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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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YouTube Suffers Hour Outage – Everyone Cares

If you want further proof of how much YouTube has become an integral part of all our lives, you need look...

Dave Parrack
May 4, 2008 41 sec read

Make Your Own YouTube Video Sharing Site | StartYourTube Provides All The Tools

If you are like me, when you heard that Google had bought YouTube for $1.6 billion back in November 2006, you...

Dave Parrack
May 3, 2008 1 min read

BBC iPlayer Comes To Virgin Media TV

Since it’s limited launch last year, and then it’s full public launch over Christmas, the BBC iPlayer has proved massively popular,...

Dave Parrack
May 2, 2008 47 sec read

Hulu Has Official YouTube Channel | NBC and Fox Network Shows Back On YouTube

When Hulu was launched as a joint venture between NBC and Fox last October, YouTube suddenly became their enemy – NBC...

Dave Parrack
May 2, 2008 52 sec read

Apple iTunes Movie Downloads Now Available On The Same Day As Retail DVD Release

People using Apple iTunes to download movies have so far had to put up with either dated titles, or titles which...

Dave Parrack
May 1, 2008 1 min read

Archos 605 Portable Media Player Review | Offering Streaming Video & Web Television

The Archos 605 Wi-Fi Portable Media Player is part of a new generation of media players which utilise the Web for...

Dave Parrack
May 1, 2008 1 min read

Vzaar | Using Videos In eBay Auctions

It’s a known fact that adding a photo or photos to an eBay listing (or Craigslist, or any of the other...

Michael Garrett
Apr 30, 2008 2 min read

YouTube Monetization Tools On Way | Google CEO Eric Schmidt Promises New Innovations

When Google bought YouTube for $1.65 billion in 2006, my guess would be they planned to make some money out of...

Dave Parrack
Apr 30, 2008 1 min read

Metacafe Founders Cash Out | Take $2.5 Million A Piece And Leave Video Sharing Site

Metacafe was once the hottest video sharing site, and although it’s growth has seemed to falter over the past year, it...

Dave Parrack
Apr 29, 2008 45 sec read

TheWB.com & KidsWB.com Web TV Shows | New Home For Warner Bros. “The WB”

Warner Bros. today announced two new websites, which will form part of its overall online strategy, and are also likely to...

Dave Parrack
Apr 28, 2008 55 sec read

Sky TV Considering IPTV For Its Picnic Pay TV Service | As Well As A DSL Set-Top Box

BSkyB is looking to launch Picnic, a pay-TV service with Sky Sports 1, Sky Movies, Sky One, a children’s channel and...

Dave Parrack
Apr 28, 2008 41 sec read

BSkyB Chairman James Murdoch Attacks BBC iPlayer | Traditional Pay TV Vs. Web TV

The BBC iPlayer has surprised everyone, even the BBC itself, with the amount of viewers it has picked up since it’s...

Dave Parrack
Apr 27, 2008 43 sec read

Playstation Portable Gets First Official Video Download Service | Sky TV Introduce Go!View

Games console manufacturers are slowly but surely realising the potential for Web video, and are gradually turning their consoles in to...

Dave Parrack
Apr 26, 2008 55 sec read

Nokia Teams With Spike Lee For UGC | Nokia N93 Shows Promise as Portable WebCam

Nokia has recently announced that they are teaming up with Spike Lee to create a series of shorts for the User...

Gilbert Hammer
Apr 26, 2008 1 min read

Ubuket – Allowing Multimedia Playlists To Be Created & Shared | Muxtape, Grooveshark

Ubuket is a new Web application which allows you to compile music, video and photos in to playlists. Following on from...

Leslie Poston
Apr 25, 2008 1 min read

‘IPTV Crash Course’ Book Review | Overview Of The Basics – Technology, Business & DRM

IPTV is growing every year, with advances in technology, and distribution systems happening often. So, knowing where to start can be...

Dave Parrack
Apr 25, 2008 1 min read

Seesmic WordPress Video Plugin | Following Viddler’s Lead – Offering Video Comments

Have you ever thought text is becoming a thing of the past? Videos are becoming such a normality on the Internet,...

Dave Parrack
Apr 24, 2008 1 min read

ITV Joins Web TV Revolution – Selling Hit Shows On iTunes & Collaborating On Kangaroo

The BBC have already made its intentions to become a leader in the brave new world on online television distribution, thanks...

Dave Parrack
Apr 23, 2008 47 sec read

Filmaka – Independent Web Based Movie Venture Out Of Beta | American Idol For TV

Imagine American Idol for TV and filmmakers and you’ll have some idea of where Filmaka is coming from. It’s an independent...

Mathew Ingram
Apr 23, 2008 2 min read

Watch Seinfeld Full Episodes Online | Windows Users Only, Macs Banned Over DRM Issues

First the good news: TBS, the television network which has been broadcasting episodes of Seinfeld for years, has now starting streaming...

Dave Parrack
Apr 22, 2008 52 sec read

Revision3 Does Deals With Hulu, Joost, TiVo

Revision3, the online video company headed by Digg’s Kevin Rose has reportedly inked a series of new deals which will see...

Dave Parrack
Apr 22, 2008 39 sec read

Sony Set To Launch Online Video Service For Playstation 3 | To Battle Xbox 360, Apple TV

Sony has already used the trojan horse that is the Playstation 3 to win the high definition DVD format war, with...

Dave Parrack
Apr 21, 2008 1 min read

Strutta – Bragging Rights With Web Video | Funniest Home Videos For YouTube Generation

Strutta takes the old concept of bragging rights and ombines it with online video to create a fun social media website...

Leslie Poston
Apr 20, 2008 1 min read

The End Of YouTube Piracy? | How Promises Made A Year Ago Are Still Not Fulfilled

YouTube has gone beyond everybody’s expectations, and become by far the largest online video resource in the world, and one of...

Dave Parrack
Apr 19, 2008 1 min read

CW Network Pulls Gossip Girl Off Web In An Effort To Get More Viewers Watching On TV

The battle between old TV and new TV continues to be fought, with the protagonists actually the same companies fighting themselves....

Mathew Ingram
Apr 19, 2008 1 min read

NBC Universal Makes Plans To Highlight Sponsors Products In Shows Created For Web

At the moment, it seems there’s a high level of confusion about how Web TV can be made to be profitable...

Dave Parrack
Apr 18, 2008 55 sec read

Creators Of Lonelygirl15 and KateModern Raise $5 Million In Funding For New Company

Anyone who regularly watches video on the Web, and if you’re reading WebTVWire, it’s a safe assumption that includes you, would...

Dave Parrack
Apr 17, 2008 44 sec read

NBC Wants To Be Back On Apple iTunes – But Wants Measures On Piracy & Pricing First

Last September saw Apple and NBC acrimoniously split over their joint deal to distribute NBC programmes through iTunes. At the time,...

Dave Parrack
Apr 17, 2008 1 min read

Livestation Shifting Focus To Live News | Differentiating It From Joost, Babelgum Etc.

Live video seems to be more in demand now than ever. With YouTube promising live streaming in the near future, and...

Michael Garrett
Apr 16, 2008 1 min read

YouTube Video Integrated In To Google Maps | Allowing Companies To Advertise On The Web

Last year saw YouTube integrated in to Google Earth, allowing surfers to watch videos tagged with the locations they are viewing...

Dave Parrack
Apr 15, 2008 43 sec 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