Here you will find the latest news on video production companies * individuals creating content for the internet and IPTV broadcasts.

Internet Video Producers

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,...
Dave Parrack
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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...
Dave Parrack
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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...
Dave Parrack
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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...
Dave Parrack
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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,...
Dave Parrack
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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...
Dave Parrack
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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...
Dave Parrack
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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...
Dave Parrack
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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...
Dave Parrack
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How Netflix Is Changing TV For The Better With House Of Cards & Arrested Development

Netflix is busy producing its own content to augment the classic content already on the service. It’s this original programming that...
Dave Parrack
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YouTube To Start Charging For Access | Google Experimenting With Channel Subscriptions

YouTube has long been seen as a possible alternative to pay-TV offerings, with a mix of music videos, television shows, and...
Dave Parrack
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Gangnam Style Most Watched Video On YouTube | Online Video Crucial To Worldwide Success

You may very well be sick of Gangnam Style by now, but there are more people discovering this song every single...
Dave Parrack
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Google Ups Original Programming Roster On YouTube | New International Channels Incoming

Google’s experiment in turning YouTube from the prime destination for videos of funny cats into something more worthy has been successful...
Dave Parrack
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It’s Official – PSY’s ‘Gangnam Style’ Becomes Most Liked Video Of All Time On YouTube

PSY is not only a YouTube star and the creator of a viral video hit, he’s also now a world record...
Dave Parrack
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HBO Nordic Cuts The Cord | New Netflix-Style Service Available Without Pay-TV Subscription

Home Box Office is heading overseas once more, but this time with a service called HBO Nordic launching in, unsurprisingly, the...
Dave Parrack
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YouTube Offers 4 Million Videos For Reusing & Remixing With ‘CC BY’ Creative Commons

YouTube is now the largest depository of Creative Commons videos that are free to be reused or remixed for free by...
Dave Parrack
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YouTube Partners Make Money, Get Rewarded

YouTube Partners, the individuals or organizations who go that extra mile, are being rewarded by YouTube. Both in monetary terms and...
Dave Parrack
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Amazon Studios Chooses First Four Television Shows For Series Development Slate

Amazon Studios has selected the first four shows it wants to develop further as part of its quest to create original...
Dave Parrack
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Amazon Producing Original Content | Amazon Studios Seeking Show Ideas For Instant Video

Amazon is the latest streaming media company to pledge its desire to begin producing its own original content. I can’t help...
Dave Parrack
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Hulu Ramps Up Original Programming, Adding Four New Shows To Already Impressive Line-Up

Although online television companies have been primarily purveyors of traditional TV content to this point, that is changing. original programming is...
Dave Parrack
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YouTube Live Gets Monetized | Content Owners Invited To Make Money From Live-Streaming

YouTube Live looks set to take off in a big way thanks to the introduction of monetization options. Content owners will...
Dave Parrack
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BBC Planning iTunes-Style Service For Content | TV Shows Available As Digital Downloads

The BBC could soon be selling shows – both old and new – to the British public who originally funded the...
Dave Parrack
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Could YouTube Be Planning Subscription Based Channels? Would Viewers Pay For The Privilege?

The world is changing, and the Internet is playing a more-important role in our daily lives than ever before. That isn’t...
Dave Parrack
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Tom Hanks’ Animated Series ‘Electric City’ Finds Home At Yahoo As Web Video Matures

Web video is maturing, with original programming coming to online content companies. Following hot on the heels of the likes of...
Dave Parrack
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What We Watched On YouTube In 2011 – Rebecca Black, Nyan Cat, Music Videos Galore

YouTube remains the premier destination to watch online video. It’s now ubiquitous to the point at which I doubt it will...
Dave Parrack
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Hate Louis C.K., Love His (Profitable) Digital Content Distribution Honor Box Experiment

It’s OK to hate Louis C.K. I do. But you should love his latest comedy special. Not for the content, necessarily,...
Dave Parrack
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Hot XXX Action On Google TV | HTML5-Powered Streaming Vivid Entertainment Porn App

It’s a well-known fact that porn can make or break a platform. It’s why VHS succeeded over Betamax in the days...
Dave Parrack
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Glenn Beck Vs. The Young Turks | The Online Video Battle Of Political Commentators

The world of online video has become something of a political battleground, with Glenn Beck on one side and The Young...
Dave Parrack
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As GBTV Launches, Former Fox News Host Glenn Beck Claims Online TV Has Killed The Networks

GBTV is now on the air, or on the Web, at least, with the first new Glenn Beck Program having streamed...
Dave Parrack
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Fox’s Eight-Day Online Delay For Shows On Hulu, Fox.com Leads To Increased P2P Piracy

In what was an entirely predictable result of a stupid decision, the number of people illegally downloading Fox TV shows has...
Dave Parrack
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