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

Video on Demand

Download YouTube Videos – Now Official | Google Offering Free and Paid-for Downloads

Since its inception, YouTube has been a purely Web-based affair. You visit the site, watch a video or two and then...
Dave Parrack
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The Mentalist, 11th Hour, Big Bang Theory Pulled Off Web | CBS & Warner Bros Screw Up

Fans of The Mentalist, 11th Hour, and the Big Bang Theory were shocked to find their shows suddenly disappear from CBS.com...
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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Competition Commission Kills Kangaroo | Joint BBC, ITV, and Channel 4 Venture Dead

Project Kangaroo, the joint venture from the BBC, ITV, and Channel 4 to bring online video to the masses, have been...
Dave Parrack
1 min read

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...
Dave Parrack
1 min read

ABC Doubles Online Video Ads | Short-term Moneymaker, Long-term Web Video Killer?

Web Video is growing at a phenomenal rate, but there’s still one major problem to solve before the networks truly embrace...
Dave Parrack
1 min read

Netflix Movie Streaming Eats Into DVD – Big Studios Launch Web Site Before TV Channel

The Internet is becoming an increasing presence in terms of delivering high quality, premium content via subscription services. So much so...
Dave Parrack
1 min read

The Pope’s YouTube Channel | Important Figures Realizing The Power Of Online Video

With the news that the Pope is the latest world figure to obtain an official presence on YouTube, is it safe...
Dave Parrack
1 min read

Obama’s Presidential Inauguration | How Web Video Empowered Worldwide Viewers

Online viewing figures for Obama’s inauguration are looking very impressive. But really, viewing figures take a back seat to the empowerment...
Dave Parrack
1 min read

Monty Python Embrace YouTube And Benefit Greatly | Click-To-Buy Does Work After All

I’m fully of the opinion that new media needs to be embraced rather than strangled. This goes for the movie industry,...
Dave Parrack
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Obama’s Presidential Inauguration | The Biggest Online Video Event Ever?

Anyone not currently living under a rock or in a coma will know that Tuesday, January 20, 2009, is the day...
Dave Parrack
1 min read

Downloading YouTube Video | YouTube Gives Option To Download Video To Computers

Downloading videos from YouTube has long been possible via dedicated software but the option is now starting to appear on the...
Dave Parrack
1 min read

YouTube On PS3 and Wii | Is This ‘TV Website’ An Insight Into The Future Of Online Video?

People are increasingly obtaining the option to watch online video on their televisions thanks to Internet-connected TVs, set-top boxes, and video...
Dave Parrack
1 min read

Google Video Killed Off In Favor Of YouTube | Google Cull Non-Profitable Apps

Although it was am obvious move that many were surprised didn’t happen sooner, the culling of Google Video is still big...
Dave Parrack
2 min read

YouTube Deleting Music Tracks But Leaving Video | Another Nail In The Coffin Of UGC?

We all know by now of the problems YouTube has been facing regarding copyrighted material on the site. But is the...
Dave Parrack
1 min read

TV.com Becomes Video Destination | CBS Tries To Do A Hulu With Ad-Supported Online Library

TV.com was part of the acquisition of CNet for $1.8 billion by CBS last year. The site with the valuable domain...
Dave Parrack
1 min read

Boxee Adds New Content Providers In Time For Windows Alpha | MTV, Joost, & BBC iPlayer

Boxee was already gaining great publicity and plaudits for being one of the most promising. But at the recent Consumer Electronics...
Dave Parrack
1 min read

New Year’s Oscar Grant Shooting On YouTube | Citizen Journalism Could Help Bring Justice

The Internet has allowed citizen journalism to really come into its own in recent years, and Web video is a big...
Dave Parrack
1 min read

How To Make Money On YouTube | Don’t Sue Or Issue Takedowns – Advertise On Video Clips

In order to make money on YouTube, the solution is very simple: advertising. But for professional content creators, this doesn’t just...
Dave Parrack
1 min read

LG Broadband HDTVs Now With Netflix | Wave Of Internet-Connected Televisions On Way

Web video has obviously been a favorite of PC users browsing the Internet for some time now. But the medium is...
Dave Parrack
1 min read

Israel Brings War To YouTube | IDF Uploads Clips Of Gaza Air Strikes To The Internet

No-one could have missed the events currently taking place in Israel and Palestine as the IDF (Israel Defence Forces) invade the...
Dave Parrack
1 min read

Web TV Wire 2008 Review | A Year In Online Video

2008 has now seamlessly morphed into 2009 and we’re all a year older, and maybe even a year wiser. But what...
Dave Parrack
2 min read

Hulu Going Global In The Future? | Video Sharing Site Could Be Home For Music Videos

Hulu is already a huge player in the burgeoning Web video market but things could be about to get even better...
Dave Parrack
1 min read

Is HDi The Future Of Web Video?

The use of the Internet to deliver television and video content is increasing rapidly, but the infrastructure to do so isn’t...
Dave Parrack
1 min read

Tiered ISP Charges For Internet Video? | BBC Considers Charging For High Quality iPlayer

We may all love watching television and video on the Internet, but the technology allowing us to do so doesn’t come...
Dave Parrack
1 min read

Is A Music Video Hulu On The Way? | YouTube About To Lose More Than Just Warners?

Music videos seem perfectly suited to the Web, being short videos that are easily digestible. But no-one seems to have truly...
Dave Parrack
1 min read

Warner Music Videos Disappear From YouTube | New Licensing Deal Fails To Materialize

Warner Music videos are currently disappearing from YouTube at a rate of knots due to a breakdown in negotiations concerning a...
Dave Parrack
1 min read

BBC iPlayer Comes to Mac and Linux Computers | ISP Bandwidth Solution Underway

The BBC iPlayer is widely regarded as a magnificent achievement and beacon on how to deliver high quality video streams over...
Dave Parrack
1 min read

Watch NFL Games Online With ‘Game Rewind’ | NFL Games In HD For Just $20 A Season

Media companies and broadcasters are increasingly realizing the opportunity they are missing by not offering their programming on the Web. Whether...
Dave Parrack
1 min read

Kangaroo Is Dead – BBC iPlayer For All On Way | BBC, ITV, Channel 4 Launch Project Canvas

Kangaroo may be all but dead, but the BBC, ITV, and Channel 4 aren’t giving up on their joint plans to...
Dave Parrack
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