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Netflix’ Victory Over BlockBuster Shows How The Web Can Triumph Over Bricks And Mortar

With Netflix going from strength to strength while Blockbuster nears death, it’s intriguing to look at how we actually arrived at...
Dave Parrack
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YouTube To Make A Profit In 2010 With Help From Improved & Increased Video Advertising

It’s widely believed that YouTube has yet to make a profit. But 2010 could see it making money for the first...
Dave Parrack
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ComScore May 2010 Stats – YouTube Hits All-Time High, Hulu Viewer Numbers Plateau

The ComScore figures for May show that online video is back on track, after a couple of wobbly months. YouTube enjoyed...
Dave Parrack
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Epix Teams With Dish Network | Lionsgate, MGM, Paramount Venture Goes Nationwide

Epix, the new movie channel and connected website, is going nationwide across the United States, thanks to closing a deal with...
Dave Parrack
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Unlike YouTube, Hulu Is Profitable – And Working On Subscription-Based Apple iPad App

We’ve known Hulu has been doing well for traffic for a while now, but it hasn’t ever revealed any details pertaining...
Dave Parrack
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Google Begins Advertising On YouTube Mobile | Banner Ads Now, Video Overlays To Follow

The world is going mobile in a very big way. And as people start using smartphones and the new breed of...
Dave Parrack
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ComScore’s Online Video Views Down In January | Hulu & Vevo Hit Particularly Badly

ComScore has released its viewing figures for online video during January 2010. And the results aren’t positive on a month by...
Dave Parrack
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YouTube Celebrates Fifth Birthday | The Past, Present, & Future Of The Online Video Leader

It feels like YouTube has been with us for ever. It’s such an essential part of the Web, and known by...
Dave Parrack
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Veoh Goes Bankrupt | Universal Music DMCA Lawsuit To Blame, Despite Video Site Winning

It could be said that from the moment Universal Music brought its lawsuit against the company its fate was sealed. And...
Dave Parrack
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Justin.tv & ‘Piracy of Live Sports Broadcasting Over the Internet’ – Live Streaming In Dock

Piracy and copyright infringement seem to go hand in hand with the Internet. And online video is no exception. Now, the...
Dave Parrack
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YouTube Goes Offline… With YouTube’s Got TV Advertising Campaign For ‘Shows’ Section

YouTube’s move into the realm of professional and full-length content continues apace. And it’s now launching its first ever offline advertising...
Dave Parrack
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Eric Schmidt Admits Google Paid Premium For YouTube | Real Valuation Was $600 Million

Were you one of the many who back in 2006 wondered why on earth Google was paying $1.65 billion for YouTube,...
Dave Parrack
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Google On Trial In Italy Over Down’s Syndrome Bully Video | Who Is Responsible For UGC?

As a trial begins in Italy against Google employees over an offensive user-uploaded video, the question of who is responsible for...
Dave Parrack
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Ustream Sued By Square Ring Over Roy Jones Jr. Boxing Match Copyright Infringement

Ustream is being sued by Square Ring, a company owned by boxer Roy Jones Jr. over the alleged streaming of a...
Dave Parrack
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DMCA Takedown Row | BPI Demands Calvin Harris Music Video Removed From YouTube

YouTube was once an open playground where people could happily upload copyrighted content without fear of a takedown or reprisals. But...
Dave Parrack
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Should Google Charge For YouTube Uploads? | Profit-Making Alternative To Video Advertising

Since paying the GDP of a small country for YouTube, Google has turned the site into a more legitimate, more stable,...
Dave Parrack
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Online Video Becoming Mainstream | Growth of YouTube & Hulu Users Fuels Internet TV Industry

There is now no doubting the fact that online video is mainstream. YouTube began the process, and Hulu then built on...
Dave Parrack
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ManiaTV Back Online | Drew Massey Believes Original Web Shows Can Make Money Online

Original Web shows, programming made just for the Internet, seemed to be the next big thing at one point. And then...
Dave Parrack
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ASCAP Video Embedding License Scam | Claims Copyright Infringement off Jason Calacanis Ignoring YouTube ToS & DMCA

No one begrudges content creators being given the money they are owed for their work. But when ASCAP (the American Society...
Dave Parrack
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Joost Edges Closer To Death | Becoming White Label Video Provider Amid Multiple Changes

Joost seems to heading ever closer to death. It’s refocusing on becoming a white label video provider, is letting go of...
Dave Parrack
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YouTube Gives Users The Chance To Choose Ads | Unfortunately, No Adverts Not An Option

Google is continuing to struggle to make YouTube profitable. All those eyes watching the site should be worth a mint, but...
Dave Parrack
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YouTube Boasts 20 Hours Of Video Uploaded Every Minute | But It Still Wants More UGC

To hear that YouTube is the most popular, most visited, and most content-filled online video site on the Web is hardly...
Dave Parrack
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Football League’s YouTube Copyright Claim | BBC Journalist’s Self-Shot Video Clip Taken Down

Google has had to get tough on copyright violations on YouTube. Fair enough. But surely removing a video clip featuring footage...
Dave Parrack
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Analysts Claim YouTube On Course For Massive Loss In 2009 | The Site Impossible To Monetize?

On the day that it’s rumored Google is looking to buy Twitter, analysts claim that the company is set to make...
Dave Parrack
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YouTube Redesign On Way? | Google-owned Online Video Site To Get A Hulu Makeover

Google has been trying to turn YouTube into a sleeker, slicker, money-making site for nigh on a year now. Although it’s...
Dave Parrack
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Cable TV Companies Look At Online Future | Brilliant Innovation or Too Little, Too Late?

If you can’t beat them, join them. This is true of many aspects of life, and it’s a strategy the cable...
Dave Parrack
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How Hulu Redefined Online Video

It could be argued that the much admired video-sharing site, Hulu, has redefined the whole business of online video. At least...
Dave Parrack
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As eBaum’s World Goes Down, YouTube Remains Up | What Are The Differences?

EBaum’s World has recently hit the headlines due to celebration at the site being taken over by new owners. The cause...
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