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The Annoying Orange Headed To TV | YouTube & Web Video Hit Becomes Animated Series

The Web is increasingly becoming a place where creative ideas are being conceived and brought to life. And Web video series...
Dave Parrack
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Vudu Finally Comes To The Browser | Wal-Mart Movie Rental Streaming Service Reaches Web

Vudu has finally, after years of absence, made it to the Web browser. Having been made available through hundreds of connected...
Dave Parrack
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Hulu Reports Great Q1 2011 Results, To Hit 1 Million Hulu Plus Subscribers By End Of Year

Hulu has reported having a great first quarter of 2011, and the company expects to have even better quarters going forward....
Dave Parrack
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Google Reportedly Redesigning YouTube Around Vertical Channels Full Of Original Video Content

The next year looks like being an interesting one for YouTube, as Google is reportedly seeking to redesign the site to...
Dave Parrack
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Barack Obama Launches 2012 Re-Election Bid With YouTube Video ‘It Begins With Us’

Barack Obama is hoping to remain as President of te United States of America when the U.S. election rolls around again...
Dave Parrack
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Hollywood Agrees To $30 VOD Movie Rentals | Home Premiere Cuts Theater To Home Window

Hollywood still has a chance to prevent itself from losing customers and face from an unwillingness to embrace the Internet. Whether...
Dave Parrack
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Flugelhorn Feline Plays Off YouTube As Site Travels Back To 1911 For April Fools Day 2011

Ah April Fools Day, how I hate thee so. Fortunately this year’s fake frivolity has been livened up by YouTube transporting...
Dave Parrack
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Roku Box Now Available At Retail | Best Buy Stocking Roku XD With Netflix, Hulu Plus Etc.

Roku may not have the name or advertising budget of the likes of Apple or Google, but it has a good...
Dave Parrack
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Netflix Adds Paramount Movies In Canada, Before Reducing Video Quality For Bandwidth

Netflix has acquired first-run access to Paramount Pictures movies for subscribers to its streaming service in Canada. Unfortunately Netflix has been...
Dave Parrack
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Could Online Video Replace Film Festivals? Creator Of ‘The Thomas Beale Cipher’ Thinks So

The Thomas Beale Cypher is an amazing and innovative short film which can be seen online for free. Its creator, Andrew...
Dave Parrack
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How To Create Videos On YouTube Without A Camera – GoAnimate, Xtranormal, Stupeflix

Have you always wanted to create a YouTube video but were unable or unwilling to do so? Now is your best...
Dave Parrack
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BSkyB Hates YouView / BSkyB Loves YouView

Well here’s a turn up for the books. BSkyB, one of the BBC fiercest critics and a former protester against YouView,...
Dave Parrack
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Netflix Losing Showtime Series Such As Dexter, Californication – A Sign Of Things To Come?

Netflix could be facing an uncertain future if the example being set by Showtime is followed by others. Content is becoming...
Dave Parrack
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Analyst: YouTube A $1 Billion Company In 2011

An analyst predicts that YouTube will generate revenues topping $1 billion in 2011, meaning profitability is all but guaranteed. The reason?...
Dave Parrack
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Meet Rebecca Black, The Latest Singing Sensation (Of Sorts) Made Famous By YouTube

If you haven’t heard of Rebecca Black yet then you’re probably in the minority. This girl has gone from being unknown...
Dave Parrack
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Netflix Becomes HBO By Exclusively Licensing Original Programming With ‘House Of Cards’

Netflix is changing gears, getting into original programming rather than merely licensing content which has already appeared on other channels or...
Dave Parrack
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YouTube Acquires Green Parrot Pictures To Help Improve, Shrink User-Generated Content

YouTube really loves us all uploading video to the site. The problem is the quality of these videos can sometimes be...
Dave Parrack
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Netflix Not Interested In Selling Movies, Refuses Studios’ Requests To Add ‘Buy’ Button

Keen to be a company and a service for the future rather than the past and present, Netflix has reportedly turned...
Dave Parrack
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Jennifer Aniston Sex Tape Goes Viral – Smartwater Commercial Mocks Online Video

Would you watch a Jennifer Aniston sex tape? Of course you would, because the former Friends star is smokin’ hot. How...
Dave Parrack
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Alan Sugar Appointed Chairman Of YouView | Will The Apprentice Star Deliver Set-Top Box?

YouView is turning into a bit of a nightmare, with objections from rival broadcasters, budget concerns, and continual delays. Who can...
Dave Parrack
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Facebook Now Offers Movie Rentals – Social Networking Site To Challenge Netflix, Amazon

Movie rentals have come to Facebook. As if Mark Zuckerberg needs control of any more sectors of the Web. Still, it’s...
Dave Parrack
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Google Acquires Next New Networks As YouTube Seeks To Improve Original Content

Google has acquired Next New Networks as a key part of its strategy to bring more and better original content to...
Dave Parrack
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As Charlie Sheen Appears On Ustream, Has YouTube Missed The Live Streaming Boat?

Charlie Sheen has a new show on Ustream. No, seriously. But the question has been raised as to whether YouTube is...
Dave Parrack
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CBS Acquires Online Video Guide Clicker, CEO Lanzone Becomes President Of CBS Interactive

Clicker has become part of the CBS family, with the latter acquiring the former. As part of the deal, Clicker CEO...
Dave Parrack
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BBC Announces International iPlayer App To Launch In 2011, Cost Less Than $10-A-Month

The BBC is committed to expanding its iPlayer service beyond the borders of the U.K. And it looks as though it...
Dave Parrack
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Hulu CEO Jason Kilar Predicts $500 Million In Revenue – Advertising & Subscription – In 2011

Hulu looks set to make $500 million in revenue this year, according to its CEO Jason Kilar. However, while the short-term...
Dave Parrack
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Netflix Boasts 30% Of Content Has Subtitles, But Streaming Video Still Lacks Accessibility

Netflix now boasts that 30 percent of its streaming content now has subtitles, and that the figure will be nearer 80%...
Dave Parrack
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Google In Talks For Live Sports On YouTube | NBA, NHL, European Soccer Games On Way?

Many of you out there love watching live sports, in fact it’s the highlight of the week for many people. It’s...
Dave Parrack
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Watch 2011 Oscars Online | Academy Awards Missing Out On Potential Online Audience

The 83rd Academy Awards are available to watch online. But only for a price, and not everyone is invited to the...
Dave Parrack
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YouTube Seeks Celebrities For Original Channels, Paying Big Money For Content

YouTube is looking to start a number of celebrity-backed channels packed with original content. Maybe that’s why Google is buying Next...
Dave Parrack
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