read

Universal Hulu For Music Videos | YouTube Set To Lose Yet Another Media Partner?

YouTube may show media companies the way to share videos and make revenue, but it seems these companies then take what...

Dave Parrack
Sep 26, 2008 1 min read

YouTube Video Controversy of Finland Killer | Student, Matti Saari Kills 10 in Finnish School

In light of a new YouTube killer going on a shooting spree, should the Google-owned video sharing site be doing more...

Dave Parrack
Sep 25, 2008 1 min read

Did the MPAA Secretly Kill Peekvid? | Video Linking Site Disappears Due To “Server Fees”

Peekvid – Links But No Hosting Peekvid, a website that indexed television content and provided links to the videos on other...

Dave Parrack
Sep 24, 2008 2 min read

Hulu Copies Joost By Adding Social Networking Features, Genre Searching, Recommendations

While Joost may have been first to launch, Hulu is the television service that has taken off while Joost has been...

Dave Parrack
Sep 23, 2008 1 min read

ThePirateCity.org Video Streaming Site? | Irony: The Pirate Bay Gets Pirated

Anyone who regularly downloads over peer to peer networks or torrent sites will have heard of The Pirate Bay. But have...

Dave Parrack
Sep 22, 2008 2 min read

Making Hulu, BBC iPlayer Worldwide | Is It Time To Overhaul Territorial Licensing?

The Internet is a truly global phenomenon, with every single country in the world being connected to the Web. But, due...

Dave Parrack
Sep 21, 2008 1 min read

Joost Mark II Launches | Joost Offering Browser-Based Video And Social Network

Joost Mark II has arrived. But will the additions of a browser based video viewer and social networking features help the...

Dave Parrack
Sep 18, 2008 1 min read

YouTube Unveils New Features For Content Creators | Studio App, Crowdfunding, 60fps YouTube would be nothing without content, and original content, no less. And the people who create that original content need as many tools at their disposal as possible. YouTube has delivered a new set... Read More