Video on Demand services via the web and/or internet enabled set top boxes

Video on Demand

Should The BBC Charge For The iPlayer? | Ex-Exec Ashley Highfield Argues It Should Do

The BBC iPlayer service is currently free to all residents of the United Kingdom. But should the BBC start charging now...
Dave Parrack
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Epix Launches Movie Streaming On TV & Web | Free Passes For EpixHD – But Is It Enough?

Epix has now launched, four months after it was originally announced. The new premium movie channel with accompanying Web site is...
Dave Parrack
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U2 Concert Is YouTube Hit With 10 Million Live Streams | Huge Success For Google & Akamai

On Sunday, U2 played a gig at the Pasadena Rose Bowl in California as part of their current world tour. It...
Dave Parrack
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Roku Set-Top Boxes Line-Up Increase & New Channels Promised As Netflix Comes To PS3

The Roku Box, which started life as the Roku Netflix player before evolving to its current form, is getting some brothers...
Dave Parrack
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Netflix Planning International Streaming TV & Movie Service As Earnings Rise To Record High

Netflix is finally looking towards a streaming future, with the death of DVD predicted, plans for services on other devices –...
Dave Parrack
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Nick Griffin Exposed By YouTube | Question Time Politicians Use Online Video As Evidence

Nick Griffin’s appearance on Question Time provoked controversy just by the fact it was happening. But it did, and most onlookers...
Dave Parrack
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News Corp: Hulu To Charge By 2010 | Paid Content To Become Part Of Business Model

I think the expression is three strikes and you’re out. And with three execs involved with Hulu now having hinted at...
Dave Parrack
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MySpace Adds Hub For Music Videos | Portal Set To Compete With YouTube, Vevo, Muzu.tv

Music videos are a massively popular and successful part of online video culture. Which is clearly why everyone seems to want...
Dave Parrack
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Watch U2 Live On YouTube | Online Video Site Streaming Irish Rock Band’s California Gig

U2 are a hugely popular group with fans from every part of the world, many of whom will never get to...
Dave Parrack
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Can Arqiva’s SeeSaw Video On Demand Service Succeed? | Competing With iPlayer, Hulu Etc.

Arqiva has taken on the remains of Project Kangaroo and is building its SeeSaw VOD service around it. But can it...
Dave Parrack
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Watch Channel 4 TV Shows On YouTube | Full Length Streaming Episodes On Demand In Revenue Sharing Deal

Full-length episodes of television shows and movies are an important part of YouTube heading forward. Which means the company must be...
Dave Parrack
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Sky News Online For All As Canvas Criticism Published | Murdoch A Fan Of Free After All?

BSkyB is giving one hand while taking with the other, or at least trying to take with the other. While Sky...
Dave Parrack
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Twitter Denies Plans For Live Video Tweets | Twiddeo, Tweetube & 12seconds Suffice

Twitter has become the darling of social media by keeping things simple, with 140-characters or less messages. Currently, only text and...
Dave Parrack
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YouTube Celebrates One Billion Views A Day On Three Year Anniversary Of Google Sale

It was three years ago today that Chad Hurley and Steve Chen sold YouTube to Google for $1.65 billion. It has...
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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BBC Worldwide Planning Global iPlayer | Doctor Who, Top Gear On Overseas VoD Service

It looks as though BBC Worldwide is planning an overseas video on demand service which could be branded as the global...
Dave Parrack
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Watch England International Online | Ukraine Match Streaming Only To Paid Subscribers

I’m a big advocate of choice, especially when it comes to TV, movies, and music. They should be available to consume...
Dave Parrack
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Muzu.tv Launches | Free Record Label-Backed Music Video Site To Rival YouTube and Vevo

Music videos are a big part of the online video sector. They’re hugely popular on YouTube, and there’s a new YouTube-backed...
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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Warner Music Videos Back On YouTube | WMG Branded Player & Own Advertising Inventory

The storm in a teacup which saw everyone, YouTube, Warner, and viewers, lose out when music videos were pulled from the...
Dave Parrack
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Vevo Launch In December | YouTube Music Videos Monetized For Major Record Labels

Music videos are big business on YouTube. Which is why they are being moved off the site and onto their own...
Dave Parrack
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The Hollywood Myth On Movie Piracy As Summer 2009 Sets New U.S. Box Office Record

Hollywood has just enjoyed a record breaking Summer at the U.S. box office. This despite the studios and filmmakers constantly warning...
Dave Parrack
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CBS: Free Hulu Is Killing Network TV | Quincy Smith Cites Fall Premiere Viewing Figures

CBS is the only one of the four major U.S. television networks which doesn’t offer any content through Hulu. And doesn’t...
Dave Parrack
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Netflix On iPhone – Eventually, But PS3, Wii, Blu-ray Players, Web TVs Will Come First

Netflix is seemingly everywhere now, at least in the U.S., yet there are actually still many devices the service isn’t available...
Dave Parrack
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EpixHD Ups Content But Hollywood Needs Integrated Online Movie Store To Deter Piracy

Epix has upped its commitment to online content by promising 3,000 movies available to subscribers through its Epix Megaplex and EpixHD...
Dave Parrack
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Hulu Beta Testing Subscription Based Online Video Service | Rupert Murdoch Destroying Free TV

Hulu has got where it is today – a very popular and widely known online video service – by being free...
Dave Parrack
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ZillionTV Delays Launch | Set-Top Box Service To Battle Apple TV, Netflix, Vudu, & Amazon

The set-top box and over-the-top online video sector is already a very crowded one. There is Apple TV, the Roku box,...
Dave Parrack
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Rupert Murdoch Wants You To Pay To Watch Hulu | Subscription-Based Model On Way?

Hulu is a brilliant service which has truly brought American television to the online masses. Part of the appeal of Hulu...
Dave Parrack
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Veoh Wins UMG Copyright Case – DMCA Safe Harbor | Affecting YouTube Viacom Lawsuit?

Although the case isn’t technically over yet, the fact that the judge in Universal Music Group’s copyright case against Veoh has...
Dave Parrack
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BBC Open iPlayer For All | Catch-Up Television On-Demand For All, Even International Viewers

The BBC iPlayer is a quantified success, persuading and enabling millions of British viewers to use an online catch-up television service....
Dave Parrack
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