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Games Consoles Most Popular Platform For Online Video Viewing On Television Sets In U.S.

In the U.S., and probably elsewhere in the world in the territories where gaming is popular, games consoles are the primary...
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Xbox 360 Becomes Cable Box As Microsoft Turns Its Games Console Into An Entertainment Hub

Microsoft wants the Xbox 360 to be the only set-top box you need to have sat next to your TV. And...
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Vudu A Huge Hit For Walmart | Online Movie Store Overtakes Amazon, Playstation Store

Walmart has a huge hit on its hands with Vudu, the online movie store it acquired in 2010. For a company...
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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....
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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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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...
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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%...
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Redbox Confirms Online Video Streaming Subscription Plans, But When & With Who?

Redbox is planning to launch its own online video streaming subscription service. Definitely. But the details, the when and the who...
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Hulu Watched For Twice As Long As The Five Major TV Networks Online Offerings Combined

The latest comScore figures read well for Hulu, and online video as a whole. Hell, even the major networks which are...
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BBC Fights To Keep iPlayer Interface Standard In Increasingly-Fragmented Smart TV Market

The BBC has decided not to allow its content to be syndicated in a multitude of different ways, preferring instead to...
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BBC iPlayer On Demand Service Has Record-Breaking 2010, With Over 1.3 Billion Requests

The BBC iPlayer, the publicly-funded video on demand service from the British Broadcasting Corporation, continues to grow in popularity. Usage stats...
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TubeMogul Online Video Research: Facebook, Newspapers, Games Consoles Gain Importance

Online video is a huge presence on the Web now, so much so that it’s easy to lose sight of the...
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BBC Launching Paid-For iPlayer iPad App As It Seeks To Take VOD Service To Wider World

The BBC finally seems ready to take the iPlayer worldwide, but users will have to pay for the privilege and own...
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Hulu Plus Out Of Beta With A Price Cut To $7.99 A Month – Enough To Entice Subscribers?

Hulu has announced a price cut and several special offers as Hulu Plus moves out of beta. But is $7.99-a-month going...
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Hulu Plus Now Available To All In The U.S. But Still Probably Too Expensive At $9.99 A Month

Hulu Plus is now available to all residents of the United States. At least those willing to stump up the $9.99-a-month...
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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....
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Hulu Preparing To Go Public With $2 Billion IPO – $300 Million Proceeds Used For Content

Hulu is reportedly preparing to go public with a $2 billion IPO (Initial Public Offering). This would raise somewhere in the...
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Hollywood Wants A Premium VOD Service Offering Movie Rentals At Extortionate Rates

Would you ever consider paying $30 to rent a movie on a one-off basis? Me neither. But that is exactly what...
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Netflix Canada Launches | Streaming-Only Subscriptions To Follow In U.S. and Beyond?

Netflix has made its first foray outside of the United States. OK, so it’s only a short hop north of the...
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Hulu Plus Analysis | What Extra Content You Get For Your $10-Per-Month At This Early Stage

Hulu Plus is still at an early stage of life, having launched just two months ago. So what content, at this...
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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...
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NBC Universal Shows Come To SeeSaw While ITV Plans Major On-Demand Player Overhaul

Broadcasters and content owners are slowly but surely coming around to the idea of online video, as long as they remain...
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PlayOn Brings Hulu, Netflix To iPhone, iPod Touch Using HTML5 App – Bypasses Apple Store

PlayOn has managed to bypass the Apple App Store completely using an HTML5-powered Web app. Which gives access to Hulu, Netflix,...
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Hulu Viewing Figures Drop Massively In June As ComScore Changes How It Gathers Statistics

Hulu’s viewing figures have dropped massively between May and June, at least according to ComScore. However, it’s more likely the huge...
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Hulu Plus Gets Positive Early Response From Reviewers, But Will Paying Customers Agree?

The first reviews of Hulu Plus are in, and they’re generally very positive about the service and the longterm potential of...
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Hulu CEO Jason Kilar Talks Hulu Plus – Not Replacing Cable But Ad-Free Version Possible

Hulu Plus has had a mostly positive reception from industry watchers so far. But Hulu CEO Jason Kilar doesn’t want the...
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Netflix App Announced During Apple iPhone 4 Keynote, But Will AT&T Data Plans Hinder It?

The iPhone 4 is coming, and a Netflix app is coming with it. Finally. It’s taken a long time for Netflix...
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New BBC iPlayer Puts Social Networking At Heart While Being Watchable On Apple iPad

Can the iPlayer actually get any better than it already is? Apparently so, as the BBC is readying iPlayer 3.0. What’s...
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Microsoft May Create Xbox Live Online TV Channel Exclusively For Xbox 360 Owners

Microsoft is considering launching a TV channel on its Xbox Live service exclusively for owners of the Xbox 360 games console....
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