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Redlasso Receives Cease and Desist Letter From NBC, CBS, Fox Over Copyrighted Clips

Redlasso is a website which offers bloggers and site administrators the chance to embed video clips from TV shows, news programmes...
Dave Parrack
1 min read

YouTomb | Deleted YouTube Videos Pulled for Copyright Infringment Have New Home

Ever wonder what happens to videos removed from YouTube? Wonder no more, as the videos, pulled for various reasons, including copyright...
Dave Parrack
42 sec read

Gordon Brown Launches YouTube PM’s Questions | More Tech Savvy Than Cameron?

Here on WebTVWire we’ve explored how YouTube is being used as a new playing field for many different things, from cries...
Dave Parrack
54 sec read

Joost Not Dead Yet | Web TV Service Makes High Profile Hires, New Content Available

2008 has so far proved to be a very mixed year for Web TV service Joost, but 5 months in and...
Dave Parrack
1 min read

Online Streaming Growth In The UK Reaches Plateau | BBC iPlayer Still Massively Popular

Since the BBC iPlayer relaunched last Christmas, video on demand and streaming video usage has increased substantially in the UK, and...
Dave Parrack
1 min read

George W. Bush Gives 1st Video Interview On Way Out The Door – Yahoo Video Needs Embed

The politicians fighting to replace George W. Bush in the White House have embraced the Web, new technology, social networking, and...
Dave Parrack
51 sec read

Playstation 3 Integrates YouTube API | Allowing Gamers To Upload Videos Directly

Back in March, YouTube announced the release of new improved APIs to allow external websites to integrate YouTube videos more easily...
Dave Parrack
42 sec read

Using YouTube As A Cry For Help | Teen Alleges Rape Via Video On YouTube

An allegation of rape or other sexual assault is a very serious business, and can lead to a stigma being attached...
Dave Parrack
49 sec read

NBC Direct Still Definitely In Beta | DRM Issues, Download Problems – Stick With Hulu

NBC Direct has been with us now since last November, when it launched as a beta to offer a download service...
Dave Parrack
1 min read

Online Video Continuing To Grow | 11.5 Billion Video Views During March In US Alone

Online video is continuing to grow, a fact those of us who keep an eye on the goings on in the...
Dave Parrack
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HBO Comes To iTunes | Apple Exchanges ‘Sopranos’, ‘Conchords’ For Flexible Pricing

A deal between HBO and Apple to get content on to iTunes has been rumoured for a few days now, but...
Dave Parrack
1 min read

TiVo and On Demand Web Video Knocks 6 Million Viewers Off Network Television Sweeps

Each year during May, the television networks present their schedules to advertisers, a ritual which has become known as “Sweeps”. The...
Dave Parrack
1 min read

KateModern Final Episode In June | Bebo and EQAL End Interecative Show After Two Series

KateModern, an interactive Web television series, created by EQAL exclusively for the social networking site Bebo is set to end on...
Dave Parrack
43 sec read

Stream Live TV To Your iPhone or iPod Touch | OrbLive Works With Jailbroken Apple Products

Hot on the heels of the news that NBC are offering free full episodes of two of their biggest shows to...
Dave Parrack
1 min read

From Viral YouTube To Full Length DVD Release | ‘305’ – ‘300’ Movie Spoof Goes Big

Anyone left in any doubts as to the value of Web video can argue no longer, as we now have a...
Dave Parrack
1 min read

Bebo Drives One Billion Video Views A Month | Social Network Creating Original Programming

We learnt yesterday that social music network Last.fm has started creating original video programming to drive traffic to it. These will...
Dave Parrack
42 sec read

Last.fm Moves To Original Video Programming | Joining The Likes Of MySpace & MTV

Companies, both based online and off, are coming to realise the power of Web video to draw traffic in, and once...
Dave Parrack
51 sec read

Watch Full Episodes Of ‘The Office’ and ’30 Rock’ Streaming Direct To Your iPhone For Free

NBC hates Apple, or at least iTunes. However, that doesn’t mean it hates iPhones, iPod Touches, or people who own these...
Dave Parrack
54 sec read

FORA.tv – YouTube For Thinkers Secures $4 Million Funding | Future In Intellectual Video

FORA.tv is a video sharing site which describes itself as YouTube for thinkers. The San Francisco start-up company concentrates on intellectual...
Dave Parrack
50 sec read

The Incredible Growth Of Mobile TV | Fight To Be Single Standard In US, Europe and Asia

Mobile TV is one of the fastest growing sectors in the new range of television services emerging, with Asia, Europe and...
Dave Parrack
1 min read

NBC Programmes Now On Zune Store | Apple iTunes Not Good Enough – But Microsoft Is?

Last September saw NBC programming pulled off the Apple iTunes Store after a dispute between the two companies over tougher anti-piracy...
Dave Parrack
52 sec read

Lycos Cinema Receives Social Upgrades | Can It Compete With Hulu, Joost, BBC iPlayer?

Lycos Cinema launched over a year ago, in an effort to compete with YouTube and Joost. It actually has more in...
Dave Parrack
52 sec read

GodTube – YouTube For Christians Everywhere | Video Sharing Website Raises $30 Million

Just two days I spoke about StartYourTube, a website which allows you to start your own video sharing service, however niche,...
Dave Parrack
1 min read

Apple Losing Money On Same Day Movies | iTunes Initiative Treated As Loss Leader

A few days ago saw Apple announce that new movies would now be available for download from iTunes on the same...
Dave Parrack
58 sec read

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
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
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
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
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
1 min read