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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....
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Live Streaming Pioneer Justin.tv Shuts Down As Twitch Prepares For Acquisition By Google

Justin.tv is no more, with the pioneering live streaming service having suddenly shut down after seven years. Meanwhile, its replacement, Twitch.tv,...
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Netflix In Talks To Broadcast Seinfeld Episodes On Demand | Successful Sitcoms Never Die

Seinfeld could soon be available to stream on Netflix, with Jerry Seinfeld, the creator and star of the classic sitcom, suggesting...
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Youtube

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...
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Netflix Expands Into Mainland Europe: Streaming Video In France, Germany, Austria

Netflix is officially expanding into mainland Europe, announcing its intentions to launch in six more countries by the end of 2014....
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Xbox Control

Microsoft Reveals Xbox Originals | Halo TV Show Amongst Content In Development

Microsoft has long held ambitious plans to turn its games console into a media hub delivering masses of content of all...
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Yahoo Wants To Beat YouTube | Coaxing YouTube Stars With Advertising Revenues

YouTube is one of the tentpoles of the Web at this point in time, being a household name and one of...
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Google & Viacom Settle YouTube Fight | Seven-Year Copyright Lawsuit Ends Amicably

Google and Viacom have finally resolved the long-running lawsuit over videos uploaded to YouTube almost a decade ago. The terms of...
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The BBC Unveils New-Look iPlayer | A Responsive HTML5 Design Brings It Up To Date

The BBC has unveiled the new iPlayer, and its free catch-up television service has undergone several big changes. The biggest being...
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Google Ordered To Remove ‘Innocence Of Muslims’ Over Actress’ Copyright Claims

An appeals court has ordered Google to remove a controversial short film from YouTube after an actress who appeared in Innocence...
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LoveFilm Becomes Amazon Prime Instant Video In The UK, With £79 Adding A Raft Of Extras

LoveFilm is no more, being rebranded as Amazon Prime Instant Video and being folded into the existing Amazon Prime service. Most...
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Netflix News Roundup: Subscriber Numbers, Pricing Tiers, Net Neutrality Statement

Netflix has had a big news week, with various stories emerging from and about the streaming video company. This includes revenue...
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What The Net Neutrality Ruling Means For Online Video

A recent decision by an appeals court in Washington to chuck out net neutrality rules could have dire consequences for everyone...
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Vdio Is Dead | Rdio Shutters Video Service

Vdio is no more, with parent company Rdio deciding to shutter the online video service. The reasons for the closure remain...
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YouTube’s Content ID Crackdown On Let’s Play Videos Draws Ire From Gamers & Developers

YouTube’s recent crackdown on Let’s Play videos, with an aggressive new Content ID update, has left a bad taste in the...
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YouTube Changes Comments System To Google+, Even Jawed Karim Complains

Google has rolled out the new YouTube comments system, which is designed to stop the absurd levels of spam and trolling...
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YouTube Launching Paid Spotify-Like Streaming Music Service Before End Of 2013

Google is set to launch a YouTube music streaming service before the end of 2013, at least if current persistent rumors...
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Is Online Streaming Availability To Blame For Movie Piracy? Research Suggests It Could Be

Do people pirate things because they’re cheap and want to get whatever they can for free? Or is the practice less...
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Netflix Originals Keeping Subscribers Happy | Original Content Strategy Already Working

Original content looks like being a small but significant part of the future of online television.. It’s certainly an area Netflix,...
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YouTube Founders Unveil MixBit, A Vine & Instagram Competitor With Hidden Tricks

The mobile video space is becoming more crowded by the day. Following on from Vine and its six seconds of recording...
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YouTube Opening New Production Studio In New York | Original Content Ramped Up

YouTube is set to continue its efforts to evolve from the home of a disparate collection of funny animal videos into...
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Google Launches Chromecast, a $35 Dongle That Streams Content From Mobile To TV

Google recently unveiled Chromecast, a $35 dongle that is able to stream content from mobile devices to your television. This is...
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Hulu Owners Decide Not To Sell After All | Fox, NBC, & Disney Reinvest Millions Instead

Hulu has been withdrawn from sale for the second time in its history, with the joint partners once again deciding against...
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Video on Instagram Arrives To Compete With Vine | Facebook & Twitter Go Head-To-Head

Facebook and Twitter have been at war as competing social networks for a number of years. But the latest battleground between...
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Thoughts On Arrested Development Season 4 & How Netflix Is Changing The Future Of TV

As you’ve no doubt heard by now, Arrested Development is back, with Season 4 made exclusively for Netflix. The whole season...
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Nintendo Claims Copyright Over YouTube Gameplay Videos, Using Content ID System

Nintendo has, in its infinite wisdom, decided to declare war on the fans who dare to post videos of themselves playing...
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YouTube Starts Charging For Content | Select Subscription Channels Go Live For 99 Cents

As was rumored for some time, YouTube has started charging for content, with paid channels making their debut. The pilot scheme...
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Google Ups Ante For Original Programming Efforts With First YouTube Comedy Week

For one week in May YouTube is going to (try to) be the funniest website on the planet. The Google-owned property...
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Warner Archive Instant Brings Rare, Hard-To-Find Movies & TV Shows Online… For A Price

After many years of sticking their heads in the sand and ignoring how the world was changing around them, the big...
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