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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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High Quality BBC iPlayer On Way | H.264 & AAC+ Streams To Annoy ISPs Even More?

Will the switch to higher quality video streams on the BBC iPlayer cause ISPs to bitch and moan, or take action?...

Dave Parrack
Aug 15, 2008 1 min read

Olympic Games Online Proving To Be A Winner | Beijing 2008 Pushing Web/Mobile Video

While traditional TV may still be the choice of most sports fans seeking coverage of Beijing 2008, there are signs that...

Dave Parrack
Aug 15, 2008 1 min read

VUDU ’99 For 99′ Movies On Demand | First Porn Films, Now Bargain Bucket Offerings

Can you tell the difference between what all of the different makes of set-top-box are offering? Me neither, which makes any...

Dave Parrack
Aug 13, 2008 47 sec read

Live Streaming Video On YouTube – Not Happening Due To Costs, Lack Of Returns

YouTube currently doesn’t offer any form of live streaming, with all videos pre-recorded and uploaded. But is that set to change...

Dave Parrack
Aug 13, 2008 1 min read

Watch Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Smallville & Gilmore Girls Online | TheWB.com Launches August 27

The WB Network brand was once synonymous with a number of big TV shows, but after being abandoned two years ago,...

Dave Parrack
Aug 12, 2008 1 min read

Cablevision Remote DVR Court Case Win | Major Implications For All Video Streaming

In this digital age that we are now on the verge of, content producers are having to ensure their rights are...

Sherwin Siy
Aug 12, 2008 4 min read

NBC Olympics Coverage | TV Beats The Web Easily In Beijing 2008 Viewer Numbers

This Olympic Games sees the Web competing for viewers with traditional TV for the first time in Olympic history. But will...

Dave Parrack
Aug 11, 2008 1 min read

Beijing 2008 Olympics On NBC | Delayed Opening Ceremony Forces Viewers To Web

Are the big television networks finally getting a grasp on the digital age and what the Web means for their business?...

Dave Parrack
Aug 10, 2008 1 min read

Will Web Television Revenue Ever Overtake Traditional TV Revenue? | YouTube To Lose?

Can revenue from online video ever match those for normal TV? It could come down to professional video overcoming UGC as...

Dave Parrack
Aug 9, 2008 1 min read

Web Video Producers Making Money | TubeMogul Research Shows $12 Average CPM

While Web video is growing on a daily basis, much of this content is devoid of any monetization, meaning content producers...

Dave Parrack
Aug 7, 2008 1 min read

Cablevision Remote DVRs | Federal Court Rules Off-Site TiVos Don’t Infringe Copyright

Does the use of off-site DVRs, which work like a TiVo, infringe the copyrights of content providers such as American TV...

Sherwin Siy
Aug 6, 2008 4 min read

Beijing 2008 Olympics On YouTube | In 77 Territories Where Online Rights Unsold

Through which online medium did you plan to watch the Olympics through? If you’re in the US or Europe then your...

Dave Parrack
Aug 5, 2008 1 min read

RipCode Real-Time Stream Transcoding | Solution For Live Mobile Video Streaming

Mobile video is growing ever more popular, particularly with the emergence of smartphones such as the Apple iPhone. But Delivering content...

Brendon Mills
Aug 5, 2008 1 min read

Doctor Horrible’s Sing-A-Long Blog | ‘Buffy Creator’ Proves There Is Gold On The Web

Web video content has evolved over the past couple of years and is now of much higher quality than ever before....

Dave Parrack
Aug 4, 2008 1 min read

Metered Broadband Affecting Web Video | NBC Warns Over Olympic Download Service

The amount of video available on the Web is increasing massively every month, but if metered broadband becomes the norm, don’t...

Dave Parrack
Aug 3, 2008 1 min read

Beijing 2008 Olympic Games Live On Web | How Is NBC Delivering Streaming Coverage?

NBC is planning on streaming 2,200 hours of coverage from the Olympic Games live over the Web, but what sort of...

Dave Parrack
Aug 3, 2008 1 min read

YouTube Cleaning Up After Viacom Lawsuit | High Profile Posters Jumping Ship, Or Pushed?

YouTube is clearly trying to clean up in light of the Viacom lawsuit, ironing out any potential issues over copyright theft....

Cyndy Aleo-Carreira
Aug 2, 2008 1 min read

Blinkx Remote | Find & Watch Free Episodes Of Your Favourite TV Programmes Online

The amount of officially sanctioned free television content on the Web is growing rapidly. The problem is: many people don’t yet...

Dave Parrack
Aug 2, 2008 1 min read

Logitech QuickCam Pro 9000 Webcam Review | For Skype Video Chat, Messenger and More

I remember watching a demonstration of a video phone years ago, only to find that the quality was so poor, the...

Dave Parrack
Aug 1, 2008 1 min read

Blu-ray & Streaming Video Hybrid Player | Neflix Adds LG To Xbox, Roku Partnerships

Netflix has added another content partner to its increasing roster, and this one combines digital downloads with Blu-ray movies. Good news...

Dave Parrack
Jul 31, 2008 1 min read

YouTube Sued Again | Italian Company Mediaset Accuses Google Of Illegal Distribution

Google must be regretting its decision to buy YouTube for such a vast sum of money. Not only is it failing...

Dave Parrack
Jul 30, 2008 55 sec read

Primetime TV On The Web | New Research Suggests 20% Of Episodes Viewed Online

We all know that Web video is increasing at a mammoth rate month on month. But new research suggests that not...

Dave Parrack
Jul 30, 2008 1 min read

‘The Dark Knight’ Pirate Movie Update | Batman’s 38 Piracy Free Hours Deemed Success

The new Batman movie, The Dark Knight, has been the biggest film release of the year so far by a mile....

Dave Parrack
Jul 29, 2008 1 min read

Mobile Video Advertising | The Companies Trying To Lead The Way In This New Medium

Mobile video is increasing in popularity, but while some consumers are happy to pay for premium content, many are unwilling to...

Levi Shapiro
Jul 29, 2008 3 min read

MPAA Legal Movie Download Site a Wasted Effort | DRM & Over-Pricing Needs to Be Addressed

The MPAA has had a slight change of focus and now wants to educate instead of irritate with a central website...

Dave Parrack
Jul 28, 2008 2 min read

Watch NFL Games Live Online For Free | NBC Puts Sunday Night Football On The Web

Dave Parrack
Jul 27, 2008 1 min read

Torrent Streaming Being Trialled By EZTV | TV Shows Broadcast Using Legal Open Source P2P Technology

Dave Parrack
Jul 27, 2008 52 sec read

Google Sued Over Offensive Down Syndrome Video Clip | YouTube to Moderate All Videos Uploaded?

Dave Parrack
Jul 26, 2008 1 min read

The Dark Knight Torrent Used To Mess With Hollywood | The Pirate Bay Uses Batman Hype