The back-end technology that broadcasts IPTV and broadband video. These articles discuss the technology and workings behind the platforms that bring us television over the internet including both hardware and software.

Web Video Technology

Bebo Turns To Chatroulette-Style bChat Live Video Chat In Fightback Against Facebook

It’s fair to say Bebo hasn’t really lived up to its potential, mainly because Facebook has become the only social network...
Dave Parrack
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BSkyB Lodges Last-Ditch Objection Over BBC’s YouView | Ofcom, OFT Likely To Investigate

Surprise, surprise. In the week that regulators were set to decide whether to launch an investigation into YouView, BSkyB launches a...
Dave Parrack
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Sony Unveils First Google TV Sets, Blu-Ray Player – Will Consumers Accept Extra Expense?

Sony has unveiled its new Google TV products – a range of television sets of all sizes and a Blu-ray player....
Dave Parrack
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Apple TV Proving A Hit With Consumers | Set-Top Box On For 1 Million Units Per Quarter

It looks as though Apple could have a minor, at least by its standards, hit on its hands with the new...
Dave Parrack
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Google Starts Google TV Promotional Push

Google TV is almost upon us, with the first hardware due in the U.S. in time for the holiday season. Thankfully,...
Dave Parrack
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Early Apple TV Reviews Mostly Positive – Can Steve Jobs New Set-Top (Hobby) Box Succeed?

The new Apple TV is here, and early reviews indicate Apple has done a better job with the device this time...
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Ivi TV Launches Pre-Emptive Lawsuit Against The Likes Of NBC, CBS, Disney, Fox and MLB

Ivi TV is either going to change the way the TV industry deals with the online sector or go down in...
Dave Parrack
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Project Canvas Becomes YouView As Project Moves Forward | Service Launching Early 2011

Project Canvas is finally starting to come together. Manufacturers are on board, content partners are queuing up, and it even has...
Dave Parrack
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The Boxee Box Now Available To Pre-Order | Can It Compete With Apple TV & Google TV?

The Boxee Box is finally available to pre-order, with the actual product shipping in November. But does this streaming set-top box...
Dave Parrack
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Kevin Rose: Apple iTV Will Change Everything | Don’t Forget Google TV And Games Consoles

These are exciting times for online video, with the combined targets of the living room and mobile devices signaling the start...
Dave Parrack
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Google TV Interface Revealed, But Search Giant Struggling To Convince Content Partners

Google TV could be a big step in getting online video into the living room and into the mainstream. And the...
Dave Parrack
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New Apple TV To Be Named iTV, Priced At $99?

The past week has seen intense speculation as to whether a leak regarding Apple’s plans for the underwhelming and under-performing Apple...
Dave Parrack
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So Much For 3DTV, Internet TV Is The Future

I don’t think I’ll ever buy a 3DTV, certainly not until the need to wear glasses all the time is removed....
Dave Parrack
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TubeMogul Makes Its Online Video Analytics Service InPlay Free For Everyone On The Web

Online video analytics has taken a huge step forward over the last few days, with TubeMogul making its InPlay suite free...
Dave Parrack
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Channel Five Pulls Out Of BBC’s Project Canvas But Orange Negotiating To Replace Them

Just when Project Canvas was coming together, one of the seven joint partners decides to pull out of the venture altogether....
Dave Parrack
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Apple TV Update & $99 Set-Top Box On Way Setting Up A Fierce Battle With Google TV?

Apple has been treating Apple TV as a hobby since it failed to take off after launch. But that could all...
Dave Parrack
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Orange, O2, Vodafone Testing Mobile TV Using Integrated Mobile Broadcast Technology

As the world becomes mobile, every sector of the tech world is going to have to adapt. Broadcast TV is one...
Dave Parrack
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Boxee Box Delayed Until November | Google TV Now Has Connected Platform Advantage

The Boxee box has been delayed until November. Which may be the final nail in its coffin as Google TV is...
Dave Parrack
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YouTube Integrates Google Moderator | Using Video Community As Crowdsource Commodity

YouTube is integrating Google Moderator into the site, with all channel owners able to add the crowdsourcing platform to their channels....
Dave Parrack
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Google TV Unveiled With Sony, Logitech, Best Buy Partners | TV Meets Web, Web Meets TV

Google TV has been rumored for months, but it’s finally been unveiled by the search giant at Google I/O. Google TV...
Dave Parrack
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Hulu Player Gets Feature-Packed Update But No iPad-Friendly HTML Support Quite Yet

Hulu has rolled out a newly-updated version of its video player, with many new features added which will enhance the user...
Dave Parrack
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Internet Connected TVs On The Increase – Half Of All New Sets To Be Web Capable By 2013

It’s estimated that almost half of all new TV sets sold in 2013 will be capable of connecting to the Internet....
Dave Parrack
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H.264 Encoding On The Rise | Are Adobe Flash & OGG Theora Finished As Steve Jobs Hopes?

Steve Jobs’ wishes may well be coming true, with Adobe losing the battle to keep Flash as the Web video format...
Dave Parrack
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ABC Player iPad App Instant Success | When Will Other Networks Move To Apple Tablet?

ABC was the first U.S. TV network to release an app specifically designed for the Apple iPad. And its eagerness to...
Dave Parrack
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European Telecoms Giants Seeking Payment From Google For Carrying YouTube Traffic

As you’re no doubt aware, YouTube is immensely popular, with viewers around the world lapping up content from the online video...
Dave Parrack
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Google Acquires Episodic | Video Hosting Company’s Technology, Staff Join YouTube

Google has acquired Episodic, a smaller, lesser-known rival to Brightcove and Ooyala. Details of the deal have not been revealed, and...
Dave Parrack
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Watch Netflix On Apple iPad | Free Streaming iPad App For Unlimited Netflix Subscribers

While we’ve all been wondering how long it’ll take Hulu to release an iPad app, Netflix has been busy making its...
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Apple iPad Prompts HTML5 Video Support | Brightcove Provides Adobe Flash Competition

Adobe Flash has been the standard for online video, games, and interactive media on the Web for a number of years....
Dave Parrack
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TiVo Premiere Combines TV With Online Video Content From Blockbuster, Netflix, YouTube

The TiVo Premiere is being released this weekend, promising to bring TiVo bang up-to-date and integrate Internet TV programming to a...
Dave Parrack
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Google TV On Way – Search Giant Teams With Intel & Sony For Android-Based Set-Top Box

Google looks set to venture into the living room with Google TV, an Android-based set-top box capable of delivering the best...
Dave Parrack
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