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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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ChewTV helps youngsters into video production and the media industry | 15 Questions Interview

ChewTV is a brand new internet television channel that aims to be an outlet for young aspiring video producers and even...

Chris Tew
Jan 19, 2007 4 min read

Wi-FiTV.com | Borderline MLM Schemes | Arrogant CEO

Wi-FiTV is a directory of Internet TV stations that also offers some sort of platform for creating your own Internet TV...

Chris Tew
Jan 17, 2007 4 min read

Yahoo and the Living Room

Yahoo! has had its eyes on entering the living room for some time and is in a much better position to...

Chris Tew
Jan 15, 2007 1 min read

Xbox 360 Internet TV features | Video from CES

Microsoft recently announced the Xbox 360 will be featuring Internet Television using Microsofts IPTV platform.

Chris Tew
Jan 11, 2007 7 sec read

Selling your video online | Indispensable guide

If you are an indie filmmaker then this is an absolutely indispensable guide from Scott Kirsner on where you can sell...

Chris Tew
Jan 11, 2007 53 sec read

Akimbo launches on AT&T Home zone | CES2007

The Consumer Electronics Show 2007 (CES2007) has kicked off today bringing us a flood of technology announcements and new hi-tech products...

Chris Tew
Jan 8, 2007 1 min read

Illegal video downloads are 5 times more common than legal video downloads

According to a recent study from NDP group, a consumer and retail information company, the number of legally downloaded videos online...

Chris Tew
Dec 27, 2006 1 min read

Web TV Wire News Bytes:

So much news, so little time… Ericsson and Redback Swedish telecom giant Ericsson will acquire Silicon Valley’s Redback Networks, which produces...

Chris Tew
Dec 24, 2006 1 min read

Sneak Preview of The Venice Project | The Future of Web TV

Summary: I’ve managed to get some thorough information (including screenshots) on the highly anticipated Venice Project — now known as JOOST...

Chris Tew
Dec 21, 2006 4 min read

Philips developing video fingerprinting technology to prevent pirated videos on YouTube type sites

Philips, the company that was not so long ago criticized for its patent that would stop advert skipping on DVRs, is...

Chris Tew
Dec 20, 2006 52 sec read

Chinese Government promises to help fight online piracy

The Chinese Government has recently signed a memorandum of understanding with a number of media industry associations to help fight piracy...

Chris Tew
Dec 19, 2006 40 sec read

Interview with Ade Thomas, the Managing Director of Green.tv | The environmental Internet TV station

What better use of the new internet TV medium than using it to promote environmental issues. Green.tv is doing just that...

Chris Tew
Dec 18, 2006 4 min read

PSV-351 | Simple reusable portable video camera for amateurs | perfect for YouTube

The PSV-351 is the follow on from Pure Digital’s disposable video camera from last year, except this time around it is...

Chris Tew
Dec 17, 2006 31 sec read

Using in context text links to advertise on Brightcove videos

A publisher using the Brightcove online distribution system has created a neat application using the Brightcove APIs. BlennyLips.com, a scuba diving...

Chris Tew
Dec 16, 2006 43 sec read

The Venice Project opens up in private Beta – Early signs are not good

The Venice Project has privately launched with an invite only beta release. Early reports are not looking good with complaints of...

Chris Tew
Dec 15, 2006 1 min read

TV Networks want their own YouTube

Rumors are continuing to circulate that many of the major television networks (and I assume movie studios too) are looking to...

Chris Tew
Dec 13, 2006 1 min read

Jeremy Allaire of Brightcove on the future of the internet television industry

Jeremy Allaire recently discussed the future of internet television during his Keynote speech at the Fall 2006 Video on the Net...

Chris Tew
Dec 12, 2006 56 sec read

Linking law expert Dr Stephan Ott talks about linking to pirated video

Continuing the Linking Liability discussion I recently contacted Dr. Stephan Ott for his views on the liability of linking to infringing...

Chris Tew
Dec 9, 2006 1 min read

Linking to infringing content is probably illegal in the US

Summary: There have been 3 court cases in the US where sites were forced to take down links leading to infringing...

Chris Tew
Dec 9, 2006 12 min read

TV Show Directory QuickSilverScreen.com Threatened by Fox

Summary: QuickSilverScreen is a US based website that is being forced to shut down or be given away for free after...

Chris Tew
Dec 7, 2006 5 min read

Web TV Wire launches!

Hello and welcome to WebTVWire.com, a new site which focuses on the business side of internet television. I am a keen...

Chris Tew
Dec 5, 2006 49 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